In the midst of a thriving diplomatic career in Beirut, Mason Skiles' life is turned upside down when a CIA agent, Cal, arrives at a party at his home, seeking to interrogate a young Palestinian boy, Karim, about his unknown older brother.

Beirut
A former diplomat is sent to plead for the life of a friend he betrayed, amidst the backdrop of a raging civil war, as two CIA operatives intervene.