Roy Parmenter is an FBI agent in San Diego; 20 years ago his partner was killed by a Soviet spy, nicknamed Scuba, still at large. Scuba is now trying to extort the Soviets; to prove he's serious, he's killing their agents one by one, including "sleepers," agents under deep cover awaiting orders. Roy interviews a high school lad, Jeff Grant, an applicant to the Air Force Academy. In a routine background check, Roy discovers that Jeff's parents are sleepers. He must see if Jeff is also a spy, confront the parents yet protect them, and catch his nemesis. Meanwhile, the Soviets have sent their own spy-catcher, the loner Karpov, to reel in Scuba. Alliances shift; it's cat and mouse.
Sidney Poitier
River Phoenix
Richard Jenkins
Caroline Kava
Lucy Deakins
Richard Bradford
Richard Lynch
Jerry Hardin
Loretta Devine
Albert Fortell
Ronald Guttman
Jacob Vargas
Roberto Jiménez
Robert Madrid
Chez Lister
Bill Stevenson
Thomas R. Zak
Newell Alexander
Ingrid M. Rhoads
Lisa McCullough
Richard Holden
Vojislav Govedarica
Kim Strange
Lou Hancock
David M. Paynter
Biff Wiff
Tasha Stewart
John Spafford
Brooke Theiss
Jonathan McMurtry
Charles T. Salter Jr.
Rick L. Nahera
Jim Parrott
Arlin Miller
Julio Medina