The worlds of journalism and politics collide in this story about an experienced journalist who desperately needs to scoop a big story in order to revamp his career. Deciding he'll take matters into his own hands, he frames a politician and arranges to be there when the story is leaked to the public. What he doesn't realize is that his own devious behavior is about to get him caught in the middle of a dangerous web of lies and murder.
A slightly disturbed young amateur photographer finds that his father has been secretly having an affair with his co-worker. Thus begins a spiral into blackmail, stalking, and voyeurism.
A Harry Palmer no le gusta el mundo del espionaje, pero no conoce otro tipo de vida. En esta ocasión, la misión de Harry consiste en localizar al doctor Aubrey Richards, que ha desaparecido teniendo en su poder un valioso archivo que puede haber llegado a manos del enemigo. El gobierno también teme que Richards haya sido sometido a un lavado de cerebro, como ya había pasado con otros dos científicos británicos...