The film begins with James Bond 007 attending the funeral of one Colonel Jacques Bouvar. Bond meets Bouvar's widow, her face concealed by a black veil. Bond suddenly punches the woman, revealing that it is actually a disguised Bouvar, who is alive. Bond and MI6 had already deduced that Bouvar was an agent of the mysterious terrorist organization they have been tracking. After a brutal fight between the two, Bond kills Bouvar by strangling him and breaking his neck with a fire poker.