Days before the presidential election, a terrorist attack occurs at an Ivy League university and amidst the chaos, several students and a professor are kidnapped. One student is the son of Alex Hamilton, the presidential nominee, and another the heir to a vast fortune. Among those taken is Vanessa Colletti, the daughter of FBI Agent Dominic Colletti – a man who will do anything to get her back.

A race against time ensues, and Agent Colletti isn't the only one feeling the pressure. Alex Hamilton has a son missing and election he's losing. The president, Randall Scott has a re-election to win and skeletons in his closet. Agent Colletti follows a trail of clues that lead to a secluded hideout of a secret society. Along the way, he begins to suspect that the kidnapping is part of something bigger. Much bigger. Something that goes all the way to the highest level of the government.