Royce Lemmington, a greedy and ruthless corporate giant, throws the lovely Caribbean island of San Miguel into turmoil. Stewart Pryce, an Air Traffic Controller with a troubled past, is drawn into the conflict by the crash of a jetliner on the island – a crash blamed on a fellow controller. Together with Yasmin Esteban, a quick-witted local reporter, Pryce uncovers the terrible fate Lemmington has planed for the island – a discovery that places them both in Lemmington's deadly sights.