The President and his advisors decide dissent has gone too far. A secret plan moves forward. Within three days, Homeland Security and the FBI round up 173 citizens. Agents pluck Madison and Evert Druid from the Kona check-in line at Oakland International, fly them to Manila then truck them to Olongapo. Maddy's tennis friends go into action, but a stunned public keeps silent. The media report the shocking arrests, but disasters take over the headlines. Even a favorable Supreme Court ruling doesn't help. The Druids' deaths propel this frightening, yet hopeful story.