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It's a hot summer night on June 27th, 1975, at a small house party in Paris, France.

25-year-old Elit Ramirez Sanchez flirts with a young woman at the party.

Elit is a long way from his home in Venezuela, and here in Paris he goes by the name Carlos.

As he and the young woman chat, another party goer interrupts with troubling news.

Police have just arrived at the door, and they want to speak to Carlos.

Carlos tries to hide his concern. He's not sure what the police could want to talk to him about,

but there's plenty of possibilities, because for years Carlos has been working with a popular

front for the liberation of Palestine. A revolutionary group dedicated to ending the Israeli

occupation and establishing an independent socialist Palestinian state. Earlier this year,

Carlos and his fellow members tried to blow up two Israeli airliners at a Paris airport,

but the French haven't connected Carlos to the attack, and he hopes to keep it that way.

Carlos does his best to appear nonchalant as he walks up to the authorities.

The officers ask him about his background and recent whereabouts, but Carlos stone walls them

and then threatens to call his ambassador. Failing to get any information out of him,

the officers leave, but it's not long before they're back again, and this time with another guest.

As the front door swings open, standing next to the officers is Michelle, one of Carlos's

popular front co-conspirators. Michelle was arrested a few days ago in connection to the front's

failed airliner attacks, and ever since he's been under interrogation, and it looks like he's

finally cracked. The room quiets as one of the officers asks Michelle to identify anyone in the room

he knows. Shaking with exhaustion and fear, Michelle slowly raises his arm and points his finger at

Carlos. Before anyone can apprehend him, Carlos pulls out a semi-automatic pistol and begins firing.

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