Dangerous Times

Tim McFadden's best friend and co worker, Tony Palermo an investigative reporter for the Detroit News is found dead in his car. The police rule it a suicide. McFadden believes it was murder.
On the night after the funeral McFadden returns from diner with Palermo's pregnant widow and daughter and encounters intruders ransacking their house. In a firefight he kills three and a fourth escapes. In a search of the house he finds a list of initials and names which he takes to a friend at the local FBI office. One name is of a Michigan Militia member and one is a Chinese arms agent. McFadden calls and sets up a follow up story with one of the militia men he had interviewed for an article he wrote last year. He finds within their ranks a secret group called RAP one of the set of initial's on the list. McFadden follows them to cities in five states and learns each is planning attacks of federal facilities. The final stop is their headquarters in the middle of an Arizona desert.
McFadden is captured, questioned and beaten. When left alone he manages to escape and then sets explosive charges throughout the camp that cause widespread destruction and death.
When he escapes the FBI and Army take out the other locations at the same time.
McFadden goes to the safe house in Northern Michigan where he had sent under FBI protection, the Palermo's and his ex wife and son soon after his incident at Palermo's house.
Everything changes in the morning when he looks out his upstairs bedroom and doesn't see any agents.