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| - Dr. Rudy Wells - the man responsible for the creation of bionics - is in the European country of Austria to receive an honorary doctorate from his alma mater. However, before he can do so, he is kidnapped by a group of international criminals led by brothers Alfredo and Julio Tucelli, who want Dr. Wells to build a bionic man for them. Steve Austin's search for Dr. Wells leads him first to Innsbruck, Austria. At Dr. Wells' hotel, Steve is told that he left to stay with some “friends.” Certain that Dr. Wells has been taken against his own will — a fact soon confirmed when Steve gets caught in a deadly mountain car chase — the trail leads Steve to a remote castle in Mondsee. Rudy is being held there, for reasons Steve initially finds unclear. He gains entry to the castle, but once inside, he is knocked out and captured by one of the guards. To try and secure Steve’s release, Dr. Wells pretends that Steve is from a rival organization which is also trying to persuade Dr. Wells to build a bionic man for it. As part of the charade, he tells Steve that he is at the castle on his own volition and that Steve should therefore leave him alone there. However, instead of allowing Steve to leave, the Tucellis, suspicious that Steve is bionic, imprison him and then observe him on close circuit television as he uses his bionic powers to escape. When his captors threaten to kill Dr. Wells if he does not surrender, Steve reluctantly gives himself up outside the castle. The following morning, a contest of unarmed combat is arranged to test Steve’s bionics. He fights off successive individual members of Tucelli’s staff, but he is eventually overpowered by four men. During the contest, Steve’s bionic arm is damaged with a steel post, and he is taken back into the castle to allow Dr. Wells to treat him. Rudy pretends that only one of Steve’s legs is bionic and injects a subconscious control drug into his right leg. With their captors under the false impression that the drug is taking effect, Steve and Dr. Wells seize the opportunity to escape from the castle. The Tucellis are eventually captured and turned over to the proper authorities.
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