A promise made to a dying grandfather drives Sandra's life.

Dan's passion for the past will destroy her dreams for the future.

Hopes for the past and future collide under the blazing desert sun.

Geologist Sandra knows it is out there?the El Dorado find that will save the future of the desert mining town of Broken Hill. Nothing will stand in her way to keep her promise to her grandfather, who died trying to find it.

Archaeologist Dan knows how fragile the past can be. History can be erased by the ambitious. It is his job to protect it ?no matter the cost.

The harsh Australian desert will challenge them both, tear apart their hopes, test their love, and threaten their lives. How will the present save the past and the future?