Suave and debonair Cold War secret agent MARK BISHOP comes to Metro in search of his arch nemesis,
his opposite number on the other side, KGB MAJOR VARIK LENDL. Lendl steals a guidance system for
airliners—and with the help of the system's designer KITTY DRAKE—he plans to use this life saving device as
an instrument of death. Bishop reluctantly works with the VIPER Team while seducing Westlake's mother SHEILA
at the same time. The VIPER Team and Bishop hunt down Lendl and destroy the rocket after it's launched, but before
it hits its target.

Bishop later joins Westlake and Sheila for lunch, eventually leaving with Sheila. Meanwhile, Cole and
Catlett question Kitty Drake, the widow of Drake Aerospace's owner. Since Kitty designed the XL-5, they
ask her if it can be converted into a weapon. She says she can't imagine how, but the fact that Kitty's late husband
didn't include her in his will makes Cole suspicious.

Frankie learns that Lendl, an ex-KGB agent, destroyed Bishop's career. Meanwhile, Bishop convinces Sheila to
help him break into Westlake's computer, where, after hacking into the Drake Aerospace system, they find a
photo of Kitty making romantic eye contact with Lendl -- at her own wedding! Just then, Westlake enters. While
mother and daughter argue, Bishop pulls a gun and forces them to his car. Catlett arrives and tries to stop him, but
Bishop, determined to find Lendl, knocks him out.

Catlett recovers and spies the incriminating photo of Kitty and Lendl. Realizing that the two are working together, he
sends Cole to the Drake estate. Meanwhile, Westlake escapes Bishop's car as they near the property. Once on
the grounds, Bishop heads into the woods, while Sheila is captured by Lendl's henchman. Westlake sees this
happen and retrieves a gun from the car. She sneaks into the house and, holding the gun to Kitty's head, orders
Lendl to let her mother go. Instead, he coldly shoots and kills Kitty.

Since Kitty has already modified the XL-5, Lendl prepares for a demonstration. Cole, arriving in the Defender, finds
Bishop just as Lendl runs outside, determined to keep them at bay until the weapon is airborne. Westlake locates
the launch monitor but is unable to disable it, so Cole uses the Defender's missile to shoot Lendl's weapon out of the
sky. With Bishop's help, he is able to overpower Lendl and his henchman, capturing them together.
 

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