改编自阮清越的普利策获奖同名小说，是一部间谍惊悚兼跨文化讽刺类型的剧集。讲述了一名法越混血的越共间谍在越战最后几天里的斗争，以及他作为难民在洛杉矶的新生活，在那里他了解到自己的间谍生涯并没有结束。

Leslie is a West Texas single mother struggling to provide for her son when she wins the lottery and a chance at a good life. But a few short years later the money is gone and Leslie is on her own, living hard and fast a…