<sod>In Lugash, the fabled Pink Panther diamond is stolen. A mysterious woman looking to procure the priceless gem has a tete-a-tete with a man regarding price. Suddenly, Clouseau (having disappeared inexplicably in a plane crash in the [[Trail of the Pink Panther|previous film]]) bursts in. The woman shoots the man, then points the gun at Clouseau. His fate is a mystery. Meanwhile, his former superior, Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus ([[Herbert Lom]]), is pressured to oversee Operation Paragon and utilize [[Interpol]]'s fictitious Huxley [[Aldous Huxley|Huxley]] 600 computer Aldous to find the world's greatest detective to solve the crime.<eod>
<sod>In Lugash, the fabled Pink Panther diamond is stolen. A mysterious woman looking to procure the priceless gem has a tete-a-tete with a man regarding price. Suddenly, Clouseau (having disappeared inexplicably on a plane flight in the [[Trail of the Pink Panther|previous film]]) bursts in. The woman shoots the man, then points the gun at Clouseau. His fate is a mystery. Meanwhile, his former superior, Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus ([[Herbert Lom]]), is pressured to oversee Operation Paragon and utilize [[Interpol]]'s fictitious Huxley [[Aldous Huxley|Huxley]] 600 computer Aldous to find the world's greatest detective to solve the crime.<eod>