Francis McGuire is a political adviser with one job in the final week before the federal election: oversee the launch of the Opposition’s centrepiece health policy - her boss’s legacy. Everything is ready - until the party’s ruthless campaign strategist, David Perkins, makes his move. At his side is Rob Parisi, the Opposition Leader who will do anything to become Prime Minister. Perkins never loses, and Parisi tolerates his tactics for that reason. When their plan to sabotage their own policy backfires, Perkins pins the blame on Francis. She’s hounded by the press and cast out. In efforts to escape the public eye, Francis flees to a quiet town along the NSW coast - the same one she retreated to after her father’s mysterious death. But rather than finding solace, she’s swept up in something much more sinister... An organised crime syndicate. A ruthless contest for power. And a murder that will unravel democracy as we know it. Will Francis walk away from her party… or will she become collateral damage?