David Duchovny takes us into the long-spun elaborate tales governments have employed to blanket their boldest missions, showing us how the illusion works – or until it doesn't.

To outmaneuver the enemy, you have to sell the illusion. An FBI agent goes so deep undercover he's best man at a Mafia wedding, while the Stasi deploys a covert network of charmers across borders to win trust and steal secrets.