Kate is a Naval officer whose married to a Marine. When she learns her husband is committing treason she turns him in. He's sent to prison and she divorces him and would have to deal with the stigma of being married to a traitor. A few years later, her husband escapes from prison and the consensus is that he's going after her. And he approaches her but doesn't do anything to her. She thinks he's up to something and tries to find out what it is.

Kate Timmons-t, a súlyos katonai titkokat ismerő tengerésztisztet immár három éve fokozták le, volt férje, a szintén tengerésztiszt Eli Dixon árulása miatt. Amikor azonban Dixon megszökik a szigorúan őrzött börtönből, Kate-et kéri fel az FBI, hogy segítsen őt elkapni. Kate azonnal Johnny Blake gyilkossági nyomozóhoz fordul segítségért és együtt derítik fel egy kegyetlen bűnszervezet szövevényes szálait.

Kate, che dopo essersi arruolata in Marina è arrivata ai gradi di capitano, viene ferita in un agguato, ma riesce a uccidere il suo aggressore. Dopo qualche giorno, però, la donna capisce che ciò che le è accaduto è legato alla fuga dal carcere militare del suo ex marito, che aveva venduto segreti militari ai russi...