"A number of bombs . . . exploded, and several RPGs were fired at the massive electronic billboards in Times Square. There were] bodies lying all over the street and sidewalks . . . shards of glass and metal rained down from the billboards cutting them to ribbons. . . . Wait . . . wait . . . I'm getting another report now," the newscaster said. "Yes, Washington . . . what . . . oh, no . . . oh, my God."

Dr. Lucci's students have matured as they begin gathering information. Radical Islamic terrorists have now coordinated attacks on several large American cities, and in response the governmental Matrix decides to crack down on American citizens' First and Second Amendment rights. The World Ecology Flag now flies above the Stars and Stripes and the RFID chip is being forced upon more people. Also, a new law, the Personal Rights Protection Act, totally negates any outward religious expression.

Book Two in Gene Conti's Satan's Gambit Trilogy.