After saving the life of a local treasure hunter a boy's curiosity turns into a man's lust for a woman and the treasure he believes will win her. Brad Holcomb is obsessed by the secret buried with the treasure. His quest threatens to ruin the future of the quiet costal town of Port Columbus. The corrupt Chief of Police doesn't want it found and will protect the town he considers his empire at all costs. Arlo Shunk is a thief and a petty extortionist. He will become the vehicle for the vengeful spirit of the Capitan Cordova who buried the treasure and died with the last of his crew. He has guarded the treasure for over two hundred years and is sworn to kill anyone who disturbs it. Brad discovers that the secret is as powerful as the Holy Grail. To get it and the woman he loves, he must face Arlo Shunk, and the embodied spirit of Capitan Cordova...