"A brilliant young man is tapped to join the elite branch of American intelligence, only to discover how complex and dangerous the job can really be in this (suspense)-(drama). (James Clayton) (Colin Farrell) recently completed his studies at MIT, where he graduated at the top of his class and is pondering his next move while he works as a bartender at an upscale nightspot. One evening, (Clayton) is approached by (Walter Burke) (Al Pacino), a recruiter for the Central Intelligence Agency, who describes himself as ""a scary judge of talent"" and believes (Clayton) is just the sort of man the CIA is looking for. (Clayton), who has little interest in an ordinary nine-to-five career and suspects his father (whom (Burke) claims to have known) worked for the Agency, accepts the offer and is soon sent to the CIA’s secret training camp. It soon becomes obvious that (Burke)’s intuition has not failed him; (Clayton) is smart, fast on his feet, a crack shot, and possesses a very agile mind. In training, (Clayton) notices a few things, most notably one of his fellow students, (Layla) (Bridget Moynahan), a beautiful woman whose skills equal his own. (Clayton) becomes quite infatuated with (Layla), and after a fashion the attraction appears to be mutual, but (Clayton) has to keep in mind (Burke)’s dictum that ""nothing is as it seems,"" especially when (Clayton) is given a special assignment -- find the mole within the Agency’s training program who is actually feeding information to America’s enemies."