Jason Bourne's nemesis, Arkadin, is still hot on his trail and the two continue their struggle, reversing roles of hunter and hunted. When Bourne is ambushed and badly wounded, he fakes his death and goes into hiding. In safety, he takes on a new identity, and begins a mission to find out who tried to assassinate him.

Jason Bourne takes a mission to rescue his only friend in the CIA, Martin Lindros, who disappeared in Africa while tracking shipments of yellowcake uranium. Once safely back in America, Lindros persuades Bourne to help track the money trail left by the terrorists buying nuclear material in Odessa.

Re-enter the shadowy world of Jason Bourne, an expert assassin still plagued by the splintered nightmares of his former life.

In Jason Bourne's fragmented memory lies the image of a young woman's murder. Before she died, she entrusted him with a ring - a powerful artefact that some would kill for. Now Bourne is determined to find the ring's owner and discover its true purpose. Bourne's trail leads him to Russian mercenary Arkadin.