The Cold War.
The Eastern Bloc, led by the USSR
is battling the Western Bloc
led by the United States.
It is an ideological, political
and underground war led mostly by spies, the CIA and the KGB.
France is doing its part with its intelligence service, the SDECE.
The two enemies have launched an atomic arms race
that threatens to plunge the world into apocalypse.
Their goal: ensure superiority
and create the ultimate weapon that will crush the enemy's defenses.
EAST/WEST BORDER SCHLAGSDORF, EAST GERMANY
My code name is Requiem. It's going to bring us bad luck.
-Do you believe in luck? -I believe in causality.
Each cause has its consequence,
which becomes the cause of another consequence.
Here, take that. Luck won't get you over the border, I will.
MINE FIELD
When it explodes, stay near me, in a straight line. All right? Let's go.
Go! Go!
Hurry up. Straight up.
Stop! Stop!
Requiem? Requiem.
Give me your hand.
Walk exactly in my footsteps.
Okay?
Come on, go!
Easy.
So, Requiem, luck, eh?
FRANCE NATIONAL CENTER FOR SPACE STUDIES
Sir?
-Hello. -Francis, I don't have time.
I'd like to see the test.
The what?
Three days ago, a truck arrived with the US army but left empty.
With maximum bench height.
So, you and the board will attend the Rocketdyne XLR 8595 test launch,
fifteen feet, 3680 lbs. And 1,500 Kilonewtons of thrust.
These tests involve NASA,
therefore the CIA and the French Intelligence Service. Protocol A.
That's absurd.
How long will I pay for what my father did?
MOSCOW TCHAIKOVSKY CONSERVATORY
-Did you see her smile? -She's going to hire you.
KGB.
Come with us.
What have I done?
Let's go.
Could you explain this to me?
Move.
Hello, Lyudmila Borisovna.
When was the last time you saw your father?
The space center is hiring.
They're looking for an assistant.
ASSISTANT WANTED AT OKB-1 CENTER.
So you're going to get that job.
Forget about music for now.
PARIS LATIN QUARTER
Follow me.
I'll show him.
Martine, not too loud, okay?
Do you have The Animals? The Supremes?
Because Sheila...
Good evening, Anne.
Charles, good evening.
Come in, come in.
This is for Paul.
And this is for you to apologize for stopping by unannounced.
Not at all.
Francis will be happy to see you. I'll take this.
Here.
See the big "W?" That's Cassiopeia.
And that's the North Star.
May I?
Charles!
No, no, keep going, please. It's interesting.
The North Star's important because it's in Earth's axis.
So from the ground, all constellations spin around it.
Paul, this is your grandpa's friend Charles.
Go see your mom.
-This is for you, Paul. Happy birthday. -Thanks.
It's been a while.
Two years.
Two years...
You know, the number of our reports about space has tripled in two years.
Are you the one in charge of them?
Francis,
I know what you're going through at work.
Our services can help you.
Do you have a few minutes?
Francis, this is Larry Goldstein from the CIA.
My department works with his.
Nice to meet you.
I know this might be offhand, but we need your expertise
with some documents.
It's about a Russian space project.
A technology I've never seen anywhere.
What kind?
A guidance system.
Read this carefully.
Take your time. See how you feel about it and we'll talk tomorrow, okay?
But listen, it's highly classified.
Don't mention it to anyone.
Francis, you forgot to put a film in the camera.
Sorry.
You never forget these types of things.
I can see you're worried.
Is it because of Charles?
I didn't expect to see him again.
And what did he want?
My opinion on some documents.
He's got some nerve.
Asking a favor after being gone two years?
I know.
Coming to bed?
No, not yet. I still have work to do.
Please. If we want another one, tonight's the night.
HOSPITAL
You seem better this morning, Mr. Larment.
Your wife will be happy to see you like this.
You know he can't hear you. I'll take care of him. Your niece is here.
Mr. Larment, Mireille will take you back to your room.
Martine?
What's going on?
One of my teacher is sick.
Come here.
I know you're in trouble.
Your mom told me about it.
I was worried about my exams too.
I'm pregnant.
I don't want to keep it.
Come.
Wait for me at the café outside, okay?
Did you find out who the blonde is?
Her niece.
Her name is Martine.
See you tomorrow.
What are you doing here?
I told you to wait for me at the café.
I didn't think you'd come.
Getting an abortion is killing a human being.
I don't care.
Those abortions are done in appalling conditions.
Look.
This woman had an abortion.
The guy who did it had no idea what he was doing.
Three days later, she came in with a uterine infection.
Look.
She'll never have children again.
Do you think I don't know this?
Do you think I'm not scared of being butchered?
That's why I'm coming to you.
I considered all my options. I tried.
Marriage, a baby, a life together...
But I can't do it.
He's not the right man.
But love may come.
It can be built. Look at Francis and me.
Enough with you and Francis!
Would you be together if it wasn't for Paul?
Of course we would.
That's a lie.
I see how you are. You smile, but it's fake.
There's no passion.
It's only when he talks about rockets, something sparks in him.
But not with you.
And the same goes for you.
I'm sorry.
I can't help you.
I'm sorry.
Is there a problem?
-No. -Want to talk about it?
No, not really.
This is the number for Jacqueline.
She has a unique method.
-It's far less risky. -I don't know what you're talking about.
When talking about such things, check how thick the walls are.
Is anyone here?
Please?
What are you doing?
Where are we going?
Put your hands under your thighs.
Your smell will remain on the fabric you're sitting on.
This is so our dogs can find you, if necessary.
Where am I?
East Germany.
There's been a mistake.
Francis Mareuil?
Born December 19, 1932 in Rouen.
Aerospace engineer at the CNES. Married, one child.
Do you want to see him again?
Then answer our questions.
You have documents that belong to us.
Where are they?
Documents about our new guidance system.
I don't understand.
Hands under your thighs.
These documents were stolen from the USSR by your secret service.
I see a lot of documents.
Can you be more specific?
Answering a question with a question. A Jesuit upbringing, right?
How do you know SDECE agent Charles Contignet?
Charles never gave me any documents, if that's your question.
MOSCOW RAMENKI DISTRICT
You'll be a great pianist.
They'll give you an apartment and I won't hear you play anymore.
Sit down.
I want an explanation.
I called, but they said I didn't have the right profile.
You're his daughter.
Go see him.
Why?
You must.
I work with the Svetlanova orchestra, I can't work with him.
You need to be with your father.
But why?
Because he'll trust you.
No he won't, he hates me.
He won't understand why I'm back in his life.
After ten years.
Your father doesn't hate you.
He bought your record. He listens to it.
Lyudmila,
I know people, I know how they think.
Your father needs you.
You're not in the Svetlanova orchestra anymore.
You will get the job with your father.
We need to know if he's giving information to the Americans.
Understood?
Nod.
Where are the Russian documents?
They mention a satellite carrying a nuclear payload.
An orbital bomb system.
Where are they?
I don't know what you're talking about.
Open your ears.
Instead of asking the wrong questions,
picture the consequences of what I'm about to describe.
So, Paul, do you like strawberry flavor?
Yes, it's my favorite.
Mind if I walk with you? I'm going this way too and I have more candies.
Sure.
Do you always walk home alone?
Yes, I live on that street.
This is the same candy as last time.
Your head or your son's.
A bullet can't tell the difference.
Charles gave me Russian documents.
I've barely had time to read them. They're at home.
In my safe. I'll give them over, but leave my son alone.
Please.
Drink. This is water.
Drink.
You hung in there for almost 24 hours. That's good.
Very good.
What about my son?
He's fine. All your family is fine.
-Are we in France? -Yes, we're in France.
Why?
We'll explain.
Let's go.
Francis.
Francis?
Francis!
-Why? -Calm down, I'll explain.
I thought I was going to die.
I know, but you were in no danger.
-You tortured me. Threatened my son! -I know.
Why?
-Why? -It was a test.
-What? A test? -For a mission. In Germany.
Francis, I'd never have let you go through this if it wasn't necessary.
You want to use me, like you did my father.
Don't you dare come near my family, is that clear?
First man in space.
First long-term mission.
First simultaneous flight.
First woman.
The Vostok program's success…
MOSCOW SPACE BUREAU NO. 1
…has left the United States far behind.
And now,
we're going to continue with the Voskhod program.
This success is ours.
Our collaboration will lead us
to the moon.
And will prove once and for all
the superiority of socialism.
Boris,
a speech!
The unbreakable union
Of free republics
Was welded by Great Russia To stand forever
Created by the will of the people
Long live the mighty
Soviet Union!
Glory to our free Motherland
The symbol of peoples' friendship...
Yes?
Hello, comrade Golubev.
Your daughter is at the reception desk about a private matter.
Comrade Golubev?
-Lyudmila? -Yes.
I can't see her.
Tell her I'm busy.
Virgile.
Do you work with Contignet?
No, I work for the CIA.
During the war, I supported General Giraud, the "Yankees' candidate."
When De Gaulle won, I became a pariah.
And the CIA contacted me.
You were good.
You remained lucid.
You started speaking before losing control.
Once you break down, you spill everything.
If you talk before breaking down, you can control what you say.
Training is to stretch time as much as possible, but everyone has their limits.
Everyone will talk in the end.
Your belongings are in the back.
I'll take you back to your office. You can't go in those clothes.
Do you think I'm going to pretend nothing happened?
Screw all of you.
You can tell that to Contignet.
I know what it's like to be tortured.
I'm just trying to be nice.
What do you want?
Hello, I saw this.
You need an assistant and I need a job.
I had an accident.
You as my assistant? Don't be ridiculous.
Please.
Do you even know what I do here?
You send people to space?
You don't have the skills required for the job.
I can give you money, if that's what you need.
I spent my childhood trying to get your attention,
competing with your rockets.
I understood it was pointless.
I can be stubborn sometimes.
Grandma says I got that from you.
I don't know your life and you don't know mine.
I assure you, I can be your assistant.
I can learn.
If you heard me play, you'd know I'm thorough and hard-working.
Forgive me for leaving home.
I'm begging you.
I need you.
I'm leaving for Berlin tomorrow.
You're coming with me.
Come to my place tonight.
This is the only place where I feel I belong.
I could spend my life here.
What motivates you to come here every morning?
To approach a problem,
find a solution,
and move onto the next one.
And your ambitions?
-Space. -Space?
Your file mentions your father.
His treason.
It's not your fault, of course, but it shows poorly in your file.
The mission the SDECE is offering
is a chance to right this injustice.
Prove your loyalty to them
and closed doors will open to you.
You won't be invited to the tests, you'll be planning them.
To go up there, Francis. To space!
And did they say where they want to send you?
-To Germany. -The other side of the Wall. East Berlin.
To meet with an important Soviet physicist.
Shertok.
Or perhaps Glushko. Or Golubev?
Many would kill to be in your position.
I'm not a spy.
The SDECE chose you.
Spying used to be knowing the other's position. Now, it's all this.
Your ambitions.
They're very close.
Is the Berlin mission for the CIA or the SDECE?
Both.
It was allowed thanks to our Totems.
Totems?
Trading information for services, it was created after the war.
Those who carry information are sacred. They're untouchable.
A bit like Indian totems.
From now on, I'm your attending officer.
I'll tell you everything you need to know. Everything you learn, you report it to me.
And who is Virgile?
A kind field guardian.
In East Berlin, he's our only assurance
that everything will go smoothly. And now you are, too.
Now go home and pack your things.
What do I tell Anne?
You lie to her.
Do you still practice your French?
I read.
I secretly kept a few of mom's books.
I keep music records.
Until they find them.
We'll be staying three days in Berlin.
I'm going to need
two suits and five shirts.
I change shirts for every meeting.
Iron them, and shine my shoes.
-What about the housekeeper? -I've fired her.
She was snooping around my things.
Hurry up.
You only have one hand.
Finally, here you are!
They said you were working. But why didn't you pick up?
They just told me I've got to go to a conference.
I spent all night with my notes.
Get dressed. If we hurry, we can make it to the opera.
Oh, I can't. I'm leaving. Right now.
Right now?
Where are you going?
London.
But...
Why didn't you mention it to me?
Because I'm replacing a colleague.
The Gaultiers got us these tickets. They'll be there. What will they think?
That I'm working, that's all.
-Francis? -Yes?
Are you happy with me?
Yes.
Me too.
But perhaps we could be even happier.
Anne...
A car is waiting for me downstairs.
Wait.
Take your raincoat. It always rains in London.
Thanks.
I'll call you.
Good evening.
Forgive me for calling so late. I'd like to speak to Jacqueline.
The orbital bomb bypasses radar systems to strike strategic points.
Military bases, nuclear stockpiles, decision-making centers...
What are the numbers on the right?
The nuclear payload. Two to five megatons.
Enough to annihilate Paris.
Where did you get these documents?
Olga.
I told you I'd explain everything. Olga is a Russian source for the SDECE.
She had access to these documents but can go no further.
However, the target can.
Professor Golubev.
Code name, Radagast.
He doesn't know that his navigation system is equipped with an orbital bomb.
When he finds out, it might open a breach for you.
Radagast is a Soviet, but he's an anti-nuclear pacifist.
He was sent to the Gulag under Stalin, but got out when Stalin died.
Radagast is a Francophile, his wife was French, so you'll be the middleman.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BALLISTICS AND AERODYNAMICS
On the other side, you don't know me.
WEST BERLIN CHECKPOINT CHARLIE
Francis Mareuil?
Reason for visit?
A scientific conference.
In East Berlin.
There's only one Berlin.
Come with me.
Heinrich!
Come here!
Fabrik Hotel.
He's French, no need to entertain him.
Take this.
Everything's in order, follow him.
NEXT EPISODE
I work with Professor Golubev.
I can give him a message.
You were useful to us because the East didn't know about you.
Now they have a record of you. It's too dangerous.
-What do you want? -To know what's going on.
The CIA sent you!
Don't trust anyone.
Keep back!
Could you send me west?
It's dangerous.