you would look at me and see a nice lady, probably very happy person, very outgoing. an older woman, who has a retired life and goes to church. but my life was not normal. it was a lie. everyone thought that i was just a mom. they never knew what i was actually doing because i lied to everyone about who i was. for almost 32 years. but i didn t do it for the thrill of it. i did it because i had to do it. october 1972, i became a widow. after that, i needed to work. i thought about it and i had spoken foreign languages. i had lived overseas and i had a masters degree. so, i decided to apply for cia. it wasn t that easy, though. they wanted to make me into a secretary. but i said, no, i really wanted to be a case officer. i really wanted to do covert operations. and eventually, i became a cia officers during the cold war. people today don t realize how serious the cold-war threat really was. i don t think it is an exaggeration that our survival was at stake. they were anti
you put it in, and it s changed completely. the people here are fuelled by passion and ambition. they just don t like to shout about it. oh, my god. i m stanley tucci. i m italian on both sides, and i m traveling across italy to discover how the food in each of this country s 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. it resurrects a dead person. piedmont s a place that s always innovative. you have to be a little bit crazy. yes. here, you have to expect the unexpected. and come at things a little differently to unearth its real treasures. italy has a reputation for coffee, but it s taken to another level in touren. its graceful squares and elegant buildings are perfect. if you squint, you could even imagine yourself in paris. and that s no accident. tu ran is the capital of piedmont, a region in the extreme northwest of italy, directly on the border with france. having such a larger than life neighbor has left its mark. but if there s a drink tha
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i am proud of what we all did in moscow. and despite being arrested, despite the notoriety because of trigon operation, i continued to work very successfully for 32 work very successfully for 32 years as a covert cia officer. captions by vitac www.vitac.com if you strap on your skis in the alps and head straight down the mountains, you ll find yourself in the fertile plains of piedmont. this region is a wonder, offering up some of the best produce in the world, from exquisite rice truffles, to rice for risotto, and the finest wines. it s incredible how really