Bernard Samson: With the Cold War drawing to a close, Bernard finds that office life - whether in London or Berlin - can be just as perilous as operating in the field. Surrounded by schemers and their secrets, he must look out for his own interests.
Gloria Kent: Bernard's lover in the time when his wife was thought to have defected to the East, Gloria now wants to make a new future for herself - which forces Bernard to think all the more about his own.