Peter Baird is running for his life. Skillfully manipulated and played for a patsy, he has become an assassin—public enemy number one: the man who shot the President of the United States. Now abandoned and on his own, he has but one chance to save his brother and rescue his country:He must join forces with the man he hates the most—Grant Collins, the mysterious commander of the New York militia. The problem is he has no idea where to find the man.Peter sets himself on a quest: find the militia and convince Grant to mount a rescue and save his brother from certain death. But will the price of liberty come at the cost of his soul?