Natak Natas is a secret agent from the oppressive regime of Liquidatzia. He visits his estranged wife Vera, a chemist who is involved with a group of exiles trying to smuggle their compatriots out of Liquidatzia. Almkvist, an honest local policeman and former lover of Vera's, contacts her while investigating the death of one of the refugees.
Natak has a list of agents operating in the host country and wants to sell them to the Americans. However, before he can do so, Vera tries to kill him, after an argument about getting her parents out of Liquidatzia. The two struggle and finally come to an agreement: Natak will leave Liquidatzia and help Vera get her parents out, but she will have to give up her knowledge of the secret agents list.
As they part ways, Natak realizes that Vera may not be as willing to sacrifice everything for her family as he had thought. He decides to keep her information safe and continue his mission, knowing that she will always be a part of his life.
