In the foothills of Southern California, a military research base has reported five casualties in the past two weeks. CID Special Investigator, Brant Welborn, has one week to conduct a formal inquiry, but the response of the post commander is less than cooperative toward the civilian intrusion.Forced to comply with strange restrictions that include confinement to his room after nightfall, Welborn struggles to find answers. Teaming up with an EPA field agent following her own conspiracy theory, the two attempt to expose the truth and begin to accept the possibility of a cover-up hiding a deadly threat contained within.