The Emergency ran from 1948 to 1960 and pitted the Malayan Communist Party against the British colonial government. This video features a tense showdown between a committed leader of the party and a driven Special Branch police inspector. Inspired by a true story, this docudrama stars Jo Tan and Oon Shu An. BiblioAsia is the flagship publication of the National Library Singapore that focuses on articles about the history, culture and heritage of Singapore. The best of these compelling stories are now available as videos in “Stories from BiblioAsia”. This episode is drawn from actual events detailed in senior librarian Ronnie Tan’s essay, “Hunting Down the Malayan Mata Hari” that was published in the Apr-Jun 2018 issue of BiblioAsia. To read the story, or to learn more about the Emergency, and about the activities of the Malayan Communist Party, go to: https://biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/videos/hearts-minds