Los Angeles (referred to by the initialism L.A.) is the largest city in California. With a 2020 population of 3,898,747, it is the second-largest city in the United States, following New York City. Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, Hollywood entertainment industry and sprawling metropolitan area. Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California, adjacent to the Pacific Ocean. The city, which covers about 469 square miles (1,210 km2), is the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the United States. Home to the Chumash and Tongva indigenous peoples, the area that became Los Angeles was claimed by Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo for Spain in 1542. The city was founded on September 4, 1781, under Spanish governor Felipe de Neve, on the village of Yaanga. It became a part of Mexico in 1821 following the Mexican War of Independence. In 1848, at the end of the Mexican–American War, Los Angeles and the rest of California were purchased as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and thus became part of the United States. Los Angeles was incorporated as a municipality on April 4, 1850, five months before California achieved statehood. The discovery of oil in the 1890s brought rapid growth to the city. The city was further expanded with the completion of the Los Angeles Aqueduct in 1913, which delivers water from Eastern California. Los Angeles has a diverse and robust economy and hosts businesses in a broad range of professional and cultural fields. It also has the busiest container port in the Americas. In 2018, the Los Angeles metropolitan area had a gross metropolitan product of over $1.0 trillion, making it the city with the third-largest GDP in the world, after Tokyo and New York City. Los Angeles hosted the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics and will host the 2028 Summer Olympics.
One of an elite group of Hit Mans, John Pontiff always carries out his tasks with precision and adherence to a strict code, but when Michael, his close friend and mentor, is murdered, Pontiff vows revenge. The new management of the company he worked for, led by Clark Parker, decides to eliminate him, so he reassembles his former team, which is also in danger, to show that they are still among the best and to save their lives. Together they try to stop these professional terrorists, but they are alone and if they are killed, the whole world will find themselves in a terrifying nightmare. The team reaches out to Parker, who doesn't know about any ordered disposal of these killers, and wants to check everything out. The team is tasked with tracking down the mysterious Curtis Starowski. He is hidden after a terrorist attack on a secret service archive and threatens to start a war that could destroy all. The team of intrepidables led by Pontiff includes fantastic sniper Garret Russo, master of explosives Scott Dahl, madman who loves big and murderous weapons Kirk Braymore, man with the strongest wound Doug Benton, butcher Pete Anderson, car specialist David Edwards and brawler Frank Börg. Michael faked his death and joined Starowski, their men are tasked to kill the entire team cause if they take out the best mercenaries then nothing will stand in their way and blames it to Parker and secret service then the best killers and agents would destroy their secret service.
