After the death of his parents, Troy Hull left college to take up his family, s traditional lobster-fishing life. After a few good years, Troy finds himself faced with the loss of that life, and the changing nature of his hometown. Troy's best friend, also a lobsterman, has found his own shady methods to deal with this situation, and now Troy must decide whether to follow his pal's outlaw path to solvency or let the straight-and-narrow take him from his beloved home forever. Throw in a run-away wife, a wicked city woman, a wild melee where a big-shot TV host and crew get tossed into the chilly harbor, and a drug deal gone bad