Killing the captain in the middle of these vast tranquil waters, which seems to stretch endlessly, goes beyond Dennison’s craving for the fifty-footer-ketch and the money. They both can be his if he can execute his murderous plans. He knows that a man who can kill, can do anything! He knows it takes only a second to kill someone. But he has been trying to kill Captain James every second continuously for more than fourteen hours! Dennison seemed omnipotent on the boat, but now Captain James, whom Dennison pushed overboard more than half a day ago, is equally powerful in the still waters. They both have reached a moment of deadlock. But as the sands of time trickle down second by second, Dennison realizes that the man in the water is just as dangerous as ever…