Go Naked in the World

Greek-American Pete Stratton is a self-made San Francisco construction tycoon who controls all aspects of his family's life: his wife Mary, and their two young adult offspring, Nick and Yvonne. While Yvonne still lives at home and begrudgingly accepts the control, Nick has rebelled by joining the army to get away while he figures out what he wants to do with his life. All Nick knows is that he doesn't want a job proverbially in "concrete" in Pete steering him in the direction of the family business, Nick in the process always reenlisting after each tour overseas. The other difference between Yvonne and Nick is that Yvonne hates their father, while Nick admits he still loves him although does not much like him. Back in San Francisco after the completion of his latest tour, Nick falls in love at first sight with a woman he spots across a crowded nightclub, she being widowed Italian-American Guilietta Cameron. Despite her initial reluctance, Julie, as Nick calls her, seems to return Nick's feelings. What Nick eventually learns which may change everything is not only that Julie is one of the highest priced prostitutes in the city, but that she has been with Pete and many in Pete's social circle in Julie's clientele primarily being wealthy older men. This revelation affects all the relationships in the Stratton family. Beyond what Nick decides to do regarding Julie, much will depend on Julie herself in return in whether she too can reconcile her past against a different future specifically with a Stratton. Written by Huggo