A mysterious illness strikes down teenage girls, while a wave of abortion clinic bombings terrorizes the nation. As the death toll mounts, accusations fly and battle lines are drawn: a global drug company, a presidential hopeful, and a beautiful and brilliant political operative stake out their positions. When the president forms a commission to uncover the truth, he chooses Matt Bugatti, the famous young mathematician, to lead it. Matt accepts, entering a world of deception and danger. His life threatened, his loyalties torn, his most deeply-held beliefs shattered, Matt maneuvers among the warring factions, ultimately to discover the awful truth.