In 1982, navy aircraft U.S.S. Intrepid arrives in New York as a living war museum. The carrier's old shipmates hold a nostalgic reunion aboard the ship. Daniel Frey, a WWII veteran, travels from California for the reunion, hoping to retrieve a lost memory. While aboard the ship, Dan is discovered standing over the bodies of two dead skinheads and is found guilty of their murder. Emily, a young appeals lawyer, and Sid, a private detective, are convinced of Dan's innocence, but Emily almost loses her life before the true killer is exposed.