So why write a book? -- A star, a father, a legacy -- What's past is prologue -- "What color is your green card?" : a "typical" immigration case (and why there is no such thing) -- The glare of the spotlight and its dark side -- The case of the disenchanted diplomat -- The reach of terrorism -- The SEAL and the villager -- The nuclear whistle-blower -- The heartbroken mothers -- To by young, ambitious, and a target -- The spies who loved one another -- Looking ahead -- Appendix A. My testimony to Congress on international terrorism -- Appendix B. An oral presentation regarding child abduction -- Appendix C. Immigration : the nuts and bolts.