Suspicious of the "official answers" to an oil rig disaster, Ellie Molaro, investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board, spearheads a private investigation with a secret tipster named Carter. Carter claims that a conspiracy of "Fixers" are behind the worst disasters in the country, all rigged to manipulate the stock market, and reap billions for a select few. Now, their largest operation in decades is an impending, catastrophic event targeting Washington, D.C. and the only way they can succeed is if Ellie and Carter are among the casualties.