The document is an excerpt from the novel "I Stand Accused" by Monica Frazier Anderson. It introduces the main character Dr. James Adams and his friend Ren at a restaurant. Ren mentions seeing Adams' high school sweetheart Sooty Mae at the casino and gives Adams her contact information, though Adams says he isn't interested in contacting her. The excerpt then shifts to a flashback of Adams' childhood in Jefferson, Texas, describing his family and neighbor Ms. Viola.