The AF-8 team was formed in the early 1980s to perform “surgical strikes” against the enemies of the United States abroad. Reporting only to the President of the United States, the team was comprised of elite Special Forces Operators gifted at assassinations that either “sent a clear message” or that no one would ever know were assassinations. The individual team members changed over the years, but their mandate remained the same: eliminate America’s enemies as directed by the President.

After 9-11, the team began receiving assignments to assassinate foreign nationals on U.S. soil as part of the War on Terror. This was the first time that the team operated domestically, but their mandate remained the same.

When Leonard Augustus Alexander is elected President, something changes. The team begins receiving missions targeting U.S. Citizens from Godric Ballard, the team’s liaison with the President. The team members realize that they are no longer targeting America’s enemies; they are targeting the President’s enemies: political rivals, business and civic leaders, and others who stand in the way of the President’s lust for power.

When the team members refuse these assignments, they find themselves being hunted down and killed. One by one, the members of the team are wiped out, until only two remain: Aiden Valente and Wyatt Stark.

With survival being the only mission, will any survive?