Someone who calls herself Deloris calls Neverland and knows about Backstep and is making threats, which they don't take seriously. But she then gets a sample of Frank's voice and makes a phone call which makes them think Frank has gone mad.

While on a mission to prevent the murder of the U.S. Attorney General by a religious zealot, Parker is plagued by flashbacks to a disastrous mission in Somalia where the rest of his team were killed.

The brother of a Chechnyan terrorist Parker killed on a previous Backstep, vows to stop Parker and the Backstep program.