Aboard a helicopter whilst on business in Pakistan, Latham comes close to death when it is downed by a ground to air missile. Hospitalised, he meets Chanda Govinda, a persecuted Christian Indian, helping her to escape across the Pakistan-India border. Although there is no evidence linking Latham's involvement with Chanda, Muslim zealot police chief Aman aims to imprison him.

With his top-secret knowledge, HMG fear ex-RAF officer Latham will end up in the hands of Pakistani intelligence, MI6 agent Hunter dispatched to appraise the situation, and if necessary, liquidate him. When Latham is abducted by terrorists, Hunter rescues him, saying that Aman set him for the ultimate fall. Without evidence, Aman is forced to allow Latham to leave Pakistan, avoiding a bullet from Hunter.

Back in England he receives a letter from Chanda, confessing she had played a part in killing Muslim zealots. Shocked, Latham sees no difference between Aman's duplicitous actions and Chanda's deceit. After much agonizing, he resolves to not let the incident at Lahore Basin enter the forefront of his mind again.