Danny Orlis has finished the highest grade level at the Angle Inlet school, and now he will be going away to attend high school. He plans to live with his uncle in Colorado and go to school there, but just before leaving he learns that the relatives with whom he will be living are not Christians. When the plane he is traveling on has its radio signal jammed while flying through the mountains, Danny learns a lesson about how dangerous "harmless" violations of the law can be. Danny learns how quickly a compromising Christian loses influence and how important a consistent testimony is.