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.