A team of dedicated marine biologists and skeleton articulators embarks on a monumental mission to recover the skeleton of a massive blue whale from a beach in Prince Edward Island. As they navigate the challenges of excavating and cleaning the enormous, oil-saturated bones, they face unexpected setbacks that threaten to derail their ambitious goal of displaying the whale in a new museum. Through perseverance and ingenuity, the team works to overcome these obstacles, aiming to preserve the legacy of the largest animal to ever live.