The Mopane Tree is a story of love and intrigue. An American finds love in West Afrcia with a breath-taking Ghanaian woman who, unknown to him, is involved in a deeply dangerous smuggling game. With one foot in Washington D.C. and the other on the paradise island of Goree, Lt. Reynolds spreads his tentacles to Goree to harass and charge Joel with the murder of his wife, Lylie, in the States.