Each week, Brock Sutcliffe watches millions of dollars of gold being loaded onto a small place in the middle of the Australian desert. There's almost no security involved because there's nowhere for thieves to hide.

Fed stories of past family wealth and affluence during the war years, Brock sets out to shortcut his way to fortune. Working as an exploration geologist in the remote Northern Territory, he devises a plan to steal a shipment of gold from the same company that is paying his wages. But Brock can't do it alone, and the more people he involves, the greater the exposure becomes for every one of them.