Hal Dune gets in over his head when the burned remains of a colleague were found at the scene of a mysterious fire in a residential area adjacent to a military base. After navigating a dodgy jurisdictional tug-of-war between three federal agencies, the trail leads to a deep-rooted conspiracy that threatens to shake the foundations of the country. It's a race against time to secure a piece of technology that once ended a war but could start a new one if it were to fall into the wrong hands. Trust becomes a risk no one can take for granted as Hal is tested to the limits when thousands of lives are placed in his hands.