The spy game cost Paul Janson everything that was most important to him, so it would take a lot to lure him back into it. But there is one person to whom Janson owes a huge debt - and he's calling in his marker..... Peter Novak has been kidnapped and faces execution at the hands of terrorist extremists. Janson leads a tam to extricate him - but something goes horribly wrong and Janson is the only survivor. It appears that the operation had been compromised from the start and the intelligence services are convinced Janson is responsible.