Covert Affairs (2010–2014): Season 4, Episode 9 - Hang Wire - full transcript

Previously on
Covert Affairs...

You're the worse mistake
my mother ever made.

What happened to her
haunts me every day.

I recognize this flash drive
from the water damage.

What should I bet
that it's the same one

that's involved in the FBI
investigation

into Seth Newman's death?

Missiles
were never here.

Henry probably has them
halfway across the world by now.

I joined the A.L.C.

because I want to know
what happened to my mother.



I'm gonna put a bullet
in Henry Wilcox's head.

I pulled together everything
I thought you might need.

Okay.
Calder swept my apartment.

Has anyone talked to Auggie?
Not yet.

I sent someone
over to his place

to check on him
but he wasn't there.

I think Calder
did something to him.

It's okay.
I'll handle it.

- Where am I headed?
- Copenhagen.

Henry's attending
an energy convention there

with the Solstar people.
Okay.

I better get started,
'cause Teo has a big head start.

Annie,
I need you to know something.

The bombing that Henry
was behind in Turbaco



that killed Teo's mom, this is
the first I'm hearing any of it.

- I understand.
- I need Teo to understand that.

I was working under Henry
when it happened.

I don't want him thinking
I was involved.

Why don't you tell him
yourself when I bring him home?

She'll be able to stop him.
And if she does?

It just gives Henry
more time to plot his next move.

We've got to find a way
to stop this cycle.

- Scotty.
- Henry.

Excuse me.

I'm surprised they let you
back in Denmark

after what happened last time.

Do you know these gentlemen?
Ken Ruiz, Luis Ianez.

Scott Winnick,
nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you.
- Let us proceed, shall we?

Your name, sir?

- Guillermo Sanchez.
- Sanchez.

All right, Mr. Sanchez,
have a nice day.

Thank you.

Any word from Bogota
on recovering those missiles?

- No.
- How about Calder Michaels?

I haven't been able
to reach him yet,

and I've left
multiple messages.

Should I try him again?

- Yeah.
- Okay.

Sunflower seeds?

They're good for you.
Lots of Vitamin E.

So...you got me locked up
in some kind of dungeon?

Did I give you the impression
that you're locked up?

So you're saying
I'm free to leave?

At any time.

All right.

But let me tell you
what happens if you do.

I'd be forced to call the FBI,
the NSA, and the DNI's office.

That's what I'm supposed to do
when I discover

a drive containing
stolen classified intel

in the safe
of one of my operatives.

If I was following
protocol,

there'd already be a mark
on your record so permanent,

even if you were absolved
of any wrong-doing,

you'd be lucky
to get a job at the DMV.

I'm trying to keep your breach
inside the family,

and this dungeon
is your opportunity

to explain yourself before
I'm forced to put you

in the kind of custody
that there's no way out of.

So you're here
as a friend.

You don't realize how much
trouble you're in, do you?

I was there
when Annie abetted

Teo Braga's escape
from CIA custody.

I have video of her meeting
with him again in Vienna,

right before a known gun runner
shows up dead

and five Stingers
go missing.

Then the one A.L.C. member
we have in custody

that can implicate Braga

conveniently dies
during a prison transfer

with Annie Walker literally
behind the wheel.

Auggie, a picture is starting
to form, and it ain't pretty.

Well...If you know so much,
what am I doing here?

Where is Annie Walker?

What is Teo planning to do
with those missiles?

What is
on that flash drive?

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Hang Wire
Original Air Date on September 10, 2013

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Auggie,
you're still not answering.

I'm officially worried
about you now, so call me back.

- There you go.
- Thank you.

Hi, I wonder
if you can help me.

I am doing a piece
on the conference

for Offshore magazine,

and I'm supposed to interview
Ken Ruiz from Solstar Oil.

Unfortunately,
my flight was delayed

and I don't have
his cell phone number.

Can someone point me
in the right direction?

Well,
the whole Solstar team

is actually
at the Tivoli Gardens presently,

scheduled
for a photo op.

Okay, and Henry Wilcox?
He offered to chime in as well.

- He's there too.
- Thanks.

You look like you've done
that before.

Once or twice.

I don't usually have an audience
this time of morning.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I got a bad habit
of sneaking up on people.

My name is Arthur Campbell.

I know who you are.

I need a lawyer, Ms. Manning.
You've been recommended.

- You realize I have a phone.
- This is urgent.

And I couldn't reach anyone
at your office this morning.

Maybe that's because
it's not even 6:00 yet.

That would explain it.
Anyway,

it's pretty well
established

that you come here
every Wednesday

so I thought, why not present
myself and my dilemma in person?

You're coming on
awfully strong, Arthur.

What are you trying
to wriggle out of?

I'm not trying
to wriggle out of anything.

Not even that affair
you resigned over?

Never happened.

You fabricated
the whole thing?

I'm assuming there's something
pretty explosive behind that.

It's costing too many people
too much to keep my secrets.

So I want to confess my sins,
not cover up anything.

I should take him in
for his morning feed.

Meet me at my office
in 45 minutes.

You can call me Bianca.

See?
Just one.

Ah.

We need to stop meeting
like this, you know?

We don't have time
for this, Teo.

You have to come
with me now.

I don't think so,
but thank you very much.

I haven't seen all the sights
of the city yet.

Are you crazy?
After what just happened,

Copenhagen
is dead to us.

Because you created
the chaos.

If you want to sneak away,
so be it.

If you want to stop me,
you should be prepared

to take better aim
with that gun this time.

I won't let you
kill Henry.

It's the only way to stop him.
You realize that, don't you?

- Find another way.
- There's no other way.

This is it.
This is my destiny.

It was set the day
that bomb killed my mother.

This is not gonna
bring your mother back,

but you have a father
who cares about you,

and doesn't want
to lose you.

It's too late for us.

What about me?

What about you?

I don't want to lose you.

We keep getting pushed together
for a reason.

I think we have something
to learn from one another,

don't you?

It would have been nice
to have met you...

at a different time.

Teo!

Stop!

Now!

I know how things look.
I'm not naive.

But I still feel if we lay it
all out in the right venue,

in front of the right people,
my actions will be understood.

Maybe not forgiven,
but understood.

What do you think?

That's a hell of a whole lot
to walk back.

Do you understand
the charges you're facing?

Money laundering,
aiding and abetting,

a possible treason charge.
I know what I'm facing,

and I accept
sole responsibility.

Tell me more about Teo.

Over the years
you were supporting him,

what kind of terrorist
activities was he involved in?

- Teo is not a terrorist.
- He was a high-up

in a group that proclaims itself
a terrorist organization.

He was working undercover
at my behest.

- Off-book, unsanctioned.
- He is a foreign asset

who's been providing us
with valuable intel

for over seven years,
who also happens to be my son.

Okay,
let me ask you this.

Has he ever taken the life
of a U.S. citizen?

Because that is
going to determine

whether you are tried
for treason or not.

No.
He's never done that.

Never ever,
or as far as you know never?

Never.

Good.
I'm glad you came to me now.

It's lucky that bomb didn't
go off at the Solstar meeting.

That would have been tough
to dig out from under.

Luck had nothing
to do with it.

Teo stopped it
from happening.

Even better.

We should be able
to shield the rest of this

under some sort
of covert action immunity.

If we can guarantee immunity
for everyone else,

I don't care what happens to me.
Do me a favor.

Don't mention that out loud
to anyone else.

So I assume
'cause you're still here,

you're ready to talk.

You know what was almost
as interesting

as what I found
in your place?

What I didn't find.

There was no sign of Annie
whatsoever.

No toiletries, no toothbrush,
no shoes.

So I'm thinking you two
aren't spending as much time

together as you used to.

Maybe it has something to do
with what it took

to secure that flash drive.

I warned you about a handler
sleeping with his operative.

You should have taken
my advice.

I'm gonna give you
some advice.

You should take
a better acting class.

You say you're holding me

in here to keep things
in the family.

I call bullshit.

You're holding me here

'cause you're afraid
to call in the FBI.

You don't want them to know
what's on that drive.

In fact,
unless you're gonna kill me,

I'm willing to bet
you're gonna let me walk

by the end of the day
for lack of evidence.

- Lack of evidence?
- Oh, come on, Calder.

No one's ever going to see
that drive again.

You're gonna figure out a way
to make it magically disappear,

just like your boss wanted
all along.

My boss?

I don't know what assumption
you're operating under,

but the only agenda
I have here is the truth.

Yeah?

Prove it.

Harry,
where's the drive?

We haven't got too far
with the file yet.

We're still chipping away
at the edges.

Yeah, yeah,
just show me the drive.

You're looking at it.
Those ones and zeros,

that's what we're
trying to decrypt.

Am I speaking
a foreign language?

- I don't understand.
- He's looking

for the actual USB storage jump,
Harry, if you know where it is.

Yeah, sure.
I believe it's over here.

I haven't seen it since
we uploaded the file though.

And here we go.

Got it.

You gonna help him
decrypt this?

What algorithm
are you running?

Rijndael, 128-bit.

Try hex 7.

It worked.

Who here's cleared
for SCI-13 intel?

Beat it, Harry.

- Can you make anything out?
- Not yet.

Why is Henry Wilcox meeting
with an A.L.C. terrorist?

What's a freelance journalist
doing with a firearm?

You understand guns are banned
in this country, don't you?

I'd like to call
the U.S. embassy.

The registrar
from the conference

said you were looking
for an executive

working for Solstar Oil.
Was he the target?

You are free to go.

Hop in.

I think we're going
in the same direction.

It's okay, I'll walk.

You lost five Stinger missiles
in Lyon.

Don't you want to know
where they're headed?

I suspect
you have some questions.

If you want the answers,
ride with me.

You think I would
get in a car with you

after all we've
been through?

- You don't trust me?
- Not even a little.

I hate having to resort
to flexing muscle.

It seems beneath us.

But if you won't
play along--

Where are we going?

I do enjoy
the way your mind works.

Most people would have asked,
"where are you taking me?"

A subconscious reaction
to their lost power.

But you haven't
ceded that yet.

I really didn't
think about it that much.

No, you didn't.

Get in the car.

You believe in free will,
Annie?

Oh, come on, there's no
right or wrong answer.

I won't be judging
your response.

I'm not even sure where I stand.
Let me reframe the question:

How do you think you arrived
at this point?

Your men practically
forced me here.

No, I'm talking about what
you're doing in Copenhagen.

It's apparent from what happened
in the gardens

that you came to stop Teo
from killing me.

Did you ever imagine that you'd
spend this much energy

trying to save my life?

Paradox of free will.
You make choice after choice

and suddenly, you reach
this strange dead end

where you're working actively
against your own interests.

Failure to dispassionately see
the whole chessboard.

That's your fatal flaw
as an operative.

You lead with your heart
instead of your head.

You're right, I've made
some decisions I regret,

and in fact, to show you how
much I respect your counsel,

I'm going to change my mind
and let Teo kill you.

Oh, no, it's too late
for that, Annie.

You don't always get
second chances.

You're going to have to deal
with the consequences

of that choice
soon enough.

What do you mean you don't
know where she's being detained?

That's unacceptable.

I want an answer
and a strategy

on getting her out of custody
by the top of the hour.

- They're outside.
- Send them in.

Care to explain where you've
been for the last 15 hours?

Eating sunflower seeds
in Calder's dungeon.

I think I'd like to hear this
from Calder.

On the heels of what happened
to Eduardo Vargas,

I ordered a sweep
of both Officer Walker

and Officer Anderson's
apartments,

a sweep that uncovered
classified intel

removed illegally
from Langley on this.

I sequestered Officer Anderson
in the Mclean off-site

until I could determine
exactly what was on that file.

I decrypted it for him.

I referenced the server

that image was originally
downloaded from

and the entire file's
been erased.

I want to know who did that,
and I want to know

why Seth Newman
was in possession of it.

- You want answers?
- I do.

Well, you're gonna be lucky
not to get

drummed out of here
on your ass.

Sequestering
a fellow operative?

He was given the opportunity
to walk out at any time.

You can expect a response
extremely punitive in nature.

I will get the truth.

You are dismissed.

Are his actions making
any sense to you?

His actions have never
made sense to me.

If he's working for Henry,

why's he driving so hard
to get that photo into play?

We've all been under
the assumption

that Calder was
in league with Henry.

What if we're wrong?

Still doesn't mean
we can trust him.

Bogota is on two.

Yeah?

What's that
supposed to mean?

Then keep looking.

The Stingers?

They found a crate
in the hold of a cargo ship.

Same serial numbers as the ones
Stavros was peddling in Vienna.

Then what are they still
looking for?

There's only four
in that crate.

There's still one missile
unaccounted for.

Where's Annie?

I have to give you credit.

You put up a good fight,
forced me to dig deep.

I thought I almost lost
the opportunity to play my hand.

I mean, telling the world
Arthur's got a bastard son

is no fun if it's only
good for gossip.

Ah, ha ha.
On time.

Yes.
There's a deep water rig

out in the North Sea.

They're shuttling people out
for aerial tours.

Here, take a look.

If you look
closely enough,

you can see the group that's
boarding for the next flight.

Perhaps you recognize
some of them.

- Solstar.
- Yeah.

Kenny and Luis
and the rest of the guys.

I'm supposed to be
on board as well,

but I gave my spot up
to Scott Winnick.

You see the one
wearing the red tie?

He's a nice man.

Oh, and he's also the U.S.
Under Secretary of Energy.

Some of these people were
targeted by the A.L.C.

Last month in the bombing
attempt in Medellin.

If they were aware
that Teo Braga was here,

they'd probably be canceling
this junket altogether,

but who could ever imagine
the Puma

exporting his brand
of terrorism to Denmark?

The D.E.A. wanted
more boots on the ground

to combat the cartels.

We planted the bombs
at Turbaco--

the one that killed
Teo's mother--

to force the Colombian
government's hand.

Who'd have figured it would
pay off all these years later?

I wouldn't have been able
to draw him to Copenhagen

any other way.

Revenge is such
a powerful motivator.

I know that
from personal experience.

Nah, ah ah ah.

Whatever you're plotting,
it's not gonna work.

We know about your involvement
with Eduardo Vargas.

Oh.

It's too bad he can't tell
anyone else about it.

We have a photo as well.

You mean the one
from Seth's drive?

I think I'll be able
to walk that back.

You're not gonna win this,
Henry.

Did you think
we were playing a game?

If you sabotage
that helicopter,

you will fry for it.

I'm not gonna sabotage
anything.

Teo's going to do that,

and Arthur's gonna be
the one frying.

Let her go.

Teo!

Teo!

Wake up.

Come on.

We gotta go.

Please. Run.

Teo!

Let's go.
Let's go!

Let's go!

How's your head?
Are you okay?

Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.

We gotta ditch this car.

I parked a clean one
just a few blocks from here.

Just go straight,
and we make a left up there.

- Teo.
- Just go straight.

Okay.

The person you
are trying to reach is curr--

The person
you are trying to reach

is currently unavailable.

The person
you are trying to reach

is currently unavailable.

Damn it.

- Hey, Auggie.
- Hey, what's going on?

A helicopter just got
taken out in Copenhagen

by a Stinger missile.

Six reported dead.

Just park here.

Here, to the right.

Okay, I can't walk.

- You got the keys?
- Yeah.

- Come on.
- That's the car.

The assistant A.G.
we're going to talk to

has been a good friend of mine
since undergrad.

His parents both worked
in the intelligence community,

so he'll be sympathetic
to the challenges you face.

Sounds good.

I want you to be open
with him, okay?

Just like you told it
to me.

I will shut down
any line of questioning

that veers off course.

Otherwise,
answer everything truthfully,

especially with regards
to Teo.

Oh.
I'll turn this off.

- Bianca.
- Peter,

thanks for carving out the time
so quickly.

Arthur?

I'm gonna
have to reschedule.

Are you serious?

I thought you said
this couldn't wait.

This is not the way
to make a first impression.

I'm sorry.

How is he?

Not good.

He took a bullet
to the upper thigh,

and he's lost
a lot of blood.

I applied a tourniquet
and some field dressing,

but it's definitely
temporary.

And where are you now?

Outside Ringsted.

We should really get
to the closest hospital.

- No, not a chance.
- Teo,

you're not thinking clearly.
I'm not Teo,

at least not for the people
looking for me.

I'm the Puma,
a fugitive.

If you take me
to a Danish hospital,

I'll never leave
as a free man.

And I'd rather die
on the run

than just living
like some kind of caged animal.

- He's stubborn.
- Just like his father.

How long do you think he can
make it with the wounds he has?

12 hours,
if the stitches hold.

Do you think you can make it
across the border to Germany?

- Why?
- There's an army base

in Schweinfurt, about nine,
ten hours from where you are.

Getting there is like
making it onto U.S. soil.

I'll have a lot more control
on how you two are treated.

Okay.

- Let's go.
- Yeah.

- Let's go.
- Joan,

the guy who fired
the Stinger missile for Henry

is the same guy who ran us
off the road in West Virginia.

Okay, I'll get into it.
Good luck, Annie.

Buckle up.

It's gonna be a long ride.

Let me know
if you get tired.

I'll be happy to drive.

Hey.

Hey, you're supposed to be
keeping me company, remember?

What? Yeah.

What do you want
to talk about?

Tell me about your father.

What do you want to know?

What's your earliest memory
of him?

I must have been
around four or five

when he came
down to Colombia,

and I remember
that we were at the beach,

the three of us
with my mom.

And he tell me
about all the planes he flew,

and all the places
he wanted to show me.

I remember how he used to
look at my mother.

He adores her.

At the same time,
there was gravity to him.

Like if he was carrying
a great weight.

At that time,
I thought it was because

he was just another
stiff American, but no.

Now, I know,
because...

I see it in my own eyes
when I look at the mirror.

Once you decide
to do what we do,

it's impossible ever again
to be free of care.

I miss that feeling.
Don't you?

- I'm sorry, Teo.
- About what?

I shouldn't have tried
to stop you from killing Henry,

I made a mistake.

I'm the one
who should be sorry.

Beautiful woman tells you that
she doesn't want to lose you,

and you still jump
off a rooftop?

I must be completely nuts.

I'm not sure
what you know or not,

but it doesn't look good
for your girl out there.

That Stinger was in Stavros's
possession when he was killed,

and Annie's fingerprints
are figuratively all over it.

Okay, is there
a point to this?

'Cause if not,
I have to get back to work.

There's no work
for you to get back to, Auggie.

They're placing you and Annie
under review.

Well, until I hear that
from Joan,

I'm gonna have to assume
you're full of shit.

I just heard it
from the D.C.I.,

two minutes ago.

And you came down here
to what, gloat?

Whose side are you on?

You should know me
well enough by now.

I don't play sides.

My name is Annie Walker.

The Director of Clandestine
Services should have--

thank you.

Right here!
Right here!

Joan called me.
I took the first flight over.

Get your arm over my shoulder,
buddy.

That's it.
It's good to see you.

You're gonna be fine.

I'm Arthur Campbell,
former D.C.S of the CIA

and a career Navy man.
We require immediate assistance.

- What happened?
- Shot in the leg.

- Shattered femur.
- He's lost a lot of blood.

Start a bag of saline.

Prep room three
for surgery, stat.

- Who's the patient?
- This is my son, Teo Campbell.

I messed up
pretty good, huh?

No, it's okay,
these are good doctors.

I think my days being
undercover might be behind me.

Don't worry about that now.
You just get better.

You think you can find
something for me in D.C.?

- Absolutely.
- Sir.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

All right.
All right.

Annie, I can't thank you
enough for bringing my boy back.

Annie?

Why did you leave
the base?

Joan was arranging
to bring you in.

I don't know
who I can trust there.

Henry has too many allies
that we can't account for.

Well, he may not have
as many as we thought.

Turns out Calder's not working
for Henry after all.

- You sure about that?
- Yeah.

Do you think
Calder will believe us?

I don't know.

Come in and tell your story,
Annie.

It'll be your word
against Henry's.

The truth will prevail.

Do you know that Henry
laid over in Frankfurt

for 36 hours
on his way to Copenhagen?

- So?
- So, why would he do that?

There's a flight every hour.

He must be meeting someone.
I'm gonna find out who.

Annie, your cover's
been I.D.'d by Interpol.

You are a wanted criminal.

It's all right.
I know what to do.

How will I be able
to reach you?

As soon as I get a new
burner cell, I'll call you.

- Okay.
- Hey, Auggie...

It's good to hear
your voice.

Good to hear yours too.

Listen,
I've been thinking,

when this all blows over...

Maybe we could take
some time off, go somewhere.

Go somewhere?

What do you think
about the Galapagos?

Someplace no one
could find us.

Hell, no one's even looking
anywhere near there,

unless Milstar 6 or TacSat-3,
but they've both been repurposed

to collect data
on coastal erosions.

Annie, you still there?

Annie?

Still there?

I was supposed to be
on that helicopter myself.

Those are my friends
and colleagues.

I can only offer my condolences
to the family

of those who lost
their lives today.

I know how hard it is not
to want to lash out in anger.

I've often found solace myself
in the good book.

I'm sorry.

Romans 12:19.

"Avenge not yourself,
dear friends,

"but leave room
for God's wrath,

"for it is written...

Vengeance is mine."

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