In 1946, a former resistance fighter starts working as a forester in a small town in Masuria. The local people don't trust him, robberies are common and his old flame is married to another man.
A reporter, fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, takes a part-time job as companion to an old lady. While working she overhears a noisy argument in the neighboring house, being conducted largely in German and involving her HUAC prosecutor. She begins to investigate, enlisting the help of the FBI Agent initially detailed to surveil her.
Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who look a lot like their brother. The dad harbors a secret, and he goes to murderous lengths to keep it hidden. The young man, Jimmy, who has suspicions, but little comes out until a Yankee woman comes to town.
On a winter day in a southside Queens high school, events collide and six students are suddenly in an armed standoff with the NYPD. At the school, classrooms freeze, teachers come and go, resources are scant.
Rachel’a bir gün telefonda iki kelime söylenir: ‘Baban öldü.’ Bunun anlamı, Mossad ajanı olan Rachel’ın kimliğinin açığa çıkması demektir. Kendi teşkilatı için bile bir risk haline gelen Rachel, biriminin en iyi casusu olduğu için son bir görevde kullanılmak istenir. İran’da gizli bir göreve gitmek zorundadır ancak orada takip ettiği adama aşık olunca yalanlarla dolu dünyası bir kere daha alt üst olur. Kendini, sevdiğini, ülkesini ve masumların hayatını etkileyecek kararı vermesi gerekiyordur.