Michael Knight and his amazing computer-controlled vehicle K.I.T.T. are in Atlanta on yet another dangerous mission. Michael's co-ordinator, Deven, has discovered that a group of international terrorists are planning to alter the precarious status quo between the East and West. It is even possible that for some reason known only to themselves they are trying to trigger a Third World War. Deven has instructed the KNIGHT RIDER to uncover the insidious plot and put a stop to it - but no-one knows exactly what the plot is!