UCLAcollegestudentJonathanMooreAnthonyEdwardsisplayingagamecalled"Gotcha"popularonmid1980scollegecampusesas"Assassin"or"Tag",whereintheplayersareallassignedamock"hit"onanotherplayerbyuseofaharmlesspaintballgunMooreandhisapartmentroommateManologoonavacationtoParis,FranceAftertouringsomeofParis,inacafeMooremeetsSashaBanicekLindaFiorentino,aCzechoslovakiangirlEventually,JonathanhasintercoursewithSasha,losinghisvirginity　　JonathandecidestoleaveManolowhoisheadingtoSpainandgowithSashatoWestBerlintospendmoretimewithherJonathanbelievesthatheisinlovewithSashaThere,JonathanandSashacontinuetohavesexandevengotoanOktoberfestbeergatheringOnenight,SashatellsJonathanthatshehastogotoEastBerlintopickupapackageOnenightafterarrivinginEastBerlin,SashaleavestheirhotelroomandwalkstodarkstreetcornerThere,SashameetsaGermanmanwhotellsherthelocationofthepickupofherpackageMeanwhile,SashawasbeingmonitoredbyaSovietagent,whowassittinginacaratadistanceDuringtheday,SashatellsJonathanthatifshegiveshimacertainmessage,itmeansthathehastoleaveEastBerlinimmediatelyAtacafe,SashagivesJonathanapackageandsaysthatastrudelisinsideAlittlelater,SashatellsJonathantomeetheratthebutchershopneartheirhotelAllofasudden,aSovietagentbeginstochaseafterSashaSashadecidestouseJonathanwhoisholdingherpackagetounknowinglygetthepackageovertoWestBerlinMeanwhile,SashaistakenbytheSovietagentandEastGermansecretpolice　　JonathangoestoCheckpointCharlietocrosstheheavilyfortifiedborderintoWestBerlinAttheEastGermancustomssearch,JonathanisstrippedofhisclothesandgivenacavitysearchMeanwhile,SashaisstrippedandsearchedforpossibleespionageevidenceVladarrivesatthebordercrossingtosearchforJonathan,howeverJonathanpassesthebordersafelybeforehecanbecapturedOnceinWestBerlin,JonathanfeelsliberatedbytheWesternizedsocietyInthehotel,JonathanreceivesamessagefromSashatomeethimataspecifiedlocationJonathanfindsoutthathishotelroomwasbrokenintoandrobbedofhistraveler'schecksSovietagentseventuallyfindJonathaninWestBerlinandchasehimthroughoutapublicparkJonathanjumpsintoawatercanalandmanagestoescapefromtheSovietsandstumblesuponaGermanrockgroupheadedforHamburg,whoofferhimaridetotheairport　　TherockgroupsuccessfullygetJonathantotheairportusingfullfacemakeuptosneakhimpastacheckpointandJonathanfinallyarrivesinLosAngelesTomBradleyInternationalAirportandtohisapartmentSoon,VladandabandofSovietagentsarrivetooinLosAngelesOncehome,Jonathanstumblesuponafilmcanister,whichwasplantedbySashaJonathanvisitshisparentsandtellsthemwhathappenedinGermanybuttheycannotbelieveawordofitandthinkJonathanisondrugsJonathandecidestocalltheFBIthentheCentralIntelligenceAgencyforhelpJonathanreturnstofindhisapartmentbrokenintoandlooted　　TheCIAofficertellsJonathantogivethemthephotofilmcanisterAttheLosAngelesheadquartersoftheCIA,JonathanspotsSashawholookslikeshewasworkingthereJonathaneventuallymeetsupwithSashaSashaadmitsthatsheisCherylBrewster,aCIAagent,originallyfromPittsburghOutofnowhere,VladandhisgangbegintochaseJonathanandCherylontheUCLAcampusJonathaneliminatesalltheSovietswithatranquilizergunwhichhegetsfromthecampusveterinarysciencesbuildingTheSovietsarearrested,theCIAagentsthankJonathanforhisindirecthelpinobtainingthefilm,andSashatellshimshewantstocontinuetheirrelationship　　Aftertheypart,JonathantalkstoaprettystudentwhorebuffshimcoldlyAsshewalksaway,heaimsthetranquilizerpistolandshootsherintherear