Homeland (2011–…): Season 1, Episode 4 - Semper I - full transcript

Air and naval forces
of the United States...

launched a series of strikes
against terrorist facilities-

Pan Am Flight 103 crashed
into the town of Lockerbie.

He has sanctioned acts of terror
in Africa, Europe and the Middle East.

This will not stand,
this aggression against Kuwait.

...his relentless pursuit of terror.

- We will make no distinction- - The U.S.S. Cole was attacked while refueling-

This was an act of terrorism.

It was a despicable and cowardly act.

The next number we're gonna play for you
is one of the good ol' favorites.

...until something stops him.



I-I'm just making sure
we don't get hit again.

We got a plane crashed
into the World Trade Center.

...thousands of people running-

We must, and we will...

remain vigilant at home and abroad.

What the fuck are you doing?

Fuckl I missed something once before.

I won't- I can't let that happen again.

It was 10 years ago.
Everyone missed something that day.

Yeah, everyone is not me.

Once you've gotten to this position.

Previously on Homeland.

An American prisoner of war
has been turned.

Hello.



Jessica? It's me. Brody.

We need eyes and ears on
Brody from the minute he steps off that plane.

Wait, there's no camera in the garage?

And now he's placing a bag containing
God knows what in our blind spot?

Three days ago,
we were about to tell your kids.

He's my husband, Mike.

I know this is hard, but that's his job
now- to be a public figure.

You know, Mom, it'd be a lot less phony if
you weren't fucking his good friend Mike.

We need Brody in the public eye...

reminding America
that this is far from over.

- How has the homecoming been?
- It's been great.

For all of us.

Five days ago, on Prince Farid's yacht...

the prince's majordomo announces
that the prince has a surprise visitor.

Abu Nazir.

His Highness has a special favor to ask.
A job he wants you to do.

She was D.O.A. At Providence.

Apparently, they had her wearing some
crown jewel type necklace that's vanished.

Maybe Abu Nazir really went on that boat to
talk to someone in the prince's entourage.

You're looking for
a money transfer, right?

Jewelry is the easiest way to move wealth.

400.

- Where did the money go?
- Could be anywhere.

Congratulations.
I hope you'll be happy here.

For us, it's perfect.

Service A's today, Marine.

Shirt first.

Green pants.

Khaki tie.

You left it on the back
of the bathroom door.

Hey, Jess, have you seen my tie?

It's in the bathroom, behind the door.

And smile for the cameras.

What can I tell you
that you don't already know?

Not much.

But here goes.
This is what I learned over there.

Friendly fire isn't.

In an ambush, shoot for the knees.

Never lie.

Never leave a man behind.

And if you pick it, it will not heal.

Good luck on your deployment.
Remember your training.

God bless you...

and God bless America.

Go marinesl

Look at him.

Ever since that
Lawrence O'Donnell interview...

it's been like this wherever he goes.

He's been blogged and tweeted about,
offered book deals...

been solicited by
every national talk show.

The vice president tells me you had a hand
in convincing Sergeant Brody...

to go public with his story.

The vice president didn't send...

his chief political operative here...

to thank me for delivering Brody.

You're right.

I came to find out how closely
the public image...

matches the man.

For someone who's been through
what he's been through...

Sergeant Brody seems remarkably composed.

Are you asking me
if he's emotionally stable?

Is he?

I'm not a psychiatrist.

But you ordered his psych evaluation in
Germany, which I'm sure you reviewed.

So, if we look under the hood,
what would we find?

Well, we weren't exactly vetting him
for national office.

That is why you're here, isn't it?

In the most preliminary sense.

Then again,
if his psychological profile checks out...

and his politics are correct...

why not?

I sure know a lot of folks who would
open their checkbooks to him right now.

Sorry to interrupt, sir,
but Saul Berenson is outside.

Tell him I'll be right out.

I'm sorry, Ms. Gaines,
but I need to take this.

My colleague has never learned
how to take no for an answer.

The vice president remembers well your
conversation regarding a directorship.

Any information you could give us on
Sergeant Brody would be... much appreciated.

- How much longer is he gonna be?
- He'll be right with you.

Did you tell him I have an operational
protocol for him to sign off on?

Sir, right now he's in a meeting with-

- Lizzie.
- Saul.

- We'll see ourselves out.
- Nice to meet you.

Major.

So, tell me what's so important
that it couldn't wait.

Abu Nazir, David. Remember him?

Two horns, long tail,
a strong scent of sulfur?

I think we found out
how he's financing his attack.

This is a photograph of the prince's
chief aide, Latif bin Walid...

taken nine hours
after Lynne Reed was killed.

And the necklace she was wearing
that the police reported as stolen-

we believe it was in this package.

You're saying that was the money transfer
we've been looking for?

It's a working theory.

Hard to believe Latif would park a half
a million dollars in some Laundromat.

Not when that Laundromat's
doubling as a hawala broker.

Hundreds of millions move through
these informal networks every day.

And because they're based
on an honor code, there are no records...

which makes financial transactions
nearly impossible to track.

Yeah, but hawala systems
are typically used...

to transfer funds across borders,
internationally, not as dead drops.

What you're suggesting
is pretty unorthodox, isn't it?

Abu Nazir is always unorthodox. That's why
he's still out there.

Our friends at the Bureau
have ongoing surveillance...

of the five known hawala operations
in the metro area.

That's where we got
this photo of Latif at the Laundromat.

Since then, 51 customers
have come and gone.

One of them may have the necklace
or its cash equivalent.

One of them may have
the money that Abu Nazir is using...

to fund an attack on American soil.

Why not just ask the guy who runs
the place which one came for the necklace?

Same reason we're not extraditing Latif.

Arrests at this time
would be of negative value.

We don't want to spook Abu Nazir before
we know how many others he's activated.

Lynne Reed was killed three weeks ago.

That means we're three weeks
behind the bad guys.

Which is why we need to initiate
an operation immediately.

Work up files on all these people.

Do it.

All right. You heard him.

Let's start putting everybody
through facial recognition...

cross-referencing with I.N.S., D.M.V. -
every database we've got.

And once that happens, we'll split into
five two-person teams and run 'em down.

That means background checks,
limited surveillance...

selective face time with family,
friends, employers.

Okay. I gotta go. Bye.

Hey, can I talk to you for a minute?

The FISA warrant expires tomorrow.

- If you're asking me to try and extend it, don't.
- At least hear me out.

I had to drag a skeleton
from Judge Turner's closet...

to get you those four weeks
in the first place.

- I know what you did.
- And you still haven't produced a single lead...

connecting Sergeant Brody
to this or any plot against America.

That doesn't mean I'm wrong.

It just means he may be
laying low for a while.

Turned and trained, but a sleeper.

You're arguing against yourself, Carrie.

We can't watch him indefinitely.
You know it.

- But, Saul-
- Listen to me.

Listen carefully.

This intelligence
your asset gave up her life to acquire-

Do not squander it
by continuing to invade...

the constitutionally protected
privacy of the Brody family.

It's not an either-or proposition.

The money we're tracking is connected
to Brody. I just haven't found out how.

If you're right, the money will eventually
lead back to him.

But until then,
you need to take down that surveillance.

First chance you get, you will remove
the cameras and microphones...

from Sergeant Brody's house
and cover your tracks.

Are we clear?

I'm just saying.
They were a bunch of kids.

They're marines, and they were looking
at you like a rock star.

Not because I was
a P.O.W. For eight years.

Because my face has been plastered
all over TV for the last three weeks.

Whatever the reason,
your visit meant a lot to them, Brody.

Well, I'll take your word for it.

- Good. I'll see you tomorrow.
- All right.

Hey. You hungry?
I think we have steaks on the grill tonight.

Thanks. I'm good. I'm just gonna grab
something on the way home.

- You sure you don't want to come in?
- Yeah.

Why not?

Mikey, all I'm saying is, for the last two
weeks, you've hardly come by once.

I've been driving your ass around every
day. I figured you'd be sick of me by now.

See, that's exactly
what I'm talking about.

Every time I invite you into the house,
you make up some lame-ass excuse.

If I didn't know any better,
I'd think you were avoiding us.

Hey, I just figured-

I thought I'd give you some space.

I mean, let you be alone with your family
without me getting in the way.

Well, I appreciate that, Mike.

You looking out for the family.

And for Jessica.

Like you did while I was gone.

You'd have done the same for me.

You know what?

I'm not sure I would have.

I'll see you tomorrow, Mike.

All right.

What's so interesting?

There, in the woods.

See the antlers?

It's an eight-point buck.

- It's beautiful.
- Yeah- until it tramples those tulips you planted.

- How'd it go with the recruits?
- Great.

Good.

Yeah. When's dinner?

Whenever you want.

Okay. Well, we need some more propane.

Don't worry, honey.
Probably just had a bad day.

Forget it. Doesn't matter.

Come on. Let's go wash up.

Are the kids asleep?

Well, then, what are you waiting for?

Yo, wild man.

Cut that shit out.
You're gonna miss the war.

Come on. Tuck in your shirt.

Dana. She's waiting in the car.

- Did you see the flowers?
- I did.

- I told you.
- I'll put out some soap flakes.

Soap flakes?

Yeah. The deer think
they're smelling people.

If that doesn't work, we can build a fence.

Build a fence- there's an idea.

Maybe Mike could do it. He's pretty handy.

Carrie, are you ready?

Come on. We don't have all day.

They're only gonna be at church
for like an hour and a half.

Rolling up this operation
is a fucking mistake.

- You don't agree?
- It's not like we have a choice.

Saul said that he would have
my head on a stick...

and parade it out in front
of the inspector general.

Yeah, but what do you think? I mean, you've
been watching Brody as long as I have.

You must have an opinion.

Look. We've been on him for a month,
and we've come up empty.

Wh-What about Max?
What does Max think?

He thinks the wife is hot, okay? Come on.

I have been looking all over for you.

- Just a second. I-
- We're done here. It's time to go.

- You ready?
- There's one camera left.

Thought I'd let you do the honors.

Hey. How are you?

- Good.
- Hey, buddy.

- That was a beautiful service.
- Yes, sir. It was.

Sergeant, this is Elizabeth Gaines.

She's one of the vice president's
closest advisers.

It's an honor to meet you, Sergeant Brody.

This happened yesterday?

- When I dropped him off.
- What did he say exactly?

He asked why I haven't been
coming around the house.

I told him I didn't want to intrude.

- Think Dana said something?
- No.

Maybe we should just go ahead
and tell him ourselves.

What we should have done is tell him
right away when he first got back.

Now it's turned into this big lie.

Your story has inspired
a nation in need of inspiration.

Well, I'm not so sure about that.

I asked Major Foster to introduce us...

because there's something
I'd like to discuss with you.

May I take you to lunch next week?

Yes, ma'am.

Don't drive yourself crazy.

I just think that maybe we should...

try to find a way for us all to be together
again without feeling so damn awkward.

We're having some people over
tomorrow night.

Good. Good. I'll be there.

Hey.

We've barely spoken in three weeks.

I'm kind of- I'm worried about you.

I'm fine.

Tell me.

It's just-

He's so-

- What?
- Nothing.

Jessica, I want to know.

Work permit expires
at the end of November.

Lives with two roommates in Tenleytown.

Single mother back in Jakarta.

So she's sending money home, which
explains her visit to the hawala broker.

Personal references all check out,
and I called up her supervisor at Exotech.

- Mm-hmm.
- Diligent, super bright, star of his I.T. Department.

All right. Moving on.

- Where's Carrie?
- Oh, she should be here soon.

She said she was running late.

- She say why?
- No, sir.

How well do you know her?

I'd like to think we're friends.

I understand she's a bit of a folk hero
to some of you analysts.

Well, we've all read the cables, sir,
heard the stories.

With you it's more than that, isn't it?

You want to do what she does.

- It's no secret I've put in for Operations.
- Three years in a row.

You know, you don't look like a Galvez.

I take after my mother, sir.
She's Lebanese.

- And your father?
- Guatemalan.

They met at the D.M.V.

My mom refused to
take off her head scarf for the photo...

and my dad was the guy taking the pictures.

- America.
- Yes, sir.

- Your file says you're fluent in Arabic.
- And Spanish, sir.

You know, there might be something
opening up in the Cairo station.

My recommendation would carry weight.

Which brings us back to Carrie Mathison.

I didn't put you with her by accident.

I don't understand.

During a debrief, Carrie mentions
Abu Nazir's name out of the blue.

Three days later, one of her assets reports
the first Nazir sighting in over seven years.

Maybe it's coincidence.

Or maybe there's something
she's just not telling us.

You want a taste of Operations?

Find out if she's running
something on the side.

Sir, I-

I'm not sure I-I'm comfortable with-

Spying?

I'm making sure there are no loose cannons
rolling around on my deck...

because if there are,
I need to tie them down.

- Hey, Carrie.
- David, hi.

Sorry I'm late.

What was that all about?

Uh, he wanted to review the, uh,
Jalbani file before he cleared it.

So we're on to the next case.

Raquim Faisel,
assistant professor at Bryden University.

That woman you were
talking to at church today- who is she?

Oh, she works for the vice president.

- Works for him how?
- Some kind of adviser.

What did she want?

She wants to have lunch with me.

- Why?
- No idea.

I invited Mike over tomorrow night.

He knows most of the people
who are coming, so-

No, it's a great idea, Jess.
The more the merrier.

I better go check on Chris,
make sure he's doing his homework.

Yeah?

What happened to you?
You just disappeared.

I had some personal stuff to take care of.

- Off campus?
- Yeah.

Well, uh, okay, listen. I just, uh,
finished running background on Faisel.

Listen to this. Three trips to Lahore
in the last 18 months.

- For what purpose?
- Unclear.

I put in a call to Pakistani intelligence.

Oh, I don't trust those fuckers.

Make some appointments at the university,
find out what you can.

And tomorrow, you and I will spend
some quality time with our professor.

You know, it's customary to wait for someone
to say "Come in" before you actually come in.

You didn't say anything
to your father, did you?

About what?

No, I didn't.

- 'Cause if you did-
- Ma, I didn't say a word.

Jesus, it's like
the Spanish Inquisition around here.

I believe you, okay?

What are you doing, Ma?

I'm sitting on your bed.

Well, yeah, I can see that.

- Is that a crime?
- No.

- Not exactly.
- What, then?

Is something wrong?

No.

Are you guys gonna get a divorce?

No. We're not getting divorced.

'Cause if you are, I just want you
to know that... I'm cool with it.

I just think you guys
should do whatever's best for you.

Dana, no one's getting a divorce, okay?

Okay.

You should probably tell Chris that.

'Cause he's, like, totally certain you and
Dad are gonna ruin his life or something.

Rumor or fact?

What, me and Estes?

Why are you so interested all of a sudden?

I don't know.
I keep hearing you guys had a thing once.

Is it any of your business?

We had a moment.

Misguided. Ancient history now.

- What?
- I was on the wrong side of that bet.

Why? Does it seem so unlikely?

Kind of.

Well, he was the smartest
guy in the Near East Division by a mile.

It's not that. It's just I don't see
a lot of love lost between you two.

- It didn't end well.
- Does it ever?

Ah-

That's our guy.

I thought you said
he lived in Truxton Circle.

He does.

Not headed there now.

Hello?

- Where is he?
- It's after 4:00.

- He should be on his way here. - Tell him the traffic is bad on the Beltway.

- What did you say?
- He should use an alternate route.

Tell him now.

Guy hasn't broken the speed limit once.

Does that make him
more or less suspicious?

Makes him boring as shit.

We tailed him all afternoon.
After class...

he drove to a Moroccan restaurant
near the airport, where he dined alone.

Second team's outside his apartment now.

His briefcase looked full,
so my guess is he's in for the night.

- What's he an assistant professor of?
- Mechanical engineering.

Tenure track. Generally liked.

- Published, peer-reviewed.
- Muslim?

Yeah, but not a Koran thumper.
Worships at Kalid Muhammud.

What about those three trips to Pakistan?

Lecturing at the University of Lahore.
It all checks out.

He was delivering a series of papers
on alternative energy applications.

All right. Then see what second team
comes up with tonight.

If nothing, move on.

Hey, uh, whose birthday is it again?

I think it's Mitchell's.

- I'm gonna go buy him a drink.
- Sure.

- How about you? You want another?
- Uh, no. I should go.

Stay... and visit.

Visit?

Why not?

Why are you being nice to me?

Do I need a reason?

Not unless you want me
to believe a word you're saying.

All right.

Okay.

It occurs to me that I've been holding
on to the idea of being angry at you...

rather than actually being angry at you.

Just so we're clear, are we talking about
Baghdad or what happened pre-Baghdad?

Both.

Did you just get diagnosed with cancer
or something, David?

You see? It's a habit for you too.
Neither of us can get past it.

Past what exactly?

Our period of distrusting each other.

Well, that could have been
pretty much any time, couldn't it?

I don't know about that.

Well, if I never said it, I'll say it now.

I'm sorry, David.

Just so I'm clear, are we talking about
Baghdad or what happened pre-Baghdad?

Both. Both.

- But mostly pre.
- I can't believe I chased you up to New York like that.

No, I never should have
left in the first place.

You deserved an explanation.

I don't know.
I might have run away from me too.

If I had known your marriage
would break up, David-

No, no.

The truth is it was probably over anyway.

How is Victoria?

Remarried-

to a nice Jewish guy from Fort Lauderdale-
a doctor.

She and the kids converted last year.

You're kidding me. Victoria?

Well, mazel tov.

So how's it been?

Mmm.

- It's been tough. I won't lie.
- Well, at least he's home.

Joanie's husband is still over there,
and she only gets to talk to him...

once a month on the sat phone
when he's back at battalion.

Yeah.

How's the sex?

I know.

It's awful, right?

More like nonexistent.

- Dennis couldn't get it up for almost a year.
- Really?

- Oh, yeah.
- What about drugs, like Viagra or whatever?

No, the problem
wasn't between his legs. It's-

Have I ever been with an impotent man?
I don't think so.

Well, you haven't lived.

Mmm. Ooh.

Oh, uh, looks like they might be-
Hang on.

Oh, there she is. Hey, Jess.

- Hi.
- This is Demmie. Demmie, Jessica.

Jessica, Demmie.

Debbie, nice to meet you.

It's Demmie.

With two M's.

Demmie. Come in.
Let me get you guys something to drink.

- Where'd you find her?
- It was short notice, all right?

- So where's Brody at anyway?
- I don't know.

I haven't seen him for a little while.
I have no idea where he is.

- Want me to go find him?
- That'd be great. Thanks.

All right.

I'll be right back.

Brody.

Brody?

- So when are you going back to work full time?
- This week, I think.

That'll be good.
Get you out of the house a little more.

Are you hungry? I am starving.

Brody?

Brody?

What's going on? Is everybody all right?

Looks like the soap flakes
didn't really work, Jess.

- I killed the deer.
- Give me the gun, Brody.

- Back off, Mike.
- Mom.

Go back inside, Chris.
Everything's gonna be fine.

Come on, Chris.
Let's go inside. It's gonna be okay.

You know what, Mike? I can handle this.
Can you please just tell everybody to go home?

- No, I'm not leaving you alone.
- Just go, please.

Do what she says, Mike.

Make sure Chris stays inside.
I don't want him coming back out here.

Chris? Why? What's the problem?
What do you think I'm gonna do?

I don't think you're gonna do anything.

All right.

I'm gonna go get a shovel, clean up
this beast before the flies get to it.

Goddamn it!
Don't walk away from me, Brody.

He was eating all your flowers,
for Christ's sake. What's the big deal?

You fired a weapon.

In front of our friends,
in front of our son.

You want to believe
that's normal, go right ahead.

- There's nothing wrong with me.
- Is that right?

You barely sleep...

you turn your back on your friends,
you scare your children.

- I mean, you won't even-
- Say it.

You can't even fuck your wife.

We need help, Brody.

I see what this is.

Time for me to get my head shrunk,
go to Psych Services?

I don't give a shit who you talk to, as
long as you talk to somebody.

What if I say no?

Then I can't do this anymore.

There's no point in imagining the worst.

I'm not imagining.
They followed me to this house.

They followed you past this house.

Darling, I promise,
no one knows we're living here.

- How can you be so sure?
- Because if they did...

they'd be tearing apart the living room,
not driving by outside.

No. I still think we should leave.

Our instructions were to sit tight.

In the meantime,
we owe it to ourselves not to panic.

You have a class to teach.

In less than an hour.

It's important that you do
exactly what you always do-

go to work.

We knew this would not be easy.

All right.

- Who's next?
- Sheikh Eyad Hassoun.

He's a groundsman for the Islamic House
on Constitution Avenue.

- Any red flags?
- It depends.

- On what?
- What you consider a red flag.

He was arrested 12 years ago
for refusing to leave an un-permitted rally.

What was he protesting?

The presence of U.S. Troops
in Saudi Arabia.

All right. Start with his immigration
status. I-I'll be right back.

- Any luck?
- Not yet.

Keep laboring in the vineyards.
Something will turn up.

What I wouldn't give right now
for a little retail intelligence.

Disenchanted imam,
an Islamist kid halfway to the bomb belt.

A live source. That'd be nice.

Anything else on your Christmas list?

Yeah.

Let me put Virgil and Max back on Brody,
but this time we leave no footprint.

- Just a light tail. Two 12-hour shifts.
- No.

But we're following
all these other targets.

In case you hadn't noticed, there's a lot
of political heat on the good sergeant.

Now more than ever,
we need to keep our distance.

I know it's hard.

I can't help but feel
I'm missing something.

You're missing him.

When you're on somebody all the time,
it's like that.

You know that as well as anybody.

He's in your rearview now, Carrie.

You're moving in another direction.

Understood?

Yeah.

Hey.

Are you all right?

Yeah. Just watching the storm.

Oh, yeah?

Is it coming or going?

Hard to tell.

Coming, I think.

You want to join me?

I was just getting ready to go.

There's a, uh-

There's a veterans support group meeting
at the church tonight.

Okay.

Thought I'd-
Thought I'd drop in and just try it out.

Okay.

- Thank you.
- Yeah, don't thank me yet.

I don't think I'm gonna be able to
stomach it for more than about five minutes.

Well, let's get you an umbrella,
just in case.

Stay away from the milk. Spoiled.

Thanks.

- Oh, I'm sorry.
- Hey, no worries. No worries.

Hey, I know you.

- You were in the debrief at-
- Please.

- What?
- It's just I'm- I-

I'm not supposed to be here.

Why not?

Okay. Seats, everybody.

- Time to begin.
- Oh, shoot.

Hey.

Hey, wait.

Hey, wait.

Wait. Wait.

Look. I'm sorry. I really had no idea
you were in this group.

I'm not. It's my first time.

Well, then, I'll leave you to it.

Hey. Hold on. Hold on a second.

What'd you say your name was again?

Carrie. Carrie Mathison.

Look. I don't understand.
It's, uh- What's the problem?

- It's totally fine with me if you want to stay.
- No, it's not that.

It's just, uh, no one in there can know
what I do for a living.

I'm still an active intelligence officer.

Your secret's safe with me.

Besides, I'm better at spilling my guts
to total strangers anyway.

I hardly ever go to
the same meeting twice.

Sounds complicated.

You all right?

Are you?

Anyway, you should go back in.
They're getting started.

Look. I'm not going back in if it means
you can't go back in.

Please. Really.
That's- That's not necessary.

Maybe we can hold our own private meeting
out here. How's that sound?

It's tempting.

Right?

Can I ask you a question?

Sure.

Where was it you said you served again?
Baghdad?

Yeah.

How come it's so hard to talk about
with people who weren't there?

I have a better question.

How come it's so hard to talk with anyone
who wasn't there about anything at all?

Okay, now I really am going.

Don't leave me like this.

All alone, in the rain.

You'll be fine.

Nobody expects you to say anything
till the second or third meeting anyway.

Well, that's assuming
I get to the second or third meeting.