Colonel Alexandr "Sasha" Katsanov, the loyal and dedicated Soviet GRU espionage agent, is challenged once again when KGB operatives attempt to kill him, but instead brutally murder his wife, Katiya. Following the botched event, he is sent to the United States as an attaché assigned to the Soviet Embassy for protection. He quickly discovers that espionage is a two-edged sword, Soviet agents and Americans alike, fall prey to greed and ideological motivations to sell-out their governments.