In1943,revolutionaryinventorNikolaTesladiedpennilessintheNewYorkerHotel.Within24hourstheU.S.governmentseizedeverythinginhisroom.Butonedesignwasalreadymissing.SeventyyearslaterinBuffalo,NY,abrilliantyoungengineerhasfoundit.Andtheonlypersonshecantrustisalow-rentdetectivewithapack-a-dayhabit.
Mike Locken is one of the principal members of a group of freelance spies. A significant portion of their work is for the C.I.A. and while on a case for them, one of his friends turns on him and shoots him in the elbow and knee. His assignment, to protect someone, goes down in flames. He is ...