John Riley, installed as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle to bring order and discipline to the Church there, is murdered while saying mass in the cathedral in Puerta Vallarta, Mexico, there as a guest of the powerful and ultra conservative Opus Dei. The United States Gov-ernment blames the drug cartels. The Mexican Govern-ment claims it's a US set up to blame the Mexicans. And the Vatican, inspired by the convictions of a very wealthy and influential member of Opus Dei, Harold Brown, is certain it's the work of a radical, leftist LGBT element within the Catholic Church.

Grady Marcs, former army ranger and entrepreneur-turned-cyber-crime-specialist, is retained by Brown to find out who really killed the archbishop. Grady travels to Mexico where he uncovers more than he bargains for—putting his own life at risk.