A terrorist attack devastates much of America's government, allowing a dictator to seize the presidency. With the backing of a foreign power and under the influence of extremist religious groups, he permits foreign forces to occupy the West Coast as collateral for the trillions the US owes them. Large segments of both the population and the military rise up against the dictator and his allies, igniting a civil war. An Army Ranger partners with a Military Police officer to make the fight personal, abducting the dictator’s trophy wife in hopes of exchanging her for prisoners of war. Their uneasy friendship develops, and the duo becomes the scourge of the Appalachian region.