Daiyu, Black Jade, is in Nepal, trying to find answers that are burning in her soul. She is given a vision by the High Lama. She knows where her real birth family is. Los Angeles. An attempt comes down on her life at the temple which she thwarts, killing her adversaries. She is asked to leave and she heads for Los Angeles. Air Force One is down in northern California The President is missing. The VP, Wayne Carlisle, is sworn in, taking temporary Executive Powers. His first act is to declare the President's team outlaws Joe and Lan Morgan, Tom and Sylvia Harris, Kim-Ly and Maria, Fredrick Bitz and Jason and Veronica Sharp are now wanted traitors and on the run. A sinister plot is growing, the final overthrow of the United States Government Daiyu enters the conflict and thrusts herself into the battle, meeting her deadliest enemy in the process Can the nation survive? Patrick L. Deu Pree lives in the Los Angeles area with his wife. He has six years martial arts experience and is a Los Angeles based personal trainer.