James Bond 007, an agent of MI6, visits his superior, M, at his holiday home in the Aegean Islands. Suddenly, a gang of armed men storm in and violently take M captive. Bond manages to get away, and becomes determined to rescue M and learn what has happened. Bond's search takes him to a military complex controlled by North Koreans. Bond steals some information from the complex before trying to make his escape. However, he is detected and a chase ensues, during which an explosion knocks Bond into the water, and he is presumed dead.