When a Federal employee takes bribes not to do his job and ends up dead, the killer might not be human. FBI Special Agent Boston Jones has mixed feelings about his transfer from Lubbock, Texas to San Francisco. A promotion, for sure. But he's leaving behind the comfort of a familiar job and colleagues - not to mention the rich sunshine and endless blue skies of West Texas. Before he can get acclimated to his new location, Boston is sent to a fishing village in northern California where a Fish and Wildlife Commissioner has been found murdered and Boston's supervisor decides a murder investigation is beyond the abilities of the small-town sheriff. When Boston arrives he finds the sheriff is more than capable of helping him, but has a good reason not to. Fighting a viral illness, Boston struggles to make sense of the multiple suspects, including the victim's ex-wife, members of a seal saving group and the sheriff's seductive wife. Boston must unearth who is who in this isolated coastal town without losing his moral compass - and his life - in the process.