Crashing through the waves, the cutter barely skimming treacherous shoals, blinded by fog... Late one night, on a deserted Nova Scotian beach, Susan Stead witnesses the brutal kidnapping of little Amy Sutherland. When she rushes to save the child, she is abducted herself and taken aboard a fishing boat. The kidnappers say they have to keep Amy alive until next week. One man's conscience spurs him to save Susan's life by throwing her overboard. She...