A World History

By William Hardy McNeill

A World History
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The complete second season of the 1970s police action series. In 'Man Without a Past' a bomb explodes near the restaurant table where Bodie and his girlfriend are dining, leaving the girlfriend injured and the CI5 agent determined to discover who targeted them and why. 'Hunter/Hunted' sees Doyle's life placed in danger by a stolen hi-tech rifle he was supposed to have been safeguarding. 'The Rack' finds CI5 in danger of being disbanded when a prisoner dies in custody. 'First Night' has CI5 try to track down a kidnapped Israeli politician. 'A Stirring of Dust' concerns a traitor's unexpected return to England. 'In the Public Interest' centres on a new clampdown on crime which threatens to become unlawful in itself. 'Servant of Two Masters' sees Cowley coming under suspicion of selling nerve gas. 'Backtrack' finds CI5 on the case when a burglar with vital information relating to a cache of arms is murdered. 'Not a Very Civil Servant' has CI5 suspect serious corruption when the trial of a very dodgy building company has an extraordinary ending. 'Stopover' sees Bodie and Doyle attempt to stay one step ahead of a hitman whose target, a defector, is under their protection. 'Fall Girl' finds Bodie on the run from MI6 and CI5 when a jealous husband fits him up. 'Runner' has Bodie and Doyle attempt to prevent gang warfare in London's criminal underworld. 'Blind Run' sees Bodie and Doyle assigned to protect a visiting foreign official from assassins. Finally, in 'The Madness of Mickey Hamilton', Bodie and Doyle investigate the assassination of a foreign ambassador outside a hospital.

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