Hot Zone

Bonita Quintero knows that her husband, Esteban, the Panamanian Consul General in Los Angeles, is having an affair. She seeks the assistance of Benny Goldfarb--not for a divorce--but for information about the girlfriend and the location of her husband's hidden assets. The FBI asks Benny to take the case. Esteban's lover is an agent for the Chinese military. Through economic colonialism, the Chinese are taking control of the Canal and Panamanian natural resources. Is it too late to protect U.S. shipping and wartime interests in the Canal?