After two decades of special-ops service, primarily in the high, cold mountains of Afghanistan, Sergeant Delton L. Remson, "Remmy" to his friends, a skier and snowboarder, pursues his new, simpler life on a tropical beach. He is worn out from war. As his idyllic oceanside village and secluded campsite home become more dangerous each tourist season, Remmy emerges as their guardian. He monitors sugar-sand shores as he picks up aluminum cans for extra cash, becoming protector of Bud and Daphne, his elderly friends. Claire, so far away, is always in his thoughts. Then he meets mysterious Sanghee, thwarting a brutal attack and falling into a world of peril.