Spymaster Alec Leamas returns from West Berlin in disgrace. With his informants either exposed or dead, his career is just the latest casualty in a merciless Cold War. However, his master, Control, thinks otherwise. Alec's failure could be an opportunity. Sinking further into despair and dissolufion, Alec becomes a target for the agents of his old enemy. And with such contact comes the chance for revenge...
