CIA operator, Eric Brent and his revolutionary light weapon invention is used by CIA to flush out a secretive, "phantom" military/civilian group hostile to a free-spending, over-reaching U.S. Government. Recovering from gunshot wounds, this final assignment comes before Eric enters the private sector as a weapons inventor/researcher. The intelligence assignment goes astray when Eric exposes a far-reaching and well-planned American military "takeover" that is within days of unfolding within the U.S. Strained loyalties arise as the "phantom" group appeals to Eric and his seniors. At the height o...