chapter 3 : scientific method chapter 4 : field trip chapter 5 : a boy named jack chapter 6 : senioritis chapter 7 : when steve met robert chapter 8 : dead mans curve chapter 9 : bill gets a part time job chapter 10 : steve starts work on the project chapter 11 : roberts a loose cannon chapter 12 : bill strikes gold chapter 13 : robert and steve make progress chapter 14 : bill gets in chapter 15 : the ties that bind chapter 16 : bill finds something odd chapter 17 : an evil plan is born chapter 18 : bill finds more information and an ally chapter 19 : testing begins chapter 20 : homeland security chapter 21 : the plan emerges chapter 22 : pulling it all together chapter 23 : final planning and korea chapter 24 : darren gets enough chapter 25 : korean impact chapter 26 : the past collides chapter 27 : last minute planning and go dark chapter 28 : d-day chapter 29 : wrap up and a hint introduction this book was a long time coming , first conceived in the spring of 2003 .