When Dr. Michael Clarke plummets to his death, his colleague and best friend Peter is left reeling. What could account for his charismatic friend's fatal decision? As Peter searches the past for answers, he must reckon with their complicated history. From classmates in med school to blood brothers and romantic rivals, from the sultry beaches of Cape Town to the bitter cold of Western Canada, their relationship has see-sawed wildly between love and competition. Was their unresolved quarrel over the beautiful Sandra the tipping point? Or is one of these men harboring a much darker secret?