To Catch a Spy

Chloe Day, a travel writer for Destination Traveler, arrives in Malta with her team, including her editor and ex-boyfriend Tom, to cover the soft opening of the Hotel Optima. The hotel is owned by her college friend, Elias Lentini. On her first night, Chloe hears a heated argument and a scream through the air vent in her room. Looking out, she sees a body fall into the service alley, but by the time she reaches the lobby, the body has disappeared and the hotel manager, Bree, claims Elias checked out early. Chloe meets Aaron Maxwell, an FBI agent stationed at the American embassy, which was recently robbed of top-secret documents containing the identities of undercover agents. Aaron is initially skeptical of Chloe's claims, but they soon find common ground as Chloe's 'amateur sleuth' instincts provide leads the police overlook. Chloe discovers a cufflink and a piece of broken glass in Elias's room, proving a struggle occurred. The investigation reveals that Elias had used his construction company to access secret Cold War-era tunnels connecting the hotel to the embassy vault. As Chloe narrows down the suspects—including the manager Bree, the waiter Isaac, and the front desk clerk Peter—she discovers that Isaac is actually Jeffrey Boucher, a French DGSE agent also hunting for the documents. The plot thickens when it is revealed that the U.S. Ambassador was being blackmailed into assisting the robbery. In the climax, Chloe realizes the mild-mannered housekeeper, Rianne, is actually the legendary mercenary 'Cypher.' Rianne has already killed her accomplice Peter and attempts to kill Chloe by injecting her with a fast-acting poison and pushing her off a balcony. Aaron and the FBI arrive just in time to apprehend Rianne and save Chloe. The film ends with the documents secured, the ambassador resigning, and Chloe and Aaron sharing a romantic farewell, promising to cross paths at the next 'international crime scene.'