It is May, 1963. In one month, President John F. Kennedy will visit West Berlin. In East Berlin, the Communists prepare a catastrophic welcome... In the dungeon of an ancient castle, miles east of the border, lies Father Sean Conlin--hero of the West German resistance. Under the brutal control of Harry Van Buren, the world's most brilliant, ruthless brainwasher, Conlin will soon be eager to confess--to anything. Even to an alliance that will destroy the Free World.