Amidst the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, US Army war correspondent Jake Geismer becomes embroiled with Lena Brandt, a former lover whose missing husband is the object of a manhunt by both the American and Russian armies. Intrigue mounts as Jake tries to uncover the secrets Lena may be hiding in her desperation to get herself and her husband out of Berlin. Tobey Maguire stars as a soldier with black market connections who may be Lena's way out - or her entry into even darker territory.