The Berlin Wall has been destroyed, the Iron Curtain has become history. The goals and objectives of intelligence have changed radically, but for the new generation of spies to operate successfully in an unpredictable and changing world, they need someone to pass on the rich experience of the Cold War. This is exactly what Ned, a veteran of British intelligence, does. It is for this purpose that he invites his mentor, the legendary fighter of the invisible front George Smiley, as an instructor for the “new spies.”