Tucker Daniels is about to retire from the U.S. Secret Service when the outgoing president asks him to undertake an off-the-books investigation into the validity of an accusation against president elect Henry Garvin . . . made by Garvin's son.When the son is killed in an accident on his way to bring evidence of his father's treachery to the White House, Daniels believes the young man was delusional. Yet, the further he digs into the president-elect's past, the more likely the accusation seems and the greater the danger Daniels puts his life and the lives of his son and fiance.