Mother, Neighbor, Russian Spy

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Cindy Murphy is the early 2000s poster girl for having it all. A top job in finance in Manhattan, two delightful daughters and a house in the suburbs. But Cindy’s life is built on a lie. She’s really a Russian spy sent to live in deep cover in the US and send intel back to Moscow. Rosamund Pike narrates this true story documentary about an extraordinary woman who deceives her friends, neighbors, boss and even her children.

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Ep 1: Cindy Murphy

It’s 1999 and Cindy Murphy is your regular New Jersey mom. Except she’s not. She’s a deep cover spy trained up by Moscow Center to infiltrate the US government.
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Ep 2: Make Contacts

Working mom Cindy embeds herself in Manhattan life. As she makes friends she works out how they can support her mission.
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Ep 3: Homing In

Cindy has a second child and becomes a stay-at-home mom, but she’s still a spy. And the FBI are homing in on her.
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Ep 4: Doing It All

After an argument with her husband, Cindy takes over the role of main spy. Little does she know that when the family go on vacation, the FBI will search their apartment.
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Ep 5: Suburban Dream

Cindy is living the American Dream. She’s moved the family to a perfect, suburban home. But Rick jeopardizes their security when he performs a risky brush pass with another illegal.
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Ep 6: American Girls

Rick is ordered to return to Russia. Cindy and the kids are living an idyllic suburban life. But which is more important to Cindy: being a good mom or a good spy?
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Ep 7: One Weekend

Everything comes to a head in one weekend in June 2010. The FBI’s Operation Ghost Stories has to get everything right, or it all goes wrong.
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Ep 8: Which Name?

Cindy and Rick's identity is under question. The future looks uncertain for the daughters who have lived their lives believing they are American girls.
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Ep 9: Spy Swap

Operation Ghost Stories culminates in a spy swap in Vienna. But this day in July 2010 is not the end of the Cold War; it’s the beginning of a new relationship between the US and Russia.

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Cindy Murphy is the early 2000s poster girl for having it all. A top job in finance in Manhattan, two delightful daughters and a house in the suburbs. But Cindy’s life is built on a lie. She’s really a Russian spy sent to live in deep cover in the US and send intel back to Moscow. Rosamund Pike narrates this true story documentary about an extraordinary woman who deceives her friends, neighbors, boss and even her children.