As the FBI agent Jake Mott brought a swift and brutal end to a hostage crisis, he unwittingly ignited a vendetta that had been smoldering for generations in the hearts of a grieving mother and her devoted son. Decades later, Jake found himself back in the fray, called from his retirement to train a new batch of recruits at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Now, his enemies ? long-standing quest for revenge is poised to imperil both Jake and his family, as well as the students at the Academy and the very Bureau itself.