Superintendent Dave Griffin is preparing for the major arrest of Steven Jellicoe, the pre-eminent brain surgeon and national treasure, for drug importation and Medicare fraud. Jellicoe is being shadowed in Hong Kong by Detective May Po. During the surveillance, May's brother is killed by Kai, a triad hitman.

The Federal Police reel in shock when their chief, Commander Rainer, is suspended from the force after a series of investigations into fauna smuggling are blown and an undercover officer murdered. It is up to the detectives to investigate their boss and everything points to the fact Bass has turned his back on law enforcement and is selling information to an international bird smuggling ring headed by well known criminal Brian Petrie.