Writer Mark Hamilton and Hurricane Ridge park ranger Lisa Andrews are swept into a perilous vortex thanks to their connections to a murdered undercover DEA agent and his lover, a mysterious woman named BJ. When BJ's best friend is murdered and BJ herself disappears, Mark and Lisa fear a hit list is out for anyone connected to the case. They launch a cross country run, hoping to solve the murder and save their lives, unaware it linked to an international scheme and a powerful enemy: President of the United States George Jefferson Rumpe.