Schofield is cleverly invited to attend an early morning exercise in the Nevada Desert. The added incentive being able to fly in the backseat of a two seater AV-8B Harrier on a simulated air to air combat mission.
Shortly after take off the pilot has two target drones in his sights. He locks on and fires two missiles successively, one per drone. The missiles rocket away towards their targets.
Unbelievably five seconds later the first missile suddenly breaks off into a sharp turn and heads straight towards the Harrier.
The pilot has two choices, evade or eject. Either way Schofield is in trouble. The missile is homing in on a beacon located inside the cockpit of the Harrier. Someone wired a remotely activated tracking device into the missile, overriding the original guidance system at the flick of a switch.
Moments later the second missile is also turning around homing in on a separate beacon sewn into Schofields flight suit. If by some chance Schofield survives the initial blast and ejects he will be at the mercy of the second missile as he dangles beneath his parachute.