- [Voiceover] We are engaged in a war.
This war does not for the moment involve men at arms,
it involves information.
- Something important has come up.
- We've got a Soviet spy.
- We want you to defend him.
- I'm in insurance lawyer.
I haven't done criminal work in years.
- Have you represented many accused spies?
- This will be a first for the both of us.
- You should be careful.
- People are scared of this man.
He's a threat to all of us.
Do you know how people will look at us?
The family of a man trying to free a traitor.
- Everyone deserves a defense.
Every person matters.
- From this moment forward, you will not refer to the U2
as a reconnaissance aircraft.
You're gonna be taking pictures over Soviet territory.
- Tell me what happened.
- They got our spy pilot
with a head full of classified information.
We've got their guy.
We want you to negotiate the swap
so it's not governments talking.
- You could prevent a full thermonuclear exchange
with the Soviet Union.
- I'm talking to you about the security of your country.
- Where do they want this negotiation to take place?
- East Berlin.
- Just tell me that you're not gonna be in any danger.
Give me something to hold on to.
- We do this for us.
- There are only a few roots left in the east.
The rule of law is less firmly established over there.
Just avoid interaction with people generally.
You don't belong.
- We need to have the conversation our governments can't.
- You're an American, you could well be detained.
Definitely stay away from the wall.
Cross it and you'll be shot.
- There are a lot of people that doesn't want this exchange
to ever take place.
- We're not leaving him here.
- Things are starting to fall apart.
- There's a cost to these things.
A cost to both your country and your family.
- We need this to be an exchange.