In 1959, Louise, a young white journalist in search of a story to sell, meets an old black man with a story to forget: Eugene Bullard, first black fighter pilot in history turned elevator operator at the Rockefeller Center. As Louise investigates his life, Eugene travels to the Deep South to atone for his sins. Voodoo gods, death-defying gambles and a French countess in jazz-age Paris: as told by Josephine Baker, Louis Armstrong and Ernest Hemingway, Eugene’s life reads like a flamboyant epic. But hidden within lies a dark tale of betrayal and loss. With death looming, Eugene knows that only truth can bring him redemption. And only Louise knows the truth. But is it already too late?