The drug trade in Mexico has spread to the streets of San Diego.
After the disappearance of a wealthy real estate agent in the city, Jason Cruz brings in his friend, private investigator Benjamin Carr, to find the missing woman, whose son attends an elite preschool in the posh La Jolla district. Without knowing the secrets Jason guards, Ben agrees to settle what Jason deems an 'easy money' case.
Ben's long-lost son, whom he has never met, has also disappeared. His girlfriend, crime novelist Rose Kierstien, sets out to track down the young man, even as she runs from the forces of her ex-husband, who tried to have her killed years ago.
Ben's search leads him to Mexico, where turmoil awaits. Nothing can prepare him for the events that follow as Ben fights an unknown enemy with seemingly unlimited firepower. The stakes could not be higher as Ben must risk not only his own life, but the lives of those closest to him as well, to bring the criminals to justice, find the missing woman, and protect her son.