In 1998 former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet visits Britain for medical treatment. On being tipped off, Amnesty International seize the chance to bring to justice a man they insist is guilty of multiple human rights violations. The newly-elected Labour government is initially amenable, and soon Pinochet is under house arrest (albeit in a detached house in leafy suburbia) and awaiting extradition to Spain. However, Amnesty are up against the complexities of British law, the vacillations of Home Secretary Jack Straw, Pinochet's former ally Margaret Thatcher - and the Senator's own vast reserves of cunning.
The Meldrews go on holiday to Portugal with Mrs Warboys, who is hoping for romance with her penpal Alfonso. Photographer Martin Trout follows them there, believing they have a roll of film that belongs to him.
La Habana, Cuba, 1959. La revolución está a punto de estallar en la isla. Robert Dapes, un cínico mercenario inglés, llega al país a petición del general Bello, uno de los miembros más corruptos del gobierno de Batista. Pero una vez allí, Dapes no puede permanecer impasible ante la brutalidad y la depravación del régimen; tampoco puede resistirse a los encantos de Alexandra Pulido, una antigua amante que se ha casado con un terrateniente cubano.
