Chapters 1-7 Summary

Reacher is a retired military man who has been moving from place to place, getting to know America for the first time due to the fact that he was raised on military bases because of his father's service to his country. Holly Johnson is also an Army brat who was a Wall Street analyst, but now works as an agent for the FBI in their Chicago field office.

Reacher stops to help Holly. Holly has dropped the crutch she has been using since she hurt her knee in a soccer game. Before Holly and Reacher can take a step, two gunmen approach and force them into the back seat of a luxury sedan. Holly and Reacher are driven a few blocks and then forced into the back of a white panel truck. Holly's purse and her dry cleaning are left in...