Amish outcast Caleb Troyer has returned to Sugar Creek, Ohio, for the first time in thirty years. He is visiting his brother when a small-scale nuclear attack is launched on America, and under the guidance of former CIA Director Robert Zellman, the country is thrown into total disorder. Secretary of Education Brian Jacobs is appalled when CIA and FEMA Agent Don Branks informs him of his promotion. He is now the President of the United States, and Zellman’s main target. Caleb is trying to keep his brother’s family alive when Kaitland Meyer’s son is shot, adding to his responsibilities. Cultural and religious differences create hostilities in the Troyer household, and Kaitland finds that the destiny of America has fallen on Caleb, the man she loves. The survivors, a paragon of America, come together due to a cataclysmic event and are forced to face Zellman in his plan for the perfect dictatorship.