Near the coast of Florida, Gene discovers a body in a small boat. The man died from exposure and blood loss due to a bullet wound. Searching the man he finds a plastic bag containing some personal items including a black and white picture of a beautiful young woman in a one-piece swimsuit. Gene plans to learn more about the young woman in a few weeks on his business trip to Cuba. Shortly after his arrival, he attends a gala reception for the Angola veterans where he unexpectedly finds the young woman from the photo in attendance, and discovers her name is Leila. He does not know that she is in the middle of a growing storm of trouble with an unlikely group of desperate people. One of those people is Dr. Fracisco Llerana her mother's lover who is seeking a way to leave the island and take Leila's mother to freedom.