Bernard Fallon is a former agent for British intelligence who has gone
freelance. He is approached by his retired boss, Col. Marlow, who
himself has joined Infinity Limited, a private group that works to
liberate oppressed peoples from dictators and encourage them in the
pursuit of capitalism.
Fallon refuses the colonel's request that he help unseat the corrupt
government of the African nation of Zugenda, until an attempt on his
life convinces him otherwise. Once in Africa, he embarks on an elaborate
mission of cross and double-cross, appearing to serve scheming
government factions while collaborating with an idealistic band of
rebels.