Washington, D.C. - It is late November, 1979.
Detective Benjamin Fuller and veteran Air Force fighter pilot Henry Cooper struggle to bring down the Anarchists who have taken them captive as American forces respond to the invasion of Texas by Communist Mexico. At the same time, the Anarchists launch an all-out attack inside Washington while Carrion demands the abdication and surrender of the U.S. interim government -or he will bring to bear his stockpiles of radioactive waste.
As chaos unfolds all around her, Emma Aiden, niece of Senator William James Aiden, retains her faith in Conscience, believing Conscience will continue to help Fuller and Henry. But her faith in Conscience brings her in a relationship-shattering opposition revolving around morality and law with Henry, who is determined to bring Conscience to justice. Emma, in turn, retreats into the safety of the past -and to a man who holds all history in his hands.
It all comes down to this.
