Two U.S. Marines who foughtside by side are reunited in a court of law. Attorney Hayes Hodges once aspired to a career as an officer, but a serious injury in Vietnam put an end to his military future, leaving him bitter and resentful. Col. Terry L. Childers fought alongside Hodges and once saved his life in Nam. Years later, Col. Childers, now a 30-year Marine veteran and a decorated officer with combat experience in Vietnam, Beirut and Desert Storm, is threatened with a court martial for ordering his troops to fire on civilians during a raid on the American embassy in Yemen. For him, Hodges is the only lawyer that he can trust, and the case gives Hodges a chance for revenge against the military system that he feels has wronged him. What the two don ot know: certain officials fear that there'll be a backlash against other embassies and Americans, if Childers claim is proven to be true. So they have decided to make Childers a scapegoat.