Retired police officer 'Sarge' Downs and his family and friends find themselves embroiled in a well-hidden corruption process that had skimmed millions over the years from the Queensland government. The discovery of this leads to murder, kidnapping and dealing with a group of desperate criminals as the noose tightens around the leaders. Far from, their quiet life in Cairns, the family calls on friends to help extricate them from the dangerous situation they have found themselves in. Sarge, a known technophobe, longs for the days when life was so much simpler.