They are first encountered by Alex when they attempt to kidnap Nikolei Drevin's son Paul from hospital, to convince the world of the danger of Force Three. Alex incapacitates four using a Defibrillator, Oxygen cylinder, Medicine ball, and MRI machine. However Kaspar, acting as driver, knocks Alex out and kidnaps him, believing Alex to be Paul. Alex manages to convince the group that he is not Paul, but they decide to abandon him in a property development owned by Drevin. They intend to allow Alex to escape, but "Combat Jacket" disobeys his orders and attempts to kill Alex in revenge for his humiliation at the hospital, although Alex cheats death again. The group then appear at Stamford Bridge, where Alex first follows "Silver Tooth" to the changing room of Drevin's Football team, where he meets "Combat Jacket", "Spectacles" and Adam Wright, the star player of Drevin's football team, who is then murdered by them with a caesium medallion. Alex is also taken hostage by "Steel Watch", but tempts a drunken supporter of Drevin's team to intervene, allowing Alex to escape. Force Three resurfaces on Drevin's island when Alex is interviewed by Drevin about his role as a spy, and "Combat Jacket" denies trying to kill Alex at the property development. Drevin promptly has the four men shot by his head of security, Magnus Payne, who is revealed to be Kaspar. He is left alive, as he still has a role to play in Drevin's plan. Kaspar later dies in space, presumably bleeding to death after a knife driven into his face.
