Peter Caine is abducted by a rogue Shaolin seeking revenge against his father, Kwai Chang Caine. While Peter endures unimaginable psychological torment and physical torture designed to shatter him, Caine rallies family and friends, including Paul Blaisdell, Kermit, and Lo Si, to mount a desperate rescue. Though they succeed in bringing him home, Peter is left haunted—his body battered and his spirit scarred—as he struggles to confront the deep trauma and the aftermath of his captivity. Amid the pain, the unwavering love and support of those closest to him become his lifeline in a battle to reclaim himself.

Peter watches as his father disappears into the crowd. As the new chapter in his life begins, he learns to cope with being Shaolin. As Kwai Chang leaves to find his supposedly deceased wife, he faces a harsh truth from the past, one that will need Peter to learn the secrets he's been hiding.

Second date. What could go wrong? 

Dr. Ernest Littlefield has gone missing. Can SG-1 find him before he accidentally reveals the secrets of Project Stargate?

For decades, Paul Blaisdell was a mercenary with Kermit Griffin a protégé. Now, a debt from South Africa has come due and Blaisdell is gone. It’s up to Griffin, and Peter Caine, to finish the job.

[This story was written in 1995 and published in 1996.]