Working alongside his father on their fishing boat, the Lurach -Aon, Rory is content that is until a tragic accident causes the loss of their boat. He not only loses the boat but also his livelihood. Forced to leave the island he grew up on he finds work in the North Sea oil industry as a deck hand on a supply vessel. Buffeted by the stormy North Sea the ship requires repairs and is sent to dry dock in Edinburgh for a short time. Granted shore leave he goes into the city where by chance he meets a friend from home, a student who introduces him to a different side to life. Awakened to the...