In a fit of rage, Secretary of Defense David Brice murders his mistress. To keep a lid on the scandal, Brice's loyal aide creates the perfect cover-up: he 'invents' a more enticing killer, a Russian spy, and then enlists Naval Commander Tom Farrell to find him. But as a chilling twist of fate would have it, Farrell also has a strong connection to the victim... and now all the clues he's been hired to uncover are leading straight to him!