Tom Cole is a jaded ex-cop who wants only to be left alone until a neighbor asks for his help locating her missing teenage daughter. As Tom searches for the girl, he discovers that she has good reasons for escaping from her family, and he also finds that he himself is looking for something more than a runaway. His search takes him from the streets of Los Angeles to the sea, where he engages in a fight with the elements, and with human enemies that are just as dangerous.