Weighted down by chain, the body of gandland boss Harvey Preston is dragged out of the English Channel in a fisherman's net. British intelligence suspects a connection with a minor cross-channel smuggling ring, and sends dogged undercover agent Paul Chavasse to find some answers. But Chavasse soon discovers that this is no small-time operation -- it reaches throughout the world and leads to the doors of some very ruthless and powerful men. And they aren't about to let Chavasse interfere with the delivery of their precious cargo.