When his buddy and partner dies during battle, Bobby Lee Swagger blames himself and quits the army. He retires and goes to live in the Arkansas wilderness with only his dog for company. One day a visitor requests that he comes back into action to help prevent the assassination of the current US President. However, the assasination is carried out, only it's not the President who dies and Swagger is framed for the murder. He goes on the run attempting to discover who set him up and why...
