Fleeting Visions is a work of fiction, but it relies on three actual facts: illegal immigration, prostitution of minors and the sense of displacement the children of immigrants often feel. The case is made by Louis Saura, a teenager caught between two cultures, the Mexican he absorbs in the family, and the North-American he gets acquainted with at school. Orphan at the age of two, he is raised by his uncle, who is old and in poor health. When the uncle dies, he becomes pray to Camilo Estorbar, a cruel man who deals with drugs and manages a small but profitable under-age prostitution ring using teenagers brought into the country illegally.

When a prostitute is taken to the hospital in severe conditions, Detective Stevenson of the London Police Service is called to investigate. The no-name, no-papers young girl dies soon after. Louis’ path crosses with Stevenson’s and the two play cat-and-mouse: Stevenson wants to extort info from Louis, Louis wants to avoid any involvement with the authorities.

Louis doesn’t seem a sizable opponent for Estorbar; yet he manages to escape most of the traps Estorbar sets up for him and offers Stevenson a chance to confront the criminal.

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