Homeland (2011–…): Season 5, Episode 8 - All About Allison - full transcript
Carrie needs Allison's help. Quinn's plans change.
Previously on Homeland.
Someone put my name in your kill box.
It was the Russians.
Want to tell me why the Russians give
a shit whether you're alive or dead?
They don't want me
to see something
in the documents
those hackers stole from you.
Saul Berenson smuggled a thumb
drive out of the building
and then met with Otto DUring.
There's only one person Saul would
go so far out on a limb for.
- She's dead.
- What if she's not?
Look, I agreed to do it your way.
The hiding out, the pills.
I said yes because
I wanted to help you.
It didn't help you.
It didn't help anyone.
(speaking German)
It's definitely him.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
-(cell phone buzzes)
- Hello.
ESAM: Two men just
put Ahmed in a car.
-(gunshot)
- Take him straight to the airfield.
- Put him directly on the plane.
-(shouting)
Thank you, my friend.
My guys are good, no? What
exactly are we doing here, Saul?
I don't know.
I've never defected before.
Fell in with some of the jihadis released
the other night from Plotzensee Prison.
They want an escort
to the Syrian border.
Might present us with
a paint-and-kill opportunity.
I get close enough, you have
the ordnance standing by.
I'm sorry to call you like this,
but I have to talk to you.
- About what?
- Baghdad.
I need to ask you some questions about
your time there before I arrived.
- Can we meet somewhere?
- Sure.
Okay, talk soon.
(woman speaking German)
CARRIE: Christ, I really thought
I left all this behind.
MAN: The Islamic State,
ISIS, proclaimed itself
to be a worldwide caliphate
with authority over-
Redraw the map
in the Middle East.
WOMAN: The soldiers are hackers, the battlefield
is online, and ifs not a matter of-
Edward Snowden is a coward.
...extremely disappointed that the
Russian government would take this step.
LAURA: It's against the law.
It's against the fucking law.
CARRIE: All that suffering
and nothing changes.
MAN:
Is our strategy working?
(phone recording: German)
{wrong number tones)
{phone recording: German)
(man speaking Russian)
SAUL:
J actually convinced myself
we were gonna change the world.
QUINN:
Carrie will never be free.
CARRIE: Spend my life on the
run, give up my daughter?
JONAS: I don't know how
you live with yourself.
AL-AMIN:
I will fight you forever.
CARRIE (whispering):
Who's after me?
JONAS: So many people, so
much blood on your hands.
- Where are we?
- Near Pristine.
That's off the route.
These people are helping
soldiers making hegira.
Yeah, but I didn't know
that was part of the plan.
I don't tell you everything.
We should push on to Turkey.
I have contacts that can get us
across the Syrian border.
First, we need
to rest and eat.
Get in the back.
Why?
You're the enemy.
Our hosts won't understand.
Good night.
(chattering in
foreign language)
So?
Nothing yet.
She'll call.
It's been over eight hours.
Shes being careful.
She had a scare in Amsterdam.
You said you'd be
waiting there for her.
We rolled up Ahmed, didn't we?
- That's not the same thing.
- It amounts to the same thing.
Now the only person
who can conned him to us is you.
That's why I'm exactly the
wrong person to meet with her.
(Sighs)
Why don't you just finish this
once and for all?
There have been
too many bodies already.
Need to be smart now.
What's worrying you?
We used to be close.
She'll see right through me.
No, she won't
She reached out to you.
She trusts you.
Alichka, patience.
She'll call.
She'll call with instructions.
Then you'll meet.
And you'll appear concerned
and helpful and lead her nowhere.
(Sighs)
The CCTV cameras in the garage
went dark just before the abduction.
Probably disabled.
What about the call
he made from his room?
Anything new?
We need to talk.
See if that line to the front
desk was compromised in any way.
(dialing)
(line ringing)
Where is he?
Excuse me?
You and I both know
Saul wasn't abducted.
It's a little early to rule that out,
don't you think?
This has Mossad
written all over it.
I admit,
it's crossed my mind.
The question is- did you aid and abet him?
Are you kidding me?
You insisted on taking him
back to the hotel.
Because I knew he'd be
more comfortable there.
I thought I could get
some answers out of him.
And did you?
You had the room wired.
Listen to the tapes.
I have.
There's a two-and-a-half
minute gap
where he turned up the radio and ran
the bathroom faucets full blast.
What was that about?
You really want to know?
He told me he loved me.
He asked me to help him.
And did you help him'?
I did not.
And as long as we're
assigning blame here,
if anyone drove him into Etai
Luskin's arms, it was you.
What are you getting at?
I just want Saul returned
with as little damage
to all our reputations as possible.
And what I'd do right now,
if I were you,
I'd put in a call to Tel Aviv.
(banging in distance)
(banging in distance)
(car alarm chirps)
(car alarm chirps)
Give us a minute, please.
Sure.
(door closes)
Dar Adal called our bluff.
And Tova Rivlin
is on her way to Berlin.
So I'm fucked.
(chuckles)
As I see it,
you have two choices-
either Tova turns
you back over to the CIA,
or-
What?
Maybe I can get you to Israel.
You mean defect for real.
Well, it wouldn't be
a defection, per se.
I don't care what you call it.
- I can”: do it.
- Why not?
Might as well say we blew up
General Youssefs plane.
What are you doing?
There's a third option.
Which is?
I get out of your hair,
spare you any more grief.
At the same time, give Carrie a few
more days to get to the bottom of this.
What's going on?
Stand aside.
I have my orders, sir.
Whose orders?
The XO's?
The director's.
(Sighs)
(cell phone rings)
Carrie, are you okay?
I've been waiting for your call.
I had to keep moving, make
sure I wasn't being followed.
Followed?
What's going on?
I need to see you. Yeah, you said.
When can you come in?
Not at your office.
There's a-
There's a village east
of Hamburg- Reinbek.
I've left instructions for you there.
Baghdad protocol.
That's a five-hour drive.
We've got a crisis here.
Can't you give me
a little bit more to go on?
No, not on the phone.
Carrie, come on.
It's Acrobat.
He's alive.
- What?
- I just saw him, Allison, in Amsterdam.
You sure?
Positive.
That is beyond crazy.
Tell me about it.
What the hell does it mean?
I'm not sure.
That's why I need to talk to you.
You knew him better than anyone.
You are the one person
who can help me put this together.
So you'll meet me?
Yeah.
Reinbek. Baghdad protocol.
(horn honking)
- I have to go.
-(horns honking)
(honking)
(honking)
(chattering)
(speaking foreign language)
WOMAN: This was the train going to Baghdad?
MAN: Yes, ma'am, that is.
Carrie Orser.
I'm here to see Allison Stevens.
A Ms. Carrie Orser
for Ms. Stevens.
ALLISON:
Came?
I'm Allison Stevens.
Glad to finally meet you. I've
heard a lot about you. Likewise.
My office is this way.
Where'd you fly in from?
Washington.
I spent a couple weeks at home
with family.
Husband and kids?
Uh, father and sister.
Ms. Stevens.
Your Honor, I-l thought
our meeting was tomorrow.
It is.
I'm here on another matter.
Your Honor,
this is Carrie Orser.
She's gonna be taking over
for me when I leave next month.
Carrie, this is
Judge Samir Khalil,
one of the preeminent
jurists in Baghdad.
Ahlan wa sahlan.
Ahlan wa sahlan.
I am honored to meet the new second
secretary of civil governance.
The judge is working with us in improving
security in the Ministry of Justice.
It's a terrible struggle.
Many people dying.
So much chaos.
But success is possible
if we don't give up.
ALLISON:
Judge.
Carrie's just arrived.
Yes. I'm sorry.
You must be exhausted.
And I'm talking your ear off.
No, not at all.
We will meet tomorrow, yes?
Yes, all of us.
I have matters of the
utmost urgency to discuss.
I'm glad you are here.
We need all the help
we can get.
Carrie.
You want a drink?
Um, sure.
Just a small one.
No ice. Sorry.
I used to keep
a little fridge in here,
but, uh, the electricity's
not exactly reliable.
Saul speaks highly of you.
I learned a lot from him.
Me too.
(chuckles)
Welcome to
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
That bad, huh?
Worse. Sit.
Look, there's no question,
it's an exciting post.
You'll learn a lot.
Not to mention, it's a
major plus in your file.
Yeah.
And?
You really
want the truth?
Sure.
We've just hit 2,000 US
dead since the invasion.
IEDs, EFPs, suicide bombers,
death squads.
We've got it all,
plus a raging insurgency,
and we're supposed to build a functioning
society in the middle of that.
What don't they get
in Washington?
You can't shove democracy
down people's throats.
Sorry.
I've been here too long.
No, it's all right.
I- I wanted to know.
What I need is a couple
of months stateside.
Where's home?
Mmm.
Wisconsin.
By way of Milan.
- To go shopping.
-(chuckles)
First thing I'm gonna do is burn every
article of clothing I've worn here.
You can't get
rid of the dust.
Then it's two weeks
in the West Indies.
Saint Lucia.
I'm living for it right now.
There's a little bar on a beach-
Banana Joe's.
Best daiquiris on the planet.
And the men are gorgeous.
(cell phone ringing)
Otto.
Carrie. Thank God.
I've been worried about you.
I'm okay.
You always say that,
but are you really?
I am. I mean,
for the time being, at least.
Did you find the man
you were looking for?
Yeah, I did, but-
What? Did he help you?
Not exactly,
but I have his laptop.
His laptop?
The problem is, I can't access the
hard drive. lt's password protected.
I need Numan's help.
ls he still there?
No, but I can find him.
Great. Thank you.
Of course.
And, Otto?
Yeah?
Have you seen Jonas,
by any chance?
No. Why?
I was just wondering
if he'd asked about me
or... wanted to know
where I was.
Should I tell him
about your situation?
No, it's fine.
I'll just get Numan then, hmm?
And you-
You be careful.
I will.
KHALIL: Eight judges were
killed in the last two months.
Now they are targeting
lawyers, even clerks.
Anyone who supports
the Iraqi Transitional Government.
I've brought up your concerns to the first
secretary on a number of occasions,
and he's taken them up the chain.
You’re like an echo, repeating the
same thing over and over again
Did you know that it
was here, in my country,
where laws were first written
down and organized into a system?
Of course.
The Hammurabi Code.
Yes. A code for justice
that everyone had to live by.
Rich and poor.
Even the king.
You said yesterday that you
had something urgent to tell us.
I do.
I think I know who is selling
the names and addresses
of the Sunni judges
to the Shia death squads.
- It's Ahmed Nazari.
- You've mentioned him before.
Many times.
Many times I've told you
an investigation is under way.
He should have been
arrested by now.
I doubt you'd want us to do that
without any evidence.
Look into the way he lives.
Fancy clothes, watches.
On a clerk's salary-
We're pursuing this,
I assure you.
Your Honor, I'm sorry. We're already
late for our next appointment.
Yes, yes. your staff meeting.
Political decisions.
And all the while, my country
is circling the drain.
Your Honor.
I promise you I will personally
follow up on this Ahmed Nazari.
Thank you, Ms. Orser.
Ms. Stevens.
(door closes)
No, you won't.
- What?
- Follow up.
Why?
Because Ahmed Nazari
is an asset of mine.
Soon to be yours, hopefully.
Tell me.
Code name's Acrobat,
and his intel, more often than not,
winds up in the president's
daily brief.
Jesus.
Hes penetrated
the Mahdi Army.
He's gotten close to
one of the commanders there.
That's impressive.
Mmm.
When do I get to sit down with him?
As soon as possible.
I'm not gonna lie to you though.
The handover won't be easy.
Why not?
Acrobat's needy
and venal.
And a little paranoid.
Plus, he has a thing for me.
Hey, I've been there.
(chuckles)
(rooster crowing)
Here.
Guess I should say thanks.
The Prophet says a plate
for one is enough for two.
Hmm.
What are we still doing here?
We should be on the road.
We had to pick up some things.
What things?
Weapons?
If Bibi wants you to know,
he'll tell you.
We can't cross the border
with weapons-
unless Bibi wants to spend the
next 10 years in a Bulgarian jail
that makes Plotzensee
look like a health spa.
You ever been to jail?
You ever been in a war zone?
Didn't think so.
I left that vulnerable.
About three moves ago.
(door opens)
- Tova.
- Etai.
- ETAI: This is-
- I know who he is.
He's the reason I catch a plane
at 5:00 in the morning.
I need to speak to him alone.
You don't have the authority
to throw me out.
I'm here on the directors orders,
acting with his authority.
I'll take a walk.
Please.
(door closes)
Have you come here out of some
misguided notion of helping Israel?
- Helping?
- Do you want to defect?
No.
Offer us information?
Nope.
Fine.
Then I will take you back to Dar Adal now,
before you cause an international incident.
Well, there's something
you need to know first.
If your little escapade gets out, it's
an embarrassment for both our countries.
Right now, my agency
is working very hard
to prove that you murdered
General Youssef and his family.
We warned you
not to pursue that strategy.
And I relayed
your objections very clearly.
Still, you went ahead
with the plan.
I made a proposal
to the general.
And somebody killed him.
We had nothing to do with it.
Of course not.
Neither did I.
It was the Russians.
You have proof'?
Working on it.
How are you working on it?
I have an officer in the
field gathering evidence.
I expect to hear
from her soon.
The Russians have a stake
in keeping Assad in power.
And Israel's enemies would love to
blame the general's murder on Mossad.
They blame us for everything else.
How long will your officer
need to find this proof?
- I can't say.
- You have until tomorrow morning.
-It's not enough.
-lt's all I can give you.
This officer you spoke of-
do you trust her?
With my life.
In our business,
that's not always a good policy.
Use the FireWire cable to connect
your computer to Ahmed's.
Okay, they're connected.
Now what?
Now... I try to get into Ahmed's
computer through yours.
I have to find a program
I can penetrate.
How long is that gonna take?
This dude's got
serious security.
Numan, how long?
30 seconds.
Or 30 minutes.
(scoffs)
Or 30 days.
(typing)
(knocking)
Here we go.
Carrie, this is Ahmed Nazari, our
most valuable asset in Baghdad.
Ahlan wa sahlan.
Ahlan wa sahlan.
Allison’s told me all about the
important work you do for us.
I want you to know I'm looking forward
to continuing this relationship.
I told you I won't work
with anyone else.
Why don't we sit down
and talk about it?
We've prepared some tea
and kanafeh.
Do you think I'm a child?
You can tempt me with cake?
Ahmed, please.
Sit down.
Listen to what
she has to say.
I know you perform a valuable service,
and I know the risks you take.
- How would you know?
- Carrie's an experienced officer.
I've worked with many men
and women like you- patriots.
She told you I would report
on the Mahdi Army?
CARRIE:
Yes.
If they know I told you,
they will drill holes
in my head with a power tool.
I know this work is dangerous.
One mistake, I die.
We're trained to avoid
making those kinds of mistakes.
Ahmed, I told you
when we started
that there would come a time
when I would have to move on.
Do you remember how mug 'K
mask (or me to Husk you'?
ALLISON: You were very careful.
AHMED: Why can't you stay?
- I have orders.
- Change the orders. This is a contract.
I take the risks,
so I set the terms.
I work with you, not her.
Those are the terms!
Ahmed, I bet raising a family in
this city is expensive. (chuckles)
If there's some aspect of our relationship
we can adjust to make you more comfortable-
You'll pay me more?
We want you to be happy.
You're very important to us.
The president pays attention to what
you say. Your information saves lives.
I'm sorry.
I don't know you,
and I can't trust you.
You want the information
I bring, you stay.
Ahmed, I'm sure
we can work something out.
Aw, fuck.
Do you think he's bluffing?
He's a lawyer.
It's a negotiation.
Let's give him a week to think about it.
I'll have another run at him then.
(clanging)
(chattering)
(engine starts)
(door closes)
(vehicle departing)
(man speaking, faint)
(TV, indistinct)
-(door opens)
-(chattering)
(low, indistinct)
(Sighs)
(voices, indistinct)
(horns honking)
Why do you think
I do this work'?
Because I love America?
I made it clear to you from the
beginning, you don't work for me,
you work for
the United States.
It doesn't matter
which officer you report to.
It matters to me.
What are you doing?
You know why I come here,
why I meet with you.
Ahmed, I'm flattered.
You feel the same way?
I like you, but this is
a professional relationship
and an important one.
And you can continue
that important work with Carrie.
I'm afraid I don't agree.
I'm leaving in two weeks.
We have to settle this.
Is it a question
of getting more money?
I don't need more money.
Come here.
Please.
(latches clicking)
Jesus.
How did you get this?
They keep the cash in the
basement of the ministry.
Just sitting there on wooden
pallets like fish in the market.
I take a little every day in my
briefcase out the front door.
You shouldn't have shown this to me.
I'm obliged to report it.
Don't you understand?
Understand what?
This is for us to share.
I am in love with you.
I want us to be together.
Ahmed,
I'm an intelligence officer.
I can't have anything
to do with this.
(Sighs)
I have five more suitcases
at home just like this,
filled with American money.
Over eight million dollars.
Uh, just keep looking. I'll
be right back. All right.
How'd it go with Acrobat?
He went for it.
- He'll work with me?
- Yeah.
Well, how'd you get him to
change his mind? More money?
Exactly.
Well, whatever it takes.
I'll set up the meeting.
You'll have to brief me
on the protocol. Sure.
But he's going to Samarra
to visit his sister.
Your meeting will have
to wait until he gets back.
- How long will he be gone for?
- Two to three weeks.
Is it set?
She wants me to walk into the
village, meet her at a cafe.
Good.
Valentin will be there.
You said no more bodies.
I reconsidered.
Just in case she found some piece of
the puzzle we haven't anticipated.
Something that
connects us to Ahmed.
If she has,
Valentin will be ready.
You never tell me
the whole truth.
My job is to protect you,
Alichka.
This is my first priority.
What will be your signal
to Valentin?
I'll light a cigarette.
And he'll lake care of her,
if necessary.
Very good.
(door opens)
You're late.
I have to be careful,
don't I?
Uh, not here.
When we're in some
beautiful place together.
My orders came through.
I'm leaving in three days.
Already? Well, what am
I supposed to do? You-
Don't worry.
I have it all worked out.
Put the money into a trunk-
two at the most-
and I'll have it shipped out
under diplomatic cover.
You're leaving me?
No.
Here's a ticket to Geneva
where you'll make a deposit
into an HSBC branch.
Then instruct them to wire the balance
into this account in the West Indies.
I'll meet you there
in Saint Lucia.
(sighs) okay'
Ahmed, what is it?
(curses in foreign language)
(door closes)
Excuse me, please.
(Sighs)
Go now.
This proves nothing.
You've got nothing on me.
You don't think so?
See the cameras?
One, two.
(Sighs)
You were caught red-handed,
as they say.
At the very least, your tenure
at Central Intelligence is over.
Most likely, you're facing
many years in federal prison.
I'll take my chances.
Why?
You haven't even heard
my proposal yet.
I-I know what this is.
I'm not a traitor.
I'm not asking you
to be a traitor.
Oh, give me a break.
Is this the pan
where you tell me
I'll never have to compromise the
security of the United States?
Yes, it is, and it
happens to be truth.
Bullshit.
Why bullshit?
We're not the Soviet Union anymore.
Russian and American interests
are more aligned now
than they've been
in the past 70 years.
I suggest you sit down
and listen to me.
What have you got to lose?
I believe the more cooperation between
our two countries, the better-
well, the safer
the world will be.
Yes, I know it sounds
a little naive,
but it doesn't have to be.
You see,
this little spy game
we're playing here
doesn't have to be one-sided.
I can pass intelligence
to you too, Allison.
Not bullshit.
Real intelligence that will
help you rise in your career,
just as me recruiting you
will help me rise in mine.
I mean it, Allison.
Years from now, we could be looking down
at this moment from a very great height.
I say let's be professionals,
you and I.
Let's help each other
make it to the very top,
the summit- Berlin-
the roof of the world.
Hmm?
I know you, Allison Carr.
I know everything about you.
I know your ambitions.
How hard you worked
to get where you are.
I even know what
you're thinking right now.
Is that so?
Mm-hmm.
You're wondering if the eight
million dollars is for real.
It is.
And when we are done here
with this game
somewhere in the not-too-distant
future, half of it will be yours.
Something to take the edge off
all of the uncertainty
that frightens you so.
(door opens)
(door closes)
Ein Mineralwasser, bitte.
Gut.
(chattering in German)
WOMAN ON TV: The main courthouse in
Baghdad has suffered a horrific attack.
The Slate Department
estimates 134 dead,
most of them employees
of the Ministry of Justice,
-making this the most deadly attack in Iraq in
over a year. - Allison, all hands, ops room.
This is so fucked up.
The harder we try,
the worse it gets.
I heard Acrobat might have been in
the courthouse when it went down.
Do you know if that's
been confirmed?
His name's
on the list of fatalities.
Oh, fuck!
That's bad luck.
(sighs) Well, at least
Judge Khalil's okay.
He was on his way
to a meeting apparently.
Good. Come on, let's go.
Bitte schon.
Danke schon.
Carrie.
Allison, thanks for coming.
I'm in hiding.
My life's in danger.
What are you talking about?
The attack in Lebanon at General Alladia
Camp, that bomb was meant for me.
And there was another attempt
just yesterday in Amsterdam.
Jesus, Carrie.
(sighs)
I believe the SVR wants me dead.
Well, I'm hoping you can help
me figure that out. Why?
And you think this has something to
do with Acrobat? I know it does.
ALLISON:
Tell me.
It all started with the cyber
penetration last month.
There was a cable among the hacked documents
the Russians didn't want me to see.
Well, what cable was that?
It was from Baghdad Station.
Apparently, Samir Khalil
was demanding to speak to me.
He said he had important information.
He was adamant about it.
Information?
That Ahmed Nazari was alive.
Allison, listen, did you-
Did you have any reason
to question the intel he was providing?
No. No, his stuff was good.
It always checked out.
You sure?
I'm sure.
And you never suspected him
of- of being a plant?
Of playing both sides
against the middle?
You have to consider
that possibility,
but we were seriously
sweetening his pie.
He'd have been risking a lot.
Could you go back and review your old
field reports with that in mind?
I- I could.
But what?
Well, they're classified, for one thing.
Allison, please.
They're trying to kill me.
I've got no one else to turn to.
I need this to end.
I had a life.
I want it back.
Okay. Okay.
I'll see what I can do-
on one condition.
(sighs)
Name it.
None of the hacked documents
see the light of day ever again.
They won't.
I swear to you.
Are you talking to
anyone else about this?
No.
I told you there is no one else.
I'm counting on you to do this.
And I just told you
I would.
You did.
Yes. Thank you.
I'll be in touch if I find anything.
How do I contact you?
- Through Otto During.
- Done.
Thanks again, Allison.
Really, I mean it.
Watch your back, Carrie.
(Sighs)
(vehicle approaching)
What the fuck?
(Sighs)
What's this all about?
Bibi told you
to stay out of sight.
Get the rest of our stuff.
We're changing trucks.
- Why? Picked up a few supplies.
We need more room.
Bullshit. You cannot
take weapons into Syria.
What weapons?
Yeah, right.
Saul, you have to go.
They're coming. Hurry.
What's happening?
Tova made a deal with Dar Adal.
He's on his way to get you.
What?
Wh-Where are we going?
To someplace safe.
You're gonna catch
a lot of shit for this.
I'm a decorated veteran of the Six-Day War.
I'll survive.
Come on. Come on.
This way.
(chanting in Arabic)
(beeps)
Carrie.
You there?
I'm here.
NUMAN:
I'm in Ahmed's computer.
We have to search it.
Yeah, for what?
It could be anything.
Sorry, but we have to
narrow that down.
I know.
A name? A date?
I thought I would have something
for us to go on, but I don't.
(Sighs)
What just happened?
Just the screen saver. Push the space
bar and that'll get rid of it.
Numan, google something for me.
NUMAN:
What?
Uh, a bar- Banana Joe's-
and then Saint Lucia.
Sorry. I don't understand.
Just... google it.
Welcome to
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
CARRIE:
That bad, huh?
(typing)
ALLISON: Then ifs two
weeks in the West indies.
Saint Lucia.
I'm living for it right now.
There's a little bar on a beach-
Banana Joe's.
Best daiquiris
on the planet.
And the men
are gorgeous.
Got it. What? Show it to me.
(typing)
Here it is.
Oh, my God.
Allison.
Subtitled by Captions, Inc.
(crickets chirping)
(waves lapping)
(keys clack, bell dings)
Someone put my name in your kill box.
It was the Russians.
Want to tell me why the Russians give
a shit whether you're alive or dead?
They don't want me
to see something
in the documents
those hackers stole from you.
Saul Berenson smuggled a thumb
drive out of the building
and then met with Otto DUring.
There's only one person Saul would
go so far out on a limb for.
- She's dead.
- What if she's not?
Look, I agreed to do it your way.
The hiding out, the pills.
I said yes because
I wanted to help you.
It didn't help you.
It didn't help anyone.
(speaking German)
It's definitely him.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
-(cell phone buzzes)
- Hello.
ESAM: Two men just
put Ahmed in a car.
-(gunshot)
- Take him straight to the airfield.
- Put him directly on the plane.
-(shouting)
Thank you, my friend.
My guys are good, no? What
exactly are we doing here, Saul?
I don't know.
I've never defected before.
Fell in with some of the jihadis released
the other night from Plotzensee Prison.
They want an escort
to the Syrian border.
Might present us with
a paint-and-kill opportunity.
I get close enough, you have
the ordnance standing by.
I'm sorry to call you like this,
but I have to talk to you.
- About what?
- Baghdad.
I need to ask you some questions about
your time there before I arrived.
- Can we meet somewhere?
- Sure.
Okay, talk soon.
(woman speaking German)
CARRIE: Christ, I really thought
I left all this behind.
MAN: The Islamic State,
ISIS, proclaimed itself
to be a worldwide caliphate
with authority over-
Redraw the map
in the Middle East.
WOMAN: The soldiers are hackers, the battlefield
is online, and ifs not a matter of-
Edward Snowden is a coward.
...extremely disappointed that the
Russian government would take this step.
LAURA: It's against the law.
It's against the fucking law.
CARRIE: All that suffering
and nothing changes.
MAN:
Is our strategy working?
(phone recording: German)
{wrong number tones)
{phone recording: German)
(man speaking Russian)
SAUL:
J actually convinced myself
we were gonna change the world.
QUINN:
Carrie will never be free.
CARRIE: Spend my life on the
run, give up my daughter?
JONAS: I don't know how
you live with yourself.
AL-AMIN:
I will fight you forever.
CARRIE (whispering):
Who's after me?
JONAS: So many people, so
much blood on your hands.
- Where are we?
- Near Pristine.
That's off the route.
These people are helping
soldiers making hegira.
Yeah, but I didn't know
that was part of the plan.
I don't tell you everything.
We should push on to Turkey.
I have contacts that can get us
across the Syrian border.
First, we need
to rest and eat.
Get in the back.
Why?
You're the enemy.
Our hosts won't understand.
Good night.
(chattering in
foreign language)
So?
Nothing yet.
She'll call.
It's been over eight hours.
Shes being careful.
She had a scare in Amsterdam.
You said you'd be
waiting there for her.
We rolled up Ahmed, didn't we?
- That's not the same thing.
- It amounts to the same thing.
Now the only person
who can conned him to us is you.
That's why I'm exactly the
wrong person to meet with her.
(Sighs)
Why don't you just finish this
once and for all?
There have been
too many bodies already.
Need to be smart now.
What's worrying you?
We used to be close.
She'll see right through me.
No, she won't
She reached out to you.
She trusts you.
Alichka, patience.
She'll call.
She'll call with instructions.
Then you'll meet.
And you'll appear concerned
and helpful and lead her nowhere.
(Sighs)
The CCTV cameras in the garage
went dark just before the abduction.
Probably disabled.
What about the call
he made from his room?
Anything new?
We need to talk.
See if that line to the front
desk was compromised in any way.
(dialing)
(line ringing)
Where is he?
Excuse me?
You and I both know
Saul wasn't abducted.
It's a little early to rule that out,
don't you think?
This has Mossad
written all over it.
I admit,
it's crossed my mind.
The question is- did you aid and abet him?
Are you kidding me?
You insisted on taking him
back to the hotel.
Because I knew he'd be
more comfortable there.
I thought I could get
some answers out of him.
And did you?
You had the room wired.
Listen to the tapes.
I have.
There's a two-and-a-half
minute gap
where he turned up the radio and ran
the bathroom faucets full blast.
What was that about?
You really want to know?
He told me he loved me.
He asked me to help him.
And did you help him'?
I did not.
And as long as we're
assigning blame here,
if anyone drove him into Etai
Luskin's arms, it was you.
What are you getting at?
I just want Saul returned
with as little damage
to all our reputations as possible.
And what I'd do right now,
if I were you,
I'd put in a call to Tel Aviv.
(banging in distance)
(banging in distance)
(car alarm chirps)
(car alarm chirps)
Give us a minute, please.
Sure.
(door closes)
Dar Adal called our bluff.
And Tova Rivlin
is on her way to Berlin.
So I'm fucked.
(chuckles)
As I see it,
you have two choices-
either Tova turns
you back over to the CIA,
or-
What?
Maybe I can get you to Israel.
You mean defect for real.
Well, it wouldn't be
a defection, per se.
I don't care what you call it.
- I can”: do it.
- Why not?
Might as well say we blew up
General Youssefs plane.
What are you doing?
There's a third option.
Which is?
I get out of your hair,
spare you any more grief.
At the same time, give Carrie a few
more days to get to the bottom of this.
What's going on?
Stand aside.
I have my orders, sir.
Whose orders?
The XO's?
The director's.
(Sighs)
(cell phone rings)
Carrie, are you okay?
I've been waiting for your call.
I had to keep moving, make
sure I wasn't being followed.
Followed?
What's going on?
I need to see you. Yeah, you said.
When can you come in?
Not at your office.
There's a-
There's a village east
of Hamburg- Reinbek.
I've left instructions for you there.
Baghdad protocol.
That's a five-hour drive.
We've got a crisis here.
Can't you give me
a little bit more to go on?
No, not on the phone.
Carrie, come on.
It's Acrobat.
He's alive.
- What?
- I just saw him, Allison, in Amsterdam.
You sure?
Positive.
That is beyond crazy.
Tell me about it.
What the hell does it mean?
I'm not sure.
That's why I need to talk to you.
You knew him better than anyone.
You are the one person
who can help me put this together.
So you'll meet me?
Yeah.
Reinbek. Baghdad protocol.
(horn honking)
- I have to go.
-(horns honking)
(honking)
(honking)
(chattering)
(speaking foreign language)
WOMAN: This was the train going to Baghdad?
MAN: Yes, ma'am, that is.
Carrie Orser.
I'm here to see Allison Stevens.
A Ms. Carrie Orser
for Ms. Stevens.
ALLISON:
Came?
I'm Allison Stevens.
Glad to finally meet you. I've
heard a lot about you. Likewise.
My office is this way.
Where'd you fly in from?
Washington.
I spent a couple weeks at home
with family.
Husband and kids?
Uh, father and sister.
Ms. Stevens.
Your Honor, I-l thought
our meeting was tomorrow.
It is.
I'm here on another matter.
Your Honor,
this is Carrie Orser.
She's gonna be taking over
for me when I leave next month.
Carrie, this is
Judge Samir Khalil,
one of the preeminent
jurists in Baghdad.
Ahlan wa sahlan.
Ahlan wa sahlan.
I am honored to meet the new second
secretary of civil governance.
The judge is working with us in improving
security in the Ministry of Justice.
It's a terrible struggle.
Many people dying.
So much chaos.
But success is possible
if we don't give up.
ALLISON:
Judge.
Carrie's just arrived.
Yes. I'm sorry.
You must be exhausted.
And I'm talking your ear off.
No, not at all.
We will meet tomorrow, yes?
Yes, all of us.
I have matters of the
utmost urgency to discuss.
I'm glad you are here.
We need all the help
we can get.
Carrie.
You want a drink?
Um, sure.
Just a small one.
No ice. Sorry.
I used to keep
a little fridge in here,
but, uh, the electricity's
not exactly reliable.
Saul speaks highly of you.
I learned a lot from him.
Me too.
(chuckles)
Welcome to
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
That bad, huh?
Worse. Sit.
Look, there's no question,
it's an exciting post.
You'll learn a lot.
Not to mention, it's a
major plus in your file.
Yeah.
And?
You really
want the truth?
Sure.
We've just hit 2,000 US
dead since the invasion.
IEDs, EFPs, suicide bombers,
death squads.
We've got it all,
plus a raging insurgency,
and we're supposed to build a functioning
society in the middle of that.
What don't they get
in Washington?
You can't shove democracy
down people's throats.
Sorry.
I've been here too long.
No, it's all right.
I- I wanted to know.
What I need is a couple
of months stateside.
Where's home?
Mmm.
Wisconsin.
By way of Milan.
- To go shopping.
-(chuckles)
First thing I'm gonna do is burn every
article of clothing I've worn here.
You can't get
rid of the dust.
Then it's two weeks
in the West Indies.
Saint Lucia.
I'm living for it right now.
There's a little bar on a beach-
Banana Joe's.
Best daiquiris on the planet.
And the men are gorgeous.
(cell phone ringing)
Otto.
Carrie. Thank God.
I've been worried about you.
I'm okay.
You always say that,
but are you really?
I am. I mean,
for the time being, at least.
Did you find the man
you were looking for?
Yeah, I did, but-
What? Did he help you?
Not exactly,
but I have his laptop.
His laptop?
The problem is, I can't access the
hard drive. lt's password protected.
I need Numan's help.
ls he still there?
No, but I can find him.
Great. Thank you.
Of course.
And, Otto?
Yeah?
Have you seen Jonas,
by any chance?
No. Why?
I was just wondering
if he'd asked about me
or... wanted to know
where I was.
Should I tell him
about your situation?
No, it's fine.
I'll just get Numan then, hmm?
And you-
You be careful.
I will.
KHALIL: Eight judges were
killed in the last two months.
Now they are targeting
lawyers, even clerks.
Anyone who supports
the Iraqi Transitional Government.
I've brought up your concerns to the first
secretary on a number of occasions,
and he's taken them up the chain.
You’re like an echo, repeating the
same thing over and over again
Did you know that it
was here, in my country,
where laws were first written
down and organized into a system?
Of course.
The Hammurabi Code.
Yes. A code for justice
that everyone had to live by.
Rich and poor.
Even the king.
You said yesterday that you
had something urgent to tell us.
I do.
I think I know who is selling
the names and addresses
of the Sunni judges
to the Shia death squads.
- It's Ahmed Nazari.
- You've mentioned him before.
Many times.
Many times I've told you
an investigation is under way.
He should have been
arrested by now.
I doubt you'd want us to do that
without any evidence.
Look into the way he lives.
Fancy clothes, watches.
On a clerk's salary-
We're pursuing this,
I assure you.
Your Honor, I'm sorry. We're already
late for our next appointment.
Yes, yes. your staff meeting.
Political decisions.
And all the while, my country
is circling the drain.
Your Honor.
I promise you I will personally
follow up on this Ahmed Nazari.
Thank you, Ms. Orser.
Ms. Stevens.
(door closes)
No, you won't.
- What?
- Follow up.
Why?
Because Ahmed Nazari
is an asset of mine.
Soon to be yours, hopefully.
Tell me.
Code name's Acrobat,
and his intel, more often than not,
winds up in the president's
daily brief.
Jesus.
Hes penetrated
the Mahdi Army.
He's gotten close to
one of the commanders there.
That's impressive.
Mmm.
When do I get to sit down with him?
As soon as possible.
I'm not gonna lie to you though.
The handover won't be easy.
Why not?
Acrobat's needy
and venal.
And a little paranoid.
Plus, he has a thing for me.
Hey, I've been there.
(chuckles)
(rooster crowing)
Here.
Guess I should say thanks.
The Prophet says a plate
for one is enough for two.
Hmm.
What are we still doing here?
We should be on the road.
We had to pick up some things.
What things?
Weapons?
If Bibi wants you to know,
he'll tell you.
We can't cross the border
with weapons-
unless Bibi wants to spend the
next 10 years in a Bulgarian jail
that makes Plotzensee
look like a health spa.
You ever been to jail?
You ever been in a war zone?
Didn't think so.
I left that vulnerable.
About three moves ago.
(door opens)
- Tova.
- Etai.
- ETAI: This is-
- I know who he is.
He's the reason I catch a plane
at 5:00 in the morning.
I need to speak to him alone.
You don't have the authority
to throw me out.
I'm here on the directors orders,
acting with his authority.
I'll take a walk.
Please.
(door closes)
Have you come here out of some
misguided notion of helping Israel?
- Helping?
- Do you want to defect?
No.
Offer us information?
Nope.
Fine.
Then I will take you back to Dar Adal now,
before you cause an international incident.
Well, there's something
you need to know first.
If your little escapade gets out, it's
an embarrassment for both our countries.
Right now, my agency
is working very hard
to prove that you murdered
General Youssef and his family.
We warned you
not to pursue that strategy.
And I relayed
your objections very clearly.
Still, you went ahead
with the plan.
I made a proposal
to the general.
And somebody killed him.
We had nothing to do with it.
Of course not.
Neither did I.
It was the Russians.
You have proof'?
Working on it.
How are you working on it?
I have an officer in the
field gathering evidence.
I expect to hear
from her soon.
The Russians have a stake
in keeping Assad in power.
And Israel's enemies would love to
blame the general's murder on Mossad.
They blame us for everything else.
How long will your officer
need to find this proof?
- I can't say.
- You have until tomorrow morning.
-It's not enough.
-lt's all I can give you.
This officer you spoke of-
do you trust her?
With my life.
In our business,
that's not always a good policy.
Use the FireWire cable to connect
your computer to Ahmed's.
Okay, they're connected.
Now what?
Now... I try to get into Ahmed's
computer through yours.
I have to find a program
I can penetrate.
How long is that gonna take?
This dude's got
serious security.
Numan, how long?
30 seconds.
Or 30 minutes.
(scoffs)
Or 30 days.
(typing)
(knocking)
Here we go.
Carrie, this is Ahmed Nazari, our
most valuable asset in Baghdad.
Ahlan wa sahlan.
Ahlan wa sahlan.
Allison’s told me all about the
important work you do for us.
I want you to know I'm looking forward
to continuing this relationship.
I told you I won't work
with anyone else.
Why don't we sit down
and talk about it?
We've prepared some tea
and kanafeh.
Do you think I'm a child?
You can tempt me with cake?
Ahmed, please.
Sit down.
Listen to what
she has to say.
I know you perform a valuable service,
and I know the risks you take.
- How would you know?
- Carrie's an experienced officer.
I've worked with many men
and women like you- patriots.
She told you I would report
on the Mahdi Army?
CARRIE:
Yes.
If they know I told you,
they will drill holes
in my head with a power tool.
I know this work is dangerous.
One mistake, I die.
We're trained to avoid
making those kinds of mistakes.
Ahmed, I told you
when we started
that there would come a time
when I would have to move on.
Do you remember how mug 'K
mask (or me to Husk you'?
ALLISON: You were very careful.
AHMED: Why can't you stay?
- I have orders.
- Change the orders. This is a contract.
I take the risks,
so I set the terms.
I work with you, not her.
Those are the terms!
Ahmed, I bet raising a family in
this city is expensive. (chuckles)
If there's some aspect of our relationship
we can adjust to make you more comfortable-
You'll pay me more?
We want you to be happy.
You're very important to us.
The president pays attention to what
you say. Your information saves lives.
I'm sorry.
I don't know you,
and I can't trust you.
You want the information
I bring, you stay.
Ahmed, I'm sure
we can work something out.
Aw, fuck.
Do you think he's bluffing?
He's a lawyer.
It's a negotiation.
Let's give him a week to think about it.
I'll have another run at him then.
(clanging)
(chattering)
(engine starts)
(door closes)
(vehicle departing)
(man speaking, faint)
(TV, indistinct)
-(door opens)
-(chattering)
(low, indistinct)
(Sighs)
(voices, indistinct)
(horns honking)
Why do you think
I do this work'?
Because I love America?
I made it clear to you from the
beginning, you don't work for me,
you work for
the United States.
It doesn't matter
which officer you report to.
It matters to me.
What are you doing?
You know why I come here,
why I meet with you.
Ahmed, I'm flattered.
You feel the same way?
I like you, but this is
a professional relationship
and an important one.
And you can continue
that important work with Carrie.
I'm afraid I don't agree.
I'm leaving in two weeks.
We have to settle this.
Is it a question
of getting more money?
I don't need more money.
Come here.
Please.
(latches clicking)
Jesus.
How did you get this?
They keep the cash in the
basement of the ministry.
Just sitting there on wooden
pallets like fish in the market.
I take a little every day in my
briefcase out the front door.
You shouldn't have shown this to me.
I'm obliged to report it.
Don't you understand?
Understand what?
This is for us to share.
I am in love with you.
I want us to be together.
Ahmed,
I'm an intelligence officer.
I can't have anything
to do with this.
(Sighs)
I have five more suitcases
at home just like this,
filled with American money.
Over eight million dollars.
Uh, just keep looking. I'll
be right back. All right.
How'd it go with Acrobat?
He went for it.
- He'll work with me?
- Yeah.
Well, how'd you get him to
change his mind? More money?
Exactly.
Well, whatever it takes.
I'll set up the meeting.
You'll have to brief me
on the protocol. Sure.
But he's going to Samarra
to visit his sister.
Your meeting will have
to wait until he gets back.
- How long will he be gone for?
- Two to three weeks.
Is it set?
She wants me to walk into the
village, meet her at a cafe.
Good.
Valentin will be there.
You said no more bodies.
I reconsidered.
Just in case she found some piece of
the puzzle we haven't anticipated.
Something that
connects us to Ahmed.
If she has,
Valentin will be ready.
You never tell me
the whole truth.
My job is to protect you,
Alichka.
This is my first priority.
What will be your signal
to Valentin?
I'll light a cigarette.
And he'll lake care of her,
if necessary.
Very good.
(door opens)
You're late.
I have to be careful,
don't I?
Uh, not here.
When we're in some
beautiful place together.
My orders came through.
I'm leaving in three days.
Already? Well, what am
I supposed to do? You-
Don't worry.
I have it all worked out.
Put the money into a trunk-
two at the most-
and I'll have it shipped out
under diplomatic cover.
You're leaving me?
No.
Here's a ticket to Geneva
where you'll make a deposit
into an HSBC branch.
Then instruct them to wire the balance
into this account in the West Indies.
I'll meet you there
in Saint Lucia.
(sighs) okay'
Ahmed, what is it?
(curses in foreign language)
(door closes)
Excuse me, please.
(Sighs)
Go now.
This proves nothing.
You've got nothing on me.
You don't think so?
See the cameras?
One, two.
(Sighs)
You were caught red-handed,
as they say.
At the very least, your tenure
at Central Intelligence is over.
Most likely, you're facing
many years in federal prison.
I'll take my chances.
Why?
You haven't even heard
my proposal yet.
I-I know what this is.
I'm not a traitor.
I'm not asking you
to be a traitor.
Oh, give me a break.
Is this the pan
where you tell me
I'll never have to compromise the
security of the United States?
Yes, it is, and it
happens to be truth.
Bullshit.
Why bullshit?
We're not the Soviet Union anymore.
Russian and American interests
are more aligned now
than they've been
in the past 70 years.
I suggest you sit down
and listen to me.
What have you got to lose?
I believe the more cooperation between
our two countries, the better-
well, the safer
the world will be.
Yes, I know it sounds
a little naive,
but it doesn't have to be.
You see,
this little spy game
we're playing here
doesn't have to be one-sided.
I can pass intelligence
to you too, Allison.
Not bullshit.
Real intelligence that will
help you rise in your career,
just as me recruiting you
will help me rise in mine.
I mean it, Allison.
Years from now, we could be looking down
at this moment from a very great height.
I say let's be professionals,
you and I.
Let's help each other
make it to the very top,
the summit- Berlin-
the roof of the world.
Hmm?
I know you, Allison Carr.
I know everything about you.
I know your ambitions.
How hard you worked
to get where you are.
I even know what
you're thinking right now.
Is that so?
Mm-hmm.
You're wondering if the eight
million dollars is for real.
It is.
And when we are done here
with this game
somewhere in the not-too-distant
future, half of it will be yours.
Something to take the edge off
all of the uncertainty
that frightens you so.
(door opens)
(door closes)
Ein Mineralwasser, bitte.
Gut.
(chattering in German)
WOMAN ON TV: The main courthouse in
Baghdad has suffered a horrific attack.
The Slate Department
estimates 134 dead,
most of them employees
of the Ministry of Justice,
-making this the most deadly attack in Iraq in
over a year. - Allison, all hands, ops room.
This is so fucked up.
The harder we try,
the worse it gets.
I heard Acrobat might have been in
the courthouse when it went down.
Do you know if that's
been confirmed?
His name's
on the list of fatalities.
Oh, fuck!
That's bad luck.
(sighs) Well, at least
Judge Khalil's okay.
He was on his way
to a meeting apparently.
Good. Come on, let's go.
Bitte schon.
Danke schon.
Carrie.
Allison, thanks for coming.
I'm in hiding.
My life's in danger.
What are you talking about?
The attack in Lebanon at General Alladia
Camp, that bomb was meant for me.
And there was another attempt
just yesterday in Amsterdam.
Jesus, Carrie.
(sighs)
I believe the SVR wants me dead.
Well, I'm hoping you can help
me figure that out. Why?
And you think this has something to
do with Acrobat? I know it does.
ALLISON:
Tell me.
It all started with the cyber
penetration last month.
There was a cable among the hacked documents
the Russians didn't want me to see.
Well, what cable was that?
It was from Baghdad Station.
Apparently, Samir Khalil
was demanding to speak to me.
He said he had important information.
He was adamant about it.
Information?
That Ahmed Nazari was alive.
Allison, listen, did you-
Did you have any reason
to question the intel he was providing?
No. No, his stuff was good.
It always checked out.
You sure?
I'm sure.
And you never suspected him
of- of being a plant?
Of playing both sides
against the middle?
You have to consider
that possibility,
but we were seriously
sweetening his pie.
He'd have been risking a lot.
Could you go back and review your old
field reports with that in mind?
I- I could.
But what?
Well, they're classified, for one thing.
Allison, please.
They're trying to kill me.
I've got no one else to turn to.
I need this to end.
I had a life.
I want it back.
Okay. Okay.
I'll see what I can do-
on one condition.
(sighs)
Name it.
None of the hacked documents
see the light of day ever again.
They won't.
I swear to you.
Are you talking to
anyone else about this?
No.
I told you there is no one else.
I'm counting on you to do this.
And I just told you
I would.
You did.
Yes. Thank you.
I'll be in touch if I find anything.
How do I contact you?
- Through Otto During.
- Done.
Thanks again, Allison.
Really, I mean it.
Watch your back, Carrie.
(Sighs)
(vehicle approaching)
What the fuck?
(Sighs)
What's this all about?
Bibi told you
to stay out of sight.
Get the rest of our stuff.
We're changing trucks.
- Why? Picked up a few supplies.
We need more room.
Bullshit. You cannot
take weapons into Syria.
What weapons?
Yeah, right.
Saul, you have to go.
They're coming. Hurry.
What's happening?
Tova made a deal with Dar Adal.
He's on his way to get you.
What?
Wh-Where are we going?
To someplace safe.
You're gonna catch
a lot of shit for this.
I'm a decorated veteran of the Six-Day War.
I'll survive.
Come on. Come on.
This way.
(chanting in Arabic)
(beeps)
Carrie.
You there?
I'm here.
NUMAN:
I'm in Ahmed's computer.
We have to search it.
Yeah, for what?
It could be anything.
Sorry, but we have to
narrow that down.
I know.
A name? A date?
I thought I would have something
for us to go on, but I don't.
(Sighs)
What just happened?
Just the screen saver. Push the space
bar and that'll get rid of it.
Numan, google something for me.
NUMAN:
What?
Uh, a bar- Banana Joe's-
and then Saint Lucia.
Sorry. I don't understand.
Just... google it.
Welcome to
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
CARRIE:
That bad, huh?
(typing)
ALLISON: Then ifs two
weeks in the West indies.
Saint Lucia.
I'm living for it right now.
There's a little bar on a beach-
Banana Joe's.
Best daiquiris
on the planet.
And the men
are gorgeous.
Got it. What? Show it to me.
(typing)
Here it is.
Oh, my God.
Allison.
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