What is resolved in Parts One & Two of the MACHINE Trilogy appears as isolated. Any connection among those entities remains remote as part three, Companion, begins. What does it all mean? What of the self-important, irascible Russian, Vacil Sarmindi; the pompous billionaire, Adam Eaves; what is the meaning of T.A.R.S.? What of the phantom, dactyl Phoenix intelligence operation uncovered by the C.I.A.? Is there any nexus, any significance at all? Jo Machine, Captain James Tillman, and a myriad of government officials are at a disturbing, life-threatening standstill. Is Jo Machine's uncontrollable fixation toward an unknown, unseen companion a mistake? Can either of them survive the sworn evil of an unspeakable, powerful force? Companion, the third and final piece of this pulse-pounding thriller, holds the fate of a vital, terrifying global problem, as well as Jo Machine's evolution and destiny.