Part 1 “Staging Armageddon” captures the tangled web of lies that lead to the creation of a lethal pathogen from a sick pangolin, and the development of mRNA vaccines that the former secretary of state, Elizabeth Slater, intends to profit from. The global spread of the ensuing pandemic brings Russian Federation President Vladislav Nedvedev to the brink of realizing his geopolitical dreams to reunite the Soviet States, and America’s enemies ready themselves to reign terror on the world when President Decker is ousted.
Part 2: “Uncovering Evil” revolves around Jade Huang, a Hong Kong grad student, who is incensed that Beijing has mandated the extermination of the pangolins she is studying after a deadly pandemic emerges in Wuhan. With help from Deep Throat, a Chinese intelligence operative, Jade pieces together Nedvedev’s conspiracy. Suspicions arise that Operation Stargate, Decker’s initiative to develop life-saving vaccines, has proceeded too rapidly, threatening to expose Slater’s kickback scheme. Hanging in the balance is Decker's reelection and the hope that Nedvedev's ambitions will once again be thwarted if Jade can uncover Slater's link to the conspiracy and the deaths of millions she has caused.