Act I The black conference table shook when she hit the floor. Inside the military strategy meeting room, beneath the glow of a radar screen and the…

Act I The kick hit her back before the dust settled. In the tactical training lane, beside a pile of sandbags and low strands of barbed wire,…

Act I His hand was already locked around her hair bun when the cafeteria stopped eating. In the American military cafeteria, long metal tables stretched beneath cold…

Act I His hand was already buried in her hair when the cameras came up. On the dusty tactical training field, surrounded by low concrete walls, sandbags,…

Act I The Major was already pointing toward the kitchen table when the cafeteria went quiet. In the officers’ section of the American military cafeteria, lunch trays…

Act I The spill was barely larger than the toe of Colonel H. Obine’s polished boot. A streak of coffee or sauce glistened on the military cafeteria…

Act I The Major was already leaning across the briefing table when the hallway went quiet. Behind him, the tactical wall map stretched across the gray wall,…

Act I The slap cracked across the checkpoint before the barrier arm moved. At the American military base security gate, the wealthy woman stood inches from the…

Act I The sealed folder skidded across the hallway before anyone understood what had just happened. It slid over the polished floor of military headquarters, stopping beneath…