Contingent Upon Magenta

An unprovoked attack on Earth prompts the U.S. military to send a small contingent to assassinate the matriarch of a world where mothers and daughters are exalted. A dissenting citizen from the world provides the U.S. military with guidance by insisting a female be an operative in the contingent. Captain Joan Jones is the operative. She's a mother of a young daughter and is conflicted and torn by her call to duty. The contingent faces a barrage of unexpected events. Will Captain Jones' maternal instincts save or fail the contingent?