Howard (GB) is the victim of a conspiracy hatched by his own attorney, the lovely-but-lethal Bethany Cromwell, and plaintiff Harold Wyler.

A happy marriage might be a front for the wife's fear and guilt as Howard (GB) suspects.

An old-line French Marxist who happens to be an old friend of Crime magazine publisher Dan Howard (GB) would like him to help him pull off a delicate diplomatic mission. The Red Chinese delegation has just stormed out of an international health conference, and Howard has been assigned to woo them back.

Howard (GB) and a young Greek woman are forced to flee for their lives when they challenge an ancient Greek custom.