Evening Huronite in Huron, South Dakota

Eddie Cavalier and Val Douglas in a sea voyage standoff

On a freighter at sea Val Douglas and Eddie Cavalier face rival pressures from stowaways and a caller named Rodney Blair. Eddie resists Val’s plan to bar radio use while pursuing his own vow to forget, prompting a tense kiss and a storm of unresolved feelings between them as the voyage heads toward San Francisco.