When Jamison's date bails he's sure he knows why, and it has nothing to do with Fate. He's certain it's got frat-brothers' fingerprints all over it. The last laugh will be on them, though. Their housemother has just made the 21-year-old an eleventh hour offer he wouldn't dream of refusing. On this night, of all nights, book learning will take a back seat to the timeless fundamentals of Hope, Life, Innocence, and Faith...all wrapped up in new beginnings.