Disc One:
At All Costs - BERLIN. Sandbagger Laura Dickens lies dying on the desolate cold strip of no-man's-land between East and West Germany, assassinated on the orders of Neil Burnside. Exactly one year later to the day, Bulgarian agent Galabov transmits a Top Priority signal offering enticing crucial information.
Enough Of Ghosts - BRUSSELS. A major international incident threatens when Sir Geoffrey Wellingham, Permanent Undersecretary of State, is mysteriously kidnapped by a group of terrorists while visiting NATO. For Neil Burnside, the threat is double-edged and personal.
Disc Two:
Decision by Committee - When an airliner is high-jacked by Iraqi terrorists and ordered to Istanbul, the news sends shock waves through the British Government Prominent on the list of passengers are two UK Chiefs of Staff, as well as Sandbagger Willie Caine and CIA Agent Karen Milner.
A Question of Loyalty - WARSAW. Rookie Sandbagger Mike Wallace sets out on an apparently simple assignment to escort a defecting agent to safety. The task suddenly turns highly dangerous when the agent fails to appear.
Disc Three:
It Couldn't Happen Here - A prominent American senator is shot dead in his home by an unknown gunman. London's head of CIA suspects the FBI may be responsible. Sandbagger Willie Caine is assigned to protect the Senator's successor, a well-known civil rights leader, at the funeral.
Operation Kingmaker - Politics are never so treacherous as when practiced under the principles of diplomacy, power and the "old boys' network". When Burnside's superior, Sir James Greenley, is forced to retire., the question arises - who will take his place? Two strong candidates emerge - Matthew Peele, Greenley's deputy and John Tower Gibbs, Burnside's old enemy. Neither is acceptable to Burnside who has no official say in the final choice.