SYNOPSIS Its 2056 and civilisation is coming to an end after a great war in 2017 had pushed the planet into a nuclear winter. The Supreme Council in Washington D.C. has come up with one final plan to put it right. It means sending their last remaining time capsule back in time to collect the man responsible for it all. The idea is to bring him into the future, show him what he has done and then send him back home to ensure he leads the world towards peace and not war. President Eliot Sullivan has just survived an assassination attempt. When he wakes up he is going to see the future. Sky Runner Jack Malone has just been talked out of retirement. When he wakes up he is going to see what really happened in the past. It's all about time, but time is running out. The past and the future are about to become today.