The attempted assassination of the former US President causes a chain reaction throughout London. Not even Britain's elite security forces can cope with the chaos and panic that threatens to deprive the current government of power. Intertwined in the web of a deadly conspiracy are the fates of three strangers: Joe Dempsey, a military intelligence officer, Sarah Truman, a CNN reporter determined to release a sensational news story, and Michael Devlin, a criminal lawyer who doesn't like to talk about his past. The circle of people you can trust is narrowing. Dempsey, Devlin and Truman are forced to work secretly, hiding in the shadows, in order to survive in a crazy race to the death.