The son of a wealthy hotel tycoon becomes embroiled in a murder conspiracy after his powerful father is killed in a tragic boating accident. A child of privilege, Carson Wheetley (Ashley Parker Angel) lives a life that most kids could only dream about. But not everything in Carson's world is made out of gold; convinced that his womanizing father was indirectly responsible for his mother's untimely death, the emotionally damaged trust fund child immerses himself in a life of debauchery. Later, when Ted is killed while speedboating, Detective Frank Walker (John Schneider) launches a thorough investigation, and quickly discovers that depravity runs deep in the Wheetley family.