A park ranger on his usual morning rounds is shocked to find a woman's body on the observation deck of the torch of the Statue of Liberty, which has been closed to the public for years. As Jack and his team investigate the murder, they discover the dead woman is linked to a senator whose reelection campaign is funded by the shadowy leader of a group of right-wing mercenaries. This ghost plans to use advanced weapons to force the government to comply with his dangerously radical agenda. To stop the sociopath, Jack and his team partner with the FBI, and as their investigation deepens, Jack discovers that the right-wing militia leader has sympathizers in the government, including the senator, influential congressmen, and members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.