Synopsis

The competition for the position of Chief of Secret Police in the Eastern European People's Republic is a bitter rivalry between Skarbeck and Lom. Both men are staunch hardliners, and the IMF has determined their elimination is necessary to ensure Paul Trock’s ascent to power. Skarbeck bears the burden of a past transgression: the murder of his lover, Carlotta, years ago, and the subsequent failure to identify the man she was involved with. He later framed her co-star, leading to a staged car ac