The year is 1988, when George H.W. Bush will be elected President, the Edmonton Oilers will trade Wayne Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings and the enacting of a new trade agreement awaits, which will change things for the U.S.-Canada border.  Nadine has worked as a U.S. Border Inspector, serving and protecting her Port of Entry with an authoritative, no-nonsense style.  However, a health scare causes the single mother and Vietnam widow to pursue a life insurance policy.  When she meets Mr. Hayden, a duplicitous insurance agent with a dark and hidden agenda, Nadine soon finds her life and the world around her spiraling out of control.