Vanessa Kohler is a tabloid reporter living and working in Washington, D.C. She writes fantastic stories about a vast government conspiracy to cover up a secret military unit headed by General Wingate, a popular presidential candidate. Most dismiss her as a crackpot. But a few powerful men know better, and they've gone to great lengths to discredit her. By chance Vanessa discovers that a key player - long assumed dead - may be living under a new identity. She knows he holds the key to proving her theory - and demonstrating General Wingate may not be the man he appears to be.