Jake Donahue is a man haunted by past misdeeds. Bruce McAlister is an up-and-coming evangelist with ambitious plans for a new California megachurch. Together, the two men share a dark secret. When Jake returns home to Orange County after years spent on the road, he sets into motion a spiraling series of events leading to tragic consequences. Drowning in the Sea of Cortez is a gritty, emotional journey through three decades of guilt, repentance, and uncontrolled ego. As Jake seeks to repair his damaged soul, Bruce is determined to keep the past buried, and to secure his own destiny at any cost.