Lying Year

Could have been the blown business deal with the Italians. Could have been the unauthorized office party, which ended with the copsand then an arrest. No matter what finally got him fired, Mikhail never expected to find himself at Red Star Industries office again. So down-and-out Mikhail is surprised to be called in by old boss Pavel Petrovich, who offers Mikhail easy money and the Land Rover of his dreams to teach his son, Sergei, how to be a manand to spy on him. Of course, Sergeis not the Internet-obsessed recluse his father believes. Hes hiding a relationship with the beautiful Marina, who Mikhail himself cant help but fall for as well. To keep it all together, Mikhail finds himself lying to Petrovich about his sons activities, lying to Marina about Sergeis intentions, and lying to Sergei about his love for Marina. So when Sergeis father invites them all to Italy, the web of lies holding their world together begins to fall apart, and about the time Mikhail finds himself held hostage at gunpoint, he realizes hes gotten in way over his head