It’s 1983. The Cold War is hot. Russian SS20 Missiles in East Germany are already pointed West. American Pershing II Missiles will soon be placed in West Germany, pointing East. The threat of nuclear conflict looms. Meanwhile, the Peace movement, encouraged by the Protestant church, gains momentum on both sides of the border. And the West German government prepares to loan their archenemies in the East one billion Deutschmarks. The West Germans have the upper hand economically, but they rely on the East for access to Berlin and all other points East. East Germany is broke. Russia is paranoid. New Communist Party chief Andropov comes out of the KGB and leans on the HVA. Headquarters in East Berlin make HVA assets in the West track every movement of the West German government and military. They want eyes and ears everywhere. They are convinced that the West Germans are preparing to attack. The goals of East German spies on the ground are three-fold: 1. Learn West German and NATO military plans. 2. Foster the burgeoning student peace movement. 3. Increase the general public’s fear of nuclear war so that they will turn against their own government. The East Germans know they can’t win the arms race. But they can defend themselves. And they just might win the war of public opinion… Our hero, Martin Rauch, is 23. Born and raised in East Germany, he is sent undercover, as Moritz Stamm, to West Germany, to work for a top General in the Bundeswehr. Officially, his job is to gather intelligence on the placement of the Pershing II Missiles. A secondary gig develops, infiltrating youth culture through close relationships with the General’s two children.