Cut to their core by an act of unspeakable betrayal, the team must think fast to regroup and recover but with two of their lives hanging by a thread and a third taken captive to be sacrificed to the Beast, hope and practical solutions are in short supply. As a demon army prepares to rise from the earth on the eve of America s bicentennial celebration, an old friend of the VMS steps in to assist and Gus gets a chance to rewrite his grim fate. In the end, their efforts will all hinge on Skinner Sweet s final decision to either retreat and preserve what s left of his limited life, or to face his fear of death and risk it all for Pearl and the future of humanity.
