For the British Secret Service, OPEC Buhl and Sir Ian Shag is dealing with the Japanese government because the Soviets want to steal or pay for a Department of Defence software program that can break into any system. On the way in the mission, OPEC and Ian meets a man named Mister Nippo who is the software engineer for Japan and Boris and Avid Gardner who works for the Soviets. So does OPEC Buhl and Sir Ian Shag prevent the software getting into the Soviets hands because they will be offered three billion for it.