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Reilly Ace of Spies
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Season 1
Episode 12
1925: As Pepita tries to discover the truth behind her husband's disappearance, Reilly is interrogated and tortured by the Bolsheviks under Stalin's orders. Back in Britain, Cummings attempts to arrange for Reilly's rescue.
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50:24
Reilly marries Pepita and seeks revenge for the death of his best friend, Boris Savinkov.
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51:15
Now in New York, Reilly is working with the FBI to thwart Bolshevik agents in America.
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51:37
Reilly returns to London, where he is met with acclaim – and an official inquiry.
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51:21
Sidney Reilly's plan to seize power from the Bolsheviks goes wrong.
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51:54
Reilly heads to Moscow to persuade the Bolsheviks to end their peace treaty with Germany.
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51:59
Reilly angles to win the weapons contract with a complicated plan.
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51:42
Reilly is in St. Petersburg for "the arms sale of the century."
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52:11
Sidney Reilly finds himself in competition with the Rothschilds.
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50:27
Reilly undertakes a mission that forces him to make some hard decisions.
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50:11
Sidney Reilly passes information that sets off the Russo-Japanese War.
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1:19:19
Sigmund Rosenblum escapes from Russian custody and heads for London.