Jack Braun, highly decorated war hero, personal friend of the president, loved husband and father of two boys, spent the last 5 years working with the army bomb disposal unit. He has a unique ability which defies study. Scientist say he can affect ‘sub-atomic probability’, dampening subatomic particle release and changing half-lives. A better way of describing it is he can stop nuclear bombs going off. It is purely down to him that Washington isn’t a glowing wasteland. Unfortunately he was part of a convoy ambushed just south of Kirkuk. Airlifted to Baghdad and flown to US soil he now lies comatose in a Miami hospital.
Thirty two minutes ago, during an operation to remove shrapnel, he started to spasm. The lights went out, all of them, as nuclear power stations the world over shut down and fossil powered stations were unable to take the increased load. The blackout lasted twenty eight seconds. **8 minutes 19 seconds** later the world was pitched into darkness, temperature plummeted and the very earth trembled as suddenly the light and heat from the sun vanish – for twenty eight seconds.
In moments you will touch down in Miami, to meet Dr. Bailey (the doctor overseeing Carl’s recovery) and Dr. Stephens (his personal physician). His sister Anna is also flying in from Maryland.
Your job – to assess the risk and if necessary pull the plug on a national hero.