TWO SOLDIERS. TWO TRAITORS. ONLY ONE TRUTH?

The Russian: Captain. Pilot. He defects with a state-of-the-art helicopter—and the blood of his comrades on his hands.
The Price: $500,000.
To the Ukrainians, he is a hero. To the Russians, he is a murderer. But in a courtroom, the truth is never what it seems.

The Ukrainian: Major. Tank Battalion Commander. Recipient of the Gold Star—Ukraine’s highest military honor. He broke his oath for the love of his family.
To the Ukrainians, he is a traitor. To the Germans, he is a criminal.

WHAT ARE THEY TO YOU?

A German defense attorney caught in a maelstrom of government power plays and intelligence agency crossfire—while his own loyalties threaten to pull him into the abyss.

A battle erupts that Tryggvi Marnitz must fight far beyond the confines of a German courtroom. In a war where truth is the first casualty, justice becomes a deadly risk.

“The metal belongs to the state; the courage belongs to the man. The state can reclaim its metal—but to undo the rest, it must destroy the man himself.”