Chapter One Washington, DC – Monday, October 10th From the dark early morning sky weightless snow descended gradually onto the nearly vacant street. Under the gleam of a streetlamp and the glow of a van’s headlights the tiny white flakes became visible reflecting shimmering light like miniature stars. As the snow delicately sprinkled the hard top surface of the black 2004 Chevrolet Express Explorer they melted quickly against the recently parked vehicle. The headlights were switched off and t...

Chapter Two Langley, Virginia – Tuesday, October 11, 2005 At the NASA Langley Research Center, Deputy Director Margaret Crane rubbed her weary eyes. She had been reading Safety-Violation reports for the past five hours and was nowhere near finished. Glancing at the time on her computer screen, Margaret decided to stop for the evening. Her husband Mathew already admonished her for missing far too many meals with the family. Mathew’s work schedule was as busy as hers. As a Section Chief in the ...

Prologue Jerusalem - 796 BCE In his bed, King Solomon lay feeble. After 40 years of rule, within days he knew he would be dead. There wasn’t anything that could be done it was simply his time to leave this world. He was surrounded by many mourners; his 700 wives, 300 concubines, physicians, guards, priests and his son, Rehoboam, who would become his successor. The ruler felt incredible sadness for Rehoboam because the Lord had told the king in a dream as punishment for his sins that the 12 tr...

Chapter One Washington, DC – Monday, October 10, 2005 Rain or shine, Darrin Davenport awoke as he always had, promptly at 5 a.m. He slipped out of bed without disturbing his wife, Colette. Entering the bathroom, Darrin glanced back at his image in the large mirror mounted on the back of the door. Not bad for 38, he thought. Potbellies and meat drooping underneath the chin were the burdens afflicting his associates. Darrin kept himself as fit as a twenty-year old sprinter and was proud of hims...