Paul was late getting to the Kingdome for the Seahawks - Raiders game. He entered the stadium as the Seahawks scored. To his left, at the far end of the field, he could see the Seahawks lining up to kick the extra point. His family was to the right and eight rows of seats below. Four rows below them were three yellow-clad security guards struggling with a souvenir vendor. Images of the struggle appeared on the giant overhead screen a micro-second before the explosion.

The CIA used Paul Tate, a.k.a. David Butcher, to locate a renegade agent who was supplying information from inside the agency, to the Islamic fundamentalist known as "Noble Squadron." When the CIA finished with him, Paul had lost his family, his home, his job, and his reputation. They then tried to execute him.