Jack Straw in Mexico: How the Engineers Defended the Great Hydro-Electric Plant

A young engineer becomes caught up in espionage when technical drawings for a major hydroelectric plant fall into suspicious hands and he is arrested and tried by military authorities. His friends and fellow engineers work to identify the true culprit, retrieve the stolen plans, and shore up a weakened garrison at the plant against saboteurs. The action follows clandestine searches, improvised defensive measures including makeshift searchlights and traps, and an armed confrontation that tests resourcefulness and loyalty. The narrative explores tensions between technical expertise and political mistrust, the strategic vulnerability of infrastructure, and the bonds formed by cooperative problem-solving under pressure.