Jim Owen is a
damn good computer programmer, but he isn't a people person. He
is, once again, stuck in a terrible job situation. His boss,
Dave, has disappeared and instead of him taking over managing
his department, he’s asked to train his new boss....Jim is not a
happy camper...
The FBI comes
in and interviews each of the people with security clearances
who were working for Dave. However, no one really knows
anything at all about the guy. Jim then becomes involved with
the wrap up of his Dave's estate, and learns some things about
the man. He invariably comes up with an idea as to where Dave
might have gone. Jim gets
called into a meeting by his government customer. The
government people tell him that his ex-boss had very important
classified information and the government has to find him. In
addition, the government isn't happy with Jim's employer. It
dawns on Jim, that if he can find his ex-boss, he can run his
own company. Jim, while not a people person, is ambitious and
willing to do just about anything to run his own company.
He then meets
with the FBI and tells them that he thinks he knows where Dave
probably went. Jim's idea is wild and based on speculation.
However, it's the only lead the FBI has. Jim then meets with a
special FBI squad and convinces them that his idea is good.
There is a
problem. Jim is the only one who can positively identify Dave,
therefore, he is drafted to go to Chile to find Dave. The
mission to find Dave is in trouble from the start. One of the
FBI squad is murdered on the plane down to Chile. Jim is a
kung-fu guy, as well as a programmer and he kills the guy who
murdered his FBI teammate.
The FBI team,
plus amateur Jim arrive in Chile. The experts are all
known to people in Chile as well as some Chinese hard boys.
Only Jim is unknown. Things begin to break down. The FBI team
is betrayed by their own government, possibly due to stupidity,
probably betrayed by the Chilean government and hunted by the
Chinese. The FBI team
discovers that Jim is not only unknown to the other side, he
also has about the same reaction to killing people as he has to
eliminating bugs in his computer programs. The action is fast,
furious and deadly.
The FBI team
finds and deals with Dave. Now, reduced to just Jim and the FBI
lady who heads the team, they are faced with the problem of
getting back home. The trip home is as much of an adventure as
the operation to find Dave. Susan, the FBI
lady who heads the team, speaks Spanish, can fly an airplane,
can shoot straight and fast and can deal with people. Jim is a
systems analyst who can think his way through complex situations
and he will kill anyone who tries to harm Susan, and quite a few
people do try to harm her. He has begun to have strong feelings
for her
With an
outstanding joint effort, Susan and Jim manage to escape to
Belize where they are joined by another FBI team. The action is
not yet over, since the Chinese trace Susan and Jim to a stop on
the way home. When they finally arrive back home, Susan and Jim
marry. Jim begins to run his own company. Jim is called
in for a meeting with the FBI. He was too violent and too
vicious during the mission to Chile. The FBI is very displeased
and they don't want the same level of violence during Jim's next
mission.
