Young corporate banker is drawn into a thrilling web of intrigue when a corrupt Fortune 500 client conspires with the highest levels of the U.S. government to sell chemical weapons to a Mideastern terrorist. During a top-secret mission over thirty years ago in the jungles of Cambodia, Sergeant Jack Powers and Lieutenant Dan Bridges form a sinister alliance in the aftermath of a horrifying incident. A secret is kept and a lifetime debt incurred. The partnership is tested over thirty years later when Jack Powers, now the CEO of Kamex Corp., a multi-billion dollar international conglomerate and Dan Bridges, now the Secretary of Defense of the United States, strike another Faustian bargain with a terrorist known as Abdul. Motivated by greed and political ambitions, Dan provides access to a chemical weapons research and development facility where Robert Stevenson works as a Director of Research and Investigations. Ashley Stevenson, Robert's daughter, is an ambitious corporate banker in the world of high finance. But when she pursues Kamex Corp. as her next client, Ashley's illusions are shattered through several unexpected discoveries. Is the untimely death of Ayatollah Dharmeni linked to a bizarre massacre in the Gaza Strip? Is a near-fatal accident connected to the disappearance of highly dangerous chemical compounds? Who is behind an inconceivable act of treason and how will they pay? Ashley must uncover these answers to prevent a potentially catastrophic incident.