When a young Japanese woman is found murdered outside a small Florida town in December of 1941, hard-drinking police chief John Haleran sets out to unravel the mystery. A trail of cryptic clues leads him to a nearby U.S. military base, where he learns that what appears to be a simple homicide is actually far more ominous. In fierce pursuit of the truth and unwittingly putting the lives of his loved ones on the line, Haleran soon uncovers a shocking government conspiracy...one that will forever change the course of American history.