When an award-winning author sails along Florida's famous Treasure Coast into Vero Beach marina, he watches a 13-year-old, foster home refugee perform dangerous tasks for local boaters. Intrigued by the lad's enterprise, the writer hopes he has found the central character for his next book. Soon, his wife's lapdog goes missing and he asks the boy for help. After many scrapes with a local hooligan, the two learn the prized pup has been stolen and will...