Phyllis Bowden

Phyllis Bowden, a secretary at the American Embassy—known for her tenacity and intelligence—is catapulted into the limelight when the Military Attache is arrested for espionage. Her boss, the former Assistant Military Attache, tasks Phyllis with finding out what happened.

The arrest throws suspicion on everyone at the Embassy, particularly the Military Attache's personal secretary—a woman whose attempted suicide convinces Phyllis that not all that meets the eye is as it seems.