The Contender

When the Vice President of the United States unexpectedly dies, all eyes in Washington D.C. are on President Jackson Evans as he chooses a new VP. Sen. Jack Hathaway, a respected career politician enjoying a new swell of popularity after a well-publicized attempt to save a drowning woman, is expected to be Evans' choice, but instead he picks Sen. Laine Hanson, a decision that raises eyebrows on both sides of the political fence. Veteran power broker Shelly Runyon is vehemently opposed to Hanson's appointment, in part because the Democratic senator was once a Republican, and vows to do everything in his power to prevent her from being confirmed. Runyon and his staff start digging for dirt on Hanson, and soon make a surprising discovery ? her personal morality is called into question when it's alleged that she took part in a group sexual liaison while she was a college student.