Frost is a CIA agent who went rogue years ago, and has now shown up at the US Embassy in South Africa asking for asylum. He started in the CIA in 1985 and was one of their more skilled agents-- rewrote the manual on interogation techniques . Was last seen in South America a year ago, and the heads of the CIA can't figure out what he wants. A chase ensues, with new agent Matt Weston and Frost on the run.