Covert Affairs (2010–2014): Season 4, Episode 5 - Here Comes Your Man - full transcript

Henry has moles
inside Langley,

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

He attacked Annie.

- Where's the body?
- Somewhere in the Potomac.

I have a son.
His name is Teo.

My name
is Calder Michaels,

and I'm the station chief
here in Medellin.

Calder!

Don't!

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

It's untraceable.



Anderson,
you went against my advice,

and you continued
with an operation

that led to the violent deaths
of two Chinese citizens

under your protection.

You have been relieved
of your duties

as interim head
of the DPD.

- Who's my replacement?
- It's Calder.

I'm sorry, Auggie.
Annie!

It's me.
Operative Walker is dead.

I repeat,
Annie Walker is dead.

Hey.
You went out?

Hey, sorry, I didn't want
to wake you when I got up.

It's okay, I'm up.
What's going on?

I just had drinks
with Amy Jacobs.



I don't know
who Amy Jacobs is.

She's an LD
on the intelligence committee

for Senator Pierson,
used to work in the DPD.

- Hmm.
- I just can't let go

of this Calder stuff.
I wanted to get

a little more background
on the DCI's decision.

- Did you find anything out?
- Well,

Amy just told me
that Senator Pierson

has a very tight relationship
with Henry Wilcox.

Henry and Pierson had a long
conversation two days ago,

just before she put in
a call to the DCI.

Topic of conversation:
Calder Michaels.

Henry got Calder
the DPD job?

Looks like
he's Henry's new mole.

Fox is in the hen house.

Think we just overloaded
on animal metaphors.

Looks like Calder
didn't waste any time

putting his stamp
on the place.

Hey, sorry to hear the news,
Auggie.

I'm angry and sad,

and you know what,
I'm slightly annoyed too.

Thanks, Eric.
It's all right, I'm fine.

Let's get started,
everyone.

As you all now know,
my name is Calder Michaels.

Look around.
A lot feels different.

The reason
for these changes?

I am shattering
the old ways of doing things.

Red tape will be replaced
with vertical communication.

The shortest distance between
two points is a direct line.

I am that line.

And these changes will push you
out your comfort zone.

But that's a good thing.
Comfort is not our goal.

Over the next few days,
I'll be meeting with each of you

one-on-one to fully evaluate
your job efficiency,

and some egos
are gonna get bruised.

But that's okay too,

because we are the Domestic
Protection Division.

The work we do
is vital.

So let's be smarter and more
aggressive than our enemies.

Let's do this.
Let's get to work.

Tough few days, huh?

Spent most of last night getting
up to speed on the Chens.

You got outplayed.

Didn't turn up a shred
of actionable intel.

I'm gonna analyze the SIM card
on Wendy Chen's cell

this morning.
I'm sure we'll find something.

I analyzed it already
myself.

One of her contacts
led me to the discovery

of a wire transfer
made about five weeks ago

to an arms dealer
named Dion Stavros.

You just said there wasn't
any actionable intel.

I said you didn't find
any actionable intel.

Greek national,
based out of Madrid

for the last nine years.
Deals in Cruise missiles,

heavy artillery, whatever
he can get his hands on.

We know
who Dion Stavros is.

Did you know
that two months ago,

Spanish intelligence
raided his apartment

in the Salamanca district?

Stavros barely escaped.

Now, he's setting up shop
in Vienna.

Why isn't the CNI
after him?

He's Interpol's problem now,
and we all know

how long
that's gonna take.

- Where do we fit in?
- You, Annie Walker,

are going to Vienna
to fit in with him.

Find out where exactly
he's getting his weapons

and to whom
he's selling them.

And it could take some time
and a new cover.

My new NOC's
as an importer/exporter.

Using your old cover
working for the Smithsonian,

where you were fired.

Now, in Vienna,
you'll pitch yourself to Stavros

as a businesswoman
looking to expand

into international trade
as his new shipping agent.

Why does he need
a new shipper?

He's been running guns
for more than a decade.

His last guy ratted him out
to the Spanish

and Stavros killed him.

When the CNI raided
Stavros's apartment in Madrid,

they confiscated
everything he owned,

including
a massive art collection.

Yesterday,
the media announced

that the entire lot was stolen
from a police lock-up.

But what really happened
was the CNI just

made it look like a robbery
so they could get us his stuff.

Now Annie can go to Stavros
and tell him

she's the one who got
the collection out of Spain.

- Okay.
- Annie and I

can make that work.
Actually, Auggie,

you're not gonna make it work.
I am.

As of this mission,
I'll be Annie's handler.

Calder,
that's not necessary.

You're having
a sexual relationship,

and quite frankly,
there's no worse way

to compromise a mission
or the safety of an operative.

Come on, guys,
a trainee at the Farm

could see it
by watching you.

Think of it
as a compliment.

You like each other. It shows.
It's just not safe.

Calder, why don't you settle
into this job

for a couple days at least
before adding

the responsibility of handling
an operative in the field?

My decision's made.
And one more thing--

during this mission, I need 100%
radio silence between you two.

- I'm sorry?
- We can't communicate?

Why?
It sounds harsh,

but it's in your
best interest.

If you talk,
you're going to talk shop,

and it could lead
to emotional decisions.

Annie, your flight to Vienna
leaves in three hours.

Let's rock and roll.

What do you think
we should do about this?

We'll figure it out.
We're spies.

Calder's a spy too.

He's going to be scrutinizing
our every move.

I think we should go silent
on this one.

You think we should stop
talking to each other?

At least
until Calder trusts us.

It doesn't help us
in the short term.

Calder's almost certainly
working for Henry.

We don't know why
he's sending you to Vienna.

We don't know
that his intel's even real.

He certainly found
the money transfers

between Stavros and the Chens
quickly.

I know it won't be easy, but
I think it's the prudent play.

Annie, this is dangerous.
It could be a trap.

Ever since I came up here
from the Farm, talking to you

was the way I made sense
of this job, of this life.

But I think
we should try this.

We're good.

Yeah, we're good.

4x05
Here Comes Your Man

I wanted to wait
until a decent hour to call you.

If it's about work,
it's always a decent hour.

- How's the hotel?
- Looks great.

Did you get my gift?

- Yes.
- Good, it should all look

like there's no expense spared
for your cover.

And speaking of your cover--
I did nothing but study it

on the nine-hour flight
from D.C.

I'm assuming
this belongs to Stavros.

Yes, it's part
of his confiscated collection.

You'll need it tonight.
What's tonight?

Dion Stavros
is going to the Vienna opera.

It's your perfect chance
to cross with him.

Calder, I just got my NOC
yesterday.

And just said
that you were up to speed.

You said Stavros
doesn't trust easily.

If what we're going for
is the long-term play, we have

nothing but time to make sure
we're absolutely ready for him.

The situation's changed.

I just found out that
a cache of missile launchers

disappeared from Maribor,
Slovenia, one week ago.

Intel suggests
that Stavros has them,

and if he does,
he needs to move them fast,

which means he'll need to hire
someone to ship them quickly.

I'm willing to forgo
the long term play

to make sure the missiles
don't end up in the wrong hands.

We're accelerating
the time line.

You see, I knew you
were a quick learner.

Auggie Anderson.

What's it been,
two, three years?

Tyler,
good to see you.

What the hell brings you
to Fort Belvoir?

Someplace private
we can catch up?

Dion Stavros
was dealing weapons

out of Madrid
for the past nine years,

at least until recently.

Yeah, that stuff I know.
I was hoping you might

have something in your files
I couldn't get in the CIA.

Maybe you guys did
your own investigation?

No, everything we got,
we got from you.

He was a CIA asset
up until '09.

There's nothing
in our database

about Stavros
being a CIA asset.

Among other things,
says Stavros was

feeding Langley intel
on the 2007 rebellion in Niger.

Hey, do me a favor, would you
put whatever you've got

on this flash drive?

As long as you
brought whiskey.

Who do you think
you're talking to?

My man.

You're glowing
even more than this morning.

Pregnancy suits you.

Let's not get
carried away.

- This isn't for show, Joan.
- I know,

and I'm very glad
you're home.

But we have some serious matters
to discuss.

Auggie found out
it was Senator Pierson

who had the DCI's ear
on Calder Michaels.

- Pierson?
- Mm-hmm.

How the hell did she
even know of Calder?

Henry recommended him
to her.

- Damn it.
- Calder's already making waves.

He removed Auggie as Annie's
handler and installed himself.

Henry said it would be
a tough day at Langley

the same day this all happened.
He's calling his own shots.

You have to do something
about Calder.

Calder is well on my radar,
believe me,

especially now with what
he's doing with Annie,

but he's head
of the DPD now.

I've got to paint
inside the lines.

Oh, you can't just
play defense.

We need to find a way
to learn what Henry's doing

before he does it.

I'm on it.

Hey, what's up?

I thought we said we weren't
gonna call each other.

This is worth
calling about.

Stavros used to work
for Henry.

He was a CIA asset until the day
Henry was run out of Langley,

then every mention of it
was wiped from the database.

I'm making a pass
at Stavros tonight.

- No, Annie, that's too fast.
- I know,

but there are factors...
I can't tell you about.

No factor
can be that compelling.

You gotta tell Calder
you're not ready.

Stavros has
an itchy trigger finger,

and he probably knows
you're coming.

You're not my handler,
Auggie.

You think
you can do this?

I can do this.

Where you been?

I went out for a walk
to clear my head.

You know, I know the changes
around here have probably been

harder on you than anybody else
in the department.

I've had better weeks.

Maybe I can make things
easier.

I read in your file
about an application

for a long-range biometric
identification software project.

Code name: Hummingbird.

Sounded like a way
to track anybody anywhere.

What can you tell me
more about it?

It didn't get approved.
DST is working

on something similar,
although less sophisticated.

They didn't want Hummingbird
to steal their thunder.

Yeah, that classic
bureaucratic bullshit.

Welcome to my world.

I'm approving
Project Hummingbird.

- You're approving it?
- Yeah.

The money can come out of
the DPD discretionary fund.

Get started
on it right away.

You sure you aren't just
looking for busy work for me?

Why, what'll you be doing
if you're not working on it?

Taking more walks
to clear your head?

- What's that supposed to mean?
- It means

that if I find out
you're leaving campus

to call Annie
on your private cell,

me and you are gonna have
some real problems.

You and I are gonna have
some real problems.

Hello.

I know you.
Caroline Stainach, right?

- Excuse me?
- Sorry, I'm Annie Walker.

I went to the Sorbonne
with your sister, Vanessa.

Oh, of course.
Annie.

She married that wonderful
boyfriend of hers, didn't she?

- Peter, right?
- Mm, yes.

- They have three kids now.
- Three kids.

- Mm-hmm.
- Will you give her my love?

I will.

Oh, excuse me, how rude of me.
Dion Stavros, Annie--

- Walker.
- Pleasure.

Are you enjoying
La Traviata?

Yeah,
Alfredo's quite good.

Better than the tenor in Madrid.
He sang like a goat.

I agree,
Alfredo's excellent.

Maybe better
than Vittorio Grigolo.

- Mm-hmm.
- Grigolo is quite good,

though he doesn't hold
a candle up to Vargas.

I saw Vargas once.
Manon, in Barcelona.

You two are losing me.

Please excuse me, Annie.
I need champagne.

You two make a nice couple.
Have you been dating long?

Oh, we're not together.
She's just a friend.

To be honest, I'm not sure
why I brought her.

She likes dressing up more than
she does the performance.

I'd, uh, much rather bring
someone who appreciates it more.

You're not from 'round here.
How long are you in town?

Uh, that depends.

I wasn't planning on staying
more than a day or two.

I had business in Madrid,

and always wanted to see
the opera in Vienna,

so I thought,
"why wait any longer?"

So what does your stay
depend upon?

If I get any business
in Vienna,

I'll write the whole thing off
as a tax deduction.

Well, I also like
mixing business with pleasure.

Let me take you
to La Bohem next week.

I told you.
It all depends on my business.

How did you enjoy the Opera?

Very much

Where's Caroline? I was hoping
we could exchange numbers.

She went home. After three
glasses of champagne,

she slept through
most of the third act.

Oh, what a shame.
I hope she's all right.

You work for Interpol
or CNI, yes?

No.

- I don't believe you.
- Wait, I recently lost

two Chinese friends
to a large government agency,

Wendy and Xu Chen.

I guess you could say
I haven't had a lot of luck

with large government
institutions recently.

So... Import/exports...
In Madrid?

And elsewhere.

I've recently purchased
an apartment here in Vienna

and haven't had a chance
to decorate.

I recently acquired
a large apartment

full of furniture, sculptures,
and antiques.

Some Flemish
modernist painters,

George Grosz, Wols,
and a Paul Klee.

I might be interested
in acquiring the lot.

If you have everything
you say you have,

I'll pay 300,000.

Give Caroline my regards.

Where are you going?

I could make much more selling
each lot off individually.

Wait.

How much do you want?

If you can come up
with 1/2 million,

meet me tomorrow at noon
under the Francis bridge.

Hello?
How was the opera?

Have the truck waiting
on the Danube as scheduled.

No holes in the cover?

Drilling down on Stavros's
blue-blood date worked,

and the jeweled egg bit?

I have my wily ways.

Nice.

One more thing though.
What's that?

I pulled the call logs
on your cell.

You tell your boyfriend
one more thing about our mission

and he'll be transferred
out of the DPD

faster than you can say
"Luciano Pavarotti."

Hello, Annie.

So where's the stuff?

Nearby.
You have something for me?

You can trust me.

I have another proposition
for you.

I think we should
work together.

I know you need someone who can
move things without detection.

You're that person?

The proof's
right in front of you.

I know which border crossings
are understaffed,

which airports
aren't on the map,

and which rivers don't have
enough inspectors.

Well, I have
a proposition for you.

How about I take my money,
I take my possessions,

and I drop you
in the Danube?

That's--that's not
as good a deal for me.

I'll give you credit.
You pulled a magic trick

getting my stuff
back from the Spaniards.

You see, it backfired.
I did my research.

You may have worked
for the Smithsonian Institute,

but no one in my line of work
has heard of you.

You're out of your league.

You're right, Dion,
I've never worked

on this side
of the business,

but that's a good thing.

I don't have allegiances
to anyone else.

And there's
one more reason.

Your Klee isn't
in any of those crates.

That painting alone
is worth over 1/2 million.

You kill me,
you'll never see it again.

Maybe you're a better
businessperson than I thought.

Okay.
I'll give you a job.

A deal of mine
has just fallen through,

so I have 25 missile launchers
I need to move.

You got 24 hours
to find me a buyer,

and he better be
carrying my Klee.

If you don't deliver,
there'll be no more chances.

You'll be dead.

Calder,
I have one day.

How am I going find someone who
wants to buy 25 missile launchers?

Damn, Annie, when you
make a move, you go big.

Yeah, well,
it wasn't exactly my idea.

Listen,
it'll be fine.

I know a guy
in Hamburg, Tarel Birkin.

He spent time gathering intel
on Kurdish terror cells.

Has he done
this kind of work before?

Tarel's solid.
He's definitely

the best man available
in this time frame.

I'll get him
on the next plane to Vienna.

From: Number unknown.

"I hear the woods are nice
this time of day."

From: Number unknown.

"Need bio,
Tarel Birkin, Hamburg Station.

Urgent."

Birkin only worked
at the Ankara station

for nine months,

though he was
focused on the PKK.

He wrote cables
for al-Qaeda Kurdish battalions.

Nine months?
That's it?

The guy's green, Annie.
You have to test him hard.

Actually, no.
Leave Vienna now.

This is a set-up.
At the very least,

this is cowboy bullshit
on Calder's part.

- You have to abort this mission.
- I can't.

Birkin's coming here.
I can't ditch him.

- It'll tip Calder off.
- To what, the fact

that he's taken unnecessary
risks with your life?

- I don't see the problem.
- Stavros was Henry's asset.

We could get intel on Solstar
or the Medellin bombing.

If you're not gonna
take my advice,

why did you buy a burner phone
and call me?

'Cause I needed to know
what I was up against

with Tarel Birkin.
And I knew you would tell me.

And I'm also telling you
to get out of Vienna.

Yeah, well, I can't.
I'm too close.

- Annie, wait a minute--
- I gotta go.

Annie.

I want to help
with Annie's mission.

She tell you
what's happening?

I'm out of the loop
on her side.

Good.

Then get back to Hummingbird
until I say otherwise.

I checked into Tarel Birkin.
He's in way over his head.

So you talked to her?

You are sending him and Annie
straight into a buzz saw.

You're dead wrong.
I worked with Birkin myself.

Served four months
with him in Berlin.

I saw your record, you haven't
worked in Berlin in five years.

How well
could you know him?

At best, Calder,
this is a Hail Mary.

Okay.
Man, come on,

let's do this in private.
Come on.

What, your open door policy
doesn't apply

when you're getting called
on your shit?

Watch yourself,
Anderson.

You are compromising
the safety of two operatives.

You know what's compromising
Annie's safety?

Sharing mission intel
during phone sex.

If anything happens to her,
you're going down.

I don't care what your job is
or who you're working for.

What does
the Court Jester say?

He serves
at the pleasure of the king.

Come in, Tarel.
We don't have a lot of time.

I've been studying
my cover

ever since I got the call
from Mr. Michaels.

Huh,
we'll see how well.

You're a Kurdish terrorist
working out of a cell in Ankara.

My name is Mirko Baradost.
I've been in the PKK since 16.

- Where were you born?
- Diyarbakir.

What does your brother do?

Omar is a mechanic
in Istanbul.

Your grammar school
teacher's name?

Gabar Zaragosh.
He taught me Turkish.

I still see him in the bar
in my neighborhood.

- Who's the leader of the PKK?
- Murat Karayilan.

- What's his assistant's name?
- Fenel Abdullah.

- What's Fenel's nickname?
- Keci.

It's Gulakam.

Gulakam.
Right, I remember.

Where are these
missile launchers going?

We have a building behind
the produce market in Cankaya.

- Cankaya?
- Yes, the produce market.

The produce market in Cankaya
closed three months ago.

I'm sorry, Tarel,
this isn't going to work.

- No, I think I can do this.
- You're good.

You're not perfect.

If Dion Stavros
even smells

that you're not
who you say you are,

we're both dead.

My 24 hours are up.
I'm aborting this mission.

Let's both just go home.

Ugh!

Excuse me.

Sorry
I'm a little bit late.

Tell your boss to be
a little less paranoid.

His buyer is here,
Teo Braga.

Make the call.

How did you know
I was here?

How did you know
I needed your help?

Auggie called me.

- You okay?
- Yeah.

We have Coke, Sprite,

- or Almdudler.
- Almdudler, definitely.

I was surprised to hear
the guy who beat me up

in Medellin
is your handler now.

Calder?

You're not the only one
who's surprised.

What didn't surprise me
is his plan had holes.

Auggie, obviously,
feels the same way.

What I don't understand is
how'd you get to Vienna so fast?

- I was nearby.
- Where?

Close enough to be here
in 24 hours.

Well, thank you, Teo.

You helped me
in Medellin.

We need to work
together.

Henry wants to destroy
your father,

and part of that
is destroying you.

I have my own ways
of working.

He funded
the Solstar bombing.

We have to go.

Stavros must be waiting.
Let's go.

- Welcome to my home, Annie.
- Hello, Dion.

Is that my Paul Klee?

I must admit,

I was very surprised
when Gunter called me.

I've been very impressed

with what the Puma has achieved
in Colombia.

How close is he?

He's just downstairs.
Where are the missile launchers?

25 launchers
in those two vans.

Come on up.

I have another proposition
for you.

Now that I've proven myself
to you again,

I want your business
going forward.

I'll give you the number
of a friend in Africa

after we're done today.

Welcome, Mr. Braga.

You must be tired
after your journey.

May I offer you a seat?

Where are
my missiles launchers?

Outside in vans,
awaiting your inspection.

I don't need
to inspect them.

If they not what you say,
I'll find you.

I like
how you do business.

I, however,
shall inspect my payment.

Of course.

Seems in order to me.

Whoa!

What are you doing?

I told you,
we have different missions.

Now we're never gonna find out
what Henry wanted from him.

Stavros wanted to sell weapons
to the ALC.

I was not going to
let that happen.

Maybe he has a computer
or something.

I'm sorry, Annie.

Hey, stranger.

Welcome home.

- Auggie, I'm sorry.
- Don't apologize.

Thanks for always
being my handler.

I know it wasn't easy
to make that call.

Sorry he smashed
the phone.

I had a look at Stavros's cell
on the flight home.

Tried to pull off
whatever I could

before handing it over
to Calder.

Great, maybe
we'll find something.

We'll finish this later.

Annie, come with me.

I'm sorry,
are Annie and I

also not allowed to speak
in the office?

I'm not high on his list
right now.

I don't think I am either.

What the hell happened
over there?

You killed Stavros and
the bodyguard in self-defense,

but why were you
in the apartment at all

if you sent Birkin
back to Hamburg?

His men overpowered me
and brought me there.

It was either them or me.

Ah, Tarel could have
made it work.

And killing Stavros
doesn't exactly leave us

with an abundance of intel.
What about the cell phone?

It must have something.

Nothing actionable on it
whatsoever,

but a guy as paranoid
as Stavros

probably changed out phones
every couple days.

Hmm.

Anything else unusual
happen over there?

Anything
you want to mention?

No.

What about the Interpol team
who cleaned the apartment?

They didn't find
anything.

Though the missile launchers
were in the vans out front

like you said.
Well, that's something,

- isn't it?
- Except your count was off.

There were only
20 missile launchers, not 25.

What does that mean?

It means you get into business
with arms dealers,

trust goes out the window.

By the way,
I'm keeping you in the NOC.

Why?
The mission's over.

Don't want to waste
a good cover.

You're gonna move
into a new apartment

in Kalorama Heights.

So you don't think
it was a trap?

It's tough to say.

If Stavros only wanted
to kill me,

he had
plenty of chances.

Maybe he just wanted
to put you on the hook

for those five missing
missile launchers.

Maybe the count really
was off, like Calder said.

Or that's what
he wants us to think.

I think he's testing us.
Henry?

And Calder.

Well, we have something
they don't have.

Yeah?
What's that?

I have you,
and you have me.

Yeah, you do.

So sounds like you're moving
into a new place.

Yeah, importer/exporters
keep really weird hours.

Sometimes they stay out
until the middle of the night

driving around
in their fancy cars.

Sometimes they even
pick up sexy blind guys.

I can keep playing
this game of charades

as long as we need to.

The night I wore
this dress to the opera,

I was hoping I'd have another
fancy occasion to put it on.

Then I thought,
"why wait?"

Wow.

There's only one problem.
Mm?

I'm gonna have a hard time
waiting for you to take it off.

You have got to be
kidding me.

It's Henry Wilcox.
He wants to meet.

How was Vienna?
Did you enjoy La Traviata?

I did, actually.
It was beautiful.

Interesting title,
wouldn't you agree?

"La Traviata" translates
to "The woman who strayed."

Did I interrupt something?
Apologies,

but I felt this was news
that affected us all.

Seth Newman
was found in Virginia,

extremely dead.

That's terrible.

What happened?

His body was found washed up
on the banks of the Potomac.

FBI's already on it.

Rest assured that they will
solve this soon enough.

Good night, Annie.
Don't want to keep you.