Missiles explode on launch in North Korea. Power grids are drained in Texas. Caracas subways stop and traffic lights in Rome go dark for thirty minutes. Chaos occurs at noon on Fridays worldwide. NSA Agent Jon Deats is sent to the Middle East and Europe to investigate, but finds a treasonous mystery closer to home. A beautiful Saudi princess tries to help and disappears during a taboo rendezvous with Deats.