Thessalonica, Greece, 1948. The years of the Greek civil war. American journalist George Polk is planning to meet the military leader of the communists Markos Vafiades for an exclusive interview. Polk announces this to his colleagues, but on May the 8th he is found murdered. The Greek police starts investigating the case. But the orders of the minister in charge are clear. This political murder must be pinned to the communists no matter what. Based on actual events.