young, handsome, with a happy family, U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck decoration) is f...
young, handsome, with a happy family, U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck decoration) is facing a bright future in the political road: His party is prepared to allow him to serve as chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyes are pointed at the rising stars of the future in this, but at this moment to promote his intention is also evident, because the presidential election quickly approaching, he will be the most powerful competitors of the parties. Has been around Stephen Collins are some positive news, such as his where the published speeches, went to where the sympathy ... This one-sided a good situation, until the occurrence of a murder completely changed: his personal assistant is suddenly murdered, and the personal assistant is also his secret mistress. As Washington ", a name in mind, Carl McCaffrey (Russell Crowe played) recent days not very easy, surrounded by a lot of troubles plaguing him, which have a very love my job him for several years did not get a good subject to coverage. Intend to fell stiff stiff to continue to live with Carl, just let him run into the murder of Stephen Collins around, political assassinations, dressed politicians behind the scandal, all messages antennae sharp Carl felt that behind the news have a lot of available mining. The newspaper also know that his interest and ability in this area, so appoint him as the reporter of this reported. Of course, a more important reason newspapers and Carl were feeling: Carl used to be Stephen's campaign adviser, no longer a minority in the days of him advice. Carl and beautiful female assistant Della (Rachel Mc Adams ornaments) to trace the many stories behind this case. Although the police have been claims to being cracked, but a lot of information point of view, this case police have been no in-depth tracing, Why is this? Carl and Della determination to find out the truth, find out who the killer is. In view of the relationship between past and Stephen, Karl Stephen is no longer the past he knew who motivated dynamic young people, steeped for many years in the political arena, he has become the sleek sophistication. In the tracing process, Carl gradually discovered that this case involves a lot of oil - rich politicians. In the end, Karl discovered a fact: when one face of the moment to change their own destiny, love and the lives of others ... everything he can sell.