A bomb and Kamal Dajani arrive in New York City by freighter. The bomb was built by Kamal's brother Whalid, a nuclear scientist, in Libya. Although Whalid and Kamal made a Muslim vow on pain of death to avenge their father's death and loss of their West Bank home, Whalid had originally dedicated his life to peaceful nuclear energy at Cadarache. That was until Kamal was ready to enforce the vow. French police subsequently arrested Kamal, Whalid, and their sister Laila, and deported them to Beirut so as not to jeopardize the politics of nuclear energy. When the police questioned Whalid's French wife, she committed suicide. Kamal and their mother exploited the event for Whalid (suggested murder plus rape) and she bade them help Gaddafi in Libya.