Naomi and Serina were stationed in Washington, DC. as Elder Sentinels. Naomi sees an article in a weekly gossip magazine indicating that some person survived being hit by a bus. The article hinted that the survivor might be an alien. A quick check with the Kaleidoscope revealed that all known Elders were accounted for. Naomi and Serina decide to check out this person, just in case. They go to the hospital to which the young woman had been taken only to find that she had been transferred to a federal hospital at Bethesda, MD. Fearing the worst, Naomi and Serina go to the hospital, find the girl and help her to escape. Naomi and Serina subsequently learn that she is the daughter of one of the first surrogate mothers from the Academy. She has most of the Elders' capabilities, but has not been trained in their use. If the girl was not some weird permutation, then the other participants in Elena's Plan could be expected to give birth to daughters like her. And, if the Elder genes were dominant, they could persist for generations. With all these possible Elders walking around all over the country, even all over the world, sooner or later the government would get wind of them and there would be major problems. Naomi and Serina hatch a plan the might just prevent that from happening. Their initial plan involves the President of the United States. Subsequently, they find themselves being pursued by Homeland Security and the District Police.