When the orders are wrong, honor is all you have left.

For Sergeant Kyle Brennan and the elite Marines of Squad Alpha-7, it was supposed to be a straightforward, if dangerous, mission: deploy to a riot-torn Los Angeles under the Insurrection Act, establish a perimeter, and restore order.

But from the moment they touch down in a city ablaze, they realize they've been thrown into a war, not a riot. The protestors are organized, well-equipped, and using military tactics.

The chaos is a lie.

The line between patriot and traitor is drawn in fire.

As the perimeter collapses and his men are pushed to the brink, Brennan discovers the horrifying truth: the city-wide riots are an elaborate smokescreen, a diversion orchestrated by a ruthless cartel lieutenant to move a massive shipment of military-grade weapons onto American soil.

Cut off from a command that is blind to the real threat, Brennan is faced with an impossible choice when the enemy takes hostages and sets a deadly trap.