The Osterman Weekend

CIA director Maxwell Danforth watches a recording of Fassett and his wife in their home. When Fassett goes to the shower, two KGB assassins enter and kill his wife, an act the CIA had sanctioned. Fassett is left consumed by grief and rage, setting his vendetta in motion.

Grief pushes Fassett into a methodical pursuit of the killers and the larger Omega network. He follows leads that uncover a Soviet spy ring and fuels his determination to unravel it. The pursuit is fueled by both personal loss and a sense of professional duty.

Fassett identifies three men as the top Omega agents: Osterman, Tremayne, and Cardone. He argues that arresting them would alert the KGB, so he proposes turning one to the West instead. He targets John Tanner, a controversial journalist with long ties to the trio.

The CIA approaches Tanner and lays out Fassett's theory, showing him videotaped evidence of his friends meeting with a Russian contact. At first, Tanner is skeptical about the plot, but the evidence begins to mount. He agrees to consider turning one of the Omega men during the upcoming reunion, provided Danforth appears on his show.

The Osterman reunion takes place over the weekend at Tanner's house, with the three Omega men present after recent CIA-engineered perturbations. Tanner invites Danforth to appear as a guest on his show. The mood is tense as the plan starts to unfold.

On the way to the airport, Ali and Tanner's son are kidnapped, creating a personal crisis for Tanner. Fassett uses CIA support to ensure a rapid rescue, and Ali and their child are saved without harm. The kidnapper is shot dead in the process.

The house is wired with closed-circuit video so Fassett can monitor the gathering. On the second night, video clips fuel paranoia and a disturbing moment with the family dog decoy. Ali becomes aware something is deeply wrong, heightening the stakes.

Osterman, Tremayne, and Cardone reveal their greed and the nature of their money schemes, including Swiss bank accounts to avoid attention. Tremayne's wife Virginia grows furious over the talk of money, while Ali confronts her in a heated moment.

Fassett orders the CIA guards to kill Osterman, who fights back with bare-handed martial skill. Cardone and Tremayne and their wives escape in Tanner's RV, while Tanner presses Osterman for answers. Osterman dismisses the accusation and tries to justify their actions.

Fassett appears on television and admits he knows Osterman and the others are tax evaders, not traitors. He uses the broadcast to undermine the trio and push his own agenda. The confrontation signals the next escalation in the quiet war.

In a chilling turn, the broadcast is used to triangulate Fassett's location. Tanner, with Osterman's help, locates Fassett and shoots him, ensuring Fassett's death ends the chase while preserving Tanner's anonymity.

Tanner rescues his wife, son, and the family dog after Fassett's death, and the plot is left in a state of unsettling resolution. The immediate threat is neutralized, but the moral ambiguity lingers. Tanner returns to his life, carrying the memories of the events.