Terrorists capture a Soviet missile submarine and they are intent on using it to unleash a barrage of missiles onto the US West Coast. American special services are called up to intercept and stop the terrorists before they can complete their mission. An unlikely American hero emerges to handle the task and save the day.
One night, in a Los Angeles hospital, Dr. Flax attends to a seriously injured man who, apparently crazed, whispers mysterious and disconcerting words in French into her ear.