When Winston Lim, an incorruptible Inspector in the Hong Kong police force receives a tip that a major act of maritime terrorism is about to happen, he races straight to his death. The man responsible, is Klaas-Pieter Terajima, "The Scholar of Extortion".
Alan Rosslyn is drawn in by his promise to look after Lim's step-daughter, Mei. But Mei is far closer to Terajima than her father ever was and Terajima seems prepared to destroy both her and Rosslyn . . .
