Violinist John Wallace is stabbed with a violin bow while trying to protect an old violin maker, who possesses the secret of the varnish formula, which allows him to make replicas of Stradivari's great violins. Wallace is revived by the violin maker with the "Pipes of Peace", that are death to evildoers in Wallace's hands. When the violin maker is killed for his troubles, Wallace vows revenge and becomes the Music Master!; Apple returns to England with the document, Chick and Edyth return to the U.S to be married, and Indira is left with regrets.