Young, headstrong, intelligent, full of life and living high, Jonathan Rushmore apparently has it all. Assistant to the Governor and Lt. Governor of his home colony of Mercourt, a beautiful girlfriend and a life that most men would die for. All that is lost when he becomes Public Enemy #1. Falling back on his military training, Rushmore does everything he can to stay one step ahead of Colonel Irons as he seeks out the truth to prove his innocence.