Chris Faraday once smuggled illegal items or contraband into the country
on freighters. He left that life behind, got married has a family and
went legit. But when his brother-in-law got involved with Briggs, a drug
dealer and when he blew a deal, Briggs demands restitution which he
can't deliver. So Chris offers to find a way to pay him but the he
threatens Chris' family if he doesn't deliver. So he gets on a freighter
destined for Panama and he sets out to bring back some counterfeit
currency. Briggs "goes to see" Chris' family. When Chris learns of this
he asks his friend Sebastian to take care of them which he does. He
tells Chris that it would be better to bring drugs instead of the cash