Homeland (2011–…): Season 7, Episode 9 - Useful Idiot - full transcript

Carrie has problems at home. Saul and Wellington work on Paley.

Previously on Homeland...

Were you delivering the money
on your own behalf?

Let's talk about immunity.

She gonna tell us
who sent her there?

A senior White House official.

We have a witness appearing
for us in two days

who will implicate
your Chief of Staff

in the General's death.

Let me talk to the Russians.

Tell them in terms
they understand.

- No more.
- What happened?



I left Franny at Maggie's
for the time being.

Go back to your sister's house.
Whatever you did, undo it.

I've been running around
like a madman.

I can't keep inflicting that
on Franny. I can't.

We are running out of time.
You have to be honest now.

- I want my lawyer.
- Let's give him one.

I drew up a motion demanding
your immediate release.

- Dante!
- Poison.

Like McClendon.

- Did we get what we need?
- He said McClendon

was poisoned by Russians.
He named Simone.

We have a warrant for
Simone Martin's arrest.

Saul, we've reached out to
the Russians ourselves.

You just put a target
on her back.



They got to her.

Now Dante's all we've got.

I'm gonna have to get back
to you. His heart stopped.

He saved our lives.

Yeah.

What was his name?

Carrie, you're not yourself.

But you don't have my condition.

I'm dealing with it.
I-I've been dealing with it

since I was 22.

She said no one at work
could know. She's bipolar.

The mood of the country,
it's not great.

Civil... war.

Madam President, please!

You have to put a stop to this!

It's only getting worse.

Is there no fucking line?

Ridiculous lies and accusations.

The White House
is in crisis mode.

I'm talking
about information warfare.

Our country is under attack.

The time to rise up is now!

I swore an oath to protect it.

Just think of me
as a light on the heavens,

a beacon, steering you clear
of the wrongs.

Sim?

Simi?

Are we there?

Almost.

How long have I been out?

About an hour.

You should have woken me.

I like watching you sleep.

No tails?

Nah, nothing.

What happens when we get there?

I will put you in the bed and,

we won't get out for a month.

My uncle... he's got a place
near Sergiyev Posad.

We used to go there in summers.

It's got woods.

It's beautiful.

So when they finish
debriefing you,

we'll go there.

- Yeah?
- Have you had

any contact with your FBI guy
in the last day or two?

- No, why?
- How about Simone?

Simone, have you heard
from Dante lately?

- No.
- No, she hasn't.

- Why? What's going on?
- Dante hasn't shown up

for work, and his phone
goes straight to voicemail.

I had his super ring
his doorbell a few times,

and no answer.
I'm on my way there now.

I'll call you back.

That was Clayton.
Dante's missing.

He hasn't checked in
in a couple of days.

Strange. Maybe I missed
a message.

No. Nothing.

Has he done anything like this
before? Just disappeared?

Never.

Cold feet?

He's already done
the difficult part.

It doesn't make sense.

Where is he then?

I don't know.

I can't go, then.

What are you talking about?

This can put the whole
operation at risk.

But that's absurd.

The President will be blamed
for my disappearance,

just as she was blamed
for the death of McClendon.

You've won.
She's on her last legs.

Not if Dante turned himself in.

If he's cooperating with
the authorities, then...

- No, he's not.
- You don't know that.

- I know him.
- I hope you're right.

It's no safer for you here
than it is for me.

- I'll be careful.
- Don't give me that shit!

You've been reckless
and you know it!

Coming to get me was reckless.

Fine. Next time,
I'll leave you there.

You think this is a joke?

Leave it to Clayton.
That is why he is here.

I can't!

I can't.

Then I must plan
to never see you again.

Simone.

Simone.

Got anything?

No. They wanna put
a balloon pump in,

but at this point,
he's not strong enough

to survive the procedure.

- How's his cognitive function?
- They did a CAT scan.

There's no structural damage
to his brain, but...

we won't really know anything
until he wakes up.

They give you any sense
of when that might happen?

No.

But he is gonna wake up?

The doctor thinks so.

He better.

Anything on Simone?

We got teams out, but...

Is there any other way
to connect the Russians

to McClendon or Lucasville,
any of it?

Without Dante? No.

You realize he may deny
he said anything.

He may not even
remember he said it.

I have to get
to the White House,

brief the President.

- When he comes to...
- You'll be the first to know.

Senator, why was tomorrow's
hearing canceled?

Hopefully, it's just postponed.
We're not sure at the moment.

Has the witness
chosen not to testify?

She was ready and willing
to testify.

Unfortunately, we no longer
know where she is.

All I can tell you
is that Ms. Martin was

under Federal protection
in an undisclosed location

known only to
the US Marshal Service,

and now she's gone.

- Are you saying she was kidnapped?
- I don't know what to say.

Frankly, the whole thing
is deeply troubling.

Do you believe
the White House had a hand

- in her disappearance?
- The sheer volume of links

between these
very disturbing events

and this administration
has become simply overwhelming.

Sir, is impeachment on the table?

That's up to my colleagues
in the House.

But with the kind of behavior

we're seeing
from this President...

That's enough... it's tough
to imagine we're not headed

in that direction.

Anything?

Keeping a close eye on
the airports and the borders,

but likelihood is
Simone's already dead.

How did they find her?

What about the FBI agent?

I mean, he can still testify
this was a Russian operation.

We were hoping that would
be the case, but,

that's been problematic.

- Fucking hell.
- All right.

How much of the evidence
holds up on paper?

Not enough. Not yet.

But we can still make
a connection between

the Russians and the fake
Lucasville story, right?

Paley's suggesting
you disappeared a witness

from Federal Protection.

That's the starter pistol
on impeachment.

We can't come back at him with
a story about hostile tweets.

I think you may need
to read him in.

Who? Paley?

On what?

Everything.

Lay it out. Tonight even.

Maybe he'll tone down
the rhetoric,

give us some time
to stem the bleeding.

It's painful, I know.

- It's suicidal.
- She's right.

There's no telling what he'd do
with that kind of ammunition.

He's a 20-year veteran
of the United States Senate.

I've testified before him,
briefed him.

He asks smart questions,
has his eye on the ball.

He may be a grasping partisan,
but...

he's also a patriot.

Have you found him?

- Yeah.
- Where is he?

A hospital in Bethesda.
Regent Medical Center.

So he is sick? Not exactly. I'm
just leaving his apartment.

Apparently, he was
arrested last night.

Arrested?

Neighbors saw him being
dragged naked into a cruiser.

So... I don't understand.
Why is he in the hospital?

I don't know.
I'm on my way there now.

I just texted you the location.

- I'll be there in a few hours.
- You got it.

Hey.

How you feelin'?

Thirsty.

Here.

The doctor says there's
some damage to your heart,

but nothing that's not fixable.

We're trying to find
the guy, the lawyer,

but so far he's...

he's gone.

Is he somebody
you'd seen before?

Do... do you remember a lawyer
coming in yesterday?

- Yeah.
- Okay, I'm sorry.

I-I didn't know how much
of that was still clear.

Did he say anything

that might help us
track him down?

Are you still protecting them?

Jesus Christ. Are you serious?

You... you already told us.

Simone, McClendon...
Are... are we still playing this game?

I was having a heart attack.

Those people tried to kill you.

The doctors didn't think
you were gonna make it.

They wanted me to track down
your parents. I...

I've been trying to figure out
how I was gonna tell your mother

you were poisoned by Russians.

And that's who you're loyal to?

People who would do this to you?

You think
they're gonna stop now?

We can protect you.

Right.

We can.

But you won't.

Simone is gone. They got to her
and they probably killed her,

just like they tried
to kill you.

So, yeah, a few days ago,
you didn't mean much,

and we were not inclined
to protect you.

But now...

if you help us, I will.

I will do everything
in my power.

I will use all of my influence
with Saul Berenson

to see you don't spend
the rest of your life

in a federal prison.

You have an idea...

of who I am

and what I did...

and it's nothing like that.

I believe you.

I really do.

Who was running you?
Was it Simone?

Or Yevgeny himself?

He's awake and he's
gonna cooperate.

- Is he coherent?
- Completely.

He won't be the friendliest
witness in the world,

but he'll confirm he was
a Russian asset.

And he'll confirm Simone
is an operative.

Thank God.
He give you anybody else?

He says they maintained
a pretty tight cell structure.

He didn't deal with anyone
but Simone.

- I suppose it's possible.
- Saul...

he told me there's
a burn code for emergencies,

delivered as a tweet.

And when you get it,
you don't just go to ground,

you torch your entire part
of the operation.

Okay.

It's one code for
the whole network.

Doesn't seem
particularly secure.

- Why would Yevgeny do that?
- It's a ripcord

if they need to go down fast.

And, Saul,
there's a response code.

You reply to confirm you're out.

Did he give you the code?

He did.

You think we can launch it?

I don't know. You tell me.

It means breaking into
the Twitter server,

which may or may not
be feasible.

Never mind the legal issues.

I'll look into that end.

Talk to Clint and Max, see if
they can make it happen.

If we can launch this thing,

get a bunch of his operatives
to countersign...

It collapses
his entire operation.

Potentially ID's
everyone in the network.

Carrie, I don't know
what to say. It's...

I'll, I'll call you back.

Unbelievable.

Senator Paley's here.

They're putting him in
the Situation Room now.

- Shall we?
- Have him sit for a minute.

There's something else
we need to talk about.

What's that? Well,
there'll be some jockeying

for immunity and protection,
but our witness, Dante Allen,

has just agreed to cooperate.

- On the record?
- He also provided us.

Intel that might allow us
to make a move

on Yevgeny Gromov's network
here in the United States.

A cyber attack that will
disable his capabilities.

Probably identify a number
of his agents on the ground.

- What's the catch?
- It'll require some NSA intervention

and an American media company.

Probably best undertaken
without their knowledge.

Say what you mean, Saul.
- Electronic breaking and entering on US citizens.

If you consider us under attack,

you're at liberty
to authorize it.

- But?
- But if it ever leaks,

you look like you're
playing fast and loose

with the Constitution.

You notice the longer
this goes on,

the more I become the leader
my enemies say that I am.

Draft a finding for me to sign.

Saul? Let's do our best

to keep the club
on this one very small.

Yes, ma'am.

Sam. Thanks for coming in.

This couldn't wait till morning?

We didn't think it should.

She joining us?

She isn't.

Senator.

Saul.

Here you go.

Please.

Your witness, Simone Martin,

the woman you're accusing us
of disappearing,

is a Russian intelligence
officer.

- What?
- I'm afraid so.

She's attached to an operational
division inside the GRU

known as Directorate Six.

After the election,
she was posted to Washington

to rekindle a prior relationship
with Mr. Wellington.

- The Russians?
- Yes, sir.

Yeah, give me a fucking break.

Believe me, I had
a great deal of difficulty

accepting it myself.

We've uncovered

compelling evidence
that ties Ms. Martin

to the poisoning death
of General McClendon.

Plan was for her to testify
in front of your committee

that she'd done so
on behalf of Mr. Wellington

and the President.

If your evidence was
so compelling,

why'd you go to the trouble
of gettin' rid of her?

We didn't get rid of her.
The GRU did.

This is nonsense.
Come on, David.

As Hail Marys goes, this is
elaborate, even for you.

I wish it weren't true.

Well, it isn't.

If you could prove it,

we wouldn't be huddled in here,
just us chickens.

You know this man?

Yeah, Dante Allen.

He's, FBI.

Had a good deal of interaction
with him, haven't you?

- Some.
- In fact, he's the one

who brought Ms. Martin
to your attention, wasn't he?

- So?
- Go on. Connect the dots.

For Christ's sake.

You gonna tell me Castro
was in on this, too?

Mr. Allen is
in federal custody, Senator,

charged with violations
of the Espionage Act.

And he's talking.

So far, he's confirmed
a devastating account

of Russian interference
in our Democratic process,

including feeding you
and your committee

a steady diet of
manipulated information

designed to bring down

the President
of the United States.

You've been played, Sam.

We all have.

And we all have a lot
to answer for

if this unfolds the wrong way.

We are counting on
your discretion.

My discretion?

Dialing back on the impeachment
rhetoric, for starters.

What's "UI"?

It says it next to my name.

Those are categories
used by the GRU.

"T" for target,

"RA" for recruited asset,

"UI" for...

What?

Useful Idiot.

All right, tell me how
this is gonna work.

We spoke to Davis at the NSA.

They've got a backdoor
into Twitter's base in Ireland.

They slip us in there,
and we launch the code.

Which is what, exactly?

It comes out of a Twitter handle
called "Real Trade Tramp."

Claims she's a freelance
stock tipster,

was fired by JP Morgan.

The accounts are registered
to a real estate LLC in Florida

called Wyker Properties.

Dante was told to follow
the account,

and if he saw the phrase "Darwin
loves Bitcoin," sign off.

Trade Tramp has
a few thousand followers,

mostly there
for the folksy advice.

They'll see the tweet
and presumably dump Bitcoin.

But the rest should reply.

"What about Ripple?"
means they copy.

It's a poison pill.

Sandy.

Or it's a digital flare
from Dante to Yevgeny,

warning him that
he's been compromised

and we're gonna deploy it
for him.

That's clever.
Your guy's not dumb.

Dante thinks they tried to
kill him and almost succeeded.

He's not gonna warn Yevgeny
we're on his trail.

That's your professional
opinion?

Yes.

And he has no idea it was you
that poisoned him? Not them?

- No, he doesn't.
- I'm just saying...

What, you really think there's
a single fucking person

on the planet more skeptical of
Dante Allen than me right now?

It's a digital dead drop.
We have no idea what it means.

Good judgment or not,
at least acknowledge the fact

that we are
shooting in the dark.

We got a better play?

Did the President authorize it?

She's not crazy about it,
but, yeah.

If it works...

what's the next step?

Launch the code, wait for
his team to acknowledge.

I got a watch list a mile long.

Anything we get on a live user,

I can crosscheck to see if
it's somebody we recognize.

Let's go.

How's 20 minutes?
Is that right from...

- Come with me.
- I'll get back to you.

How did Mathison
make contact with you?

Carrie? When?

Initially. You sorority sisters
or somethin'?

Charlie Gilweit at the DIA
called me,

said Carrie wanted to talk,
and I should take the meeting.

Did you check her out before you
put her in a room with me?

Charlie Gilweit's
a two-star General.

Unless the White House
has concocted

a truly epic web of lies,

which is, of course,
always a possibility,

I am the tip of the spear

of one of the most insidious
attacks ever perpetrated

on the institution
of American democracy.

And everything I've said in
public in the last three months

has been an elaborate fiction

authored by the military
intelligence wing

of the Russian government.

Carrie... is a...

No, Simone Martin is.
And Dante Allen.

Mathison's just a stooge,

like me and you.

- How can you be sure?
- Because as explanations go,

this one bears the unfortunate
hallmark of making

all the fucking sense
in the world.

When are they going public
with the news?

I don't know.

Dante's in the middle of
briefing the authorities.

We need to get out
in front of it, then.

- I can...
- We can't.

- Why not?
- It would compromise the effort

to take down
the Russian network.

What we need is
a face-saving measure.

Build a narrative about unity
in the face of adversity.

Some crap like that.

Fine.

But when they're ready,

you get to make the announcement

and your committee leads
the investigation in Congress.

They want a deal?
That's the price.

I can sit down with them
first thing in the morning.

Yeah.

- Clayton.
- What the hell is going on?

- What do you mean?
- Are we going to ground?

What? No.

- The burn code. You sent it.
- No, I didn't.

What do you think? I'm making
it up? Look at the feed.

- Have you found Dante?
- He's in the ER.

They got a bunch of guys
guarding the place.

I don't know what's wrong
with him.

- He fucking gave them the code.
- What do you want me to do?

Nothing. Nothing.
Just stay there, wait for me.

Whatever you do, do not...
Do not go to ground.

We got another one.

Yep. Here we go.

Why are they all overseas?

Those are Tor servers...
Romania, Germany.

It gives us a place to start,
but it takes a while.

They work pretty hard
to stay anonymized.

We pray for the lazy ones...

Some genius who logs in
from Starbucks.

Sandy.

Yep.

J Wittkowski.

UT Austin. Sophomore.

Little shit.

Another amplifier.

He's got the best part-time job
on campus.

Pays for a lot of Adderall.

Do they even know
who they're working for?

Most of them probably don't.

One or two may have been
recruited in person.

17, ladies and gentlemen.

- Not bad.
- Yeah.

Hey, you mind if
I duck out for a bit?

I should touch base
with my sister.

She was in high dungeon.

Sure. It's up to
the quants now anyhow.

Thanks.

Be nice.

Your sister's just worried
about you and the kid.

Yeah.

Saul.

Where the hell is that?

Connecticut.

Is that a bounce
or a real location?

Give me a sec.

User logged in
from an AT&T server.

That's what I'm talkin' about.
There's one in every class.

Paul Wyler. Red Strake Capital.

Paul Wyler.
Personal wealth manager.

SEC flagged him in 2013

for work done on behalf
of client Wang Xiaobo.

Beijing real estate developer.

Wyler was investigated,
no charges filed.

If I'm Yevgeny, I'd let him
handle my money.

Client list, affiliated firms?

Yep.

18.

Sharon, I need counterintel

to have a friendly chat
with Paul Wyler.

Greenwich.

Greenwich, Connecticut.

- Hey.
- Hi.

How's it goin'?

Okay.

Maggie around?

No.

I called her office.
They said she wasn't there.

Maybe a haircut or something?

Franny's at school?

Yeah.

Was she all right this morning?

Better than yesterday.
She slept.

Good. I felt awful about that.

I didn't wanna leave, but...

there was a pretty big thing
going down

with a double agent
and a foreign infiltration.

I think we may have stopped it.

Came up with a kind of amazing
counterpunch, actually.

That's great.

I'm sorry. I-I know this
sounds like science fiction.

I... believe you.

I believe you were doing
something important.

So does Maggie.

When's she coming home?

I don't know.

Can you call and ask her?

She's not answering my calls

'cause she's trying
to make a point, and...

she's made it.

Can you just call and find out
when she'll be back?

All right, know what? Forget it.

She'll pick up the home phone.

Carrie. Carrie.

- Carrie, stop.
- What the fuck?

Don't call her. She's...

She's talking to a lawyer.

- About?
- Franny.

What's the name of this lawyer?

Goddamn it. Tell me
where your wife is.

No. No.

I'm sorry. I-I know
that this is painful.

Look, I made a mistake.

Bringing Franny to Dante's,
that was...

that was a big mistake.

But I am not the only parent
in this world who has stumbled.

- That was more than a stumble.
- Yeah, I'm aware of that.

I-I don't really think
that you are.

You can't provide her
with a stable home,

so we are going to. Not for
a week, not for six months.

That is too damaging
for a child.

And if she doesn't get
some stability in her life,

she's gonna end up
just like you.

Carrie.

Hello?

What in God's name
are you doing?

Mirov called. He's furious.

He said you won't
answer the phone.

Dante Allen is cooperating
with the Americans, Simone.

I know, and I'm sorry.

But we are no longer
in a position

to salvage the network,
which means you have to...

I don't give a fuck about
the network, Simone.

- They've got one of us in custody.
- Mirov's panicking,

and so are you. Calm down,
speak to him respectfully,

and maybe he'll send you
reinforcement.

Did he say that?

He said if you
don't re-establish contact,

he will designate you rogue.

Did you hear me?

Yes.

I'm sorry about Dante.

It's not your fault.

Of course it is.

And I will take
full responsibility.

Hey, Simi, I got another call coming.

It's probably Mirov.

Answer him. Don't make him wait.

Yeah, I'll call you back.

It's Wyler. What the fuck
is going on?

Honey, who are these people?

Are you there? Hello?

Are you calling me from
an encrypted line?

I don't fucking know!

I have two assholes from
the FBI at my front door!

What am I supposed
to tell them?!

Nothing. Not a single word.

Do you understand?

Don't say anything. Get a lawyer
and never call me again.

What the fuck are you...

- This isn't a good idea.
- Thanks for your input.

- Carrie...
- Stay the fuck away from my kid.

Carrie!

Mirov called.
Says he can't reach you.

Yeah. I had to dump my phone.

Is he sending a team?

No.

He has a plane waiting.

He wants me to take you there.

I told him it was a nonstarter.

What does it look like in there?

Allen's still in the ER.

They moved him
to a private area...

Locked halls, key cards,

security guards all over
the place checking ID.

Family and patients only.

I got in there for a minute,
but they hustled me out quick.

Hospital security or...

Feds.

Swap seats with me.
I wanna drive.

Do you have another phone
for me?

Yeah.

Breathe.

Breathe. You'll be fine.

We're at the hospital.

Help! He's been shot!

GSW at 1B. This way.

Get a gurney in there.

Here we go, here we go.
Get him in the R...

He's not breathing!

- We gotta control this bleeding.
- Let's get him on hypo O2.

- Excuse us, excuse us!
- Get a peripheral pulse.

- How many extra fluids do you have?
- No pulse. Start the pressure.

Sir, why don't you come with me?
We'll get you cleaned up.

Cardiac surgeon down here.

Hi.

- Sorry, can you help me?
- Sure.

I need to pull my daughter out
a little early today.

Franny Mathison. She's in
Room 107 with Mrs. Clarke.

Of course. Let me just
call the classroom.

Hi, Julia.

Is Franny Mathison in the room
now or are they in the gym?

Tanya.

I'm going to call you
right back.

Ms. Mathison.
Hi. I'm Jim Lippard.

I think we met at,
Curriculum Night.

Yeah. I-I think so.

Franny's uncle, Bill, I think?

Yeah.
- He just called and asked that Franny stay here

- for the rest of the school day.
- She and I have an appointment.

So I'll check in
with my brother-in-law later,

but I'd like to get
my daughter now.

He said there's a lot
going on right now.

And I know these things
can be tricky.

Franny's got a lot of
people who love her,

- which is great.
- I'm Franny's mother.

My sister and her husband spend
a lot of time with her.

She's stayed with them when
I've had to work overseas,

but I'm her only legal guardian,

and I need you
to bring her out now.

Or I-I can go get her myself.

- I'll get her.
- Thank you.

They're in the gym.

Continued compressions.
His pulses are not breathing.

- We're losing him.
- He's crashing, guys.

Set up an intubation tray.

Okay, keep bagging him.
Just keep pushing.

All right, suction.

Code blue in ER.

Code blue in ER.

All right, let's go, let's go.

Line started for me.

Don't worry.
I'm not gonna hurt you.

I just need to know what
you told the government.

Fuck you.

You tried to kill me.

What are you talking about?

You poisoned me.

That's why you're here?

We didn't try to poison you.

The lawyer... you sent.

We didn't send you a lawyer.

Who was holding you?

Mathison?

So she tells you that we sent
someone in to poison you,

and you believed her?

I don't poison my own people.

I have...

I have many flaws...

but that isn't one of them.

I protect my people.

You don't believe me?

Call her.

Call her and ask.

And listen.

Listen to her voice

as she works out
how to lie to you.

- Hey, sweetheart. You ready?
- Yeah.

Mrs. Clarke said there's
a spelling sheet in her folder.

It's in the backpack.
They're doing it in class today.

Franny can bring it tomorrow.

- Excuse me for one second. Dante?
- Yeah.

Can I call you back in, like,
five minutes?

Did you poison me?

- W-what are you...
- The lawyer.

Was he one of yours?

Are you out of
your fucking mind?

No. I did not.

My God, why would you even
think that? That's...

That's insane. U-um..

- I'm gonna come there.
- Mommy.

I-I just picked up Franny.
We'll come to the hospital.

Dante?

Dante.

Hang up that phone.

Yevgeny's here.
Lock down the hospital...

Dante! Fuck!

Aw, shit.

Um... some... something's happened
and I have to go.

She has to stay here.
It... it's an emergency.

Carrie.

Yevgeny's in the hospital.
He found Dante.

Lock down the hospital. Hey,
you need to go back to class.

I love you, baby. I'm gonna see
you after school, okay?

- I have to go.
- No, Mommy! No, Mommy, no.

No. I gotta go. I gotta go.

Franny!

Shit.

Mommy!

Get her!

No, Mommy, no!

No!

No, no, no!

You cannot park there!
You don't have a tag.

What happened? Is he okay?

He didn't make it.
He didn't make it.

Brody!

Brody!

Hey!

What did you do?