Kat and Raini follow Hedda''s trail Switzerland, where she has gone to punish Siggi for his treachery. Unfortunately, it is too late, she dies before she is made to confess. Now blamed for Hedda''s death, the frightened pair is on the run again. This time they travel to England to find sanctuary. Though the European authorities have at last discovered the truth of Kat''s innocence and have called off their hunt, the relentless M-CI kill squad continues their pursuit. The English police and MI5 are tricked into believing that they must keep Kat''s innocence a secret, sighting American security concerns. Soon though they discover that the real killer has been found, so Kat is no longer blamed for Hedda''s crimes.
That doesn''t fit with General Wolfson''s plans and the M-CI squad continues to chase them. Eventually Kat and Raini are captured in a small town where the local police don''t know she has been cleared. The pair are sent to London where Kat will be tried for the murder of a London man also killed by Anita Franco''s imposter.
On route they are waylaid by the M-CI killers in a stolen American helicopter. Tragically Raini is murdered, but Kat overcomes her would be killers and escapes in the helicopter.
Intercepted by the British Navy''s Coastal Patrol for flying the stolen American Helicopter into British airspace, Kat is held for questioning.
The remaining members of the kill squad track her down to the RNAS Yeovilton and break in to finish the job. She manages to escape that crisis and is then sent to London. Cleared of all charges she is released and looks forward to continuing her peaceful life with Deacon and Sara. But when she and Deacon meet Edward Jäger in their hotel lobby, still very much alive, that dream of the normal life comes to an end.