For Navy SEAL Lieutenant Tom Paoletti an enforced medical leave of absence is the last thing he needs. As the leader of the Troubleshooters, an elite special ops unit, not only is Tom used to injury but he thrives on danger. With his hands tied, Tom heads home to New Engl&, thinking that Dr Kelly Ashton, the 'sweet girl from next door' from his youth, might soften the blow. But everything changes when he catches a terrifying glimpse of an international terrorist in his hometown, though his superiors are quick to dismiss his warnings as paranoid delusions brought on by his near-fatal head injury. Tom can't take the chance that 'the merchant' may be planning a terrorist attack on US soil. Convinced that the danger is very real, tom pulls together a makeshift counterterrorist team but in conditions like these, can Tom be any match for the Merchant?