On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
While searching for the head of SPECTRE – Blofeld, Bond saves Tracy di Vicenzo on the beach from committing suicide and later meets her again. James Bond then receives information from the head of the European crime syndicate Unione Corse and Tracy’s father Marc-Ange Draco, about Blofeld’s Swiss solicitor. Bond breaks into the solicitors office and establishes Blofeld is corresponding with the London College of Arms. Posing as a representative of the college, Bond meets Blofeld, who has established a clinical allergy-research institute atop Piz Gloria. Bond soon establishes that Blofeld is brainwashing his patients to distribute bacteriological warfare agents throughout the world.
Bond escapes from the clinic after Blofeld identifies him as the British agent. Bond arranges a raid on the clinic using men from Draco’s organisation. The raid though successful Blofeld escapes. Bond marries Tracy, but she is murdered shortly afterwards by Irma Bunt, Blofeld’s partner.
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
James Bond is now commissioned to investigate a major diamond smuggling ring which begins in Africa runs through Holland, the UK to the United States. He impersonates to be a smuggler and murderer Peter Franks. Bond travels to Amsterdam to meet contact Tiffany Case. He is given the diamonds and travels on to the US, where he meets Felix Leiter. Bond moves through the chain, which leads to the ‘Whyte House’, a casino-hotel owned by the reclusive billionaire Willard Whyte.
Bond follows the diamonds to a pick-up by Whyte’s head of security Bert Saxby and then onto a research laboratory owned by Whyte. Here he finds a satellite is being built by a laser refraction specialist, Professor Dr. Metz. Suspecting Whyte, Bond tries to confront him, but instead meets Blofeld. Blofeld captures the agent and explains him that the satellite can blow up nuclear missiles. He admits that his intention is to auction it to the highest bidder. Bond escapes and frees the captive Whyte. They establish that Blofeld is using an offshore oil-rig as his base. James Bond attacks the oil-rig, stopping Blofeld’s operation and dispersing his organisation.
Live and Let Die (1973)
James Bond 007 is sent to investigate the murders of three British MI6 agents, all killed within 24 hours. He finds out that the victims were all separately investigating the operations of Dr. Kananga, the dictator of a small Caribbean Island, San Monique. He also establishes that Kananga also acts as Mr. Big, a ruthless and cunning American gangster.
Upon visiting San Monique, Bond determines that Kananga is producing two tons of heroin and is protecting the poppy fields by exploiting locals’ fear of voodoo and the occult. Through his alter ego, Mr. Big, Kananga plans to distribute the heroin free of charge at his Fillet of Soul restaurants, which will increase the number of addicts. Bond is captured by Kananga, but he escapes, killing Kananga and destroying the poppy crop.
