Ted Conkaffey, ex policía caído en desgracia, es acusado falsamente de un inquietante crimen. Escapa a los parajes salvajes del extremo norte de Queensland y se enreda con un excéntrico investigador privado.

Set among the turquoise waters of Australia's Torres Strait, The Straits follows the life of a criminal family as they smuggle drugs into Australia and exotic wildlife out through blood ties in the Torres Strait Islands.