One hundred kilometers north of Arkhangelsk, a Russian sea captain ferries a silent operative to a secluded lighthouse... In Moscow, a hapless American answers a errant phone call and is ordered to make a mob hit... In a remote village in the Caucasus, a strange sickness is killing off locals... Blocks from the Kremlin, a disaffected spy chief is plotting a war-fueled power grab... Unwittingly sucked into a criminal...