The year is 1935 and the Great Depression has America in a death grip. But the New Deal is rekindling hope, with federally funded infrastructure projects, like Boulder Dam, putting people back to work. Set to harness the mighty Colorado River for electricity and irrigation, the dam is an engineering marvel and symbol of American can-do spirit.

So why would anyone want to blow it up?

When an informant on the construction site turns up dead, Bonnie and Clyde—spared from death and forced into a covert life working for the government—get their second assignment: uncover the treason, stop the sabotage and protect the thousands of laborers in the company. town. Now, they must face their most dangerous mission yet: working for a living.