In the MI5 spy thriller, complicit explores the moral dilemma of strengthening the war on terror. Edward, a MI5 agent, suspects that a Muslim named Walid has blown ricin to London to create terrorism. He tracks Walid's email and finally has a little evidence that Walid is trapped in Egypt. However, Walid was abused due to the lack of concrete evidence, which made Walid resentful and disclosed the incident to the media, and Edward was also affected by the incident and was eventually dismissed at the expense of the system.