Following a violent clash with vindictive animal poachers, game warden Sam Moody has been transferred. Hes still reeling from his first patrol and the associated fallout that came with it. Although he has been allowed to retain his position as a warden, hes been busted in rank and relegated to a new responsibility on the river as a marine patrol officer.The river is a place of calm and quietexcept when fishing season is in full swing. Passionate about preservation, Sam is prepared to take his new position seriously, but hes fixated on what brought him to the waters edge. Despite his dedication to the job, hes distracted. Hes preoccupied with thoughts of a fellow officerwho was murdered his rookie year during a routine marine patrol. With the help of a few selected comradesmen he trusts through and throughhe formulates a plan to track down the men responsible for the officers death. Still on thin ice with the law enforcement administration, Sam finds time between river rescues to formulate a plan and seek out the people responsible for a fellow wardens untimely demise.