1958. An alternate Marrakesh. The Cold War wages on and with the launch of Sputnik, Russia is conquering space at last. Young Saif's mission: escort an undercover British agent to the Deputy Security directorate. Evading high tech Russian surveillance devices, Saif borrows a grand taxi and heads to the pick-up point. But the agent - aka 'The Lighting Rod' - is the one man guaranteed to make a dangerous situation more perilous. The race is on to escape the Russian secret service and deliver the spy safely into British hands.