The first battle for the truth has been lost. But fate provides Zakhar with a unique opportunity: Taylor and Rothfeld arrive in Ukraine on an official visit. This is a country where Zakhar has unlimited resources, trained people, and connections going back many years. This is a country where Taylor is vulnerable. To win the war his daughter began, Zakhar has to take a perilous step. He plans to kidnap the President and subject him to a real interrogation for the whole world to see. If his plan succeeds, people will finally hear the lying, arrogant politician speak the plain, unbiased truth. But sometimes the truth is more terrible than the blackest of lies…