A year before the Watergate break-in, E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy are tasked with investigating the Pentagon Papers leak, gathering a team of Cubans

Hunt and Dorothy host Liddy and his wife, Fran, while their kids, Lisa and Saint John, create a flawed family portrait. After a falling out with Attorney General John Mitchell, Hunt and Liddy get an opportunity for redemption.

Hunt, Liddy, and the Cubans attempt to break into the DNC offices at the Watergate to plant listening devices for the White House.

Reeling from the arrests at the Watergate, Hunt enlists Saint John's help to dispose of evidence, while Liddy warns the acting Attorney General that the burglaries can be tied back to the President.