In this gripping Cold War thriller, an American tourist stumbles upon a secret Soviet training facility known as "The Charm School," where KGB agents are taught to mimic American culture and behavior to infiltrate the United States. When the tourist mysteriously disappears, a U.S. Air Force officer stationed at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and a female American consulate worker begin to investigate. Their search leads them into a dangerous confrontation with the KGB and a desperate race against time to expose the truth about the facility before more lives are lost and the potential for Soviet spies within American borders grows.

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