$12 Ramon Villaverde is a Cuban-American living in Miami who has met the love of his life and wants nothing more than to pursue his profession. However, the sudden appearance of a Cuban boy who was rescued from the high seas and the concerted campaign by Communists in the United States to return the boy to the Cuban government shatters any illusions he has of being an island unto himself, aloof from cruelty, and draws him into becoming deeply involved in moral issues as he is forced to make decisions which will affect his own life.