Covert Affairs (2010–2014): Season 3, Episode 12 - Wishful Beginnings - full transcript

(JOAN READING)

ARTHUR: Lena has already
fled to Russia.

I have to go.
Then, I'll support it.

But if you get caught
by Russian authorities,

there's nothing
the CIA can do to help.

Hey, Joan.
Seth.

How you holding up?

I've been better.

You'll never make it
out of Russia.

Now, I need you to come home.

There are things that I need
to say to you face to face.



They're keeping her
at Lefortovo,

but I think I've found
some vulnerabilities.

(ALARM BUZZING)

(PANTING)

(CAR ENGINE STARTS)

Where are we going?

Ma'am, I'd sit back
and get comfortable.

(ENGINE STOPS)

Miss Walker. I'm Gary.

I'd like to welcome you
to Bluebonnet Farm.

This is an Agency
safe facility.

A safe facility.

We're going to get you
up to speed

and you're going
to get us up to speed



regarding the events in Russia.

I'd like to go to Langley.

We'll build up to that.

We brought you some of
your things from home.

Can I get you some coffee?

Maybe some juice.

No, thanks.
I don't want any juice.

Have a seat.

Over the next few
days and weeks,

we'll be doing timelines.
We'll be doing polygraphs.

And we'll talk.

And if I act contrite enough,
I get to go back to my desk.

Do you have something
to be contrite about?

No.

I've done nothing wrong.

Didn't you fall in love
with Simon Fischer?

You asked me
if I did anything wrong.

Did you love him?

Yes. I loved him.

So, you were unable to separate

your professional life
from your personal one.

The CIA has asked me
that question before.

Both then and now,
it feels like an indictment.

The truth is, the CIA
needs me to blur those lines.

And I am very good at it.

You didn't answer the question.

My mission was to make my
professional life my personal one.

(DOOR OPENS)

And my personal life
professional.

Thank you.

(DOOR CLOSES)

There's been
a slight change of plans.

(ELEVATOR BELL DINGING)

Walker.

Auggie.

They treat you okay
down at Bluebonnet?

Come here.

Why was I only there two hours?

No idea.

But take solace. The entire
building's been under review.

Our polygraphs
have been so long,

we've been taking
meal breaks in the middle.

(SIGHS)

It feels like you're here, but you
haven't really come back to Earth yet.

Give me the secret.

After Iraq, you came back into this
building like it was an ordinary day?

I did walk back
into the building.

And then, into a column.

But you adjust.

You learn to avoid columns.

But there was something you
wanted to tell me.

Something important.
Face to face.

You should settle in first.

(INDISTINCT TALKING)

Annie. Good.

We have a developing situation.
We're going to code Orange.

What?

It always creeps me out
when we have unclear visitors.

Who... Who's here?

Rivka. Welcome.

Thank you.
Nice to see you.

JOAN: Just follow me.

(THEME SONG PLAYING)

Everyone, please.
Have a seat.

RIVKA: Thank you.

JOAN: Rivka Singer.
Eyal Lavin.

Welcome to the CIA.
Thank you.

How can we be of assistance?

Let me remind you we were
of assistance to you first.

JOAN: What is it
you'd like to discuss?

Yesterday, one of our assets,

a Swiss national
by the name of Karina Vost,

has gone missing
on American soil.

RIVKA: And we would like the
CIA's help to locate her.

How?

Access to the CIA's voice
recognition tracking capability.

We know you have the power

to tap into your nation's
telecommunications grid.

Yes.

Let me be clear.

This is not a favor.
It's a trade.

You assist us
in locating Miss Vost,

and the Mossad will share
her intel with you.

And what kind of intel
would we be getting?

Well, our asset
is a flight concierge

for a private aviation company.

She works a charter flight between D.C.
And Riyadh full of Saudi oil executives.

We turned her. We gave
her an NFC enabled watch

that can pull data
off of any device.

RIVKA: Surely the CIA

must be curious about what
files are on that watch.

What do you think
happened to your asset?

I mean, why do you think
she went missing?

Miss Walker,
our primary concern

is to get that watch back...

And the intelligence on it.

Which you will share with us.

Of course.

Of course.

Please know how happy we are

to be continuing our fruitful
partnership with Mossad.

Are any of these
things that you...

Why didn't you tell me
you were coming here?

Aren't endless debriefs like
a religion in your agency?

I thought you'd be
out of touch for weeks

on some farm in the country.

You watch too many movies.

Introduce me to your friend
with the grand plan.

I think we should meet.

Auggie, are you busy?

I'm the only one here who can
work without a screen. So, yes.

I just need a minute. I wanted
to introduce you to Eyal Lavin.

Oh. Hello.

It is so great
to finally meet you.

Yeah.
Uh, August Anderson.

Thanks for helping us out.

You know, I have to confess
that after weeks

of coded texts
and encrypted emails,

one forms a picture
in one's mind.

You didn't think I'd be blind.

I didn't think
you'd be this short.

(CHUCKLES)

Well, I didn't think
you'd be this handsome.

(CHUCKLES)

I like you, Auggie Anderson.

I'll try and take that
as a compliment.

Eyal, we should get going.

Annie.
A moment, please.

James will escort you out.

RIVKA: Very good.

JAMES: Right this way.

Annie.
Welcome back.

Am I back?

Provisionally.

For now, you are cleared
to come here and go home.

Later, you'll have
to follow CIA protocol

and go through the many
layers of reintroduction.

You'll have to finish your
debriefs, shutter your safe house,

and coordinate with the Cover
Office to find a new NOC.

I no longer work
for the Smithsonian?

I don't know where they'll place you.
Come in.

Eyal couldn't negotiate
this with me on his own.

That's the only reason
Rivka came here with him.

Mossad chose Eyal,
and so you chose me.

There's nobody better than you
when it comes to handling him.

Handling him?

Since Lena, the agency
has been in damage control.

We're re-thinking
how we do business,

even with our closest friends.

Meaning?

I want you to work with Eyal.

Then, bring the watch back here, but
don't share the intel with him.

He risked his life for me,
and you want me to repay him

by lying and blocking
his mission?

Annie. It's prudent to assume
they have another agenda at play.

So, all that talk about fruitful
partnership, that was a lie?

That's good politicking.

I'm not a politician.
No, you're a spy.

Welcome back.

Listen, uh...

You know, just because I saved
you out of a Russian prison

doesn't mean you
owe me anything.

I didn't say I did.

Why not? I saved you out
of a Russian prison.

And I'm helping save
one of your assets.

Voice recognition
puts her in room 412.

That's a pretty invasive
technology for the CIA.

You wanted our help.

No, I meant it
as a compliment. Huh.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

EYAL: Karina.

(BEEPING)

Karina.

(KARINA BREATHING SHAKILY)

Karina?

It's okay.
You can come out.

You're not Israeli.

Are you feeling okay?

Just nerves, I guess.

Who are you?

She's with me.

And I am Mossad.

Come on. Sit down.
Tell us what happened.

My purse was stolen.

Then, I came home
to find my house in shambles.

Nothing was taken, so someone
must have been searching

for something they didn't find.

I think it was that weird man
who came up to me on the plane.

ANNIE: What did
he look like?

KARINA: Dark hair.
Strong jaw. Muscles.

He asked me all these questions

about how I started
working for Horizon Jet...

And the kinds of people
I meet. And also...

Have you ever been offered
other kinds of work?

I don't know what you mean.

I thought he was
just being creepy.

But now, I am afraid.

What if he knows
I was working with Mossad?

Who was he traveling with?

I don't know. I can't...

I want to be done.
I want out.

No. We need you
on the field.

This is not
what I signed up for.

I was supposed to wear a fancy watch
and then just go about my job.

That's all.

You knew the risks involved
when you accepted our money.

I don't care about the money anymore.
Please.

I know there is something
called an exit package.

Never heard of it.

You can't decide
when you want to leave?

You can decide.

It would just be easier
for us to help you

if you gave us the watch.

The watch is my only leverage.

We'll give you
half a million for it.

You are not listening. I just want...
(GASPS)

Are you all right?
Karina?

(GASPING) Karina?

ANNIE: Is she dead?

We were able to remove the body
without the FBI catching wind.

Tech ops is currently drilling down on
Karina's flight manifest for leads.

Well, that's now
beside the point.

You promised to help us.
JOAN: And we did.

Our asset dies on your soil

and we still
don't have our intel.

The medical examiner says she
was poisoned 24 hours ago.

That's before we were involved.

Really? Well, forgive us
for feeling

that you have not upheld
your side of the bargain.

Is there anything that Mossad can share
with us about the intel on that watch?

Maybe if we had
some specific leads.

Miss Walker,

those questions are inappropriate
and they are not helpful.

As far as I can tell,

your field work,
at best, is unpredictable.

At worst, it is reckless.

Hey. Don't talk
to her that way.

Excuse me?

She's just trying to make
the best of a bad situation.

If you want to yell at
somebody, yell at me.

Well, that can be arranged.

All I meant was that just
because we lost the asset

doesn't mean
we've lost the intel.

We can still
continue the mission.

Prove it.

I will call you as soon
as we speak to tech ops.

(DOOR CLOSES)

You wanted to see me?

Annie. Come on in.

Well, you've done a great
service for this agency.

Thank you.

Now, we're gonna be presenting you
with the Intelligence Medal of Merit.

Are you familiar
with that award?

That's the award
with the cash payment.

Yes.

What am I supposed to
take away from all this?

That you've done something
important for this agency

and for this nation
at great personal risk.

Please sit down.

You closed a circle.

And Simon Fischer died.

I mean... (CLEARS THROAT)
We didn't get to debrief him.

I know it's hard.

But these awards
are part of our culture.

And we need to recognize our
heroes, if only to each other.

It's our way of saying, "Thank you.
We're proud of you."

And I'm not the only one who's
relieved that you're home.

Joan is shy
about expressing emotions.

But she was deeply distraught
while you were in Russia.

And it means a great deal
to her that you're home.

And safe.

I appreciate hearing that.

JOAN: Annie's come home.

I heard. (CLEARS THROAT)
Congratulations.

Seth, I see her falling into
all the same patterns I did.

Listen. Maybe you can
talk to her about this.

How can I do that without
compromising my position?

Your position is what?
As her manager?

As a constant.

I'd like to be the one thing in
her life that's not changing.

You are going to reach Annie.

Okay? She's not going
to be in the shadows alone.

I hope not.

(PHONE RINGING)

You got news for me?

Who do you see on my screen?

That looks like the guy from the
plane Karina was describing.

It says "agency trained." Is
he a private security officer?

Yes. Griffin Cole
is his name.

He's ex-CIA.

He's one of those guys who still
games the agency for access

while he makes a mint
in the private sector.

He's a green badge?
More like a black badge.

Okay. So, what do we know?
Does he have a kill pattern?

Ricin. She probably didn't
even feel the prick.

But I'm still burying the lead.

Griffin Cole
now works for this guy.

Is that who I think it is?

Do you think
it's Khalid Ansari,

son of one of the most powerful
oil men in Saudi Arabia?

I do.
Then, yes.

I've got to talk to Joan. Mmm.

Mossad is using us
to spy on Khalid Ansari.

Now do you understand
why we can't trust them?

Is Khalid an asset?

Worse. He's a friend
of the State Department.

His dad plays golf with the Vice President.
He's untouchable.

Even more reason
for a counter play.

No, I am calling this off.

The only reason I agreed to
this is because we owed Mossad.

Right, you agreed.

And now, they're here. On our
soil, spying on our ally.

Don't you want to know why?

Do you think Eyal
will tell you?

I think there's more to
discover than just the watch.

(SIGHS)

I think I can find out
what Eyal is after

and get to the intel first.

What if he gets to it first?

You said you put me on this because
I'm good at handling Eyal.

Let me handle him.

That's fine. My concern
is that he's handling you.

He isn't...

He won't.

(SOFTLY) Okay.

AUGGIE: Since this whole
thing is hush-hush,

I can't use my guy at Metro
Police to get traffic photos.

So, we may have very carefully
hacked into their system.

Don't worry.
They'll never know.

(ANNIE CHUCKLES)

I have no doubt.

So, this is the last place she
visited yesterday morning.

(AUGGIE OVER CELL PHONE) You don't
happen to see a sign reading,

"Watch buried here," do you?

(SCOFFS) That'd be nice.

You know that if metaphorical
sunshine were allowed on this one,

I'd have
an entire team out there.

We could dig up that whole
area, call it a parks project.

But the State Department
would start buzzing.

I know.

Any chance this thing you gave me is
some sort of magical metal detector?

No, sorry.
It's just a regular one.

Auggie, I've gotta go.

Yeah.

How did you find me?

I checked my tail.

I had a GPS tracking
device in my pocket.

It must have fallen out
when I was riding in your car.

Ah.

I would have called you
if I'd found anything.

Oh, absolutely.
As would I.

Does Mossad have any idea what
kind of intel is on this watch?

The mission is to
retrieve the watch.

That is all.

Who's the target?

You tell me.

Khalid Ansari.

Why is Mossad
investigating him?

You know, your nation
is its own worst enemy

when it comes to Saudi Arabia.

You can't allow yourself to see
anything bad when oil is involved.

That may be true of my nation.
But this is me asking.

We believe he's using a series
of charities as terror fronts.

What's on the watch?
His travel details?

His bank accounts?
Rolodex?

All of the above?

Like I said before, the mission
is to retrieve the watch,

not to spin theories.

(SIGHS HEAVILY)

Let's retrieve it.
(BEEPING)

What does that open?

It doesn't...
open anything.

You know, at Mossad, when you return
home after surviving capture,

they throw you
a feast in the desert.

What does the CIA do?

Pay you off.

(CLANKING)

There's something here.

Huh!

TECHINT believes Karina rented a box
at a private bank in Alexandria.

So, we open the box.

We can't break into a bank to access
a personal safety deposit box.

American laws.
They're so baffling.

JOAN: Let me re-phrase.

We can't use full agency
resources to break into a bank

without involving the FBI
or Homeland Security.

And if we do that, our ability
to operate discreetly vanishes.

I can go in.

How do you propose to do that?

We're roughly the same age,
and I have her key.

If I learn her personal
details and her signature,

who's to say
it's not my account?

We cannot support
that approach.

CIA would have privileged
access to whatever's inside.

Are you suggesting
we'd keep something from you?

No, Joan.

This is a partnership.

But, uh, we would be most
grateful for some reassurance.

We can wire her.

You'll be able
to maintain contact.

But not in the vault.

Those things are like cages.
It's no place for a spy.

I know what I'm doing.

Annie, think about
what you're saying.

You want to pretend to be someone
who was just killed for this intel?

ANNIE: I don't think she
was killed for the intel.

He poisoned her because he
believed she was a spy for Mossad.

Taking the purse
is just good tradecraft.

So he can find out what
she's really after and why.

Where are you going with this?

To rent a safety deposit box,
you have to pay for it.

That means receipts
and credit cards.

All that could've
been in the purse.

How long do you think it will take
for him to get to the bank himself?

We can't keep standing around discussing this.
We have to act.

Yeah, but not recklessly.
You said it yourself.

He may be monitoring the bank,

waiting for some young woman
to show up with a key.

He's right, Annie. The risks
are not insignificant.

This is our best shot
at finding the intel.

Isn't that right?

Mossad will provide the wire.

That way, each partner
can do his part.

Good.

I got the answer from him.

Mossad believes Khalid is moving money
through charities to terror organizations.

Hmm.
The watch contains

his schedule, Rolodex,
and bank details.

I figured he'd tell you
something like that.

Tease you with the most
potent piece of intel.

I believe him.

Okay.

Well, we'll find out soon enough as
soon as you bring that intel back.

In the meantime,

Karina's signature and details
are on file for you to memorize.

I'll be right in.
Okay.

(SPEAKING HEBREW)

Well, first day back's
turned into night.

I have to learn this
by tomorrow.

So. I guess beer's
out of the question.

Unfortunately.
Hmm.

It's been a strange day.

This morning, I was being
debriefed at a horse farm,

unsure if I still had a job.

I've been ushered back and told
I'm getting a medal tomorrow.

That's good.
Is it?

Let's discuss that over beers.

(SCOFFS) Just not tonight.

Welcome home, Walker.

(DOOR OPENING)

(DOOR CLOSES)

Hi.
I've been looking for you.

I had a meeting
at Persia House.

Oh. Your assistant said
you've been off campus.

It's been a busy day.

Was that Seth Newman?

Uh...

I didn't see.

Oh.

Well. I'll see you
at the house.

Wait.
Did you want something?

Oh, the engraver for, uh, Annie's
award had a style question.

Beth helped me out.
Okay.

I'll see you later.

See you later.

(LATCH UNLOCKING)

(CREAKING)

(GUNSHOT)

(GUNSHOTS)

(EXHALES)

(ELEVATOR BELL DINGS)

WOMAN: Good evening.

Hi. Uh.
I'd like a room, please.

Of course.
How many nights?

I'll be staying for a while.

MAN: Good morning, Miss.
ANNIE: Good morning.

My name is Karina Vost. I'd like
access to my safe deposit box.

MAN: Just a moment.

Birth date and place, please.

October 31st, 1981.
Lugano, Switzerland.

I was raised here, though.

I see. Account number?

7-8-5-5-4-3-2-1-1-8-6.

Thank you.

And sign here, please.

(COMPUTER BEEPS)

MAN: Oh. Seems to
be a problem.

I don't understand.

The signature doesn't match.

Oh. Let me try again.
Sure.

MAN: Go ahead.

Thank you, Miss Vost.
Follow me.

(KEYS JANGLING)

ANNIE: Here's the key.
MAN: Thank you.

(STATIC)

I'll give you some privacy, and be
back in a minute to check on you.

Thank you.

That doesn't belong to you.

(STATIC CONTINUES)

How did you get in here?

Just give it to me. Whatever
you just took out of that box.

It's just money.
And I left it all inside.

You don't think I know how to
tap into a bank camera feed?

There are holes in your plan.

You'll never get out of here.

There's a man. I'm guessing
Mossad, waiting outside.

He's not my only backup.

I trained at The Farm, too.

If CIA wanted a big
party, there'd be one.

Now, hand it over.

No. Hey! Help!

Help!

(DOOR OPENING)

(GUNSHOT)

Help!

What's going on?

Open the door. Hurry!

What are you doing for Khalid?

(EXCLAIMS)

(GROANS)

He's gone, Eyal.

How did he even get in there?

He must have found a hole in the
security or paid someone off.

Ah, those are just theories.

Yeah, they're just theories. But it
doesn't matter now. He didn't succeed.

Well, he's got the watch.

Will you just wait second?

No. It could take years before
we get intel on Khalid again.

Eyal.

(SIGHS)

I've tried firewalls and keeping layers
of secrets from people close to me.

And it...
It didn't work out so well.

What does that mean, Annie?

It means this belongs
to both of us.

ARTHUR: Anne Catherine Walker.

Please accept this award on
behalf of a grateful agency.

Thank you.

Sir. I know I'm not
allowed to keep this.

I'll make sure it's safe.

Congrats again.

Would you excuse me?

Annie?

I, uh, I thought you might like to
know we're tracking Griffin Cole

and I'm confident
we'll find him.

Good.

JOAN: And the analysts are already
combing through the intel on that watch.

Okay.

Maybe it seemed callous that I didn't
want you to share it with Eyal.

I'm sure you had your reasons.

There were intelligence reasons, yes,
but there were other reasons, too.

I... I see how close
the two of you are.

We've run a lot of
missions together.

And I know that kinship
can be comforting.

But he works for
a competing service, Annie.

I understand that.

And I just didn't want to
see this becoming a pattern.

What I mean is,

the people you can
count on are here.

Thanks for the award.

Goodnight, Auggie.
Hey, Tommy,

have you seen Annie?

I think she just headed home.

Okay. Thanks.

What are you doing here?

Oh, uh...

Hotels are depressing, neshama.

I have something better.

Go get your bag.

I'll wait for you here.

(ELEVATOR BELL DINGS)

(BEEPING)

Hi, everybody. My name is Alison.
I'm an addict.

ALL: Hi, Alison.

I have faithfully served

the Central Intelligence
Agency for 16 years.

And it is filled
with my friends.

But the people
in this room are my family.

I am so grateful
for these meetings.

To be able to share our
struggles in the shadows.

I know this trick.

I pulled an apartment out of a
hat to fool someone once, too.

There's no trick.
This is my place in D.C.

You can stay here until you get
yourself back on your feet.

Eyal, it's too much.

I won't get in your way.

There are fresh sheets on the bed.
There's food in the fridge,

and, uh...

I've got a flight to catch.

Well, wait.

Stay and eat with me first.

All right.
But I'm cooking.

Hey, Walker.
You home?

So, how long before your supervisors
realize you shared your intel with us?

I don't know.
I don't care.

They paired us together
because we work well together.

They can't have it both ways.

I'm impressed.

You're learning
to work your agency.

Show them you can't
be pushed around.

You had me, you know.

When Griffin was running away,

you could have kept
that watch for yourself.

Why share it with Mossad?

I didn't share it with Mossad.

I shared it with you.

Goodnight, Annie.

(SPEAKING HEBREW)