Just like many Ukranians, filmmaker Walter Stokman takes a deep dive into old archives. Using three specific case studies, he tries to shed light onto the past of the Russian secret service, its scope and methods. In doing so he tells the story of Regine, a française who fell madly in love with a young man turning out to be an informant. Stokman doesn’t only unveil the vast network of the secret service, but also the paranoia and constant mistrust marking this period. The consequences of that paranoia on the contemporary political climate get a special place in his documentary as well.