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Now seventeen, Victor Vollmer (from Paperboy) works as a newspaper copyboy. After the death of his former mentor, Mr. Spiro, Victor embarks on a journey to scatter his ashes at the mouth of the Mississippi. What begins as a personal quest to find the courage to speak up abruptly changes in tone and theme as Victor faces dangerous drug smugglers and a powerful hurricane.