On a daring Greenpeace mission, Cynthia Dimitri, an environmental photographer snaps photos of a whale poaching operation from a small inflatable raft driven by her long-time boyfriend and copywrighter, Michael. 

Cynthia takes the photos to Leary industries, the company that owns the poaching vessel, intending to confront Mr. Leary himself with her evidence.   Standing between her and the man responsible, however, she finds Danny Martin, Mr. Leary’s ultra-efficient secretary.

Trusting and loyal, Danny proclaims her boss’ innocence.  When she realizes that Cynthia’s accusations are accurate though, she must take action.  A brilliant and caring single mom, she has passed on to her son Louis her IQ, her flawless memory and her knack for creative problem solving as well as a strong belief in the basic rightness of conscience.  Now, guided by her own powerful moral compass and the desire to set a positive example for Louis, she joins forces with the activist and her boyfriend to gather the evidence necessary to put an end to the whale slaughter.

Worried about his mother, 9 year-old Louis, bright enough to be called brilliant by his better teachers and annoying by the rest, involves himself in the adventure proving to be a valuable and resourceful member of the team.  His quick thinking and his adaptable nature enable him to avoid capture by the bad guys and promote the cause in ways that might never occur to the grown-ups around him.

The foursome becomes a tightly knit group, offering one another support and encouragement as they find themselves involved in cloak-and-dagger escapades, car chases and more immediate danger than any of them is accustomed to.  In a climactic showdown in an abandoned lighthouse, they find themselves cornered by Leary’s thugs who have been given orders to kill them. Their only chance for survival lies in the unlikely proposition that what Danny has taught Louis is actually true: that human beings, even those who commit terrible and gruesome crimes, are not monsters and that nobody actually wants to be a bad guy.