 In the Mexican fishing village of Topolobampo, a man has his pride and a woman has her reputation. Pepe, a hothead jailed once for violence, is tested when a drunken sailor s chance remark gets him doubting that his wife Magdalena s child is his. After a six-year absence, gringo Jim Gatsby is in town with a scheme to make a lot of money using a depth reader to locate schools of shrimp: he ll wait outside the limits of Mexican waters and shrimpers will bring him their catch. It s illegal, but should be foolproof. The fishing scheme goes awry as Pepe s jealousy consumes him. If adults think only of themselves, can a child s innocence save anyone?