Her boyfriend John procures the ambitious journalist Jennifer Barron an interview with the Democratic presidential candidate Michael Ashton. But before she can talk to him, he twice becomes target of attempts on his life. After the second John is found near the site, dead, with the weapon in his hand. Jennifer has to accept that she lived with a secret agent for the last 4 years. While she tries to learn more about a list of names she found on one of John's floppy disks, she becomes target herself in this deadly intrigue. Only her knowledge in self defense keeps the tough woman alive.