Role Play

Emma balances seven years as Dave's devoted wife with a secret life as Sovereign's assassin. The routine 'business trips' blur family life and erode trust, with missed anniversaries piling up. The growing distance threatens the fragile bond she's trying to protect.

A routine update from her handler Raj arrives with a tempting but perilous opportunity: a high-paying hit and a resurfacing pursuit from a former employer. Emma weighs loyalty against survival as the money and risk pull at her. The prospect reminds her that her past could reclaim her at any moment.

To reconnect, Emma and Dave stage a hotel rendezvous as strangers, a vulnerable ploy to rekindle their bond. The illusion is fragile, underscored by the constant threat of Emma's other life. They cling to this risky semblance of normalcy for their children’s sake.

In the hotel corridor, Bob Kitterman recognizes Emma and hints at his own room, hinting at their shared dangerous past. His insinuations raise the tension and threaten to unravel Emma's cover.

After hours of heavy drinking, Emma and Dave retreat to their room while Bob seeks a bigger cut. Emma reveals she poisoned Bob's scotch in the bar to keep him from exploiting her. Bob is incapacitated, and Emma slips back to Dave to preserve the illusion of their normal life.

Emma warns Raj that her cover is blown and must be repaired in Germany. She cites a sudden Boise work emergency as the pretext for departure to Europe, hoping to buy time and regroup. The family remains unaware of the danger closing in.

Dave waits at the airport, only to face a day of missed connections and mounting anxiety. NYPD detectives question him as ITIC Special Agent Carver reveals the shattering truth: Emma has stolen another woman's identity and is an assassin.

Back home, Emma confronts the truth of her past: her real name was Anna, her father worked in the secret service, and Sovereign was founded with Carver. Raised to be an assassin after her father's death, she once met Dave in Boston and chose a life she hoped to leave behind for their family.

In Berlin, Emma reconnects with Raj, but Sovereign's pursuit intensifies and a dangerous gunfight erupts. The past closes in as they try to secure a temporary escape.

Sovereign orchestrates a trap, tranquilizing the family and forcing Emma back into the field with orders to eliminate Dave. The dire situation underscores the price of her double life.

Emma and Dave are taken for a walk in the woods; she hints she may shoot him but promises it won’t be fatal. A staged death and Emma's subsequent actions allow her to kill the woman who confirms the hit, then neutralize the sniper.

Emma dismantles Carver's defenses and eliminates his last mercenary. Carver is fatally wounded and pleads for mercy, but Emma spares him, choosing to reunite with her family instead of continuing the killing.

With the family safe, they set out together to face the future as a unit rather than living in fear and betrayal. Emma’s past remains, but their bond gives them a chance at a normal life.