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After a demonstration in Little Rock turns deadly, it seems America is only days away from spiraling into a second Civil War! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSomeone is stoking the fires of civil unrest, hatching a diabolical plan to assassinate the President, overturn the Constitution, and destroy America from the inside out. But who? And why? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore the United States unravels like an old sweater, it's up to Remo and Chiun to find out who's pulling the strings - and bring some much-needed justice to all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE SERIES: \u003c\/b\u003eSentenced to death for a crime he didn't commit, ex-cop Remo Williams is rescued from the electric chair and recruited by a secret government organization as an assassin, targeting criminals who are beyond the law. 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