Combining heartwarming moments and brutal spy stories also opened the door to some major problems, however.

Lenny Lines (Kathryn Hunter) hired Sam to kill the Newman brothers, including the young Hector.

Years later, Lenny would also force Sam to go after Hector again.

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Sam’s father told him that “every job in the world has a code, Sam.

Whatever you do, there’s a right way and there’s a wrong way.”

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Sam Young (Ben Whishaw) under an overpass and pointing a pistol at Hector in the rain in Black Doves

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Another lesson Sam learned from his father likely contributed to his decision to spare Hector.

Even after all the people he killed, Sam was still guided by a set of moral principles.

Sam Young (Ben Whishaw) points a pistol at Hector in the rain in Black Doves

Black Doves is a suspenseful thriller released in December 2024. It follows a spy masquerading as a politician’s wife who, after discovering her lover’s murder, joins forces with an old assassin associate to uncover the truth and seek revenge.

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Luther Ford as Hector in Black Doves

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