In this opener, Rawlinson is dead which causes the smooth running of the underworld to become disrupted. This causes the Asian, West Indian, and white communities gangsters to begin looking for a new leader. At the same time, the police release prisoner John Kline, who could possibly be the leading contender for Rawlinson's job.
Kline and Khan have only seconds to act as Malleson prepares to take them both down.
A shipment of heroin goes missing. Rafiq and Khan begin searching an abandoned train station for the stash.
On the top of a modern skyscraper block, there is a general falling out of friends as John Kline is facing execution at the hands of three gunmen.