Sir Philip Kimberly was thought to be a loyal, brilliant Englishman. He was Director General of MI6 until his defection to Russia in 1974. As insurance, he has hidden a dossier that lists all Russian agents in the west over the past 40 years. Nine years later the KGB sends Kimberly on an assignment. Plastic surgery has changed his appearance, and he impersonates a Russian Commercial Attaché. This thriller deals with the shady world of spies and features a star-studded cast.