A fast-paced crime story set in New York against a backdrop of political intrigue.
Palestinian engineer Paul Shehadeh comes to America to study and teach at New York City's Columbia University. There he meets Lucy Donaldson, daughter of Senator Debra Donaldson. As her daughter is drawn closer to the handsome Shehadeh, the senator, a supporter of the Palestinian cause, worries he is not what he seems.
Soon after Shehadeh's arrival in America, a bombing takes place at one of New York's major reservoirs. FBI agent 'Bec' Bekele and her partner are sent to investigate and soon start to uncover a deadly web of international intrigue.