FBI Special Agent Frank Deal's blood runs cold when he learns that the frightening power of anti-gravity technology has been stolen from Area 51. What he doesn't know is that the technology now rests in the hands of The Cause - or that they plan to use it to tear the nation apart. Deep inside the underground laboratories of Area 51, the quiet beep of a computer grabs Dr. Rick Donnelly's attention. After years of intensive research, the supercomputer has just confirmed that the genius physicist has finally uncovered the secret which will allow the country's new gravity wave powered aircraft to become fully operational. But Donnelly has no intention of giving his discovery to the United States government. Instead, he will present the cutting-edge technology to his real employers - The Cause. Donnelly's treason sets in motion a devastating plan that will plunge the entire country into chaos, or worse, a second civil war. The unimaginable power of gravity wave propulsion, unleashed in the form of an invulnerable aircraft, will allow The Cause to trigger its shocking gambit for ultimate power. Led by the world's foremost WMD hunter, Frank Deal, the FBI launches a nationwide manhunt for Donnelly and the crucial technology. Scrambling for leads, Deal finds himself in the small university town of Banebridge, Alabama, where he meets student Michael King. Michael and three friends have uncovered evidence that a secret society on campus -The Tyros - is much more than it appears. The amateur sleuths' information provides Deal with his only clue to locating Donnelly and the gravity wave plane. The startling connections between The Cause, The Tyros, and Donnelly pull Deal and the four university students squarely into the center of a conflict that could destroy the United States of America and change the balance of power in the world forever.