As powerful men in Washington lean hard on Congress to approve funding for a controversial fighter bomber, a savage terror bombing levels an aircraft research facility in France. The loss of lives is staggering, and retribution begins even before the guilty are clearly identified. While murder haunts the halls of power, Lt. Col. John Reynolds struggles to remain an honorable man and a loyal soldier. But after he meets an old Army buddy-turned-defense contractor for a drink, Reynolds finds his world threatened: his faith in the military he serves, and his relationship with a beautiful young woman with a haunted past. Suddenly John Reynolds is on every player's list of targets...and he doesn't even know why.