Ex-SAS soldier Ben Hope is enjoying life at Le Val, the facility in Northern France where he trains others in the art of hostage rescue, until a chance incident forces him to take on the role of bodyguard to the Swiss billionaire, Maximilian Steiner. The victim of a recent abduction attempt, Steiner believes that a neo-Nazi terror group are bent on seizing a prized document from his personal collection. Ben finds himself embroiled in a sinister project that has lain dormant since 1944.