In a desperate attempt to recover a stolen asset, the KGB launches a series of coordinated attacks on American military installations across the country. The mastermind behind the chaos is revealed to be Dalchimsky, a rogue agent who has escaped into the United States. To counter this threat, the KGB recruits Grigori Borzov, a seasoned agent with a photographic memory, to track down Dalchimsky and uncover the truth behind his actions. Borzov's mission is further complicated by the fact that he is aided by Barbara, a local who becomes his unlikely ally in the quest to stop the destruction and uncover the secrets of the TELEFON operation.

Telefon
A Russian officer embarks on a perilous mission to the United States to thwart a clandestine network of sleeper agents, whose programming compels them to wreak havoc on government assets upon receiving specific coded instructions.