偏僻的俄罗斯驻防军区，两列火车相撞爆炸。随即发生了一场匪夷所思的核爆炸，俄罗斯境内造成重大伤亡。美国白宫反核走私情报部门的朱莉亚·凯利（妮可·基德曼 Nicole Kidman饰）博士怀疑这起核意外并非偶然发生的事故。为了追查这起爆炸的始末，查明背后的真相，朱莉亚与陆军特种部队的少尉托马斯·威尔（乔治·克鲁尼 George Clooney饰）受命展开调查。他们在艰苦的调查中，竟发现了一个惊天大阴谋...
After Cragen is accused of murder, the team works secretly around the clock to defend him. Meanwhile, when Amaro also becomes implicated in the scandal and his personal life falls apart, he refuses ...