British Agent 1934

Rioting outside the consulate and a pivotal confrontation

In the days before the revolution, Elena Moura shoots it out with a Cossack as streets erupt with rioting. Stephen Locke intervenes to safeguard British extraterritorial rights, and a spark of attraction forms between them. Elena departs, leaving momentum for a future clash of loyalties.

First reunion and romance rekindled

After the upheaval, Elena returns as a Soviet official and reconnects with Stephen. They fall in love again, though their political loyalties are in tension. The romance grows amid the new power structure.

Western diplomats evacuate; Stephen waits in limbo

Most Western diplomats evacuate the city as the Soviet state takes hold, leaving Stephen behind with only a servant, Poohbah Evans. He endures days of waiting for unclear instructions, sharing the limbo with fellow stranded diplomats. The isolation deepens his longing and frustration.

Elena rises in the Soviet government; romance deepens

Elena becomes a key member of the government, now working for Trotsky, and she and Stephen rekindle their romance. Their relationship becomes complicated by conflicting loyalties and political realities. The affair intensifies as they navigate competing priorities.

Stephen learns UK aims and Elena's counterplay

Stephen receives a confidential directive from Britain to prevent a separate peace with Germany, and he reads it in Elena's hearing. Elena passes the information to her boss, exposing Stephen's unofficial status. The Soviet side begins to doubt his sincerity as negotiations grind forward.

Archangel mission launched without his knowledge

Britain secretly dispatches a force to Archangel to fight alongside anti-Soviet elements, a move Stephen discovers only later. He remains unaware of the British action that shifts the war's balance on Russian soil. The strategic moves add tension to the diplomatic drama.

Tsar is executed; counterrevolution gains traction

Following the Tsar's execution, Medill, LeFarge and Del Val persuade Stephen to back counterrevolutionary forces. The move marks a dangerous turn as Western agents attempt to influence the internal conflict. Moscow becomes a theater of shifting allegiances.

Lenin wounded; crackdown and deaths

Lenin survives a serious assassination attempt, triggering a harsh crackdown against anti-Soviet elements. LeFarge and Del Val are killed while contacting rebel leaders, and Medill is tortured for information on Stephen's whereabouts. The tension escalates quickly under the new danger.

Medill's capture and near execution

Medill refuses to reveal Stephen's location and is sentenced to die by firing squad. He endures torture as Elena, who loves Stephen, is pressured to uncover his friend's whereabouts. The stakes rise as loyalties are tested to the limit.

Elena's covert move and the reprieve

Ordered to extract Stephen's whereabouts, Elena reluctantly feeds the address to Trotsky, who orders a building to be leveled. Elena sneaks in to die with Stephen, but the pair are reprieved when Lenin recovers and orders all political prisoners released. The moral compromise hangs in the balance.

Lenin's recovery and prisoners released; journey to Britain

Lenin's recovery prompts the release of imprisoned political figures, easing the crisis. Stephen and Elena decide to depart for Britain, signaling an end to their immediate peril. The political turbulence recedes enough to allow a departure.