The Reverend Thomas Jefferson Wildish leads back to a high-ranking jihadist in Portland, Oregon. It also leads to a confrontation between Sheriff Blair and fifty bikers bent on freeing their friends, "or we'll tear your town apart."
In Portland, FBI Special Agents Wilcox and Brandt investigate a tip about a cargo ship container sitting on Portland's Pier 6 dock. As they unravel the mystery behind the container, the web expands to include jihadists, bikers, and a rogue FBI agent. When unsubstantiated rumors are leaked of a terrorist plot to kill thousands of people in Portland, the ensuing chaos tests the city's disaster plans and the patience of first responders.