In a secret room in Washington DC a man named John Tanner is asked to stake his life & those of his wife & children on a gamble whose goals & risks no one will fully reveal to him. In a small suburban town, where only the nicest people live, an odd assortment of men & women gathered for a momentous weekend. & friends, neighbours, everyone & anyone could be part of a monstrous conspiracy of international evil. The machinery has already been set in motion. & at stake is the very existence of America & the future of the entire free world