World-weary detective Mike Mason becomes embroiled in the local politics of coastal preservation when he is called upon to explain his involvement with an environmental activist found murdered - the body of which was recovered from a local garbage dump.
Joined by his partner, Joe Ballard, the two private investigators embark on a quest to find the activist's murderer and, in doing so, realize things are not always what they seem; that someone who had once taken only a keen interest in Mike Mason's life story is now becoming an active player.