Fog as thick and palpable as cotton hangs suspended over San
Piedro Island. On the bay, a flickering lantern signals distress from a
crippled fishing boat, while elsewhere a freighter lurches blindly
through the chalky mist. By morning, sea and sky are clear, but the
tranquil village of fisherman and berry farmers will
forever be changed. For one man has lost his life, and another -a
childhood friend- has been charged with taking it. An investigation is
launched. The trial begins.
