DI Jack Mooney and the team find themselves in the middle of a murder mystery when famous thriller author Frank O'Toole is found stabbed through the heart after taking an early morning swim in the ocean.
Having stayed at Frank's house the night of the murder, and Frank being discovered on the beach the next morning, suspicion soon falls upon Frank's wife, agent and research assistant Valerie. However, with eye witnesses confirming that Frank was swimming alone and all suspects claiming to be in bed, how could anyone have known where Frank was - and how did they get from the house to the sea without being detected?
Meanwhile, as the island prepares for Erzulie, the festival celebrating the Voodoo Goddess of love, Dwayne concentrates on finding a date. Will Dwayne finally meet his match when he sets his sights on Darlene? Elsewhere, Jack and Florence track down a lead on the murder case from oversees.