When a veteran intelligence officer, struggling to adjust to post-war life, begins to find secret codes everywhere she must follow the trail to satisfy her obsession. No matter how far that takes her.

Hi YaelEinstein.

Let’s see…

Intention: must follow the trail to satisfy her obsession.
Obstacle: ?

No matter how far that takes her. – we don’t need this add-on line. We already know she’s obsessed. We are what we do – right?

When a newly retired intelligence officer begins to find secret codes everywhere, (he uncovers a conspiracy and must solve it or else something really bad might happen.)

On the eve of his involuntary retirement, an intelligence officer begins seeing secret codes everywhere that resemble a conspiracy leading to a politician’s murder, however, no one will believe him. (“The no one will believe him” part could be a hook.)

On the eve of his retirement, an intelligence officer begins seeing secret codes everywhere that look like blueprints to a politician’s murder.

On the eve of his involuntary retirement, an intelligence officer begins seeing secret codes everywhere and becomes convinced if deciphers them properly, they will tell him who killed JFK, however, no one will believe him. (“The no one will believe him” part could be a hook.)

On the eve of her involuntary retirement, an intelligence officer begins seeing secret codes everywhere and when she becomes obsessed with deciphering them – her family begin receiving death threats.

(Added the family to give it some stakes. Will the price of finding out the truth – be his family and loved ones?

Tbh – I’m not sure what the term is when an intelligence officer is “involuntarily retired” but I put it in there to suggest something a bit fishy going on.

I wasn’t sure if the “struggling to adjust to post-war life” was needed. I figured – if she’s about to be retired and clearly clinging onto her old role in life/identity – that says more about her right?