Pete Garrison is on the presidential protection detail when another Secret Service agent is murdered. An informer tells Garrison about an elaborate assassination conspiracy that is related to this murder and is well underway. Garrison also happens to be having an affair with the First Lady, the stress of which causes him to flunk a lie detector test when word of the plot to kill the president becomes more than just paranoia. Garrison is soon on the run, being hunted by his protégé David Breckinridge, but Garrison is at the top of his game and he knows all of the Secret Service tricks and uses them to evade his former comrades as the clock ticks down to assassination.

Based on the novel by Gerald Petievich. Special features: alternate ending and deleted scenes with optional commentary by screenwriter George Nolfi; full-length audio commentary by director Clark Johnson and screenwriter George Nolfi; "The Secret Service: building on a tradition of excellence" featurette; "In the President's shadow: protecting the President" featurette.