Covert Affairs (2010–2014): Season 4, Episode 3 - Into the White - full transcript

(ANNIE READING)

My name is Calder Michaels,

and I'm the station chief
here in Medellin.

So, you're, like, the sheriff
of this here town?

What were you doing trying
to access my accounts?

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

Arthur, I know Teo is your son.

Ladies and gentlemen, I have
engaged in an extramarital affair.

I'm resigning my post
effective immediately.

I'm here for you. Is that invitation
for dinner still open tonight?

ANNIE: I want to search
Seth Newman's house.



(STRUGGLING)

(BRAKES SCREECHING)

(SCREAMING)

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

The ALC is planning an attack
on American interests.

Teo Braga is behind it.
Are you asking me to kill him?

I need absolute
honesty, Arthur.

I know I'm not your
boss anymore, Annie,

but that doesn't mean
you can make demands.

I'm trying to help you, and there
are a lot of gaps to fill.

Have you told Joan about Teo?
Yes.

Are the two of you
on speaking terms?

That's personal.

Well, I need to know if you can
work together on actionable intel.



Is there something to act on?

Were you followed?
Of course not.

Annie. What's going on?

ANNIE: Joan, thank you
for coming.

I needed to speak to
you both together.

You said it was time sensitive.

I just received this
from Henry Wilcox.

It's intel that suggests Teo may
be involved in a bomb threat

against an American
target in Colombia.

A total lie. We'll get
this to Seth Merrick,

and ask him to loop in the CTC and
out to the stations right away.

Wait, you're moving on this?

It's a bomb threat, Arthur.

No, it's my son.

If Teo's done nothing wrong, he
has no reason to fear the hunt.

Unless the hunt blows his cover.
What cover?

First, you tell her about
your son before you tell me,

then you fail to tell her everything
when she actually needs to hear it.

There's a possibility that Teo
really is involved in the bomb plot,

but that doesn't mean
he's a terrorist.

He's an undercover
operative inside ALC.

That's what the payments
were for.

Why didn't you just tell me?

I had a responsibility to
protect his mission.

I told you before
that Teo's mom died...

It was an ALC bomb.

As Teo grew older, he became
obsessed with the idea of revenge,

and the only way he could get next
to the man was to join ALC himself.

It was a bold and dangerous move,
one I begged him not to make,

but he was adamant.

We trained him, off book.

But Teo learned quickly. He
became a double inside ALC,

all while pursuing the man
who killed his mother.

Two years ago,
he finally found him.

ALC viewed the killing
as a power move.

Teo eliminating
one of his rivals.

He earned respect.

He started missing dead drops.

He would fall out of touch for
weeks at a time, and now, he's...

Well, he's virtually
off the radar.

You think he's gone rogue?

No, I think he's
working his cover.

That assumes he hasn't turned.

He wouldn't be the first deep cover
op to lose his moral compass.

He cut off all
contact with you.

Or it could mean he needs
help and he can't reach me.

That's a father talking,
not a handler.

I believe in him.

He's still working his mission, and he'll
protect his cover at whatever cost.

He still knows true north.

So, what's the plan?
We treat him like an operative

who wants to come
in from the cold?

Yes. I'll give you
the exfiltration protocols.

Make contact, get him to
the safe facility in Panama,

I'll meet you there.

You still have access
to a safe facility?

You do. I can get
a plane ticket.

Joan?

We'll still actively pursue
any leads on a bomb threat,

but I can keep this part
of the mission separate

from the larger investigation
for two days.

That's all you get.
Thank you.

Don't thank me. Thank Annie.
Thank you, Annie.

I'll see you in Panama.

Did you talk to
Joan about Seth?

It didn't come up.

Which is another way of saying I
couldn't bring myself to talk about it.

I can talk with her.

Thanks.

I'm sorry. I know that won't
be a fun conversation.

It's okay.

Something else bothering you?

I think Arthur's asking
you for too much.

It was my idea. It was your idea
to share the intel with them,

the rest is Arthur
calling in a favor.

It's not a favor. It's my job
to help a fellow operative.

I don't see Teo as
a "fellow" anything,

and I don't like him and I don't think
Arthur is capable of seeing him clearly.

Well, that's what
this assessment is for.

I know, but you can
still take this.

It masks which cell
towers you bounce off,

so it is totally
untraceable and secure.

It's my new prototype. You're
the only one who has it.

I love it.

Hey, while you're in
the mood to give gifts...

You just packed my
favorite t-shirt, didn't you?

I was hoping you'd think it was
in the wash, and then I felt bad.

(LAUGHING)

It's okay, you can take it,

on one condition.

Promise you'll bring it back.
Promise.

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

As head of the DPD, you are responsible
for monitoring threats on American soil.

Is that correct?
It is.

We all reviewed the intelligence
surrounding Jai Wilcox's death.

We also read a closed file
about an unnamed operative

who was shot in her house
here in Washington.

Those events were both
terrible tragedies.

They haunt me,

and they motivate me to be smarter
in preventing future ones.

That's very noble,

and it makes sense that you
only want us to look forward.

I'm not sure I understand.

Well, a look at your past
is very troubling.

Forgive me, Senator, but...

Your path at the Agency,

is one that Arthur Campbell
cleared for you.

So, you tell me why you think
you'd even be sitting here today,

if it weren't for your husband.

I've built my own department.

Cultivated my own operatives.

All of my successes at the Agency
have been entirely my own.

So, you stand behind
your choices.

I do.
Your judgment is strong.

It is.

And yet, you didn't know that your
husband was having an affair.

No.

So, you tell us,
would you trust a spy

to identify threats
against the nation

when she can't identify threats
against her own marriage?

Eric.
Hi, Joan.

What brings you to the Hill?

Well, I have my Q and A with the
Senate Intelligence Committee.

You're up for the DCS job, too.
Yeah.

This won't be awkward, will it?
No.

Good luck.
Thanks.

Oh, uh, how did it go in there?

It went well.
Good.

Auggie.

Are we okay to talk?
Yeah, we're good.

I'm sorry, Joan, but this isn't
going to be easy to hear.

Well, rip off the band-aid, Auggie,
my armor is strong these days.

Henry has moles inside Langley.

Yeah, I know. I saw
the file he gave Annie.

And Annie just discovered that
Seth Newman was one of them.

How? She overheard Seth
conspiring with Henry.

What do you mean, "was"?
Seth was one of them?

He attacked Annie two days ago.

She had to act
in self-defense.

I'm sorry, Joan.

Where's the body?

We don't know. Somewhere
in the Potomac.

Where did the attack happen?

It started at Seth's place.

And did Annie go back
and wipe the scene?

There wasn't time, but don't worry,
I'm going to figure something out.

Well, who's going to do it?
Annie can't. You can't.

We can't trust any CIA cleaner
who might be in bed with Henry.

It has to be me.
No, Joan.

I know his place.
I've been there.

It's a huge risk. There's no other way.
End of discussion.

(GASPS)

What are you doing? Returning
your dead drop to you.

No, it's an Agency-vetted
exit package.

Just leave me alone.
Teo.

There's intel linking
you to a bomb plot.

Arthur thinks if we could
just talk for a minute...

Not now.
Why not?

Teo, just give me a minute.
Go home.

Well...

Teo!

(TELEPHONE RINGING)

Annie. Well, that
didn't go well.

You didn't get
the GPS thread on him.

No, I did, but my version
of the meeting going well

was not needing
to geo-locate him.

What was your read? He's
locked in damage control.

He sees anything new as a threat,
even when it's a life line.

So, you think he
still can be saved?

Auggie, I know how you
feel about him,

but he has all the markings of an operative
that doesn't know how to come home.

I will happily be wrong if it
means Henry's intel is too,

but how are you going to get him to leave
with you if he won't even speak to you?

His cover is an ALC
terrorist, right?

So, we treat him like one.

If you're saying what
I think you're saying...

I won't go in alone.

To be discussed further.

I'll text you as soon as he
lands somewhere. Thank you.

(CELL PHONE BEEPS)

Hi, I have patch code
4-5-9-6-3-3.

Can you connect me
to Yellowstone?

ANNIE: Hey, I got your text.
Has Teo moved?

Nope, he's still at the
coordinates I sent,

so, I ran the location through
a couple of satellites.

Is the terrain urban or jungle?

Way out of town.

Can you tell how many people
are inside with him?

Well, we've got a couple of
hits on some heat signatures.

My best guess would be
about a dozen other bodies.

Well, that's less
than I thought.

Annie, you don't have
to go in there.

You are well within your rights to
tell Arthur it's not worth the risk.

Auggie, like I said before, I'm
going in with the best team around.

Who?

The Sheriff.
Annie.

I'll call you back.

Why does no one like to give me
the heads up when you're in town?

I'm giving you the heads up
personally, I came right away.

You've been here for 12 hours.

Is that your idea
of right away?

I came here to help you.

I've got an ALC attack to stop,

and Langley decides
to send the one officer

whose ass I had to save the
last time she was down here.

What if that officer also knows the
location of an ALC stronghold?

Bullshit.
I'm calling bullshit.

I'm serious.

I'll give you the
credit for the win.

You can capture the intel
and the personnel.

All I want is Teo Braga.

How could you have
possibly found something

that my nation-wide
network of assets hasn't?

I planted a silver ion
thread on him

that directs to a Block III
satellite every four seconds.

How did you get close
enough to plant a thread?

That's not relevant.

Teo Braga is a known terrorist

who is implicated
in a bomb threat,

so, if you got within a foot
of him, yeah, that's relevant.

Do you want the location
to the stronghold or not?

You know I do. You run
the raid, I get Teo.

We have a deal?

Sure, what the hell?

(KNOCKING AT DOOR)

Annie's about to walk into an ALC
stronghold, are you aware of that?

Come on in, keep your
voice down, easy.

You told me I
couldn't read her in,

but the second that
your son is involved,

you turn right around
and tell her yourself.

What exactly are
you objecting to?

That you weren't the one
delivering the brief?

You compromised my
operative's trust in me.

Oh, Annie understands the
meaning of "need to know".

I am her handler, Arthur.
Trust between us is paramount.

You are her boyfriend, and trust
between you is paramount.

Yes, I am, and yes, it is.

Annie is taking huge risks
to repair your shortcomings.

I make no apologies
for having objections to that.

Annie is a highly
trained operative,

with a good metric
for risk-reward,

and an inability to walk away
from actionable intelligence.

She couldn't walk
away from you.

You preyed on her
sense of loyalty.

You want to yell at me because you can't be
totally open with your girlfriend, fine.

It has nothing to do
with the mission.

Forgive me if I don't want to take relationship
advice from you right now, Arthur.

Oh, I am exactly the one
you should be taking it from.

If you can't live with secrets,
you shouldn't be dating a spy.

I'll take that
under advisement.

Don't ask me to keep
things from her again.

I won't do it.

CALDER: You done one
of these things before?

I've been in
a tough spot before,

but I'm not going to insult you
by saying this is the same thing.

Surprise is your friend,
maybe your only friend,

but that goes away in 20 seconds,
so whatever you have to do,

you have to do...
In 20 seconds.

Yeah, and what are we doing?

I thought we were going to an ALC
stronghold to get Teo Braga.

There's that word again, "get".

It's a tricky word, isn't it?
How so?

I studied German
growing up on the base,

and their words
are very specific,

and I hear you're
good with languages,

you know the power
of the right word.

You want to "get" Teo Braga,
meaning, interrogate him?

Lock him up? Or put a
bullet in his head?

Would it be a horrible spy cliche if I
said my interest in him is classified?

Yes.

Well, I want him
captured alive.

Alive is the toughest option.

Well, that's why I came to you.

You're the only CIA
man in Colombia

with the resources and
the expertise to pull it off.

That's your
specialty, isn't it?

Identify someone's weakness,
and you twist.

ANNIE: You twist a wire.
You turn an asset.

CALDER: To the asset,
it feels the same.

Sometimes, you can turn
a man to your side,

but sometimes, you have
to recognize that he is lost,

and that choice, that decision,
is the real work we do.

Lots of people can smile sweetly and seduce
someone with what they want to hear,

but is your judgment
solid enough to recognize

whether you should
even waste the words?

Calder, we're on the same team.
We want the same thing.

I said I'd help you get Teo,
whatever that means...

And I will.
(COCKS GUN)

The rest remains to be seen.

(WHISPERING)
Six. Six.

Remember, 20 seconds.

Stay behind.

(ALL SPEAKING SPANISH)

(GUNS FIRING)

(SHOUTING)

Move! Move! Move!

Bomb materials!

(GROANING)

Stay down!

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

(GUN SHOT)
MAN: We got him!

No!

That's not him.

(GROANING)

Calder! Don't! Don't!

Don't.

This one's ours now.

Come on. Let's go.

CALDER: You had 200 pounds
of Semtex, Mr. Braga.

That's enough to level
a 10 story building.

Tell us which building.
What was your target?

Okay.

Your silence is a choice,
and it's an aggressive one.

(GRUNTING)

I'll be honest, I wanted
you to die in that jungle,

and even though that's true,
I'm still the guy,

that you should talk to.

(GRUNTING)

Oh, oh, there you go.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

What was your target?

Hey, give me a minute
to talk to him.

I guess I can use
a cup of coffee.

You can go, too.

Wait outside.

He can kick out five feet,
so stay back at least six.

Teo, it's just you and me.

Your father told me how highly
classified your mission is,

so I didn't want to do anything
to compromise your cover.

What the hell are
you talking about?

Teo, it's okay.

I know who you are.

Tell me what the ALC target is, and
I think I can get you out of here.

Really?
Yeah.

(GRUNTS)

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

Hey, it's Annie.
I need your help.

I'm here. I'm at site 6412
Foxtrot with Teo Braga.

We found a cache of bomb making
materials at his stronghold.

Were you able to speak
to him alone?

Yes. He was combative in
response to questioning.

I hate to admit this, Joan, but I
think Henry's intel might bear out.

So, what do you need?

What are the parameters for
using extraordinary measures?

You have a threat on an American
target and a combative prisoner,

that's what extraordinary
measures were made for.

But this is Arthur's son.

I know. Let me
handle Arthur.

You just work your mission.
Thank you.

Annie.
Yeah?

I know what happened
on the bridge.

Joan, I'm sorry. No, I'm sorry
you had to experience that.

But I need you to know
you don't need to worry.

Do you understand?

I do. You have my support
on whatever you need.

Thank you.

Teo!

What the hell?

Walker!

Teo!

Calder, I need you to stop for one
second and take a look at something.

That was the guy you
thought you could turn, huh?

You should have
let me shoot him. Royce.

Calder. Where's that ambulance?
We'll need four units at RNI.

I have an idea. I'm in the middle
of cleaning up your last idea.

I know what Teo's target is.

Oh, yeah? So, right before
he almost killed my guard,

he decided to spill
his guts to you?

No, he didn't say anything.

This is a brochure for
the Jardin Nacional Hotel.

Solstar executives are are coming
into town for a meeting there today!

Look.

There are laptops full
of intel in here.

You do not know for sure that
this meeting is the target.

Maybe he saw a gap in
our security and pounced,

but maybe he was extra-motivated
to find that gap

because he has
an attack to complete.

Are you going to wait
around to find out?

I hope you have a bomb squad.

Units five and six, bring around the
trucks, and get Antonio on the phone.

I still do not trust your ass.

(GAVEL BANGING)

SENATOR:
Good afternoon, Mrs. Campbell.

Are you ready to make
your official statement?

Yes, and I've brought some
accompanying materials,

if that's all right.
Please.

Thank you.
Thank you.

There you go.

I hope you take my candidacy
seriously, Senator Pierson,

I've dedicated my life to serving
the Central Intelligence Agency.

Yes.
(CHUCKLES)

I'm, I'm sorry, but, um,

I'm going to have
to recuse myself.

Senator Pierson,
is everything all right?

Yes, yes.

Excuse me, please.

May we begin?

CALDER: Listen up.
Regular reports from everyone.

Unit five, you'll sweep for the target.
Yes, sir.

Unit six, secure the premises.
Yes, sir.

Let's go.

Sorry for kicking you.

CIA black sites are
wired to the gills.

I couldn't admit
my cover on the record.

So, all of a sudden you admit to
being an undercover operative?

After you refused every
attempt I made to help you?

I had a mission to complete.

Is that why you almost killed one of
the guards escaping from the facility?

I know exactly what
I did to him.

I know that four blows to
the head, and not five,

will be the difference between
the hospital and death.

And that's my position.

The only way to defeat them
is to become one of them.

I need you to put down the rifle.
I can't do that.

Who are you trying
to kill, Teo?

Just leave me alone, or
something very bad will happen.

I can't let you kill anyone.

Put down the rifle.

I'll shoot you.

If you shoot me,
good people will die.

Or you can trust me.

Don't do it, Teo.

Do you trust me?

(GUN SHOT)

(GUN FIRING)

(PEOPLE SCREAMING)

Here, look.

Those are Solstar executives.

Who's the man you shot?

His name is Pedro.
Pedro Mendez-Bara.

One of ALC's most devoted.

He could have killed the entire delegation.
What's ALC gonna think?

That the CIA has the best snipers in
the world, and they caught up to us.

And now the CIA is
specifically hunting you.

Every man from the local
station chief to the ex-DCS,

a man named Henry Wilcox.

I am familiar with the man.

I've read that the ALC
is trying to go global.

I believe that's your idea.

I think it's time for the Puma
to take it there, with help.

I'm not looking for
a partner, darling.

I think I've earned it. This is the
second time I've saved your life.

Deciding not to kill someone is
not the same as saving them.

Yes, it is.

Here.

Every time this phone rings,
I want you to answer it.

It's untraceable, ask any
tech, they'll confirm it.

Take it.

What's the catch? You've
got to give me something.

A real piece of intel.

A win for you to show off
back at the Agency?

It's not for them, it's for me.

So I know we have a pact.

Wendy and Xu Chen.

Two Chinese nationals
living in DC

who move billions of dollars
for organizations like ALC.

They moved the money for
that dead guy and his bomb.

We'll be in touch.

Where you been? I was just
combing the perimeter.

Did you see anyone over there?
No.

Sorry.

So, some mysterious gunman
kills a guy out of nowhere.

Apparently.

I've been trying to sort
it out myself. Really?

Because I have a
nagging suspicion,

that you have it all
sorted out already.

It was a pleasure
working with you.

I've got a plane to catch.

(KNOCKING AT DOOR)

The gifts have been pouring in.

Here you are.
Thank you.

Can I just say that
it's such an honor

to be working for
the first woman to be DCS?

I feel like I'm part
of CIA history.

And I suppose we are.
Anyways, thank you.

I'm excited to get started.

You're alone.

Sorry, Arthur. You couldn't get
him out of the black site?

He got out.
Then, what?

He took the exit package
and left on his own.

So, he refused to see me.
No. He's leaving Colombia.

He's going deeper. He even
gave us a new piece of intel.

You were right, Arthur.
He still knows true north.

We succeeded, Arthur.

Okay.

Thank you.

We should take
separate routes home.

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

Gracias.

(PHONE RINGING)

You want to ride home with me?

Oh, as long as I get
the window seat.

You're not calling from the phone I gave you.
It's a long story.

I've got time.

You think I was
crazy to let him go?

It's okay, you can say it.

I think you were bold,

and boldness is rewarded
in our business...

But what are you going
to tell Henry?

I'll think of something.

ANNIE: It looks like we pushed this cheap
little battery as far as it can go.

AUGGIE: Save the last bit.
I'll see you soon.

(KNOCKING AT DOOR)

Hey.
Hi.

Can I have my
t-shirt back now?

(CHUCKLES)