A mysterious message from his past sends Bond (Daniel Craig) on a solo mission to Mexico City and eventually onto Rome. Here, he meets Lucia Sciarra (Monica Bellucci), the beautiful and off-limits widow of a renowned criminal. This won’t deter James from pursuing her. He infiltrates a secret meeting and uncovers the existence of the sinister organisation known as SPECTRE. Spectre actually means ghost or something that is widely feared. So in this context it is likely to have two connotations. Potentially a ghost organization that is feared.

Back in London the new head of the Centre for National Security (Andrew Scott) is uncertain about Bond’s actions. He questions the importance of MI6 led by the new M, (Ralph Fiennes). Off the books, Bond recruits Miss Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) and Q (Ben Whishaw) to help him find Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux). She’s the daughter of his former foe Mr White (Jesper Christensen), previously in Casino Royale & Quantum Of Solace. He may hold the clue to solving the mystery of SPECTRE.

As Bond gets closer to the epicenter of SPECTRE, he learns of a shocking link between himself and his enemy, Franz Oberhauser (Christoph Waltz).