This seminal tale, told in the past tense (in voice-over), involves two major characters with "an unholy love and an almost perfect crime.During the pre-credits sequence "somewhere in Utah," "Austin Powers" parachuted into his driver-less Shaguar, and then ejected himself from the driver""s seat as he blasted a pursuing helicopter with gun fire.Whitney thought it might be a homeless person""s residence, where they both found old artifacts, including a hanging of camp counselor whistles on cords, and the necklace-locket with a picture of young Mrs.An entourage of Russians arrived on horseback at the residence of Sophia Frederica.In the main living room, the handsome lead Russian emissary from Moscow, Count Alexei (John Lodge), was being introduced to some of Prince August""s family members:Countess Cecilia, a cousin on my mother""s sideCecilia""s sister MariaMiss Cardell (Jane Darwell), Sophia""s nurse, unlocked Sophia""s upstairs bedroom door and allowed her to proceed downstairs.