Scorpio
ActionThrillercentral intelligence agency (cia)washington dc, usacold warkgbpolitical assassinationvienna, austriasafe houseoperativehired killerlangley virginiainternational manhunt
A Cold War espionage thriller about betrayal and moral compromise, where a CIA operative must hunt down a former partner turned assassin.
Cross is an old hand at the CIA who often teams up with Frenchman Jean “Scorpio” Laurier, a gifted freelance operative. After their last mission together, the CIA orders Scorpio to eliminate Cross, leaving him no choice but to obey.
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