On a crowded train from Pusan to Seoul, the brutal rape of a young mother sparks rage on the powder-keg peninsula of Korea, pitting Koreans against Americans and the 8th Army brass against the truth. Eyewitness accounts indicate the culprit was most likely a US Serviceman, but by the time Sergeants George Sueno and Ernie Bascom, US Army investigators, are called in, the rapist has disappeared and Anti-American fervour is threatening to explode. With the help of legendary Korean detective Mr Kill, they embark on what may be the most dangerous case of their careers.