The girl escaped after her father was advised not to pay the ransom. Bitterness and a sick attraction to her captor leads Elektra to partner with Renard, orchestrate the death of her father and set out to destroy competitors' pipelines, thus giving King's oil company a monopoly. His journey takes him to London, Scotland, Azerbaijan, Istanbul, Spain and the Caspian Sea. Bond's boss esteems a man for his integrity, and endeavors to help a girl in a time of need. After being mortally wounded, Zukovsky's dying act is to try and rescue his friend.
Characters enter a makeshift temple in Azerbaijan.
A villain describes a native ritual that involves proving one's devotion to God by holding scalding stones while praying. A special pair of specs allows 007 to see through clothing. He undresses his female physician and has sex with her in an attempt to pass a physical exam. Other women are immodestly dressed. Fairly graphic sexual innuendoes and double entendres are common.