The screenplay was written by Daryl Haney, John L. Jacobs, and Klaus Menzel.
[1] The wealthy Doherty family of three live on a remote Florida island, still untouched by developers.
Soon after his father's presumed accidental drowning, Scott Doherty is surprised and resentful when his mother plans to wed Oliver Vance.
Growing more suspicious about his father's death, Scott and Kelly investigate and discover shocking evidence pointing to murder.
The final blow comes when a duel fatality explosion occurs at Scott's island house he had been renovating.