During the Donald J. Trump Presidency, Agent Beacon, a Russian born U.S. Department of Justice recruit, goes undercover as a security officer to investigate organized crime in a small Nevada town, where an informant, and a staged murder cover-up, yields the discovery of a multi-state drug trafficking operation from Mexico and into the U.S. being run by a mob of low-level public officials.—Anton Iagounov
In a time of political turmoil, and just as U.S. President elect Donald J. Trump is sworn in as President of the United States, Special Agent Francis Beacon, a Soviet Union born Russian-American, U.S. Department of Justice recruit, and former Correctional Officer (Citizen Chief) of a Maximum Security Prison, goes undercover as a "noc", or "non-official cover," when he is assigned to investigate organized crime in what is dubbed as "The Biggest Little City In The World," that is; Reno, Nevada.
Initially, Beacon starts out by working part-time as a Transportation Security Officer for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration, where he begins his journey in an effort to unravel an elaborate organized crime racket being orchestrated by a criminal syndicate comprised of local thugs who have infiltrated the municipal government by bribing city officials. It isn't long after Beacon's arrival in Reno that things take a turn for the worst when a John Doe is killed in a staged car bombing by a local member of the mob, Quasimodo, as a part of a heinous plot devised to fake Quasimodo's death for reasons unknown. The staged car bombing is labeled an "open and shut" case, and swept under the rug by insiders and city officials, only to further arouse Beacon's suspicions and encourage his investigative efforts as he discovers pertinent clues which spell out a conspiracy.
Possessing a specialized body of knowledge acquired through advanced education and training received through the FBI academy, and a background in fugitive recovery, prison security, and criminal investigations, Beacon sets out to locate the source of corruption which is plaguing the northern Nevada casino town, only to find himself on a goose chase, jumping from one security job to another as he follows clues to try and piece together the details to the case. From working airport security, to bouncing nightclubs, bank protection, federal protection services for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to even transporting millions of dollars for the mob while working undercover as an armored truck driver. As Beacon makes his way through the community and deep into the local culture, working mainly government contracts, he eventually finds himself work doing armed security for a company which assigns him to the mobile security patrol unit, with Reno's City Hall and the downtown bus station being collateral posts and on his patrol route.
One day, while working mobile patrol, Beacon receives an anonymous tip from a confidential human source, which brings him to an informant by the name of Melissa Baumean, who is romantically involved with a dirty cop by the name of Michael, and provides Beacon with critical pieces of information which help further his investigation, disclosing a sophisticated multi-jurisdictional drug trafficking operation originating from Mexico and into the United States, with the killing of John Doe at the center of the scheme, and with all the roads leading back to the City of Reno as a "node" which connects the conspiracy abroad.
Shortly after receiving information from Melissa, while working at City Hall, Beacon discovers that the city's monarch; bought, paid for, and owned by the local mafia, is planning a coup to secede from the union in a treasonous attempt to usher in an egalitarian utopia, using her political power in conjunction with the drug trade to suppress local wages, create crime, and destabilize the local economy. Beacon's investigation leads to a ripple effect and prompts the attention of federal authorities nationwide, from Southern California, to Maryland, and even Washington D.C., and stirs up controversy locally, placing Beacon at odds with the local mob. It is also during this time that the case of John Doe is reopened by Terry, a senior investigator, after a string of recent drug raids by Reno's SWAT team leads authorities back to the John Doe killing.
As Beacon continues his work, and is placed under surveillance locally as he's pursued by a couple of dirty and disgruntled renegade agents, with Michael the dirty cop being one of them, who attempt to set road blocks to Beacon's investigation, and try to sabotage Beacon by falsifying information in a law enforcement database in hopes of duping other agents into believing that Beacon is one of the bad guys. Beacon is given a heads-up about the sabotage attempt by Special Agent Anoose, a local investigator, Beacon's point-of-contact, and the only agent to know that Beacon is working undercover, who warns Beacon and suggests that he abandon the case.
After being tipped off by Agent Anoose, Beacon agrees to relocation, but not before finalizing and submitting his Sworn Affidavit to the U.S. Attorney's Office, securing a Grand Jury Indictment against the unusual suspects, which leads law enforcement to the largest nationwide political corruption, drug trafficking, and racketeering crack down in American history.
