While Lang is in Washington, D.C., the writer finds items in McAra's room suggesting he might have stumbled across a dark secret. Lang faces prosecution by the International Criminal Court unless he stays in the United States (or one of the few other countries that do not recognise the court's jurisdiction). Shortly after the writer's arrival, former Foreign Secretary Richard Rycart ( Robert Pugh) accuses Lang of authorising the illegal seizure of suspected terrorists and handing them over to be tortured by the CIA, a possible war crime. Amelia forbids the writer from taking McAra's manuscript outside, emphasising that it is a security risk.
The writer travels to Old Haven on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, where Lang and his wife Ruth ( Olivia Williams) are staying in a harshly modernistic mansion, along with Lang's personal assistant (and implied mistress), Amelia Bly ( Kim Cattrall), and staff. The writer's predecessor and Lang's aide, Mike McAra, has recently died in an apparent drowning accident. to complete the autobiography of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang ( Pierce Brosnan). A ghostwriter ( Ewan McGregor) is hired by publishing firm Rhinehart, Inc.
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