The plot centers on a large-scale conspiracy by a group of US military personnel, led by General James Scott, against the current President Jordan Lyman. Further events show that the President, who sent his closest aides and friends to investigate, easily and almost indifferently accepts the news of their deaths, because he is only interested in his own person.
as Paul Girard - assistant to the President
as William «Mutt» Henderson - colonel
as Johnny Broderick - colonel
as Murdock - colonel
as Dorsey Grayson «Huff» - lieutenant
as Harold McPherson - televangelist
as John Rolfpatrick - president of «General Aviation» Corporation
as Dieffenbach - chief of staff of the US Army
as Hardesty - chief of staff of the US air force
as Riley - chief of staff of the US marine corps
as military secretary
as Dr. Horace
