Belladona

Detective Sergeant Stilwell of the Sheriff's Department has been "banished" to a low-key station on the peaceful Catalina Island after losing his position with the Los Angeles homicide squad due to internal departmental politics. While dealing with the usual cases of drunkenness, disorderly conduct, and petty theft that characterize his new jurisdiction, Stilwell receives a report of a body submerged in the harbor with an anchor attached—a woman identifiable only by a purple streak in her hair. Simultaneously, a report of poaching in a protected wildlife reserve escalates into a case fraught with violence and danger as the detective delves into the murky past of a local bigwig. Stilwell, pushing the boundaries of protocol and jurisdiction, relentlessly pursues both cases. Despite the obstacles posed by an old grudge with a former colleague determined to sabotage him at every turn, he is convinced he is the only one capable of bringing justice for the woman known as Belladonna. His investigation soon uncovers closely guarded secrets and the dark heart of the serene island that was meant to be his refuge from the evils of the big city.