In the USA, at the heart of a Miami suburb, lies a strange structure that began as the dream of an American Renaissance man, but soon turned into a nightmare. In the Lebanese capital of Beirut, a high rise famed for its glitz and glamour, is drawn into a brutal conflict that consumed the country. On a quiet English estuary, a marooned vessel once crewed by fun loving pirates becomes the target of armed raiders. And, in Japan, an out-of-place curiosity, caught in a devastating web of corruption.

In Alabama, the home of a secretive fraternal organization, that would play a part in one of America's greatest moments of change. Hidden in the hostile Tunisian desert lie a vast chain of ruins that once stood in the way of Allied Victory in North Africa until a band of rogue heroes uncovered their weakness. In the Lebanese capital, Beirut, a once lavish complex was scarred by an avoidable tragedy that made headlines around the world. In Greece, an elite institution designed to form the leaders of tomorrow.