An ex-Dea agent falls back into his undercover operative ways when he is pulled into a drug sting by police after he retires to a tranquil resort in the Philippines.

When Alex discovers that a group of mobsters are shaking down local street-food vendors, he goes undercover as a Spanish crime lord to bring the criminals to justice. But when he learns that a murderous international businessman is pulling the strings, he realizes that the implications for the future of Cebu are far worse than he ever imagined.