Nick Carter and his lover Selena Connor work for the Project, a black ops counter terrorism unit reporting to the president. Ancient gold coins found in a terrorist stronghold in the Philippines set the Project team on a collision course with a ruthless terrorist who dreams of an Islamic state in India. Nick and Selena struggle with their doubts about one another as they find themselves standing in the way of nuclear war between China, Pakistan and India. Can they stop it in time? Success is far from certain.