Having lost his intelligence job at the end of the Cold War, former British secret agent Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) now travels East to find new outlets for his skills. Harry sets up a Private Investigation company in Russia, and soon finds himself charged with rescuing his young assistant Nikolai’s girlfriend Tatiana, who has been kidnapped. The trail leads to St. Petersburg, which Harry finds to be a city held in the iron grip of the violent Russian Mafia. The mafia does its best to stop Harry in his tracks, but it may be easier said than done!