Assassination 1987

Jay Killian is a seasoned Secret Service veteran who has just returned from a six-week sick leave. With the inauguration of the new president looming, he is handed a new assignment: protect the First Lady, Lara Royce Craig. Despite his experience, Killian is dismayed not to be placed on the Presidential detail, and he quickly discovers that Lara is a challenging charge—arrogant, condescending, demanding, and openly suspicious of his every suggestion. The tension between handler and protected woman sows unease from the start.

As Lara moves through her duties with a combative independence, it becomes painfully clear that someone wants her dead. An early attempt on her life, carried out by a biker, marks the first heartbeat of danger and makes Killian’s protective role feel personal rather than procedural. The situation grows more urgent as threats close in from unexpected directions, forcing the pair to rely on each other despite their rocky rapport.

What begins as a high-stakes security assignment soon balloons into a wild cross‑country chase. Killian travels from city to city, trying to shield Lara while he sorts through a tangled web of clues that point to an assassin and his elusive contractor. The investigation hints that the danger may extend beyond the streets and into the corridors of power, with whispers that the White House could be involved in the conspiracy.

As the plot unravels, a troubling motive comes into focus: the President, President Calvin Craig, is scarred by a war injury that has left him impotent, and his wife is preparing to file for divorce as the term ends. In a bid to preserve the illusion of strength and safeguard public sympathy, a cadre of co-conspirators stages the attacks to keep the President’s secret hidden and to sustain political support through a time of personal and national grief. The deeper danger lies not just in who Pulls the trigger, but in who orchestrates the narrative from behind the scenes.

In the end, Killian pieces together the conspiracy with a careful blend of restraint and determination. He navigates a maze of personal flaws, political machinations, and life‑threatening danger to expose the truth and protect Lara, all while edging closer to a revelation about who’s truly behind the attempts on her life. The mission closes with a sense of hard-won clarity: justice is possible, but it comes at a cost, and truth must prevail even when it implicates the highest echelons of power.