When warrant officer Paul Brenner (John Travolta), a top investigator from the Army's Criminal Investigation Division, is assigned to look into the murder of Captain Elisabeth Campbell -- the pride of Fort MacCallum, a poster girl for the military -- he inadvertently uncovers a scandal of immense proportions. Elisabeth was the daughter of General "Fighting Joe" Campbell -- known for his leadership, valor and his upcoming vice-presidential nomination.

Brenner is operating in a world where nobody asks and nobody tells, where the Army likes to keep its secrets buried and its dirty laundry unaired. But certain secrets cannot remain hidden forever when a tenacious investigator begins digging for answers only to find much more than he bargained for.