His former squadmate and best friend, , recruits him into a private underground military organization run by fellow veteran Rusty Jennings .
In The Contractor (2022), the story centers on , a Special Forces sergeant who is honorably but involuntarily discharged from the U.S. Army after testing positive for knee-rehab steroids. Stripped of his pension and healthcare, James is desperate to provide for his wife, Brianne , and their son as bills mount. The Descent into the Shadow World His former squadmate and best friend, , recruits
James and Mike are sent to Berlin on what is framed as a mission to investigate a virologist, Salim Mohsin , who is allegedly developing biological weapons for Al Qaeda. Stripped of his pension and healthcare, James is
The operation goes south immediately. While fleeing the site, their team is ambushed by German police and tactical units. James realizes that they were not there to prevent a biological attack, but rather to steal a breakthrough cure for a virus that pharmaceutical companies wanted to suppress or control for profit. On the Run in Berlin While fleeing the site, their team is ambushed
Injured and separated from Mike, James becomes the target of a "clean-up" operation. Rusty has ordered his death because he is considered an expendable outsider, whereas Mike is "part of the brotherhood" and is allowed to return home. The Contractor (2022) - Plot - IMDb