Russian Spies

I'm still unclear what dusty, old secrets the Russian spies were fishing for when they were caught early this Summer. But what do I know about state secrets?

The story, or the captivating part, has always really been about femme fatale Anna Chapman who used her feminine wiles and our current, national crush on redheads to seduce information from men.

Her ex-husband leaked details of their imaginative sex life in July, but now Details magazine talked to the men who were involved with her.

Ex-Marine Bill Staniford was a definite target — his accountant was also busted in the ring — and was terrified of her at first. "She knocked me out. There was something about her — I think it might have been the red hair, or the way she walked, or her body. I was immediately like, My game's f*cked." While Dennis Hirdt, a friend of Chapman's, said she excelled at weaving flirtations into the most mundane acts. Whispering in loud places, putting a hand on the cheek, or ever so accidentally rubbing her lips against an earlobe.

Despite being duped, several men still have warm feelings toward her, and some still talk over email and IM. Nearly all share one belief: she may have faked it with others, but not with him.

Alex Chapman, the ex-husband of accused Russian spy Anna Chapman, never imagined his wife of four years was the femme fatale of a Russian spy ring. Looking back? There were some red flags.

Her obsession with James Bond movies may be innocent enough, but these three signs are more telling. In hindsight anyway!

• Dressed up as KGB interrogator during sex: When experimenting with S&M, Anna liked to be the dominatrix dressed up as a Russian interrogator.
• Followed by men in sports cars: After being denied entry at a Moscow nightclub, a man climbed out of a Lamborghini, had a word with the bouncer, and the two were then whisked right in. Sounds more like the mob, but an omen either way.
• Produced Russian visas in a jiffy: Anna's father, who Alex now believes to be a former KGB agent, secured him a Russian visa by "bending the rules."

Ultimately, though, the marriage ended after a fight over a joint bank account. And, really, if the suggestion of joint checking sends one person fleeing, it wasn't meant to be.

Earlier this week, the US government brought charges against a band of 11 Russian spies. As more details emerge, the whole story seems stranger than fiction — which means it will probably be made into a movie. Here are five details screenwriters may want to include.

1. The FBI alleges that one of the men assumed the identity of a Canadian infant who died in 1963.
2. Twenty-something spy Mikhail Semenko was snapped partying while wearing a Bill Clinton mask and a "USSR" shirt. He might want to work on his disguise.
3. There's a femme fatale — Anna Chapman, 28, has posted sexy pictures of herself on Facebook.
4. The duo "Cyndi and Rick" lived in an all-American neighborhood in New Jersey with their two daughters. One neighbor told the New York Times that Cyndi had great gardening skills: "They couldn't have been spies. Look what she did with the hydrangeas."
5. Many have posted their resumes on LinkedIn, presumably not including their espionage experience.