The story is based on the final confession of Adolf Eichmann
, who was known as an architect of Hitler's "final solution" during World War II. Captured by intelligence operatives in Argentina 15 years later, Eichmann recounts events from his past to a young Israeli police officer, Captain Avner Less, who is faced with the monumental task of tricking the consummate manipulator into self-incrimination. As the world waits and Avner's fellow countrymen call for immediate execution, the two men must confront each other in a battle of wills the result of which will change a nation forever.