What kind of criminal organization would kidnap a lama? The lamas take vows of poverty and have nothing except their robes and sandals. Yet Lama Namsray had been abducted in the heavy fog after landing at San Fransisco International Airport. A ransom demand was made for an excessive amount. If not paid, the lama would be killed. Jake Striker, an American attorney, represented the mysterious religious order that sequestered their ancient lamasery in a hidden valley protected by Mt. Bayaskhulangtu. Rumours of gold swirled around the Lamasery, like the frigid night wind of the steppes reeling around a ger. The Grand Regent and the Great Lord of the Tu Tung ordered Jake to rescue Lama Namsray and to untie this kidnapping Gordian Knot.