Role/Play

Emma leads a double life as loving wife and devoted mother while secretly working as an assassin. Her frequent 'business trips' cause missed anniversaries and growing distance from Dave and the children. The tension between two worlds drives the early drama of their home life.

Emma's handler Raj phones to tempt her with a lucrative assignment, reminding her to stay low-profile. He mentions a new ad on the dark web from her former employer Sovereign offering a reward for locating her. The pressure of the organization closing in intensifies the risk of her double life.

To rekindle their relationship, Emma and Dave arrange a hotel encounter where they pretend to be strangers. The plan aims to reclaim some normalcy for the family, at least for a night. The hotel setting underscores their fragile balance between love and danger.

In the hotel, Bob Kitterman recognizes Emma and alludes to their shared, dangerous past. He mentions his room number and leaves, hinting that Emma cannot fully escape her former life. The encounter foreshadows real threats breaking through her disguise.

Emma and Dave continue the ruse and drink heavily, then head to their room where Dave falls asleep. Emma sneaks to Bob's room and confronts him when he tries to blackmail her, revealing she spiked his scotch to keep him quiet. Bob becomes incapacitated, removing a dangerous obstacle to her secret.

Hurrying home, Dave apologizes, and Emma warns Raj that Sovereign will never let her live normally. She claims a work emergency in Boise and flies off to Europe, leaving Dave to cope with the fallout. The escape marks a decisive break from their ordinary life.

Dave goes to collect Emma at the airport, only to find she is missing and not on the flight. He is questioned by NYPD homicide detectives, and Special Agent Carver reveals that Emma took over the identity of a dead woman eight years ago. The revelation confirms Emma is an assassin, not just a frightened wife.

Raj picks up Emma at the German airport and warns that Sovereign will never let her live a normal life. Carver learns Emma has been found and departs to pursue other leads. The chase pushes Emma deeper into Europe.

In Berlin, Emma explains her alias Anna and reveals the backstory: her father was in intelligence, later starting Sovereign with Carver. He trained her to be an assassin, and she grew up with the organization watching over her. The revelation reframes Dave's role and the threat they face together.

Four Sovereign operatives locate Emma and Dave and tranquilize them, showing the reach of the organization. Emma wakes in a forest compound as Carver declares that they will be safe only if she returns to Sovereign and kills Dave. The situation spirals toward a final, fatal choice.

Carver moves to separate Emma from her family by leveraging the kids to secure her loyalty. She must decide whether to submit to Sovereign or protect the life she longs to have with Dave and their children. The tension centers on a potential loss of everything she loves.

Emma and Dave face off with Carver's mercenaries as bullets fly through the trees. Emma fights to shield her family, and Dave pretends to be dead to survive the ambush. The danger tests the limits of their bond and resolve.

Emma defeats Carver's last mercenary but refuses to finish Carver herself, letting her bleed out. Reunited with Dave and the kids, the family escapes Sovereign's reach and forges a precarious path toward an ordinary life. The ending centers on choosing love and family over a life of killing.