Elements Bits: The Double

Cast:

Richard Gere – Paul Sheperdson

Topher Grace – Ben Geary

Martin Sheen- Tom Highland

A U.S. Senator has been under the watch of the FBI ever since they got tipped off that the senator was dealing confidential information with Russia. One night, the senator was murdered and the FBI suspects a Russian agent who was part of the Cassius Seven. Cassius Seven was a group of Russian assassins sent on various missions around the globe during the Cold War.

But retired veteran CIA operative Paul Sheperdson is not convinced that it is Cassius. Sheperdson has been on the tail of Cassius Seven for 20 years. And why has Paul been on their tail? Because Paul is Cassius. And he has been tracking down the rest of the team to cut all loose ends that may lead to him.

Now since this is an FBI operation, they partner a rookie agent, Ben Geary, who seems to know so much about Cassius Seven, and is getting close into cracking the case wide open. But then the plot thickens. Is Cassius really out to cut loose ends? And how can a rookie agent know so much and so obsessed with Cassius?

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Elements Bits number 1:

Know the competition. Study your opponents. Even if you are not at war, whenever you are up against someone or something, you actually have to look for a weakness to overcome it. Just like in basketball, if you are faced with a really tough opponent, you have to study their plays, rotations and of course, their weak points. Then you capitalize by exploiting those weak points. You really have a better chance of winning or achieving your goal if you know what you are facing.

Elements Bits number 2:

Cleaning up the trail. Of course the intention must be established. Why would you want to cover your tracks? At work, is it for the intent that you wish others not to emulate you, so that you will be invaluable to the company? Or so that there are no evidences of ill actions or traces of malicious intent? It is very rare that you see an individual who wishes no trail to lead to them for the sake of anonymity on their good deeds or work.

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Memorable Quote:

Geary: “You know I always had this theory that Cassius would return to the scene of his crimes. Watch his investigators.”

Sheperdson: “You think he’s that vain?”

Geary: “Well I think that some of its vanity. Some of it is he wants to see what he’s up against.”