Talgon, a small-time contractor in the West African nation called Bivan's House, sets out to be honest in his dealings but finds himself alone in a sizzling corruption that smears the virtuous as much as the crook. In Bivan's House, the vulture, by his opportunism, is feasting on the ruins of his preys without pity; the tortoise, by his cunning, is running faster than the antelope to collect, without remorse, prizes he has not won; and the rat, by his thievery, is filling his barns with the harvest of the rabbit without regret. Flames of violence, frauds, and scams blaze a trail that leaves Talgon wondering how it all began and where it will leave the West African nation called Bivan's House.