Chase knew little of the actual plan, because its creators had decided to keep him uninformed. He'd almost been barred from the mission, despite the fact that he'd been the one to give them the information—quietly, via Fuchi—that permitted it. It was only in the last few hours that word had come down from higher up the military chain that he be allowed to take part. They'd even temporarily restored his old rank to get around the rule that civilians were forbidden to participate in special military operations.