McCorkle returned to the States, opened a new saloon, Mack's, this time in Washington, and at the same time brought with him loyal staff and his wife from Germany. Life seemed to be getting better, the only thing that bothered me was that Padillo didn’t make himself known at all, and McCorkle really missed his friend. But Padillo returned, and at the same time brought with him a new bunch of problems. McCorkle's wife is kidnapped. The kidnappers - ministers of a small African banana republic that has just gained independence - demand that Padillo eliminate the prime minister of their country. The most interesting thing is that, by and large, the order of the murder is the Prime Minister himself...