As a political machine maneuvers California war hero, Scott McHale into running for political office, a frightening evil sets its sights on the American public. Treachery and mayhem propel Scott and his lovely activist wife Angie closer to the Oval Office. The Latino couple's success and independence grow until kingmakers quietly execute a plan to plunge the nation into chaos. When Scott suddenly goes off script, he vanishes into a smokescreen of sexual innuendo and scandal. Bereft and bitter, Angie is left behind to make her own compromises. Will she discover the truth in time to prevent national collapse?