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The story is set in 1978, during the Cold War, and follows a critical week in the life of Victor Godeanu (a fictional character partly inspired by Ion Mihai Pacepa). He is Nicolae Ceaușescu’s trusted advisor, but acts as a double agent for the KGB and attempts to defect to the United States. The series Spy/Master is a six-episode political thriller set during a tense week in 1978, at the height of the Cold War. The protagonist is Victor Godeanu, Nicolae Ceaușescu’s personal advisor and...

Godeanu is negotiating the repatriation of ethnic Germans, but his real goal is to make contact with CIA agent Frank Jackson at the U.S. Embassy. The latest episode, titled “The Trojan Horse,” depicts a desperate attempt by Romanian intelligence to kidnap Godeanu right inside or near the embassy, using tactical diversions and exploiting his vulnerability regarding his daughter.