Pike Logan and his partner Jennifer Cahill expect orders for their next mission from the topsecret counterterrorist unit called the Taskforce. Instead, they learn that their latest actions have gotten them fired, despite having saved thousands of innocent lives. Pike"s shock and fury at the news is quickly redirected when commander Colonel Kurt Hale asks him and Jennifer for help with a personal matter: His niece Kylie, an exchange student in England, has gone missing. Neither Pike nor Jennifer understands how critical her disappearance will become. Meanwhile, all Taskforce teams have been redirected to a developing situation. A terrorist organization has targeted military relatives of key members of the US government, including the vice president"s son. Their seizure of hostages was far-reaching and carefully coordinated. The government faces a terrible choice: cease counterterrorist operations or watch hostages die one by one. How much is one life worth? Unless the Taskforce can...