Commander Russell Stokes made a major mistake. Moonlighting as a private investigator, he slept with his client's wife and now has to deal with the consequences. Blowback is one thing, but after a bar fight that leaves two people in the hospital, Stokes and his reputation are checkered at best. Forced to resign from the Navy for a different blunder, Stokes tries valiantly to find a way forward. When he can't get out of his own way, a beautiful stranger crosses his path. That's when his life takes a real turn. Whether it's an improvement or a downward spiral is up to him.