Target: Head OF State Alex Cross and his family join men and women from across the nation lining the streets of Washington, DC to mourn the unexpected death of the president. Target: United States Cabinet With the country still in shock, the assassination of a prominent senator strikes another devastating blow to the heart of the nation's capital. Target: Alex Cross Cross is called on to lead the FBI investigation to find America's most wanted criminal. But what follows will plunge the country into chaos, and draw Cross into the most important case of his life.