Mannion, who is presumed to be dead, pops up in Paris to follow the Government official he believes is behind the attempt on his life. Mannion discovers Undersecretary Adam Witton planned his murder, but top politicians lean on Mannion to drop the investigation. Back in Washington, D.C., Temple is stopped for speeding, and an officer finds cocaine in the car, but Temple claims the drugs are evidence he obtained at a crime scene and forgot to turn in.