În apogeul Războiului Rece, Victor Godeanu, mâna dreaptă și cel mai apropiat consilier al dictatorului român Nicolae Ceaușescu și agent secret al KGB-ului, trebuie să scape din România și din Ceaușescu înainte ca acoperirea lui să fie aruncată în aer. Ajutat de un agent Stasi sub acoperire și de un agent CIA în plină desfășurare, Godeanu trebuie să scape de KGB și de fantasmele țării sale, pe deplin conștient că dezertarea sa îi pune familia înapoi acasă în pericol de moarte.
Victor finds himself in grave danger amid Ceaușescu’s growing paranoia – and news that his nemesis is closing in on his secret. In Germany on a diplomatic mission, Victor decides to take his chance with the Americans.
Armed with damning evidence, Mircea outs Victor to Nicolae and Elena. Later, Victor gets troubling information from his old flame Ingrid, and Frank tries to sidestep official channels when Victor is called back to Bucharest.
Holed up in a safehouse, Victor nervously waits for Frank as news of a missing diplomat spreads. Meanwhile, Frank tries to force the CIA’s hand - but his strategy could backfire.
As Nicolae fumes over reports of a defection, Frank moves Victor to the protection of the U.S. embassy. Later, Mircea and Carmen attempt to cast doubts on Victor’s true motivations.
Upon learning that Ileana is being interrogated by Ceaușescu's men, Victor utilizes Ingrid's intel about an imminent bomb attack in Bonn to get a recorded message to his daughter.
Though Victor's intel proves useful, the German police and CIA are left scrambling when a second target emerges. Amid the chaos, Victor and Frank attempt to neutralize the attackers, and make a last-ditch effort for Victor's escape to America.