Girl in the water

the long version

When Ian Slaney lost his family, he lost his heart with them. An Army vet, Ian is a shadow of his former self on the path of self-destruction but his best friend's disappearance in South America pulls him back from the ledge. He rushes to Brazil only to discover that his friend was murdered. The single lead in the case is Daniela, a mysterious beauty very much in need of protection with a host of secrets hidden in a dark past. Ian wants the murderers while Daniela wants to acknowledge the hot sparks of passion between them. But convincing Ian to set aside his protective instincts proves more difficult than teaching a water buffalo to tap dance. As the two of them track down clues to untangle an impossible case, they draw the attention of all the wrong people and danger follows them back to the U.S.