When a long-ago bungled ambush in a remote jungle turns out to be the prelude to an international incident that could change the balance of power in the world, John Darque, known to his friends as ‘Chadeaux’, intervenes. Darque, the head of a covert organization charged with maintaining the balance of world power, and the sole survivor of the jungle ambush, quickly realizes two agendas are in play with the power grab – one global, and one personal. To resolve the global issue, Darque and his group follow a team of Iranian terrorists from attacks inside the US to Europe and the Middle East before ending the threat, but it isn’t until after returning to the US that Darque’s personal issue is resolved in a manner that results in his ‘demise’.