 Timothy Dalton steps into the role of James Bond 007. His mission is to firstly, organise the defection of a top Soviet general. When the general is re-captured, Bond heads off to find why an allie of General Koskov (Krabbé) was sent to murder him. Bond s mission continues to take him to Afghanistan, where he must confront an arms dealer known as Brad Whitaker (Baker). Everything eventually reveals its self to Bond.