A headstrong son fights for control of his ill father's vast ranch-estate in Hawaii Mitch Fears learns that his father. Barrett, has suffered a stroke and his stepmother, Maria, Is planning on selling large segments of the huge ranch to a suspicious developer The older Fears, a hard-driving tyrant who has become rich through brutal business dealings and convenient marriages, is close to death and unable to maintain control as he watches his young wife do battle with his defiant son for the destiny of his fortune.