Elena Standish, a young English photographer who works for the British intelligence, is visiting her grandparents in Washington when a tragedy strikes. At a lavish anniversary party, the beautiful wife of a renowed scientist is found murdered in the driveway, allegedly run over by Elena's grandfather's car. Arrested on suspicion of murder, Wyatt Baylor claims that he is being framed. But how can Elena believe a man she barely knows? Turning to secret agent James Allenby for help, Elena must piece together the events of that fateful night and decide if she is willing to risk everything in her persuit of the truth.