The Department, weakened since the war and preoccupied with bureaucratic battles, hears rumors of a missile base near the West German border. This seems like the perfect opportunity to regain their political position in the intelligence community. The Cold War is at its height, and the Department yearns for involvement. Driven by fear and pride, they send the deactivated agent Fred Leiser back to East Germany, armed with only basic knowledge and his memories of the war. In the silently communist East Germany, Leiser's fate becomes inextricably linked to that of the Department.