On a dilapidated cargo ship adrift in the South China Sea, a young Polish captain embarks on his first command. His crew, a group of disillusioned Chinese sailors, suspect him and his unscrupulous superior of plotting to sink the vessel for an insurance payout. As tensions escalate, the crew decides to abandon ship, leaving the captain isolated and anchored in a remote bay.
That night, while anxiously pacing the deck, he spots a body floating in the water, entangled in the ship’s rope ladder. Pulling the ladder up, he discovers a distressed Chinese woman. She climbs aboard, whispering urgently, “Hide me.” As dawn breaks, so does the tension; a search party arrives, hunting for a murderer. With the captain now entangled in a web of danger, he must navigate the treacherous waters of suspicion, survival, and a shocking secret that could change everything.