Mitch Reilly is a drifter. He works for cash, skirts the edges of the law and when something inside tells him the time has come, he moves on. But now, after a decade without roots, he's found the love of a lady, a crowd of friends and a good job. He's ready to abandon his nomadic lifestyle and settle down.When a police officer is brutally murdered after issuing a random traffic ticket, Mitch finds himself on the run, chased by a vengeful cop and hunted by a mysterious individual named Mr. Cole. Although he's certain they've never met, Cole bares more than a passing resemblance to someone Mitch loathed in the past and worse, he knows more about Mitch than humanly possible.Cole lives in the shadows, a man without a conscience who harbours a devastating secret that jeopardizes mankind's future. He needs Mitch's help to change the world for his own personal gain and he'll leave a trail of death behind, if that's what it takes to force Mitch to do his bidding.A world away, Raymond Albright lives a stable life without adventure, a contented existence that revolves around his family and his career. When a tragic accident takes it all away, Ray ends up in prison. Sentenced to death, tormented by an unsympathetic warden and a sociopathic inmate, his date with the firing squad is growing closer, as is his chance to make amends.Ray and Mitch's lives are about to collide and these unlikely allies will have to work together to save themselves and possibly, the entire human race.