The Senator's Revenge

A group of teenagers exploring in the woods witness the murder of a U.S. Senator in the murky June twilight. They cannot see well enough to identify the killers or their car. The body is rolled into a tarp and taken away. They are reluctant to notify the police since there is no real evidence that the murder occurred. They get together with the other members of their group the following morning and decide to try to learn enough to go to the police. While researching the Senator on the internet, someone detects their inquiries and they find that they are being followed by two men in a strange car. They contact the Senator's son and explain the situation. He agrees to hire security people to watch the people who are following them. He also allows them to search the late Senator's house, where they find evidence that the Senator had been collecting data on a wealthy financier, who has aspirations for the presidential nomination. The man had tried to blackmail the Senator during an investigation of the Savings and Loan debacle of 2008. After studying the files they find evidence of money laundering for organized crime and reluctantly go to the FBI. After convincing the FBI and the President that the Senator's death was politically motivated, the kids are put under federal protection. The killers still make an attempt to get rid of the kids and wound two of their number. They stick to the case and eventually discover enough to tie the presidential hopeful to the mob. With the help of the FBI and IRS they exact the revenge the Senator had in mind.