Establish the outbreak of WWII -- mischievous playboy Ian Fleming continues to be untroubled by the specter of imminent war -- collecting books chasing women and living off his family fortune. For ever in the shadow of an disappointment for his mother Eve, Fleming, and his brother Peter fantasies of becoming the'ultimate' man -- a hero, a lover, a malevolent and also the one who consistently gets the girl. He is finally given some direction in his lifetime when he's recruited by the Director of Naval Intelligence to greatly help in the effort against the Nazis. Suddenly, his chance to shine and prove his values is found by Fleming.