The year is 1936. Eighteen-year-old Erika Lehmann lives in Washington, D.C., with her parents. Her German father serves as press secretary for the German Ambassador to the United States. Erika befriends another young woman, a cub reporter for a Washington newspaper. The free-spirited and thrill-seeking Erika tags along with her new friend during the fledgling reporter's quest to interview a New York City crime boss and gain herself a promotion to full-time reporter. The two na ve young women swiftly find themselves embroiled with the mob on an adventure that is not only dangerous and frightening at times but comedic, as well.
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