Cole, convinced Robinson was responsible for his brother s death during a mishandled drug shoot-out, adds confusion and conflicts of authority. Cole, operating as Matt Wilson, grandson of Capt Mathews, who mysteriously disappeared at sea. He is staying at the Captain s house, Stone Haven by the sea. His role includes protecting Kaylen. He accidentally meets Kaylen and gains her confidence, as they attempt to decipher engravings on a bracelet given to her by her Carmel contact, shortly before he was murdered.
Romance unfolds as they weave their way through the maze of computers, drugs and white slavery.
Unknown to Cole s his boss has planted a mole, Barry Cook, in Hardy Enterprises. During Cole s investigating he befriends Akiko, who is attempting to escape enslavement by Vince Hardy, Zenta s front man. As informant she leads to Zenta s downfall. To draw Cole from his cover, Zenta has Kaylen kidnaped. Cole is lured to a ceremonial performance by Akiko, where Zenta pressures Kaylen and Cole to reveal knowledge of his organization by threatening her disappearance into his evil world.