POD: 1997. An unnamed assassin murders Bill Clinton. The vice president, Al Gore, is unwilling to serve, and the inexperienced Joe Madison takes office. He attempts to calm things down but only makes them worse when New York City and Washington are bombed heavily. The world gasps as the nation who protects everyone slowly descends into chaos. In 1999 the terrorist group al-Qaeda starts planning an attack on several major US cities. The FBI learns about the attack after a leak in a Syrian newspaper. They inform Madison but he dismisses it considering it a fake due to the extreme plans. Little does the world know, Madison made one of the biggest mistakes in history. On September 11, 2001, the terrorist group hijacks planes in Miami, Los Angeles, New York, and Detroit. They fly into and destr