Walter Snowden (Bruce Davison), a man who runs a private security firm, wants to hire Shawn to be part of a think tank working with billionaire businessman Ashton Bonaventure (Chris Sarandon) to prevent his assassination. Shawn and Gus arrive at the security offices where Snowden tells them he has provided everything for them off their contract rider, from bubble gum to an air horn. Snowden give them a brief bio on Bonaventure, who is in town to give a speech to his board of directors. His hostile takeovers and layoffs have made him many enemies and the attempts on his life are getting closer to success. Shawn and Gus meet the other members of the team - Boyd (Miguel Ferrer), a retired Secret Service agent, Svetlana (Sandra Hess), a former hit woman for the KGB, and Zenuk (Alex Zahara), a crime statistician. The team is told to brainstorm ways to kill Bonaventure in order to prevent such an assassination, but every angle Shawn and Gus come up with is scoffed at. Out of ideas, they head to the police station to get inspiration from Lassiter, who refuses to help them. He is working with Bonaventure's security team already, but he has never heard of Snowden.