Journalist Paul Kemp goes on an alcohol fueled journey across the pristine island of Puerto Rico. Adopting the rum soaked life of the island, Paul soon becomes obsessed with Chenault, the wildly attractive fiance of Sanderson, an American businessman involved in shady development deals. When Kemp is recruited by Sanderson to writer favorably about his latest unsavory scheme, the journalist is presented with a choice, to use his words for the corrupt businessman's financial benefit or use them to take him down.