When Washington D.C. police detective Ryan Kessler is targeted by'lifter' Henry Loving, he and his family are immediately put under government protection. Assigned to the Kesslers is protection officer Corte: uncompromising, relentlessly devoted to protecting those in his care and a brilliant game strategist. As the'lifter' closes in on his prey, Corte must decide whether to protect his charges, or expose them to a killer in the name of personal revenge.