Covert Affairs (2010–2014): Season 5, Episode 11 - Trigger Cut - full transcript

I like you, Annie.

We are in this together.

What about McQuaid
or your heart condition

or wherever the hell you were

for four months
that you didn't tell me

until you needed my help
to cover it up?

I'm done lying for you, Annie.

It's time we talk
about your heart condition.

Myocarditis is manageable
with nitrate medication.

I'm resigning.
My place is in the field.

Tony, how are things
at the State Department.



It's not like the old days
out in the field.

Pavel Mashkov.

If there's an FSB connection,
we need to know.

She may be the best shot we have
of getting someone inside.

I need your help.

Caitlyn, where's the bomb?

Caitlyn Cook put a bomb on one
of the motorcade vehicles.

Get these people out
of the cars and move them back.

Alek.

His version of events
is very different than yours.

Yeah, I bet it is.

He and Caitlyn
are working together.

I believe you,
but he's a diplomat.

He's entitled
to certain privileges.



Caitlyn is no longer
available to us.

All right, I need you
in Istanbul tomorrow.

We missed the target yesterday,

so I need to accelerate
the timetable.

I have every intention
of finishing what I started.

Ryan?

Did you bring one
of those for me?

How did you get up so fast?

The power
of positive thinking.

So tell me, what are you doing
for the rest of your life?

I love you, Annie Walker.

Tell me you don't feel
the same.

You're not gonna leave
the man hanging, are you?

These sound scarier
than they really are.

Tube needs adjusting,
that's all.

- He hasn't woken up yet.
- It's the sedatives.

It's normal.

It's okay.

We'll have your boyfriend out
of here in no time at all, okay?

You want me to spy
on my client.

I'm asking you
to serve your country.

When are you seeing
Mashkov again?

- I don't know.
- Would it be possible

to schedule a date with him
without raising suspicion?

A few weeks ago, you were
scolding me for dating Mashkov.

Yeah.

Now you want to know
when I'll be seeing him again?

You're right.
I apologize for that.

You were in a bind.
I helped out.

Then I used that opportunity
to lecture you.

It was wrong, and I am sorry.

You're sorry?

But if I was hard on you,

Sydney, it was only be--

Can I call you Stephanie?

I know that's your real name,

so it feels strange
calling you Sydney now, okay?

If I was hard on you,

it's only because I see a lot
of myself in you.

You want people to believe
that you're an island,

completely self-sufficient.

But underneath, I know that
you're looking for more meaning

out of your life.

- Really?
- Yeah.

You got all that
from screwing me?

Mashkov's in town.

We have a date set
for tomorrow.

I thought you just sat here
and said that you didn't know--

And if you want my help,
you're gonna have to pay for it.

I'm a working girl.
I have my price.

How much?

My going rate...

multiplied by ten.

Why so much?

Consider it...

A risk premium.

If I'm discovered
spying on my client,

it'd be bad for business.

If you're discovered
spying on Mashkov,

there are a lot bigger risks
than that.

You should know that going in.

Are you negotiating
against yourself?

'Cause we can make it 20.

Hands off?

- Yes.
- And that means what--

No surveillance,
no counterespionage?

It means hands off.

Belenko's to be afforded

the same rights and freedoms
as any other diplomat.

But he's not
any other diplomat.

Two attacks on U.S. soil
isn't enough to disprove that?

I'm sympathetic
to you guys' stance,

but if I'm gonna change minds
at state,

I need something
that definitively ties Belenko

himself to the attacks,

because State doesn't see a
terrorist when they look at him.

They see a friend.
Belenko was having an affair

with Caitlyn Cook.
Who he shot.

Who he shot because he
was afraid she was gonna talk.

Well, that's not
what Belenko says.

Belenko says
he was protecting Annie Walker.

Tony, he's lying.

Says the operative who
is suspended from field duty.

How reliable is she?

If it weren't
for that operative,

you wouldn't sitting here
giving me this news.

Listen...

I am well aware of how close
I was to being dead.

You don't think I'm as pissed
off about this as you?

No, Tony, I don't,
'cause if you were,

you'd be helping us
nail Belenko

instead of providing cover
for him.

I'm just
the messenger, Auggie.

I don't set policy.

Spoken like a true bureaucrat.
Congratulations, Tony.

You're gonna do well
in the diplomatic corps.

How's he doing?

How about we get
some fresh air?

So this is Caitlyn's?

It's her private calendar.
It's coded.

And there's no way
to definitively corroborate

any of these meetings.

But?

But she had a meet scheduled
in Istanbul tomorrow

with a contact code-named Q.

- Q. Who's Q?
- I don't know.

Like I said,
it's--it's not much.

But it's something.

I want to go. Maybe it'll lead
us back to Belenko.

I want to get the guy who was
behind the Chicago attack,

and I want to get the guy
who put McQuaid

in that hospital bed.

I'm not against you going,

but if you're looking
for revenge,

you're gonna have to find
somebody else

to pay your freight.

I don't want revenge.

I just want to prove
to everyone

that Belenko is not who he says
he is and bring him in.

How soon can you get
on a plane?

Excuse me, Susan?

If it's--if it's not
too much to ask,

would you mind contacting me
with any updates?

I'm not allowed
to contact anyone

but family members directly.

Please?

I just want to know
that he's all right.

Okay.

I have to leave.

I'm sorry.

I wanted to be here
when you woke up.

So here's the deal.

You get back on your feet,

and I'll go get the guy
behind all this.

Okay?

♪ Covert Affairs 05x11 ♪
Trigger Cut
Original Air Date on November 6, 2014

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The meet was supposed
to go down 15 minutes ago.

Hang in there.
They'll show.

- How's McQuaid doing?
- No change.

He's still stable but critical.

I'll get over there later
to check on him.

Hold on a sec.

I'm sending you a photo.
Tell me when you get it.

See if you can run it through
the database and get an I.D.

I don't need
to run anything through.

His name's Krasny, ex-FSB.

He's been on my radar
since before I was DCS.

Hold on.
He's got company.

I'm sending you a second one.
Hold on.

All right,
the guy sitting with Krasny--

his name is Mahmoud Qabbani,
a Syrian arms dealer.

That's Caitlyn's Q.

He's been off the radar
since a Hezbollah attack

in Tel Aviv six weeks ago.

From what I'm hearing
from my sources,

Mossad wants him dead.

- Let's talk money.
- We said $12 million, no?

We did.

But things have changed,
and price is now $20 million.

That's not what was discussed.

Neither was you showing up
instead of Caitlyn Cook.

You have three hours to find it
before I leave town.

If we have a deal,
you know how to reach me.

The car's pulling away.

I can't tail it.
Just stay with Qabbani.

If Krasny's working
for Belenko,

we can prove
he's not just some diplomat.

I need to know
what's in those bags.

Stay with Qabbani.
He'll lead you back there.

All right, I sent you partial
of the license plate.

See what you can find.

- Auggie.
- Joan.

I talked to Tony.

He says we can't touch Belenko.

I can't believe
I served with that guy.

He used to be one
of the good ones.

Well, all these turf battles
are par for the course.

We always find the workaround.

In the meantime,
Annie's in the position

to press forward on her own.
What do you mean?

She's in Istanbul
running down a lead.

She didn't tell you?

No.

Well, anyway,
this could lead to Belenko.

What's this?

Arthur sent it over, said he
could use a fresh pair of eyes--

take a look at it, so to speak.

Joan?

The DCS would like
to see you in his office.

Sydney agreed to help
with Mashkov?

She did. She has a date
with him a few hours from now.

Well,
we better move fast, then.

This guy was already
rousted once for solicitation,

so I say we grab him up,
put the screws to him.

He's got a wife and a career.
He'll roll.

He won't even know
that Sydney was involved.

What if he doesn't roll?

Then we move to the next guy
down the list.

We may not get
a second chance.

Someone at the Russian embassy

knew about Belenko
before we did.

If we can access
Mashkov's files,

we could find a concrete link
tying Belenko to Chicago.

You want Sydney
to work Mashkov?

That is a much higher tightrope
for her to walk.

You sure she's up for it?
I don't know...

But she's our best shot.

You want me to run her?

- I got this.
- Okay.

- Yeah?
- Any luck?

No, we tried
to match the partial,

but our street-level camera
access is--it's patchy at best.

I don't know
if this is kosher or not,

but what about looping Joan in?

Maybe Auggie can help us out?

I already looped her in,
and this update was from Auggie.

You're gonna have to figure
something else out.

Do not move.

Put your hands
on the end of the table

and leave them there.

You should have taken
the $12 million.

Now you're gonna take a bit
of a discount.

Call your driver.

Tell him to come pick you up
with the goods in the trunk.

And before you try and give him
any coded warning...

Get dressed.

I am a businessman.

I hope you understand that.
Meaning?

Meaning we can make a deal.

You want to know
who the buyer is?

Aleksandre Belenko.

But you don't know
what he's buying, do you?

What is it?

No, don't!

Come on,
let's get out of here.

Let's go.

The car--
I have to find the car.

Come on,
there's no time.

I needed that guy alive.

You didn't think
to hold your fire

when you saw me
standing there?

I had too tight of a window.

I'm sorry,
but Qabbani had to pay.

For the attacks
in Tel Aviv last month?

Qabbani supplied them
with the bomb material.

- What?
- You know what this is.

Come on,
how else can you explain it?

You're looking for the exact
same guy, the exact same place,

the exact same time as me?

It's kismet, neshama.

Qabbani was gonna
serve me Belenko on a plate,

and you killed him.

Aleksandre Belenko,
the diplomat?

What's he got
to do with anything?

I can't say.

What are we gonna do now?

Come on, we have to go.

Istanbul isn't safe anymore.
We need to jump on board.

No, no, I'm not leaving.

Belenko was gonna buy something
from Qabbani.

You don't know what it was,
do you?

No.

Well, I have to stay
until I find out.

Well, he's making big moves
for a diplomat, isn't he?

Think he's working on his own

or for some kind of front
for the FSB?

I'm not sure yet.
Why?

Just trying to figure out how
deep a hole I'm jumping into.

So...

What now, neshama?

You find the car?

Just more cops.

You really thought the car
would be back there, did you?

I had to be sure.

What else do you know
about Qabbani?

I mean, how'd you even know
he was in Istanbul?

Our source told us

he was gonna be coming here
to make a sale.

We've been surveilling him
since yesterday.

The hammam was
the best option available.

Do you know
where he was staying?

Maybe the car's there.

You know,
I got to tell you,neshama,

I'm a little surprised
with all these questions.

Usually Langley
sends you better prepared.

I'm not working
for Langley anymore.

What?

They found out about my heart.

How?

It's not important.

They wanted me behind a desk,
and that's not what I wanted,

so I walked away.

Why do I think
it's more complicated than that?

It is, and it isn't.

All right, so,
if you don't work for Langley,

what are you doing here?

Do you know
where Qabbani was staying?

It's not far from here.

What we're gonna do
is hot-sync Mashkov's phone.

- "Hot-sync"?
- When you have the chance,

you take this phone, press it
against his for 30 seconds,

technology will do the rest.

Do I have to hit a button

or hold it
in any special kind of way?

No, just get them together.

Okay.

Hey...

There's nothing
to worry about, okay?

Mashkov has no reason
to suspect you,

and I'm going to be able
to listen in.

And if you're in any distress,
you say the word.

I'll send in backup.

We have backup?

Conor, say hi to Sydney.

I wouldn't have asked you
to do this

if I wasn't certain that
you could handle yourself, okay?

If you feel like you can't make
the sync, that's fine, okay?

We'll wait
for another opportunity.

I trust you to make
the right call.

Press mine against his
for 30 seconds, and it's done?

Yes.

Just like every other trick.

Okay.

Hey...

Yeah.

Yeah?

Hey, Auggie, it's me, Tony.

You really think Belenko's
the guy behind Chicago,

the guy who killed Charlie?

Come on, Tony,
you know I do.

It was on me, you know.

What was?

That car where the bomb
was planted--that was my detail.

I-I should have--I should have
double-checked everything.

Tony, it happens.
We all make mistakes.

Yeah.

Well, I'm trying
not to make too many more.

I know my boss won't be happy
about me sharing this,

but something
came across my desk

regarding Belenko's itinerary,

and I thought
it might interest you.

This is where Qabbani
was staying.

There's the car.

Annie.

There were three duffel bags
in the car.

Maybe they took them inside.

Eyal!

Stop!

No!

You okay?

Yeah.
I'm fine.

Did you see those duffel bags
in the house?

Oh, you mean before whoever it
was hit me in the face?

No.

Did you recognize her?

No.
Hello?

Annie, hi. This is Susan
from G.M. Hospital.

Yeah, I'm afraid
there's been some complications.

Can you tell me anything else?

No, I understand.

Thank you again for calling.

You know, we don't have
to talk about it

if you don't want to.

A colleague of mine
was rushed into surgery,

something
about a pulmonary embolism,

complications
from a gunshot wound.

A colleague?

A friend.

Belenko was behind it all.

You wanted to know
what I'm doing here?

That's what I'm doing here.

Uh, Auggie?

Hey, Annie.

Uh, I wasn't expecting
to hear from you.

Yeah, I know, but I heard
you were in Istanbul,

and I just got a line
on Belenko's whereabouts.

He's here?

He arrived
about half an hour ago

to attend an energy summit
at the Pera Palace hotel,

last-minute change of plans.

- Good to know.
- Yeah.

Also, I don't know
if you've heard,

but Arthur just told me
that McQuaid--

Rushed into surgery, I know.

They're some of
the best surgeons in the world.

I know.

Listen, Auggie...

I should get back
to my office.

You take care out there.

You're worth double,
at least.

I love watching you do this.

Go on, take a shower.

You don't want your wife
wondering where you've been.

You're in a rush
to get rid of me.

Oh, never.

I have a midterm
to study for tomorrow.

Slower, slower.

Sydney...

You must think I'm an idiot.

Excuse me?

I didn't want you
to think I forgot.

Save Tuesday for me.

There's a party
I want to take you to.

Mm.

Cancel everything
that you have.

I'll check my calendar.

You got it?

No problem.

It doesn't make any sense.

Belenko has been so careful
thus far.

His fingerprints
are nowhere near anything,

and now when his buy goes
pear-shaped, he shows up here?

You think he'll tip his hand
to what his next target is?

Honestly?

No.

I don't know
what I'm doing here.

What were you going to do--
sit vigil by his bedside?

You're not wired that way.

Instead I'm sitting in a car
in Istanbul going nowhere.

This is
how you show you care.

Actions trump words
every time in my book.

- Miss Annie Walker?
- Yes?

Mr. Belenko would like
your company, please.

Okay.

Oh, uh...

Come on, Annie,
don't do this.

If he wants to play a game of
cat and mouse, fine, I'll play.

Which one are you
in that scenario?

It's daylight
in a crowded room.

Annie...

If he was gonna kill me,
he wouldn't send the concierge.

I'll be fine.

It's just a precaution.

You can't be too safe.

What, no hug?

There is an old
Chinese proverb.

It says that when someone,
in this example, me,

saves another person's life--
that would be you...

He is responsible for her
from that day forward.

So...

I guess your life
is in my hands now.

I've been reading up
about you, you know.

You were suspended
from the CIA recently--

something
about a heart condition.

And after everything
you've done for your country.

It must raise your ire.

A word of advice--
don't hold on to it.

The venom can poison your body.

Did Caitlyn give you my file?

- Caitlyn?
- The woman you shot.

Now, why would she
have given me anything?

I barely know her.

No, I have friends
with the FSB,

and they find
you very fascinating.

- I've been reading on you too.
- I'm flattered.

You know what I found?

Nothing.

The world thinks
you're a paragon of virtue.

I wouldn't go that far.
Every man has a vice or two.

I know you were responsible
for the attacks

in Chicago and D.C.,

and I know the reason
you're here

is because the buy
you were making

from Mahmoud Qabbani
went south.

You do have
an active imagination.

And I know about
your relationship with Caitlyn.

Is that supposed
to mean something to me?

It's the wedding ring
you gave her.

That's what she said...

with her dying breath.

This tete-a-tete
has been very enlightening.

We should do it again sometime.

I hope you don't think me rude,

but I need to make sure
you won't follow me.

Why would I follow you?

You're a hotheaded
ex-CIA operative

who's got some sort
of strange fixation for me.

Who knows
what you're capable of?

What's in the duffels?

Diplomatic pouches.

Be sure to wish your boyfriend
a speedy recovery for me,

won't you?

The bags are in the S.U.V.

Bags?

I saw them put those bags
in the S.U.V.

I don't know when they
could have switched them out.

And at the hotel, I saw a tremor
in Belenko's hand.

What do you think
that could indicate?

Without an exam,
it's difficult to say--

maybe some kind
of neurological failure.

There was nothing
in his medical records?

No.

I won't, uh, do you the dishonor
of saying I owe you one.

Thank you.

I probably owe you two
or three by now.

Well, it's actually five,
but who's counting?

You know, I do, uh--
I do look forward

to these encounters of ours,
no matter how brief.

People in our profession
need something to look forward--

you know what?
Um...

Listen, I misspoke earlier.

Actions speak
louder than words,

but words are important

so that the other person
knows how you feel.

For example, I was talking
to Ronit the other day.

- Ronit?
- Yes.

My--my ex-wife.
Your ex-wife?

I thought you weren't speaking.

Well, we weren't,
but now we're back together.

Apparently she's been
wanting to reconcile for years,

wondering why I never
picked up on the clues.

Finally, she said something.

So we decided to give
it another try.

The point is...

If you feel something
for this guy,

then go home and tell him.

Thanks.

I'm happy for you, neshama.

So I guess
we'll be in touch soon.

Yeah.

The amount we agreed upon.

You earned it.

The Intel on his phone...

Was it valuable?

I believe so.

Then am I still valuable...

to you?

I mean, will you need me
to keep dating Mashkov?

That would be helpful, yes.

But listen to me--if you're
having any second thoughts

or you want to interact
with someone else at the Agency,

you just say the word.

If I'm gonna keep
doing this,

I don't want to do it
for the money.

This I want to keep separate.

You'll still be
in charge of me, right?

If that's what you want,
Sydney, of course.

I'd like you
to call me Stephanie.

Okay, Stephanie.

Incoming call-Tony.

Incoming call--Tony.
Yeah?

Hey, Auggie,
I got a joke to tell you.

What's the difference
between a diplomat and a lady?

Tony, it's 5:30
in the morning.

What are you doing?

If a diplomat says no,
he's no longer a diplomat.

But if a lady says no, she--

ah, I got that backwards.

I'm a little bit drunk.
You don't say?

It's my first drink
in 38 months.

Thank you very much.

I got the--

I got the chip right here
to prove it.

Listen, man, shouldn't you
be calling your sponsor?

No, I...

I want--

I wanted to speak to you.

I-I got fired today.

Wait. What?
Why?

Belenko complained to someone

that he got harassed on the way
out of Istanbul...

by your friend.

- Annie?
- Yeah.

And the undersecretary demanded
somebody's head on a spike,

so, um...

Well, I confessed,

you know, to leaking
the travel schedule,

because who better than the guy
who actually did it?

Tony, I'm so sorry.

I feel guilty about this.
So do I, man.

I've been having dreams,
Auggie...

Bad ones.

It ever haunt you--
things we did back there?

What things, buddy?

Back there, man...

When we were in the service.

You know what?
I'm coming over.

Just promise me you're
not gonna have another drink

until I get there, okay?

I don't need
a babysitter, Auggie.

Tony.

Okay.

Okay, I-I promise.

All right,
I'll see you in a minute.

Susan...

How is he?
Is he out of surgery?

Is he conscious?
Is he okay?

He just woke up a couple of
hours ago from the anesthesia.

You can ask him yourself.
He's up?

Hey.

Hi.

You gave us a scare.

I'm just trying
to keep everyone on their toes.

Sorry I wasn't here
when you woke up.

No, don't be.
I'm...

I'm okay with it.

We made a deal the other day.

I-I don't know
if you heard or not.

But I didn't keep up my end.

I didn't catch the bad guy...

Not yet, at least.

Did I keep up my end?

You're okay, so...

Yeah.

You must be exhausted.

I want to talk, really.
I-I just...

It's okay.
There's plenty of time.

Sleep.

I'll be here.

Paging Dr. Stateman.

Dr. Stateman, please--
this is bullshit.

I keep telling you
it wasn't alcohol poisoning.

You know what? Let me talk
to the guy who made that call.

- Sir--
- No, look...

If you can't help me,
find me someone who can.

I want to see
the toxicology report.

Auggie.

Annie,
what are you doing here?

McQuaid is recovering
from the gunshot wound.

What's going on?

Tony died.

- Tony Salgado?
- Yeah.

What--what happened?

They're telling me
he drank himself to death.

I don't believe it.

- It's a big shock. You need--
- No, no.

I don't believe
that's what killed him.

The M.E.
will see you now, sir.

Right this way.

- Annie, I got to go.
- Okay.

Man, I can't see you.
You got to take me.

You've got
to give him your arm.

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