Have you ever been in an upturned canoe? Dark, bottomless, disorientating, terrifying, threatening? Greg Rice found himself in his own upturned canoe, many times during his life, and after huge struggles, he managed to survive on each occasion. Now in retirement, he is confronted with yet another enormous challenge, and a race against time. Using his ingenuity, subterfuge, and hell-bent determination, he undertakes a deadly mission in which he is determined to strike a significant blow against the corruptions within society.