Scott Wolfe believes violence and insanity run in his family. Despite the black hole that nearly all his childhood memories seem to have been sucked into, his past continues to shape him in ways he doesn't understand. One evening in September 1996, something happened that changed the course of Scott's life, starting him along a path that affects him and everyone around him. Fifteen years later, stuck behind a computer in the role of "analyst," Scott's desire to be in the middle of the action is answered without his knowledge or consent when strings from his two previous adventures become entangled. After a failed abduction attempt-thwarted by Scott in spectacularly violent fashion-CIA Agent John Temple whisks him away from threats at home, while simultaneously indoctrinating him into his first official field Op. The job of his dreams is only one decision away. But with that decision comes danger like he's never faced and a life that he may not be prepared for-if he survives his first test. How treacherous has Scott's life become if the CIA thinks he would be safer in the Middle East?