The mystery of the past, the present, the future ... the answers can be found in the dunes. Welcome back to Pelican Pointe. Archaeologist River Amandez comes to Pelican Pointe to excavate and catalogue a long-buried Chumash settlement. She brings with her a not-so-pretty past and only one man in town can help. Brent Cody comes back to town to recover mentally and physically from a near-fatal attempt on his life. Together the two will lean on each other for strength and courage. They soon discover the dunes holds the answers to more than the past.