Checkmate , is the story of Alex Decker (Peter Greene) a German Interpol agent, deep under cover, who has been on the trail of Jimmy the King ( Manny Perez) and Sandra, his wife (Yvonne Maria Schaefer), the ruthless leaders of a Mexican drug Cartel. After several years of tracking them all over Europe and South America, Alex finally catches up to them in New York City. He successfully arranges a meeting through his informant, Michael (Markus Depfenhart) to purchase over a million and half dollars worth of pure grade heroin. With the help of Agent Cone (William Sadler) and Agent Lepari (Federico Castelluccio) from the New York City DEA, Alex secures the money for the bust. At the meeting, with Jimmy, Sandra and Michael, things quickly turn for the worse and fill the atmosphere with high tension, danger and an unexpected twist.