Tato série sleduje osudy zarytého agenta FBI, který se rozhodne opustit svou kariéru u federálního úřadu, aby začal nový život jako zedník v Chicagu. Jeho minulost ho však neopouští a brzy je vtažen zpět do světa vyšetřování. Vynucená spolupráce s bývalou kolegyní z FBI přináší napětí i nečekané zvraty.
When a bank robbery is foiled in Chicago, the FBI see everything. They know the guy who saved the day, and for one job only, they want him back in the bureau. It won't be easy, Steve Vail despises authority, but the FBI need him, because someone is killing their agents and it looks like it's one of their own.
Forget life and death: this is a matter of international security. And Steve Vail is running out of time. A Russian agent can identify traitors leading government intelligence. All he wants is $250,000 a head, in cash. The informant vanishes. The Russians have him, and once they get the names, they will show no mercy. Reaching the targets first will push Vail to breaking point ...