In April 1961, international public opinion was paying close attention to the trends of the anti-Castro riots and the invasion of Cuba in the United States. In Washington, Edward Wilson, one of the important members of the CIA, met a child who asked him for change on the bus to his office. When he came to the office, he handed the one dollar he had exchanged to his colleagues, and aimed at the number on the paper money to find out that the code name of the task was "the leader in red". At this time, Richard came in and told him that soon they would be "dancing in Cuba in red shoes".
Cuba's anti-government actions have been hit hard, and the United States, which originally set out to support it, is also facing the crisis of not being able to replenish its troops in time. Assistant Brooke told Edward that the enemy knew their hiding place, and there was no doubt that there was a mole in the CIA.
After the mission failed, Edward returned to Washington and received a mysterious e-mail left at his door, which contained a tape and some photos. The tape shows a woman making out with her lover: "I love you. There are no secrets between lovers. Now, you are safe with me. " Similarly, the blurred photo is also the scene of two people making out. Edward instinctively felt that this mysterious email was inextricably linked with the failure of this mission. President Kennedy has planned to dissolve the CIA, and Edward's name suddenly appears at the front of the government blacklist. If the mole is not found in time, he will be in great trouble.
Back in Yale University in 1939, Edward disguised as a woman and performed a hilarious musical. When removing makeup backstage, the famous American secret elite society "skull and bones" invited Edward to join their organization, and Edward accepted the invitation without hesitation.
At the initiation ceremony, Edward shared the deepest secret with colleagues present naked: On June 4, 1925, Edward, who was only 6 years old at that time, hid in the closet of his father's room, and his father told his son that one should never lie to his closest relatives, otherwise he would have nothing. After that, my father sent Edward out of the door, and then there was a harsh gunshot in the back door. Edward never told his family that he secretly hid the suicide note that his father was holding in his hand.
In the library, Edward met Laura, a schoolgirl. Although Laura was deaf in both ears, she could read lips, and they soon became fond of each other. Outside the library, Sam Merlek of the Federal Bureau of Investigation stopped Edward, who was preparing to ride a bicycle. He hoped that Edward, a new member of the skull and bones, could help the country monitor his mentor, Dr. Frederic. Because after investigation, Friedrich has been recruiting young students to join a virtue culture Committee organization, which is one of the Nazi organizations. Murray hoped Edward would get the list of members of the organization, and Edward succeeded in completing his first task.
At the "skull and bones" party in 194, John, a good friend and colleague, introduced Edward to his family, his sister kroll and his future boss, Mr. Allen. "skull and bones comes first, God comes second". Obviously, kroll doesn't like this top secret organization in the United States. At the same time, her high-profile remarks have attracted Edward's attention.
General Sullivan, whose legs were paralyzed, met Edward in a quiet room. He told this dedicated, patriotic and loyal young man that the United States is about to enter the war, so it is necessary to set up an intelligence agency overseas. If Edward is willing to accept this task, he will stay overseas. At the moment when the mood is extremely contradictory, kroll's enthusiasm and unrestrained let Edward find an outlet to vent.
kroll's pregnancy forced Edward to choose to marry her and break up with his beloved Lola on the beach. At the wedding reception, Edward told his wife that he was about to leave for England.
In London in 1941, Edward met Mr. Allen in the basement of a clothing store. Allen said that intelligence and counterintelligence are a black art, and Edward should study hard, and he introduced his teacher in London, Dr. Frederic.
Edward officially started his intelligence career. Truth and illusion, night action and various code names, conspiracy and betrayal all fill Edward's life. The young man who used to love poetry may only be the reflection of time, untouchable.
My father-in-law called Edward to tell him that his son was born, and Edward, who was overjoyed, named his son Little Edward.
The British government is worried that Dr. Frederic, who has always been too casual in his private life, will reveal his identity at any time, hoping that Americans will get rid of him as soon as possible. This burden naturally fell on Edward. In order to save his teacher's life and protect himself, Edward begged him to wash his hands of it. Frederic reminded Edward to get out while he still had faith and choice. After breaking up, Frederic was beaten by a group of people who had been waiting for a long time, and his body was thrown into the river.
### Is Dr. Frederic a member of the British intelligence system? Why did the British kill him? ###
Time jumps back to Washington in 1961. After confirmation and analysis, the films of those mysterious photos were produced in the Soviet Union, and the incident took place in Africa, with a church opposite the room. After frequency amplification, the word that was originally inaudible was identified as "pig", so it can be inferred that the source of the exposure of the "Bay of Pigs" incident in Cuba lies in the intimate men and women.
Back in Berlin in 1945, it seems that the smoke of World War II has gradually dissipated, but the secret war between the United States and the Soviet Union has also quietly started. Little Edward's fifth birthday is coming. Edward, who only saw his son in the photo, called home and accidentally learned that his wife had an affair.
### Edward made a deal with KGB, and Ulysses, the head of KGB, appeared ###
Edward, who had not eaten a common meal for a long time, accepted the invitation of his secretary Hannah and spent the night there. When he woke up, he accidentally found the hearing aid she had put on the bedside table, but Hannah, who was talking with him happily, did not see any hearing impairment. Edward realized that he had raised a spy himself.
In 1946, Edward returned to his home in Washington. Little Edward is obviously a stranger to his father. Although his wife is very happy, her husband's neglect of his family for a long time makes her think that she doesn't know him at all. She admits that she once cheated on her because of loneliness.
General Sullivan came to Edward's home to give him a new task. In order to contain the Soviet Union's hegemony in the world, the United States decided to set up overseas intelligence agencies again. Little Edward, who came into the room to play, interrupted their conversation. kroll hurried in and took his son out. Sullivan told Edward that no matter what we do, we are only state employees and we can't trust anyone.
Edward received a finger from his subordinates sent by the Soviets, and he felt that it was urgent. Little Edward was curious about his father's mysterious work. He asked who his father was talking to on the phone. Edward perfunctory him and said that this was a conversation between adults.
The guests casually mentioned it at the dinner table, and kroll told them that her husband was an intelligence agent. Edward immediately denied his wife's statement politely. kroll thought that her husband was very disrespectful to her friends and complained loudly that he had lived with ghosts for years. During the quarrel, Edward left home again because of the urgent phone call. Little Edward, standing on the stairs, saw all this in his eyes.
The start against the Soviet Union was very successful. Edward took his family to Sullivan's house to celebrate Christmas. Little Edward, who saw "Santa Claus", didn't look happy at all, and he also peed on "Santa Claus". In the bathroom, little Edward hugged his father tightly.
In 1947, a Soviet who claimed to be Valenti Djordjvic Minov provided Edward with the information of the "uninformed" organization of the Soviet Union and the names of its agents, as well as the weakness of "Ulysses", whose identity has always been mysterious but closely related to the Soviet Union.
# # # Archie Cummings played by billy crudup partly originated from Kim Philby, a spy planted by the KGB in the British Intelligence Agency. ###
Archie Cummings came to share the information of Valenti Djordjvic Minov and gave him a copy of Ulysses.
At the end of the movie, Edward finds a flaw in Ulysses and exposes the fake Minov.
In 1958, Edward happened to meet his old lover Lola while watching a Soviet drama. The sudden breakup on the beach 2 years ago did not annihilate their feelings, and the love fire soon burned again.
Soon, kroll received photos of her husband's cheating. She finally couldn't hold back her resentment against her husband for 2 years and threw the photos at her husband in front of the guests. For the sake of his son, he decided to break up with Lola and return the golden cross that Lola left with him a long time ago to its original owner.
Edward Jr. smoked a cigarette in front of his father. He said to his father, "I have a lot of things you don't know. I really want to join the CIA now. I want you to be proud of me." In the face of his son's obstinacy, Edward promised his wife that he would try his best to protect his son.
In March, 1961, Edward Jr., who was taking a bath in the bathroom, heard his father and colleagues talking about Cuba's actions. Edward reminded his son not to reveal a word. At another skull and bones party, kroll told her husband that she had decided to leave him.
The location of the mysterious photo was finally revealed. Edward went to Congo alone and found the room opposite the church. Seeing the model sailboat on the bedside table, Edward seems to have known the truth. At this time, "Ulysses" appeared in front of him, telling that little Edward was confused by their female spy and betrayed the hiding place of the United States in the "Bay of Pigs" project. Loyalty to the country or saving one's loved ones is a ruthless choice before Edward.
Edward asked his son to leave the woman quickly, but little Edward didn't agree. He complained to his father for the first time: "I never knew what security was because I lived in a secret. You taught me not to trust anyone, and now I won't trust you. I will marry her!"
Little Edward invited his parents to bless his wedding. While the family was drinking champagne, Edward's best laid plans was going on. A deal was made with "Ulysses", and the son's fiancee was thrown off the plane alive, the white wedding dress fluttered in the air, and the church bells swirled empty. "She's pregnant." Little Edward said quietly to his father.
### Was Edward recruited by Ulysses at the end and became KGB? ###
"I am a liar and a coward. I am sorry for my wife and son. I hope my son is a brave man, a good father and a good husband." Edward opened the letter left by his father before he died for the first time, and then watched it disappear in the burning spark.
So, is the present narrative of the story (1961) telling that Ulysses used a honey trap to kill little Edward, obtained information about the Bay of Pigs in Cuba, and blackmailed and successfully recruited Edward?