On discovering a glitch in the equations of physics, David and Rene develop a process to regenerate captured historical images. But as significance of their discovery grows, threatening to compromise political secrecy around the world, they unleash a hail of ruthless forces. Amid scenes of rising global panic, an elusive alien presence is detected throughout Earth-space, plunging human society into anarchy and bitter confusion. Desperate to regain control, the world's superpowers launch a massive nuclear strike against the alien intruder, driving the world to the brink of global catastrophe."