A sniper's bullet changed Lincoln MacKenzie's life forever. Lincoln has been tasked with a mission: to hunt down the Witness-the enigmatic man behind the tragedy in Bellbrook. Present and past entwine as Lincoln is forced to make a choice between ending the life of the Witness or saving him from a far more dangerous threat. Will Lincoln's desire for revenge outweigh his need for the truth? Meanwhile, Ben Riley is caught in the middle of a political game as his assessment begins before the Inter-Agency Council. But is the purpose behind his questioning only the opening gambit of a larger plot against not only the Director of the DSA, but the agency itself? The DSA starts to crumble with this crucial chapter of the series.