John Doe woke up in a rural hospital without a past, hence his name. The widow, who pulled him to shore after his suicide leap, took him in because she felt sorry for him. The woman's adult daughter was not keen on the idea. The three-way verbal banter between them was rudely interrupted when a young female body washed up on shore behind the woman's beach home. John took charge. And the three of them took upon themselves to solve this gristly murder.
His efforts to solve this crime lead him on a wild goose chase that includes an indigenous whale hunt and an unplanned boat ride to Mexico with the murderers, where he is left stranded without ID or a way home, and he does not speak the language.
With the help of a twelve-year-old Mexican girl who also speaks English, and whose mother was a hooker, he is able to hire a coyote, for a daring escape across the border. And then there was the surprise Balloon ride, and of course, an unexpected run-in with a Bigfoot.