Disillusioned Chicago policeman Mac Riley (Robert Ginty) shanghais his partner, Andy Stenkowski (Jeff McCracken), to Hawaii, where they help Honolulu authorities crack a drug-smuggling operation.

Officers Riley and Senkowski investigate a bizarre case, which involves an exploding volleyball, a murdered athlete, a parcel of attractive women and a luxury resort

A possible murder aboard the winning yacht during the Transpac Race leads Mac and Andy into the big case they have been waiting for to prove themselves as detectives.