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Kathrine Gun, a signals intelligence translator, is questioned about her work and whether she has reported anything of interest. She reveals her employment translates signals intelligence, then explains that the Americans seek British help to gain a UN resolution for war, prompting her decision to act against lying to the British public about intelligence being manipulated to go to war.
After leaking classified information, Gun is accused of colluding in a breach of the Official Secrets Act, interpreted by some as treason. The revelation causes a stir, and she faces the possibility of imprisonment. Her husband, a Muslim, is interrogated, and there's concern her actions could harm him.
Gun is lauded for choosing loyalty to her country over loyalty to her government, marriage, and herself. She is charged with an offense under the Official Secrets Act, facing a difficult decision on how to plead.