Jason Waters is contracted by the City of San Juan Capistrano to confirm their need to construct a new reservoir. In a small town, family histories tend to weave a tangled web and the Mayor assumes that enlisting the skeletons in the Waters' family closet will keep Jason on his agenda. However, a fishing trip at Catalina Island leads to death and places Jason directly in the middle of a lethal scheme. As Jason fights for his life and to expose the corruption and murder, he must trace family threads back in San Juan Capistrano's illustrious history to discover the heart of the Mayor's plan.