When Cape Town is chosen for the World G8 Summit on AIDS, Scimitar - a militant Islamic cell based on the tip of Africa - plans to raze the hotel where the world's leaders are scheduled to gather for their final press conference. The National Intelligence Agency's best officers, Tau Molepe and Gerry Viljoen, are responsible for neutralizing the threat. But no matter what they do, they always seem to be one step behind and time is running out fast.