KAOS has been hijacking trucks filled with electronic equipment, so Max goes undercover as a truck driver. He promptly has his truck hijacked. Max can identify the hijacker, but the man he identifies was killed months. That leads the Chief to suspect top scientist Dr. Eric Zharko of having perfected a machine to bring the dead back to life. Max and 99 journey to a small island off the coast of Newfoundland to search for Dr. Zharko's lab in the island's caves. Unfortunately, Zharko finds them first and he attempts to place Max and 99 in suspended animation for five years.

Tom Poston, who was the original choice to play Max, appears in a great over-the-top performance as Dr. Zharko.