There's just one thing standing between liberal Senate staffer Kate Adams and passage of the landmark legislation she's been fighting for all year: Ben Mackenzie, intimidating gatekeeper for one of DC's most powerful conservative senators. After Kate and Ben lock horns in a meet-not-so-cute, they vow to take each other down - by any means necessary. But as their endless game of one-upmanship becomes Kate's favourite part of the day, she starts to wonder if her feelings for Ben are closer to attraction than animosity.