Proven masters of the sudden-death game of global espionage, born under the same ominous stars, they are forever locked in mortal opposition. 

When a gruesome series of killings of Americans in Moscow threatens to rock the command centers of both the Kremlin and White House, both men claim the bloody streets of Moscow as their own personal gameboard in a rematch to the death. 

But neither is aware that another opponent has entered the game ... 

an opponent so powerful he makes murder seem like child's play ...