A young and ambitious CIA agent, Matt Weston, is frustrated with his lack of career progression and languishes as the "housekeeper" of a safe house in Cape Town, South Africa—a secure location used for hiding and interrogating intelligence assets. His world is turned upside down when Tobin Frost, a former intelligence officer turned international fugitive renowned for selling classified information, turns himself in at the US consulate to escape an armed mercenary group. Frost is brought to Weston's rarely used safe house for debriefing, marking the first real action Weston has seen.

The routine operation quickly spirals out of control when the safe house is attacked by the mercenaries hunting Frost. Weston is thrust into a life-or-death situation, as he must protect Frost, who is now in his charge. As the unlikely pair flees, Weston is challenged by Frost's manipulations and mind games, which raise questions about who to trust. The agent must navigate a treacherous path of deception and moral ambiguity, realizing that his role in the agency might be more complex than he ever imagined. Meanwhile, the motivations behind Frost's actions and the identities of those pursuing them remain shrouded in mystery, propelling Weston on a perilous journey through the underbelly of international espionage.