 An insurance adjuster arrives on an tropical island outside the laws of the United States to collect a debt on behalf of his company. While there, a murder occurs. The local law enforcement (made up of one ex-drunk former mainland cop) is determined to prove the visitor s guilt. He becomes obsessed with the visitor and goes to near-psychotic lengths to make sure the visitor does not leave the island until he can piece together the puzzle, harassing him almost to the breaking point in the process.