
Alex Walker, a former U.S. DEA agent who was forced into early retirement. Once the DEA's most resourceful undercover operative, the combination of his partner's betrayal and a life-threatening battle with hypertension has sent him as far from the madness as he can go -a small tropical island in the Philippine Archipelago.

A local priest is murdered over a long-lost ancient cross, the cross which Magellan held in his hand the day he was killed by Lapu-Lapu in the Battle of Mactan.

When Alex's friend from the local gym is found murdered, Alex investigates and discovers his friend was involved in an underground badminton competition; Alex and Ernesto must go undercover as badminton players to solve the murder.

Alex befriends a boat mechanic wrongfully accused of murder in a remote fishing village; along with Kai and Ernesto, unravels an international smuggling operation.

When Alex temporarily moves in with Ernesto, he is drawn into a family drama that transcends generations, spans decades, and proves that the past is never dead, it is not even past.