In the mid-1960s, only The Directorate fights to balance the ambitions of world super-powers and prevent global annihilation.

 

Then a top agent on the brink of death delivers a cryptic message that suggests a new player has stepped onto the world stage and could upset this precarious stability.

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Having decoded the message, agent Alistair Knight is given the dangerous task of investigating this slim lead.  It is a chance to redeem himself after the failure of his last mission.