Washington D.C. detective Harlan Regis is the city's best and is called by National Security Advisor Alvin Jordan to investigate a murder at the White House. This doesn't sit well with the White House Chief of Security, Nick Spikings, who doesn't want any outsiders involved in the case. He assigns Secret Service liaison Nina Chance to watch Regis and she's none to happy about it. Soon, however the two of them, and Regis' partner Detective Stengel, discover that conspiracy and cover ups run deep at the White House and include not only the President, but also his son . As the trio gets closer to the truth, they must race against time before more serious complications follow.