It is 1999. Russia is a country now in the grip of anarchy. The president sits powerless in Moscow as his nation is wracked by famine and inflation, crime and corruption, while seething hordes of the unemployed roam the streets. For party leader Igor Komarov, the chaos is made to order. His voice rings out over the airwaves offering the roiling masses hope at last not only for law and order, but for restoring the lost greatness of Russia. In secret, a group of elder statesmen sends the only person who can expose the truth about Komarov into the heart of the inferno. Jason Monk has a dual mission: to stop this man whose private manifesto is pure Mein Kampf - and to stay alive. But the forces allied against him are ruthless time is frighteningly short!