James Henderson, a wealthy Jamaican businessman and estate owner, lives with his wife, Harriet, on a large banana and coconut plantation in the parish of Portland. Their son, William, has a socially unacceptable love affair with Opal, the attractive daughter of the estate headman. When Harriet finds out that her son is involved with a black woman, she is outraged; she hatches a vindictive plot to destroy the woman. Poor Opal, so innocent and naive, easily falls into the trap,” setting the stage for the many twists and turns found in The Portland Chronicle. The intermixing of the white, wealthy property owners with the native people has unexpected consequences—romance, betrayal, rape, jealousy, adultery, and murder!