The great northeast power blackout of 2003 left 55 million people from eight states and Canada in the dark. By the time power was restored 24 hours later, the blackout had cost six billion dollars and resulted in eleven deaths. Now a group of eco-terrorists, aided by Arab extremists, is planning to do it again. Peter Bradovich, a Consulting Engineer who in a past life, spent time in the Middle East as a "Contractor", unwillingly becomes drawn in to this sinister conspiracy