Harlan Regis (Wesley Snipes) is a Washington, D.C. homicide detective who thinks he’s seen it all. Murder, mayhem — after years on the job in the capital city, he’s not fazed by too much anymore. But when Regis is called in to investigate the murder of a woman at the White House, he discovers there’s a lot he hasn’t even thought of yet.

Aided, reluctantly at first, by Secret Service Agent Nina Chance (Diane Lane), who’s been ordered to wrap up the case as quickly and quietly as possible, Regis soon discovers that the situation is far more complex, corrupt and dangerous than he could have imagined.

Together, Regis and Chance must race to save their own lives as well as those of the innocent parties who could be the killer’s next targets.