In this fictional novel, Detective Brown is cast as the protagonist whose approach toward justice is cast in his crime control model. Detective Brown finds himself in conflict with lawyers whose model of due process interferes with his attempt to incarcerate the criminal element of New York. In his work, Detective Brown encounters Emerald Lee, a terrorist who is wounded at the scene of his latest crime. Emerald Lee is incarcerated but later sent to the Bingham Neurosurgical Centre to remove a blood clot suffered from a bullet wound during his arrest. In preparation for his surgery, Emerald Lee encounters medical specialists who evaluate him. Unknown to Lee, nanotechnology is used during the surgical procedure to remove his homicidal aggressive behaviour. This fictional novel reflects on the early pioneering research of neurosurgical specialists who utilized electrode implantation to thwart aggressive behaviour. In this novel, nanowiring is explored as the technique of controlling aggressive psychopaths.