Locked in a desperate struggle against overwhelming odds, Lawson Holland is in a tug of war: on one side is his sense of duty to a country he's served for his entire life; on the other, his desire to protect his son from further harm.

Can he turn his back on one, if that decision threatens the survival of the other?
Will he be paralyzed by the fear of inevitable loss, or will he 'sing his death song, and die like a hero going home?'