When a routine burglary in an elegant upscale Virginia mansion goes awry career thief Luther Whitney finds himself witness to a brutal murder involving none other than Alan Richmond the youthful charming and thoroughly corrupt President of the United States. Torn between fear for his life and devotion to his family and country Luther must make a decision that will change not only his own destiny but the destiny of the world as we know it. Based on the best-selling thriller by David Baldacci described as relentlessly entertaining by EThe Atlanta Journal & ConstitutionE William Goldman's screenplay captures the paranoia greed and corruption of politics through the ages and around the world.