Táto séria sleduje príbeh zarytého agenta FBI, ktorý sa rozhodne opustiť svoju kariéru vo federálnom úrade, aby začal nový život ako murár v Chicagu. Jeho minulosť ho však neopúšťa a čoskoro je vtiahnutý späť do sveta vyšetrovania. Vynútená spolupráca s bývalou kolegyňou z FBI prináša napätie aj nečakané 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 ...