Quicksands

Summary

Amid the scorching heat of the Mexican frontier, Lieutenant John Whitaker, a freshly minted officer tasked with dismantling a notorious narcotics syndicate, stalks the shadows of a cantina rumored to be the cartel's nerve centre. There, he catches sight of Elena Marquez, the beguiling daughter of a U.S. Customs official, whose laughter seems to echo the clink of glass and the rustle of contraband. Convinced that Elena is complicit, Whitaker abandons his badge, only to learn that the gang has seized both the girl and her father as hostages. Driven by a blend of remorse and duty, he infiltrates the lair, is seized himself, and endures a harrowing night of captivity before a coordinated U.S. Army rescue extracts the trio. In the final, startling reveal, Elena steps forward as an undercover operative, her covert allegiance having guided the entire operation from the shadows.

Synopsis

Stationed at the Mexican border, a young lieutenant whose job is to capture a ring of narcotics smugglers, spies his sweetheart, the daughter of a U. S. Customs official, in a cantina suspected of being the headquarters of the dope ring. Believing that she is part of the ring, he decides to resign his job. Word arrives that the girl and her father are being held prisoners by the gang. The lieutenant goes to aid them and is captured. Finally, the U. S. Army rescues the trio and the girl is revealed to be a secret agent.