However, fellow agent and friend Tommy Jordan doesn't believe the story and assists Art, who borrows Jordan's car and takes Simon back to his house. The NSA, under Kudrow's direction, frames Art as the kidnapper of Simon. Later, while on a train, Burrell’s partner, Shayes, tries to kill Simon, but Art intervenes, eventually managing to knock him off the train and onto the tracks just before another locomotive passes, running Shayes over and instantly killing him. Art saves Simon and flees the premises, and tries unsuccessfully to convince Simon that he is a friend instead of a stranger. Burrell impersonates a doctor and makes another attempt on Simon's life. Simon is taken to a protection ward at the hospital, where a nurse explains to Art about Simon's autism, and probably can't be questioned. Posing as a police detective, Burrell murders both Simon's mother and father, but is unable to find Simon.įBI agent Art Jeffries, who was recently demoted to a desk job after an unsuccessful negotiation during a bank robbery hostage situation, is sent to investigate and finds Simon in a hidden crawl space in his bedroom closet. Two assassins, Peter Burrell and Shayes, are sent by Kudrow to terminate the boy and his parents, Martin and Jenny. Pedranski and Crandell report the situation to their boss, Lieutenant Colonel Nick Kudrow, who severely rebukes the pair for their unauthorized actions, describing Simon and his abilities as a national security threat. This call reaches two National Security Agency cryptographers, Dean Crandell and Leo Pedranski, who created the new cypher Simon has cracked. Simon quickly solves a particular puzzle and phones a number encoded in the solution. ( December 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ī nine-year-old boy with autism, Simon Lynch, is given a sophisticated puzzle book by his teacher. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed.

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