In the 1970s, Korea is under absolute control of President PARK (LEE Sung-min) who controls the KCIA, the organization with an edge over any branch of government. The director of KCIA, KIM Gyu-pyeong (LEE Byung-hun), is a shoe-in for second-in-command. In the midst of reign of fear, a former KCIA director, PARK Yong-gak (KWAK Do-won) who knows all about the governmentas obscure and illegal operations, exiles to the U.S., where he opens the floodgate to the investigation of aKoreagatea. As tension escalates, stifling political maneuvering by those desiring power collide explosively.