Desperation Rules the Day is the first in a thrilling trilogy related to the ongoing situation between America and Iran. Over his head in gambling debts, cargo ship captain Nathan accepts a large sum of money to allow two containers aboard his ship. Little does he know, he's now an accomplice in an Iran-backed terrorist plot set to cause mass devastation on Independence Day. A surprise awaits this act, which leads to the start of a trail of retribution against the perpetrators.