Hidden forces are willing to kill any and all who stand in the way of untold billions.  To toss the authorities off track, they borrow the modus operandi of a brutal serial killer — 'The Chessman' — who stalked the corridors of power in Washington, D.C. some years earlier.  The ruse is working brilliantly except for one minor detail.  The real Chessman is not pleased — not pleased one iota — that someone has stolen his M.O.  Enter Drew Cady, ex-FBI agent, who finds himself being sucked back into the very case that almost took his life, a case that crippled him both physically and emotionally.  By capturing 'The Chessman' and his blood-spattered copycat, Cady has a last shot at redemption. If he can find a way to survive, that is.