In the Maritimes, the entire fishing industry is in decline and a society is on the brink. Anthime Chiasson, the owner of a prized crab boat, expects his grandson, Etienne, to take the reins of the family business. However, jealous Uncle Leo has no intention of stepping aside. Family tensions echo the social tensions that thrive along the Acadian shore in this gripping play.

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« ANTHIME: We're not going to need year plan. Etienne's gonna sign these incorporation papers and we're going to buy the plant. I want it all done legal. / LEO (checks his watch): We don't have a lot of time. / ANTHIME: Just a question of signing the papers. / LEO: If he doesn't sign? Eh? / ANTHIME: We'll... we'll try doing it her way. But we're not there yet. / LEO (grabs one of the folders and starts reading the documents) Dad, the gang, in Mexico, well, they're not gonna wait for Mr. Etienne. They want to “invest” their money, and to do that they need a Canadian incorporation, and toot sweet (tout de suite) before I go back there. That's the deal I made with ‘em and Etienne is not gonna… (He stops speechless because of what he's reading.) What's this? WHAT IS THIS? Haven't I done everything around here! Everything? Even when Lionel was still alive, I had to go over everything to make sure he did the job right. And now, Christ Almighty, Etienne's gonna get the boat without ever working for it! He knows nothing about the business, not a thing! This... this really sticks in my craw. »