Sheriff Mace Davenport was just trying to do his duty by keeping a doomsday weapon out of a criminal mastermind's hands. Now Davenport is under arrest and on trial for his life. He's charged with waging armed insurrection against the Confederate Reserve Wing—the same Reserve Wing that has been trying to set off the doomsday weapon all this time.

Davenport's struggles across known space haven't been in vain, though. His friends and allies are everywhere he least expects to find them. They've been waiting for the chance to come out of the woodwork and make sure both he and his enemies get the justice they so richly deserve.

In the final showdown for the fate of the free world, one man's relentless dedication to the law will be tested to its limit in the ultimate fight to bring down the ruthless forces set to destroy him.