Rizzo's date with destiny -- The beginning of the partnership juggernaut -- The little dig--the peril below -- Conflicts in technology -- Partnerships draw a line in the sand -- The battle for the plan--the EIR -- Rizzo loads his sling with small rocks -- Small town fight in the big leagues -- Corporate coming of age -- Padlocks on the pipelines -- Shootout stalls--sheriff comes to take over -- Strangers muddy paradise -- High noon at Avila Beach -- The cost of a company town -- Truce and consequences--settlement -- The way we were -- Dawn on the battlefield -- Dust, destruction, and dismemberment -- The last good-bye -- Holding hands with heritage -- Rizzo's dolphin calling -- A pebble in the water--ever-widening rings.