The past was catching up, coming in close and N.C.O Sergeant Elizabeth Ryder wanted nothing more than to escape her military career and the hostile climate of Helix. But, can she outwit and outmanoeuvre Brigadier General Jerome Mistry, an officer who had been genetically engineered with intelligence and capabilities way beyond her own? Ryder doesn't know if she can pull it off ... and when she tries, she's ill prepared for the enemy she unleashes.