The story starts in 1986, in the Soviet Union. British secret agent James Bond and his fellow 00 agent and friend, Alec Trevelyan (006), have infiltrated a secret Soviet chemical weapons production plant with the intention of blowing it up via bombs. After finding their target, a large room filled with canisters which contain chemicals, James begins to plant the charges while Alec holds off the facility's guards. Alec is then suddenly captured by a ruthless Soviet colonel, Ourumov, who then orders Bond to surrender by pointing a gun to Alec's head. Alec tells Bond to "finish the job", to which Bond resets the charge timers from six minutes to three and walks out to surrender.