Snow on the cedar. Gaterson D.

The small island of San Pedo is so isolated that its inhabitants cannot afford to have enemies. They honor traditions, and in their minds the memories of the war are still alive,

in 1954, a tragedy occurs-in the waters of the Pjet Sound, the body of the local fisherman Karl Haine find. The murder is accused of Kaboo Miyamoto, an American of Japanese descent. All the inhabitants of the island are watching the trial, and the editor of the local newspaper and war veteran Ismail Chambers,

Many years ago, Ismail had an affair with a Japanese girl Hatsue, who grew up and married Caboo. In the search for justice, the journalist begins his own investigation, and he has to make a difficult choice between feelings and conscience.