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Reilly Ace of Spies
The Visiting Fireman
Season 1
Episode 3
1905: Reilly is sent on a mission to a German armaments factory to obtain the plans of a naval gun. But when the operation is at risk of being exposed, Reilly must make some hard choices. Reilly's involvement marks the beginning of the age of professionalism in European espionage.
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Reilly is interrogated and tortured by the Bolsheviks under Stalin's orders.
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Reilly marries Pepita and seeks revenge for the death of his best friend, Boris Savinkov.
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Now in New York, Reilly is working with the FBI to thwart Bolshevik agents in America.
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Reilly returns to London, where he is met with acclaim – and an official inquiry.
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Sidney Reilly's plan to seize power from the Bolsheviks goes wrong.
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Reilly heads to Moscow to persuade the Bolsheviks to end their peace treaty with Germany.
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Reilly angles to win the weapons contract with a complicated plan.
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Reilly is in St. Petersburg for "the arms sale of the century."
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Sidney Reilly finds himself in competition with the Rothschilds.
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Sidney Reilly passes information that sets off the Russo-Japanese War.
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Sigmund Rosenblum escapes from Russian custody and heads for London.