The world awakes one morning to the news that Islamic Jihadists have assailed multiple targets in Saudi Arabia, destroying oil-pumping equipment, crippling pipelines, and assassinating most of the royal family. Inflation rocks the world’s financial markets. The normal rules no longer apply.

In a closed session of Congress an “Assassination Bill” is introduced. General Peter Newman is assigned to head a new “Threat Migration Unit.” He’s given authority to recruit and train up to 100 specialists for the task at hand—to assassinate terrorists.