One fall afternoon, young Ben Mozingo's father, Cordes, takes Ben on a routine tour of The Bond, the large plantation
for which he is superintendent. The routine tour, however, turns into a trip that will alter their lives forever. After they dock at the end of the pier, Stone Hucks, a poacher and all-round bully, shoots Mr. Mozingo. When Ben's family is unable to afford the proper medical treatment for his father, Ben is drawn to Hell Hole...