Inciting Event: Edward is asked by the FBI to spy on his professor.
First Plot Point: Edward joins the Army in World War II as an intelligence officer.
First Pinch Point: Edward’s mentor, a fellow intelligence officer, is killed by his own agency.
Midpoint: Edward joins the newly formed CIA.
Second Pinch Point: Edward reconnects with Laura, his first love.
Third Plot Point: Edward discovers his son is in love with a Russian agent.
Climax: Edward refuses to betray to the CIA to save his son.
Climactic Moment: Edward’s son’s fiancée is murdered on the way to the wedding.
Resolution: Edward chooses to remain in the revamped CIA.