Unexpectedly let go from the Taskforce, Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill find themselves on an unofficial mission to locate their commander's niece, unaware how critical her disappearance will become. Meanwhile, a shadow organization has targeted military relatives of key members of the US government, including the vice president's son. The government faces a terrible choice: Cease counterterroirst operations, or watch hostages die one by one. How much is one life worht? Unless the Taskforce can decipher the web of lies devised by their enemies, the United States is about to find out.