In Washington, D.C., when Henry Loving targets police detective Ryan Kessler, the investigator and his family are immediately put under government protection. Loving is a ruthless 'lifter', hired to extract information from his victims. And he uses whatever means necessary, including kidnapping, torturing or killing their family. Corte is assigned to guard the Kesslers; an uncompromising officer devoted to protecting his charges. A brilliant game strategist, he knows how brutal the lifter can be - six years earlier, Loving killed someone close to him. The situation escalates into a deadly battle of wits between protector and lifter. But as the lifter closes in on his prey, will Corte protect his charges, or expose them to a killer in the name of personal revenge.
