在古巴關塔那摩灣海軍基地的美國海軍陸戰隊邊境駐地上,發生了准下士哈洛·道森和二等兵勞登·道尼殺害了同袍——威廉·聖地牙哥一等兵的軍中命案。由於聖地牙哥在陸戰隊中訓練成績不佳,與戰友的關係也不好,因此將自己希望調離關塔那摩灣的請求寫成了許多信,越級上報給美國海軍和陸戰隊的數個高層機構,並在信中提到了請求的交換條件,也就是舉發之前道森准下士在邊界執勤時,違紀朝古巴境內開槍的事件。這些信在關塔那摩灣的陸戰隊兵營指揮部內引發了關注。兵營副指揮官馬修·馬金森中校認為此事非同小可,支持將聖地牙哥調離、避免事端。但他的上司和昔日同期同學——觀念死硬而權大勢大的指揮官納森·傑瑟普上校,認為聖地牙哥的舉止不可寬容,且有違陸戰隊員的本分和作風,因此不但否決調離的意見,還要求聖地牙哥的排長強納森·肯德里克中尉加強這位小兵的磨練。但在之後的某天夜間,道森和道尼闖入聖地牙哥的寢室,將他綑綁起來、並朝嘴裡塞了抹布想要教訓他,結果拿開抹布後發現聖地牙哥在出血,當天就死於基地醫務室,而兩人也被拘捕、遭到起訴。此外,值班軍醫也表示聖地牙哥的死因是抹布造成的中毒反應,這加深了道森和道尼的罪嫌。
On August 27, 2011, the Billabong Pro Tahiti event on surfing's World Tour was placed on hold due to a massive swell bearing down on the famed big-wave spot, Teahupoo. Paddling into waves was out of the question and the Billabong Pro was given a layday. In one of the most talked about sessions of the decade, history was made as a handful of international chargers whipped into some of the most nightmarish waves ever surfed in Tahiti. The swell proved to be so immense that the Tahitian government issued a "Code Red" warning, banning the surrounding seas of boats and watercraft. The lineup at Teahupoo, it seems, was an exception. See the historic day through the eyes of two surfers -- the young gun Laurie Towner and the veteran Dylan Longbottom -- as they catch some of the biggest, most dangerous surf ever recorded, much of it captured with the super slow motion Phantom Camera for never-before-seen imagery.