Synopsis

Autumn of 1934. An armored vehicle, carrying the specialized paper for printing American currency, was en route to the Bureau of Engraving in Washington, D.C. The truck was intercepted, its three armed guards cut down by machine-gun fire. With counterfeiting now a matter of national concern and a federal crime, Eliot Ness and five other agents from across the country gathered in Washington, D.C., to receive a briefing on the unfolding crisis.