The Dirty Secret

The difference between victory and defeat in the Electoral College comes down to 259 votes in West Virginia.

A state senator desperately fights back against a lawsuit that is pushing his family's company toward bankruptcy.

A vice presidential candidate's adulterous affair threatens to explode in his face and burst into the world's headlines with devastating consequences.

A ruthless billionaire will stop at nothing to avoid facing justice for his crimes.

A small town prosecutor stumbles upon a plot to win the election by any means necessary: High-tech manipulation of electronic voting machines, creative interpretation of arcane election laws, bribery, blackmail and even murder.

And Rikki Gudivada and Dave Anderson - two star-crossed former lovers from opposite sides of the political fence - are drawn back together as the battle rages for West Virginia's 5 electoral votes, racing to solve a crime that imperils the very heart of America's constitutional system while each struggles over the same question:

Is anything more important than winning the White House?