Major Kara Guitry shouldn't have been there. And she shouldn't have been with woh she was with. But once she discovered the female lieutemant fighting for her life in her water-submerged car, there was no turning back. For the lieutenant died within minutes, and Kara knew she'd been murdered. Number one suspect is General William Beckwith, the hardnosed, womanising disciplinarian who is campaigning hard to be the next US Chief of Staff. But he can prove who Kara was with that night, and he's sure she'll be court martialled if the information leaks out. Meanwhile, it looks like the general's aide is being set up to take the rap for the murder, and only one person is prepared to defend him...