In the 2030s, hundreds of American civilians are being sent out as spies—their clean records ideal for undercover missions. Their service is voluntary, and their only remuneration is the promise of potential heroism. They are expected to undertake only one assignment, after which—assuming they survive—they may return to their lives. A 33-year-old woman is dispatched to the South of France, where she poses as arm candy for a rich, powerful, violent man she calls her “Designated Mate.” He has frequent, aggressive sex with her. The spy tries to be unassuming and invisible in order to gain access to high-level information. Civilian spies are given a host of technological enhancements. The woman has a microphone implanted in her right ear canal, which she uses to record one of Designated Mate’s private, charged conversations. She also has a button in her right knee, which she can push twice to let her loved ones know she’s okay, or continuously depress to signal an emergency. A chip beneath her hairline allows her to document her thoughts as a mission log. In the real world, the spy “foment[s] musical trends” as a profession. Her Kenyan American husband works as an engineer in national security. As a young child, she was told that her father died before she was born, but in actuality, her father is a famous movie star—one represented by her publicist mother; one with 7 other children from 3 different marriages. The spy tags along with Designated Mate on a speedboat to a remote island, where they are hosted by a “slim, catlike man.” Seemingly harmless enough to sit in on the two men’s private meeting, the spy watches them draw up plans. She tries to distract the men so she can photograph their sketches with a flash camera embedded in her left eye. However, her Designated Mate stays put. When she thinks he’s not paying attention, the spy snaps a photo, but the flash is powerful, blinding her. In the ensuing chaos, Designated Mate flees, deserting the spy on the island. The host’s “Beauty” (i.e., arm candy) finds and helps the spy, who has recovered her sight. The spy now sets her targets on the host, who forces her to sleep with him. After settling into the new house, she sneaks into the master bedroom and inspects the catlike man’s closet for intel. Once she finds a promising drawer of information, she retrieves a plug from the space between her fourth and pinky toe and “uploads” the data to her body. This transfer of data, however, renders her unconscious. When she awakens, she’s discovered by the man. Her cover blown, the spy fights back. The Beauty, holding her baby, wields a firearm and shoots the spy in the shoulder. Needing an escape—the U.S. won’t have a record of the mission without her physical body—the spy unleashes her “Primal Roar,” a series of facial contortions that horrifies the enemy long enough to abscond the house. Outside, the spy bypasses a sleeping guard but appears to be stranded—the Mediterranean Sea is too vast to swim. But noticing an irregularity in the waves, she uncovers a hidden speedboat and uses it to navigate to a Geographic Hotspot, where her superiors will be able to locate her. She presses the emergency button on her knee, but upon arrival, no one is there to retrieve her. Writhing in pain from her gunshot wound, she is forced to wait. Finally, a helicopter arrives to save her.