Covert Affairs (2010–2014): Season 4, Episode 2 - Dig for Fire - full transcript

Previously on
Covert Affairs...

There's a conversation

I've been hoping to have
with you for a while now,

but I've never found
the right time to have it.

We need to be
as honest as we can.

It's the only way to make
this relationship work.

You're a great friend,

but I don't think
we should meet anymore.

I love that
we've grown close again.

You want to search someone's
hands for Jai's blood?

Search yours.



I had a meeting
with Henry Wilcox.

I want to spare you
from the bloodletting

about to hit Langley.

Your security clearance

will be dropped to a seven
until we filter the data.

They requisitioned
your hard drive

and downgraded
your security clearance.

Henry called it.

Your blood panel came back--

no health issues.

You're pregnant, Joan.

Congratulations.

- You're the Puma?
- My friends call me Teo.

I suggest you two
leave Colombia.



You don't want
to get lost in Medellin.

The man you met, Teo--
he's Arthur's son.

In the coming days,
press outlets will reveal

that I have engaged
in an extramarital affair.

I'm resigning my post,
effective immediately.

Since when did you start
carrying on U.S. soil?

Since the last time
someone broke into my kitchen.

How'd you get in here?
Don't worry.

I lost whatever press
was tailing me.

Last thing I need right now
is to be caught

having an illicit meeting
with some young blonde.

Is that supposed
to be a joke?

How could you do this to Joan?

You don't get
to ask questions yet.

We were investigating
transfer of funds

from your personal account
to the Puma--a known terrorist.

Henry Wilcox
gave this to you?

Is, uh, this
the woman you, uh...?

That I resigned over?
No, this is Teresa Hamilton.

She's a cutout for the Puma.

Arthur, I know
Teo is your son.

What's going on here?

I had no business
having a kid.

I was still
basically one myself--

just out of Annapolis,
my first overseas tour.

And Teo's mom...

her name was Ana...

Ana Sofia.

I didn't learn
she was pregnant

until I was out
in the middle of the Pacific.

If I had to do it
all over again,

I would have proposed to her
right then and there

and begged her to come join me
as soon as she could.

But I was young and scared.

So what happened?

She had the baby.

Her parents
became a huge obstacle.

They refused
to let her marry me.

They made it very difficult
for me to see my son.

But, uh--
but we still managed

to steal a few moments
here and there.

And where's Ana Sofia now?

She died.

Her parents took Teo in,

cut me off
from him completely.

It wasn't until
they passed years later

that Teo and I
were able to reconnect.

And that hasn't been easy.

You know, I suppose
I tried too hard

to make it all up to him.

There's a part of him
that keeps--

that keeps pushing me away.

But lately...

he's become erratic.

That's accurate,
with what I saw.

Does Joan know about Teo?

No.

Why not?

Joan and I had challenges
trying to start a family,

and I suppose I was...

You know,
I was afraid of admitting...

just how much being
a father meant to me.

Does Henry know Teo's my son?
He hasn't said anything to me.

If he does know,
he'll do everything in his power

to exploit it...

to ruin me.

He's gonna want to hear
what I found out in Colombia.

I can try and see if he knows
the truth about Teo.

Well, you can't ask him
directly.

He'll have to volunteer it.

What if he doesn't?

Confirm everything else.

Tell him
I am funding the Puma.

What?

Earn some trust,
some goodwill,

and we'll see what he does
with the information.

Henry always finds a way

to profit
from other people's problems.

How soon could you
arrange a meet?

Thanks for meeting me
on such short notice.

You said it was important.

Well, I just got back
from Colombia.

You verify the intel
in the file?

The truth is even
more damning.

The funds are being funneled
directly to Teo Braga.

The Puma.

What about the woman
in the photos?

Got any I.D.?

She's a cutout,
like you said.

Arthur said her name
was Teresa Hamilton.

I can't figure out
his play here.

I've never had any success

trying to discern
Arthur's motives.

Were you able to discover

the extent of Arthur's
relationship with Teo Braga?

No.

Well, then...

Thank you for sharing.

Wait.
That's it?

Well, I'm sorry.

You asked for the meeting.
I thought we were through.

Well, what's the next thing
you want me to do?

I mean, when I said I was in,
I meant it.

I think you misunderstood
our last meeting.

I wasn't asking you to do
anything with the file.

I was simply, uh, extending
a professional courtesy.

Right.
And I appreciate that.

Then why'd you already
read somebody else in?

You brought your boyfriend
down to Colombia.

I brought my handler
to Colombia, yes.

I felt I owed it to Auggie.

You owed him?

He's implicated
in that file.

His security clearance got
dinged, just like you said.

Now, Arthur...

How did you know
that was gonna happen?

I expected more from you.

What happened?

Our fish has taken the bait.

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Dig for Fire
Original Air Date on July 23, 2013

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Where are you?

We were supposed to talk to Joan
this morning about Colombia.

I need you to run a trace

on the pay phone
on 14th and Pennsylvania.

A pay phone?

I swear, sometimes
I am convinced

the phone company
keeps them around for spies.

It was an outgoing call
two minutes ago

and an incoming one just now.

Why don't you tell me
what's going on?

I'm trailing Henry Wilcox.

What?
Why?

To see what he does
with the intel I gave him.

I'm sorry.

What intel that you got
from where to accomplish what?

Arthur came to see me
last night.

He confessed to everything.
Everything?

What does that mean?
To being Teo's father...

to keeping it from Joan.

Joan really doesn't know?

Promise me you won't tell her.
It's got to come from Arthur.

- Yeah, fine.
- Okay, I got to go.

Give me a call when you get
a trace on that phone.

Hey.

This a bad time?

Uh, it's not exactly
a good one.

You know,
I spent the last hour

mulling over the appropriateness
of dropping by like this

given everything, but I wouldn't
be able to live with myself

if I didn't come down
to offer you my support, so...

Yeah.

Wow. I have never seen you
this awkward before.

Well, like I said,
I just want you to know

that I'm here for you.

Thank you.

Everybody up in legal
was completely blindsided

by Arthur's resignation--
I mean, everybody.

It's like it came
out of nowhere.

Well, it came
as a surprise to me too.

Sorry. I can't comprehend
how painful this must be.

If you want to grab dinner
this week--

nothing serious,
just a--

you know, an hour or two
with a friend.

There's a Yucatan place
that just opened

over in Adams Morgan.

I just crossed the line
to inappropriate, didn't I?

I appreciate the offer.

I really do, but I've just got
a little bit too much

on my plate right now.

I understand.

The door's always open
if you change your mind.

Thank you.

Finished running the trace
on the pay phone Henry used.

Anything yet?

A call was placed
to Langley's main switchboard.

No wonder
he used a pay phone.

Could you trace which extension
he was connected to?

No, it gets rerouted
after that.

And the incoming?

Burner phone,
paid for with cash

at a vending machine
at the Frankfurt airport.

- In other words...
- Untraceable.

Hey, why do I hear an echo?

I'm in the Metro station
at the federal triangle.

Annie, that is 29 different
kinds of ill-advised.

If he spots you,
you can't walk this back.

This is my train.

I'll call you
as soon as I can.

Hey, Auggie,
do you have a second?

Yeah, of course.
Do you want to sit down?

No, I-I really
only need a second.

I haven't seen you
since, uh...

How you doing?

Why is everyone acting
so odd around me?

You're all walking on eggshells.
I'm not that fragile.

I know.

I'm sorry, Joan.
I just, uh...

Look, I just want you to know
that I'm here for you.

Good,
'cause that's what I need.

I'm in a bit
of an awkward situation here.

Normally in the wake

of discovering
a CIA officer's affair,

I'd be tasked with investigating
any possible security breach.

However, because
that officer is Arthur--

You had to recuse yourself.

There was concern
I'd get too emotional.

Well, no one could hold that
against you.

Arthur's refused
to divulge his mistress's name

on the grounds she's covert.

Now, I don't want
to burn anyone's cover

or undermine
this investigation,

but I'd like to rule out
any possibility

that Arthur might have been...

for lack of a better word,

sloppy during his assignations,
for personal reasons.

I understand.

There was a night recently,
we were out to dinner.

Arthur stepped away
to take a call.

I didn't think much of it
in the moment,

but in retrospect,
I'm quite certain

that I saw
a second cell phone on him.

- You want me to look into it?
- Would you?

Off the record, of course.
Of course.

We were at the Atlas Room.
It was Thursday night.

Call came in 8:40, 8:45,
roughly.

- I'll get right on it.
- Great.

Thank you, Auggie.
Yeah.

- You getting off or not?
- Oh, yeah. Yeah.

I'm sorry.

One second, please.
No problem.

Medellin
needs 15 more minutes.

When they're ready, I'll patch
them in on the Polycom.

Solstar's
a regional heavyweight

in the energy-services
business--

big footprint in Colombia.

They're pumping close
to 300,000 barrels a day

out of their field
in Casanare,

or, to be more specific,
they were pumping that much

until about two weeks ago.

The Ayacucho pipeline
bombing.

Uhhuh, courtesy of our
friends Teo Braga and the A.L.C.

It doesn't feel
like a coincidence.

No, it doesn't.

It sure would be nice to hear

what they're saying in there,
wouldn't it?

Yeah, my thoughts exactly.

Hey, do you have access
to the central office switches?

I do now.

I haven't done taps
since the farm, though.

Oh, it's like riding a bike,

only the bike isn't breaking
the fourth amendment.

All right,
what you want to create

is a slave parallel wiretap.

You'll need
Solstar's target line.

They should be grouped
by floor number.

Okay, got it.

You'll need an unused line you
can pirate to eavesdrop from.

You're listening
for a dial tone.

That's your parallel.

Now you need
to create your slave.

Uh, I'm one wire short,
though.

Uhhuh.
Hey, what about your headset?

Do you have wire cutters?
No, but I got teeth.

Well, that'll do the trick.

Signing off.

No, that's
two separate bouquets going to--

Why would I throw in
Fernandez?

Fernandez would be starting
on any other team in the league.

My guy inside fudra--

he says they've got things
under control.

- Your guy's lying to you.
- Bingo.

Things aren't under control.

The CIA's been
secretly financing

the A.L.C. under the table.

It's why Arthur Campbell
had to step down.

He has a personal connection
to Teo Braga.

Teo Braga?
What kind of connection?

I'm afraid
that's classified.

But believe me, it's a bond
that cannot easily be severed.

He knows.

He knows Teo's identity.
He knows he's my son.

I'm sorry, Arthur.

- I need to confront him.
- Disagree.

We work the intel.

We still have a potential
mole to uncover.

This affects the entire Agency,
not just you.

Play it again.

We have a handle
on the Solstar execs.

It's the other voice
that we can't place.

We know Henry's in contact
with someone in the building,

and this guy says "we."

My guess is he's one of ours.

Do you recognize his voice?

Well, Henry's voice
is overriding it.

The sound quality's not great.

Hey, Annie put a lot
on the line to get that for you.

Let's hear it again.

CIA is...

No.

I can't identify him.

Do you think it could be
someone from the Latin desk

or one of your ex-lieutenants?

- I don't know.
- Play it for him again.

I don't know who it is.

Great.
Thanks for all your help.

Auggie.

No, we need to take this
to Joan right now, tonight.

You can't do that...

Not yet.
Why not?

Is it because you don't want her
to know the truth about Teo?

Or is it because
you don't want her to find out

about this phony affair
of yours?

I grabbed your backup burner
phone number

from a cell tower
in the near northeast--

secret email account, too.

You know what I found?
Nothing.

No secret messages.

No late-night booty calls.

You say she's
a covert operative,

so I find it highly unlikely
she's threatening to go public.

Now, you could have resigned
quietly for personal reasons.

No one would have been
the wiser,

but you needed a diversion
to take the scent off Teo.

Bravo, you figured it out.

Look at the big brain on you.

Joan thinks you really
cheated on her, Arthur.

I'm trying to protect her.

Lying to her was the hardest
thing I ever had to do,

but let there be no doubt--
I had to do it.

Well, your story
won't hold up.

I'm not gonna be
the last one looking into it.

It doesn't have
to hold up forever--

just through tomorrow.
- What's tomorrow?

There is a chance that Joan
emerges from this unscathed,

but she's gonna need more
than plausible deniability.

She needs to be unassailable.

Otherwise,
she'll go down with me,

and they'll remove her
from the building.

She has to pass a polygraph.

That's the reason
you kept all this from her.

The poly's scheduled
for tomorrow.

I need you both
not to say anything to her

until afterwards.

Thanks for asking.

Of course
we won't say anything.

But you underestimate her,
Arthur.

You underestimate us all.

I'm just trying
to make things right.

Well, it's a little late
for that.

So you've never had
a relationship

with someone
you worked with...

A relationship
that challenged your standards

of honesty and intimacy?

Maybe we should call it
a night.

I think
that's a good idea.

- Can I use your bathroom?
- Of course.

It's just right there.

You better check
that attitude of yours.

You need to stop playing
on Annie's sympathy for you.

If you needed somebody to go
toe-to-toe with Henry,

you should have come to me
and left her out of it.

She was already in it.

Henry made sure of that.

No, this is all on you.

Oh, so you're
gonna keep score?

Who let her go to Colombia?

Which one of us read her in
on Teo's identity?

I told you she was gonna
figure it out on her own.

And I think it's a mistake
not to read her in entirely.

I know it's a burden
to keep secrets from her.

From my vantage point,

it looks like you want her
to find everything out

so you don't have to carry
the weight.

Sack up.

You ready?

Are you upset with me?

No.
Why would you say that?

The way you went
after Arthur back there--

it was out of character.

I didn't know if maybe
you were mad at him

for sending me
after Henry or not.

No.

That is Arthur...

not you.

But it was my decision.

I'm a big girl.

I just don't like being put in
a position where I have to lie.

To Joan?

- To Joan, to whomever.
- Mm.

I'm not gonna
actively deceive her.

I won't volunteer anything,

but if she asks me
what I know about Arthur,

I'm not gonna lie.

You know, before we started...

This...

I would have shrugged off
you spying on Henry

without consulting me first.

It is how you roll,
and it is one of the many things

I like about you.

But I feel differently today.

You are upset with me.

Not upset...

just a little sad...

That we have to make
these kinds of compromises.

That comes
with the territory.

We're not them.

We don't have to fall
into those traps.

We appreciate your counsel
here today, Henry,

but I just can't justify
the extra outlay to my board,

not for another
security contract.

I think you're making
a grave mistake, Roger,

but if the timing's
not right--

- Thank you, Henry.
- Buenas tardes.

- Buenas tardes.
- Adios.

- Hey.
- Hey.

I, uh, know it's only
been 24 hours,

but were you able
to pull anything

from that detail I gave you--
a name, a number?

They're ready for you
down in polygraph.

Okay, tell them
I'll be there in five.

So were you able
to find anything?

No.

Nothing yet.

That's disappointing.

I can keep looking
if you like.

Would you, please?

Oh, um, Auggie...

One day you and I
are gonna discuss

what you were doing
with Annie down in Colombia

and why you've been acting
so strangely since you got back.

Oh, I didn't realize
anyone would...

Be here.

It's okay.

Joan, are you okay?

This is, uh...

kind of embarrassing.

Life sure comes at you
in funny ways sometimes.

Joan, are you pregnant?

Just one more thing
I didn't see coming.

So much for woman's intuition.

How are you feeling?
Are you okay?

Besides discovering
the father of my child

is cheating on me,
I'm great.

Joan, I've been meaning
to talk to you about something--

Annie, I am late
for a polygraph.

Can this wait?
Yeah.

Okay.

Arthur doesn't know
about any of this yet,

so if you could...
Of course.

Thank you.

Polygraph number 447-b,
Joan Campbell.

According to your statement, you
didn't learn about the affair

until the night
before Mr. Campbell resigned.

Yes, that's right.

Did he tell you
who the infidelities were with?

No.

And you were unable
to pick up any nonverbal cues,

any changes in body language
or the tenor of his voice?

This is my husband we're
talking about, not a rival spy.

Are you aware of anything

Arthur would have wanted
to cover up--

any misappropriation of funds,

any unauthorized operations?
No.

When was the last time
you were intimate physically

with your husband?

We're talking about a culture
that abhors surprises,

and what I'm hearing
from my sources

is that nobody inside Langley
saw this coming at all,

not from a lifer
like Arthur Campbell.

Right now there is no shortage
of speculation

as to what really motivated

the Director
of Clandestine Services

to step down so suddenly.

I spent my lunch hour
casing out Solstar.

Chatted up a receptionist
having a smoke.

I didn't glean anything about
who else was in that meeting,

but I did find out Salazar
is headed to Colombia this week

for an executive retreat.

How about you?

I sampled the voice
from that teleconference,

ran it through
a voice-recognition database,

but I came up with nothing--
the quality's too iffy.

So we know what?
He's a he?

And that he can say
"good afternoon" in Spanish.

That doesn't drain
the pool very much.

We have to keep drilling down.

Yeah, unfortunately
it's gonna have to wait

till after the NFAC run-through.
Ugh.

You know,
if we sit near the door,

maybe we can sneak out during
the powerpoint presentation.

Hey.

Hey to you too.

I'm not stalking you,
in case you were worried.

I wasn't even thinking that
until you just said it.

Uh, listen. You can't say
that you got this from me...

- Mm-hmm.
- But I just heard

that you aced your poly.

- You heard that already?
- Yeah.

Uh, DCI wanted
the results immediately.

Rumor has it
he's banging the drum

to have you replace
Arthur as DCS.

- What?
- Yeah.

That felt like a witch hunt,
not a job interview.

Well, I'm sorry
to jump the gun like this,

but I just figured
you could use a pick-me-up.

- Well, thank you.
- No problem.

Is that invitation for dinner
still open tonight?

Well, what do you think?

I have to run home first
to do an errand,

but you can pick me up at 8:00.
Great.

Well, I hope you're hungry.

The place is called
Casa Nosotros,

and the Cochinita Pibil
is amazing.

- Okay.
- Okay.

Buenas tardes.

Seth Newman?

We think he's who gave Henry

the details
of your bank transfers.

Does he have access
to that kind of information?

Not directly, no, but if
he was motivated enough, sure.

Well, you stole Joan
from him, didn't you?

We were both in relationships
at the same time.

It's tough to say
who stole who.

All right, let's just say
he was properly motivated.

What do we do about it now?

Nothing.

Nothing?

At least not openly.

We can't accuse him
without something concrete.

If we confront him,
it'll only expose you to Henry.

I want to search his house,

see if there's a safe
that I can get into

or a burner phone
I can pull the digits off of.

Too risky.

He's single.
He lives alone.

We know he won't be home until
at least 9:00 or 10:00 tonight.

Well, how do you know that?

Because Seth's having dinner
with Joan.

I think they said tacos.

- What are you doing?
- Trying to reach her.

No, if you tell Joan now,
we lose our window.

Olivia, is Joan available?

Okay.

No.
No message.

Arthur, hold on.

We just found out Seth's a mole,
not a killer.

He's been alone with Joan
on plenty of occasions

without causing her harm.

That's not
what I'm worried about.

Well, what do you think
she's gonna do--

sleep with him for payback?
- I didn't say that.

It's only dinner.

Trust me, Joan is not thinking
about payback right now.

What do you mean?

Nothing.
It's just--it's Joan.

Let it play out.

You leaned on us yesterday
to keep our mouths shut.

Now suddenly you need
to talk to your wife?

Until Annie gets out
of Seth's house safely,

you're gonna have to wait
to clear your conscience, okay?

You ready?

You're not, are you?

I'm sorry.
I don't know what happened.

I got home,
and I just crashed.

You've had
a crazy couple days.

It's okay.
I should have called you.

I know,
but I was trying to rally.

We'll rain check.

Thank you.

You know...

I can't comprehend

anybody ever taking you
for granted.

Yes, I'm on a burner cell.

No, she passed the polygraph.

Yeah, she's on the fast track.

Yeah, I have it right here.

How about I bring it
to you tonight?

No!

I know you, Arthur.

I know you better
than I know myself.

So I find myself wondering

just how
it would have been possible

for you to have an affair
without me knowing--

without you leaving
any possible trace.

And then I realized...

the polygraph.

So what is it?

You're right.

I'm not having an affair.

It was meant as a cover story.
To cover what?

I got myself into a situation
where there were absolutely no--

Stop spinning
and start talking.

Just give me the headline.
What is going on here?

I have a son.

His name is Teo.

He's 32 years old.
He lives in Colombia.

Wow.

That wasn't even in the top ten
of things I thought it might be.

I can't tell you how sorry
I am about--about all of it.

You know what?

I need you
to stop talking, and...

I need to use the bathroom.

- Are you gonna be sick?
- I don't know.

I'll figure it out
once I get there.

I'm pregnant...

by the way.

I spent the last 30 minutes

monitoring
public-safety scanners.

So far, it seems no one has seen
or heard anything.

No mention of a struggle

nor a traffic incident
on the bridge

nor a body falling
into the Potomac.

So let's consider
ourselves lucky.

Yeah.
Okay.

Is there any chance we can
fish that thumb drive

out of the river?

No, even if we knew
where it was, it'd be too risky.

Now, we have 48 hours

before Langley starts
their investigation,

unless someone reports
him missing before then.

Someone's gonna see signs
of a struggle at his place?

Is there anything there
that could lead back to you--

any fingerprints, stray hairs,
drops of blood?

What does it matter?

It's not like we can enlist
a CIA cleaning crew

to sweep the house
of their own lead counsel.

Hey, you are not gonna
hang out there

on your own on this.

I won't let it happen.

I know.

Now...

where does this go?

My shoulder.

Oh, I've heard of those.

Allow me.

How'd I do?

That's my forehead.

Oops.

Who is it?

It's Henry.

He wants to meet me tomorrow.

I wasn't expecting to hear
from you again so soon,

after what you said.

I've been giving our last
conversation some thought.

You asked me
what I wanted you to do next.

Looks nasty...

and recent.

What did you do?

Fender bender.

It happens.

When I was at the farm, they
taught us to use our mirrors.

I'm sure you didn't ask me out
here to criticize my driving.

No...

I didn't.

I need you to go back down
to Colombia as soon as possible.

Arthur has abdicated
his responsibility.

It's up to us to fill the gap.
What kind of gap?

I received intel that
the A.L.C. is planning an attack

on American interests.

Teo Braga is behind it.

You've established
a contact with him,

some kind of rapport.

You may be the only one that can
get close enough to stop him.

Are you asking me
to kill him?

You've already told me twice
that you are in,

without reservation.

Time to back those words up,
Ms. Walker.

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