State of Play

One night, a thief fleeing through Georgetown, Washington, D.C., is shot by a man carrying a briefcase. The witness, a deliveryman, is also shot, but left in a coma. The following morning, a young woman is killed by a Washington Metro train in a 'suicide'.

Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is distraught to hear the woman was Sonia Baker, a researcher on his staff. Collins, who has military experience, is leading an investigation into PointCorp, a private defense contractor with controversial operations involving mercenaries.