▁cover ▁for ▁their ▁illegal ▁activities . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁failed ▁forced ▁ex fil tr ation , ▁Elizabeth ▁and ▁Philip ▁kid nap ▁Tim os he v , ▁a ▁defect ed ▁K GB ▁agent , ▁who ▁ra ped ▁Elizabeth ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁in ▁training . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Tim os he v ' s ▁kid n apping , ▁counter - int elligence ▁F BI ▁agent ▁Stan ▁Be eman ▁moves ▁next ▁door , ▁causing ▁Philip ▁to ▁suggest ▁defect ing ▁themselves . ▁Elizabeth ▁decl ines ▁and ▁Philip ▁mur ders ▁Tim os he v ▁when ▁he ▁finds ▁out ▁he ▁ra ped ▁her . ▁Despite ▁a ▁marriage ▁arranged ▁by ▁the ▁K GB , ▁Elizabeth ▁tells ▁Philip ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁beginning ▁to ▁feel ▁love ▁for ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁their ▁ 1 6 - year ▁relationship ▁and ▁they ▁try ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁real ▁married ▁couple . ▁However , ▁Philip ▁is ▁hurt ▁upon ▁discover ing ▁Elizabeth ▁had ▁an ▁on going ▁affair ▁with ▁Gregory ▁Thomas ▁( D erek ▁Luke ), ▁a ▁black ▁milit ant . ▁ ▁After ▁plant ing ▁a ▁bug ▁in ▁Cas par ▁Wein berger ' s ▁study , ▁the ▁Jenn ings es ▁listen ▁for ▁vital ▁intelligence . ▁When ▁the ▁K GB ▁begin ▁to ▁suspect ▁a ▁mole ▁in ▁their ▁midst , ▁they ▁send ▁oper atives ▁pos ing ▁as ▁F BI ▁agents ▁to ▁kid nap ▁and ▁tort ure ▁Elizabeth ▁and ▁Philip ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁test ▁their ▁loyal ty . ▁Elizabeth ▁is ▁hurt ▁and ▁angry ▁that ▁the ▁people ▁to ▁whom ▁she ▁has ▁devoted ▁her ▁life ▁could ▁treat ▁her ▁with ▁such