When Jolynn Minnaar first hears about fracking in the Karoo, her home district, she is optimistic. But after stumbling across a case of water contamination in Pennsylvania, she becomes drawn into an investigation that takes her across the United States, as she uncovers the dark truths of the shale gas industry. When the government of South Africa lifts the moratorium on drilling the race is on to share her findings with the Karoo residents before it is too late.