The community of Hilo, Hawaii, is grieving after the lifeless body of island native Alice (Ali) Bacunawa is recovered from the water. The police are quick to pin the murder on the deceased’s boyfriend, Kai, but Cleo Cooper and the rest of Kai’s friends are desperate to prove his innocence. Ali’s sordid past with drug dealing and incarcerated family members adds to Cleo’s apprehension regarding Kai as a suspect. The plot thickens when another woman’s body is discovered in the water. Could these murders be connected? Can Cleo trust everyone in her inner circle? Someone knows something, and Cleo is bound and determined to absolve Kai of this awful allegation so he can finally grieve the loss of his girlfriend in peace.