Set during the Vietnam War and based on the true story of the author's uncle, the story follows Agent 022 on his deadly mission to infiltrate South Vietnam. With the help of Mrs. Tam and Little Lien, he assumes the identity of Police Lieutenant Tu. Integrating seamlessly into South Vietnamese society, Lieutenant Tu gains higher social esteem and access to top-secret information. To keep up his disguise, he is forced to marry Nicole, the beautiful daughter of a French landowner. Morally torn between love and guilt for his first wife back in North Vietnam, he struggles with his increasing feelings for his new wife and family. Told from a perspective sympathetic to North Vietnam, this unique manifesto highlights the simple quality of North Vietnamese life, and the hardships they faced during the war years.