The president enlists covert operative Scot Horvath to snatch a ruthless mastermind from an Afghan stronghold. When the Taliban kidnap a media mogul's daughter, they want to trade her for a top Al Quada operative. But the Afghans want to keep him until he's tried for his crimes. Yet as Horvath launches his rescue mission, he wonders if Jihadists have baited a clever trap that hides an even greater threat.