Hidden Cargo

Five months after the Civil War, Acting Navy Lieutenant Everett Townsend finds himself in Key West grappling with uncertainty about his future and unresolved feelings for Emma, a Cuban American woman. His life takes a turn when he encounters a shipwreck and uncovers the grim fate of freedmen in a locked cargo hold. When an American sailor is murdered in Cuba, Townsend seizes the chance to return and pursue his investigation, ultimately becoming a government informant in the heart of Cuba, driven by a sense of justice and personal obligation.