Leah is living all on his own in San Francisco, working selling newspapers are struggling to get by. when his lucky gold nugget is stolen by two young street thugs, Leo is determined to get it back, but when the ground starts to shake and San Francisco is set a fire. what amazes Leo most while researching for his stolen gold nugget is learning how quickly San Francisco bounces back from this disaster. many believe it was never fully recovered, but within a few years the city was rebuilt.