Jack has been married to Maggie for over half his life. He works on the mussel beds in North Wales alongside his younger brother and his brother's sons. Jack always assumed his son, Tom, would join the family business on leaving school, but Tom resists following in his footsteps. Tensions are further inflamed by the arrival of a handsome itinerant deckhand, Daniel, who makes known his feelings for Jack. In this remote, rural community where life revolves around Church and fishery, Jack is faced with an impossible dilemma. A beautiful, sensual and at times, tragic exploration of masculinity, regret and desire.