Karla Spicer finds her position as Senior Teacher at a primary school in Wellington, New Zealand is hindered by the Associate Principal Val Cook, who resents her progressive ideas. Principal Murray Norwood, is drifting towards retirement avoids controversy whenever possible.
Karla dates Ryan Purdon, the school's property manager who tells her about problems back at Top Plateau, a tiny school near his family farm where he grew up. After being approached by the authorities, Karla agrees to take the acting principal's position there and moves in with Ryan in his
farmhouse.
There are problems at the school and farm where Ryan finds his sister, step-father and mother are trying to sell the property divided between them
by his late father.
A marijuana plantation is discovered and a local bikie gang is suspected as
the growers. However, nothing is as it seems, potential enemies become
friends and the trusted, untrustworthy.