In Brussels, 400,000 protestors gather to vent their rage against the unemployment and poverty that blight their lives. In Rome, ministers of the European Union debate how to save the continent from crisis. In Virginia, two CIA agents see their worst fears come true. In London, one confused woman may hold the key to the project known as Homeland -- a plan so bold, so audacious, it will reshape Europe and the world forever. Thrown together by a tragedy, pushed to limits few could endure, Peter Blake and the woman he knows only as Helen Sinclair are determined to uncover the truth, whatever the consequences. But the truth is murderous and the clock is ticking. With each passing minute, Homeland is coming closer to reality.