In 1974, Connie is a White House stenographer who obtains the infamous 18½-minute gap in President Richard Nixon’s Watergate tapes. She wants to leak the tape to reporter Paul, which could bring down the Nixon Presidency. They meet up at in a secluded town, and their search for a working reel-to-reel player leads them to a friendly swingers, paranoid hippies, and the one-eyed proprietor of a bayside motel. Once the tape starts playing, though, it’s clear that nefarious forces might also be out to get it.