A NARCOTICS PICK-UP AT SEA GOES HORRIBLY WRONG. A MAN IS LOST OVERBOARD. A DANGEROUS SERIES OF EVENTS SENDS SHOCKWAVES THROUGH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

On a wintery day a young woman is found dead at a local beach. Sergeant Bill Granger, the local policeman, is called in to investigate. He had hoped for a quiet off-season. Instead, what seems to be a straightforward case of an unfortunate death turns into a complex web of small town secrets and a desire for revenge that will soon place Bill's family in danger.

With Niko Sopoaga, a young South Auckland constable working alongside with him, Bill falls into the dark and dangerous world of drug distribution and a hardened motorcycle gang wreaking havoc, while they chase a clever killer.

As Bill and Niko search for clues to uncover the killer's identity, Annika Granger prepares for an art exhibition. She is befriended by Crystal, a young woman new to the close-knit community. Crystal overhears a conversation and ultimately discovers her partner, Andrei, is not the person she believed him to be.

EVERYONE DISCOVERS THAT SECRETS RUN DEEP, EVEN IN THE BEST OF COMMUNITIES.