Danger on the horizon

Detective Sergeant Stilwell knows Catalina Island is no paradise, but to most residents, it seems blissfully separated—by 22 miles of ocean—from the troubles of L.A. But now a threat is coming.

Acting on a tip, Stilwell and his deputies watch a plane land in the middle of the night on a remote airstrip in the mountains. A duffel bag of drugs is dropped and the deputies move in, but things quickly go sideways. While Stilwell chases the fleeing pickup man into the mountainside brush, shots are fired on the runway and the plane flies off.

An internal inquiry follows, putting Stilwell on the bench until he is cleared of responsibility for the disastrous operation. But he is determined to find out who brought death to his island.

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