Now, Leavenworth is the end of the line - absolutely no way out. The story opens with a shocker - Robert has escaped and left a corpse in his cell. Next a threesome of important officials - Army, Air Force and National Security - summon John and order him to find and arrest his brother. Having a family member involved goes against all protocol, so why did they ask John to do this? Nonetheless, that question aside he determines to find out who the dead man was, how Robert was able to escape, and where in the world he is now.