"All Jonathan West ever wanted was to become a physician. So when opportunity comes knocking regarding the guaranteed admission into the Ivy League school of his dreams, he doesn't say no - even though it means becoming a spy for the CIA. He did not expect that as part of his duties learning how to save lives, he would be asked by the Agency to kill as well. Or that he would learn he is pretty good at it and it did not bother him near as much as he might have thought.