MI6 agent, believes Zorin's horses, which win consistently, are drugged, although tests proved negative. Through Tibbett, Bond meets French private detective Achille Aubergine, who informs Bond that Zorin is holding a horse sale later in the month. During their dinner at the Eiffel Tower, Aubergine is killed by Zorin's bodyguard May Day, who subsequently escapes.

Bond and Tibbett travel to Zorin's estate for the horse sale. Bond is puzzled by a woman