In 1854 Boston, Third Lieutenant Andrew Gunn of the United States Revenue Cutter Service questions the President\'s direct order to extradite a fugitive slave, Anthony Burns, back to Virginia aboard his ship-a lawful order that he believes is immoral and unjust.
His first real exposure to the scourge of slavery brings chaos t.
Torn between his own reverence for freedom as an American and his sworn duty, Gunn suffers the hazards of hard choices that threaten his own life, liberty, and happiness.
In 1854 Boston, Third Lieutenant Andrew Gunn of the United States Revenue Cutter Service questions the President\'s direct order to extradite a fugitive slave, Anthony Burns, back to Virginia aboard his ship-a lawful order that he believes is immoral and unjust