CIA field officer and later station chief in Jordan, tasked with tracking Al-Saleem. Highly skilled but morally conflicted, often clashing with bureaucratic oversight while forming personal bonds in hostile territories.
Hoffman supervises Ferris's field work from Langley.
Hoffman is Ferris's division chief and supervisor in Langley, overseeing his operations.
Bassam is Ferris's principal field partner in Iraq.
Ferris and Bassam meet Nizar, search the Balad safe house together, and flee together after the shootout.
Ferris attempts to exploit Nizar as a source.
Ferris plans to use Nizar, who offers information about Al-Saleem's organization in exchange for asylum.
Al-Saleem is the central target of Ferris's mission.
Ferris tracks Al-Saleem in Iraq and later designs a deception intended to make Al-Saleem contact Omar Sadiki.
They cooperate when Ferris respects Jordanian intelligence authority.
Ferris earns Hani's respect by sharing information, and Hani later invites Ferris back to Jordan.
Skip operates under Ferris during the Jordan surveillance mission.
Ferris works with his subordinate Skip while surveilling a suspected terrorist safe house.
Their connection gives Ferris an emotional life outside the operation.
Aisha treats Ferris after the dog attack, and Ferris later spends time with Aisha and her family before hoping to see her again.
Ferris deliberately turns Sadiki into an intelligence pawn.
Ferris frames the innocent Jordanian architect Omar Sadiki as a terrorist mastermind to lure Al-Saleem.
Ferris helps convert Karami into a source against the terrorist network.
Ferris and Hani bring Karami to the desert, where Hani coerces him into cooperating with the intelligence operation.
Garland enables remote surveillance for Ferris's mission.
Garland supports Ferris's field deception and Hoffman monitors Ferris's exchange operation by drone.
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