Travis White and Sam Barnett, ABC law enforcement officers, finally embark on a much needed fishing vacation to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. However, their vacation is abruptly interrupted when the two officers are called to the beach to view a gruesome murder scene. The victim is identified as Maynard Drane, a local bootlegger. Now they are forced to lay down their rods and reels and pick up their guns and badges. Sam and Travis are recruited to assist local law enforcement officers, Shucks Twine and Nona Godette in the investigation of the murder. Shucks' intricate knowledge of the islands proves crucial to the investigation. And Nona...seductive, enticing Nona...brings her own attributes to the case. Then without warning, the FBI, INS, and ATF sweep in and threaten to snatch the case right out of the hands of the North Carolina officers. A turf war ensues. When the battle cools, federal and local agencies pool their information and are shocked to discover that crimes far more sinister than the murder of a local bootlegger have occured.