After barely escaping when a former KGB officer shoots down his plane, Cotton Malone learns of an attack on Washington, D.C. during the inaguration day activities.
Shot down over Siberia during what was supposed to be a straightforward mission, ex-Justice Department agent Cotton Malone barely escapes the clutches of a zealous anti-U.S. former KGB officer and learns that a sleeper is plotting a deadly attack during the American presidential inauguration. (espionage). Simultaneous.