The corrupt US Secretary of Defense. He secretly orchestrated the intelligence leaks and Russian attacks to manufacture a conflict that would boost the economy and rally public support. Kelly forces him to confess on tape before drowning him in the Potomac River to eliminate the mastermind behind the conspiracy.
Kelly becomes the direct opponent of the conspiracy's mastermind.
Kelly confronts Clay after discovering that Clay orchestrated the intelligence leaks and the conflict between the United States and Russia.
Greer operates within a chain of command ultimately influenced by Clay.
Greer meets with Clay in Washington to discuss the attacks, and Clay later authorizes Kelly's participation in the Murmansk mission.
The plot links Rykov's intelligence role to the broader scheme, but does not state a direct personal meeting with Clay.
Rykov is revealed to be a deep-cover CIA asset, and the Murmansk operation is exposed as a setup connected to the manufactured conflict Clay later con...
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