Paul du Toit settled in the United Kingdom after leaving under a cloud ten years before. Now he is divorced and middle-aged, and bogged down in a boring job and a floundering relationship. He therefore readily accepts a straightforward—or so he thinks—assignment from a wealthy London financier that takes him back to South Africa. But the country has changed, and the waters are treacherous. Suddenly Paul has to battle not only the shodows of his own life, but also the hidden powers that control South Africa.