After a deadly missile attack on a U.S. commercial flight, a brilliant but arrogant safety engineer spearheading a revolutionary new anti-missile product investigates whether the defense contractor she works for is responsible for the attack and finds herself the target of an anti-government weapons retailer.

A safety engineer works on an anti-missile product? Kind of a stretch, don't ya think? Now she is turned into an investigator? Lose brilliant but arrogant, that doesn't make me want to root for her at all.

The big elephant is the lack of a clear goal and time bomb for her. What are the stakes she is drawn into and what looming threat happens if she fails her task? Try ramping it up a bit.

After a missile destroys a commercial airplane, a safety engineer realizes that the defense contractor she works for is responsible for the deadly attack. She must then uncover the ____ before ____ happens.