Rubicon (2010–…): Season 1, Episode 7 - The Truth Will Out - full transcript

Previously on AMC's Rubicon...

Espionage. Most people can't
see it for what it is...

A gift...

His car stood there where he
supposedly left it. - Supposedly?

You think he knew he was gonna die?

- You mean if I think he was murdered?
- Yes.

Why would Tom leave me a bad investment
two days before he killed himself?

- I don't know.
- You still don't believe me.

Those two men are unknown.

I have to know who they are.

I'm offering you my help.



Who is that? That woman
that he is talking to?

Tanaz?

I looked into Edward Roy.

Atlas is who he's working for.

What do you imagine Atlas is up to?

Code embedded in crossword puzzles.
I wrote them.

It's not just your apartment.
They're monitoring you here.

Upstairs.

Come on, let's go.

Over here.

Can you tell me what's missing?

They didn't take anything.

And you're certain
they were in this room?

You heard them?



Yes, of course.

Sometimes, Mrs. Rhumor,
in large houses like this,

in the middle of the night,
you know, you can hear things.

Um, maybe an animal.

Officer, I did not call
you out for an animal.

We'll be happy to
file a report for you

if you find anything missing.

There were men in my house.

They were looking for something.

Because my job is important.

I didn't say it wasn't.

Uh, I thought Magda was gonna,
uh, tape the thing.

Lisa, I can't leave in
the middle of the day.

I know what I said.

Because sometimes

I make decisions that
save peoples' lives.

I said sometimes.

Yeah.

I'll be there.

Yeah, I'll be there.

Yes. Jesus.

Lisa, I said it, didn't I?

I'll see you at 1:00.

Do you have 856?

Morning. Do you?

You were the last one with it.

Oh. Damn it!

You lost a classified file?

It's not lost. It's... somewhere.

This is why we have protocol.

Because you are incapable
of not losing things.

Feeling a little

light sensitive?

Bite me.

Do you have 856?

856... of what?

The file.

File XJ9 dash eight-five-six?

I just got here. Can I sit?

Five minutes.

Okay.

Good morning, and where are we

with the guests from the wedding?

Well, Miles flagged a
woman named Tanaz Sahar.

We got some background
on her in the overnight.

She runs the Afghan
rehabilitation foundation.

We looked into this NGO
a couple weeks ago,

decided it was clean.

They've got ties to a
handful of local warlords,

but publicly,
they denounce the Taliban.

When Tanaz showed at the wedding,

we took another look.

Turns out, our friend George...

Sorry.

Turns out, our friend
George has funneled

over a million dollars into a...

Will, can I... I... can I...
I need to talk to you.

Turns out, George has funneled
over a million dollars.

Into her NGO,
all in micro-donations,

$2,000 and below,

unlike his big, splashy donations

to UNICEF and Greenpeace.

Which suggests

that George wants to keep
his ties to Tanaz off radar.

Moving in. Dewey, take three.

May I have your attention, please?

This building is under lockdown.

We ask that all teams
remain quarantined

in their conference rooms.

All classified material must
be relinquished to the FBI

for the duration of
our investigation.

Until further notice,
all work must cease.

Will, Spangler wants to see you.

Please remain in the
conference room.

What's going on?

Step back, ma'am.

API is now under security lockdown.

Come on, Will.

Join the fun.

The FBI has determined that
there is a leak inside API.

An idea which I,

based on my career-long

interaction with the FBI,

have determined is full of shit.

I hope, for your sake,
you're right.

I know you all barely
know each other.

We like to keep it that way.

Over the next couple of hours,

keep in mind, you are,
in fact, a team.

You work in the service
of this country.

The work we do is important,

And we will not be distracted by

a bureau who could not find a mole

if it were cardboard
box on their doorstep.

Now, go back to your people.

Don't make me look bad.

You were right.

There's a bug in my office.

Not here. Not today.

Who put it there?

Go back to your team, Will.

Sit tight, don't anything stupid.

Spangler has a
paperweight on his desk

from Atlas MacDowell.

Atlas hired Edward Roy.

Who are we working for?

I need to use a phone
for one second.

No phones.

I just need to call my wife.

You can monitor me if you want to.

No phones, sir.

My daughter's school
play starts at 1:00.

She's playing an asparagus.

I promised I'd be there.

T no calls, no computers..

No one goes in or out.

Who are they?

Polygraphers.

Ooh, we're gonna get polyed.

All of us.

You know, if we're attacked,

and my guys are sitting
around staring at each other,

that'll be on you.

Please try to relax.

When I was in OPs,

I watched three different KGB
agents beat the polygraph.

They must not have had
a very good polygrapher.

And I suppose you are a very skilled
polygrapher.

We can wait until you're relaxed.

I have a resting heart rate
of 46 beats per minute.

I'm always relaxed.

My wife is going to eviscerate me.

Al she's going to tell the
kids we're going for a drive,

and then, Thelma and
Louise me off a cliff.

Oh, she sounds lovely.

No, she is, actually.

She's great.

Convincing.

So who do we think
is behind the leak?

No way it's the Russians.

Chinese, maybe?

Too easy.

Saudis?

We've, uh, got a
couple of translators

look like they'd be willing to sell

to the highest bidder.

That's racist.

I was talking about Benji,
actually,

and he's a-a white
dude from Cincinnati,

so maybe you're the racist.

Iran?

That would not be awesome.

It could be anyone.

He speaks.

Anyone is scarier than Iran.

Anyone is scarier than China.

Or Saudi Arabia or Russia, because

those places have
governments we understand.

But anyone could be some
guy with a pipe bomb

in the middle of the
new York city subway

while your kids are
going to school.

Jesus, Miles.

- What's wrong with him?
- He's the leak.

She's kidding.

I'm fine.

Do we have travel
records for Tanaz?

This chick has got to be funding

something evil through
her organization, right?

If we could see who she's
been meeting with...

FBI took everything.

So we're just supposed to sit here?

Get used to it.

Margaret Young?

You'll be fine.

Just tell the truth.

Sir, if you could

just call my wife for me.

Or send her an e-mail.

In the last five years,

have you been sexually involved
with any foreign nationals?

I'm sure I have.

It's been a really good five years.

A man?

How many of these things
have we done, Mooney?

I take my job very seriously.

I have done nothing for which
I am embarrassed or ashamed,

and I do not lie.

If you insist on
conducting this exam,

do me the courtesy of acknowledging

that we're both wasting our time.

Are there analysts you manage here

who are capable of running
a covert operation?

No.

Well, folks, the curtain
just rose on the sacred heart

production of Mr. McNulty's
vegetable farm.

I am officially pronouncing
myself dead at 1:03 P.M.

Miles.

Miles?

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Well, your leg says otherwise.

I, uh...

I need a cigarette.

And then another one.

Human beings

are the only species

that can build fires,

cook food and harm at a distance.

Certainly, we can figure out

what Tanaz Sahar is up
to without documents.

She's a woman, she runs an NGO,
she attended a wedding.

That's what we know
without documents.

Tanya MacGaffin, Grant Test.

Is your name Tanya MacGaffin?

Yes.

Please relax.

Is your name Tanya MacGaffin?

Yes.

Is your name Tanya MacGaffin?

Yes.

Do you think there's any
way I can call my wife?

No.

My daughter's school play is right now,
and I promised...

Is your name Grant Test?

Yes.

Are you sitting down?

Yes.

Since the age of 16, have you
committed any major crimes?

No, but I really need to...

Has anyone

ever approached you with an offer of money
in exchange of classified information?

No.

Have you ever been bribed?

No.

Have you ever been blackmailed?

No.

Have you ever cheated on your wife?

Excuse me?

Have you ever cheated on your wife?

No.

Have you ever cheated
on your wife, Mr. Test?

What kind of question is that?

It's important that
you're honest with me

about any potential
vulnerabilities.

Vulnerabilities?

Anything that could be
leveraged against you

in exchange for information.

Have you ever cheated
on your wife, Mr. Test?

I just said, no.

I've never cheated on my wife.

I never cheated on my wife.

We can move on.

It's telling you I'm lying.

Yes.

I never cheated on my wife.

Okay.

Write that down, please.

Make a note of that.

Maybe you haven't cheated on her,

but in my opinion, you will.

In your mind, you already have.

I love my wife.

Let's move on.

Are you a member of any
terrorist organizations?

No.

Is there something
you'd like to tell me?

There's a leak.

I'm nervous.

Have you ever sold
classified information?

No.

So, I'm lying about everything?

Have you ever used
illegal drugs?

Yes.

Have you ever removed a white
paper from the building?

No.

Will, I got to tell you something,

and you got to promise
not to kill me.

I-I think I might be the leak.

Not funny.

No. I took a classified file home.

I know I shouldn't have, but I... I

id. No. I took I...
I got in a cab. Me.

You left a classified file...

In a cab?

It-it would be hard for
anyone without clearance

to even understand what it is,

to even be able to read it.

What was in it?

German intelligence, on George.

It's... it's got everything...

His ties to international banking,

surveillance photos...

Stop.

What?

We can't talk in here.

What, you... think
they've got ears in here?

I don't know.

Nah, this is a restricted area.

They can't... put bugs in here.

All clear. No bugs.

Your father-in-law was David Hadas?

I was sorry to hear of his passing.

I did one of his R.I.P. tests.

R.I.P.?

Re-investigation polygraph.

It's routine when there's
an investigation.

There was an investigation?

Is your name Will Travers?

Yes. Why was there
an investigation?

Have you ever used your position at API
for personal gain?

No.

Have you ever been bribed?

No.

Have you ever been blackmailed?

No.

Are you dissatisfied
with your work at API?

Why was David Hadas
under investigation?

There's a leak in the building.

It's imperative that we
don't waste any more time.

Would your friends categorize you

as a truthful person?

Friends.

Yes.

Whew. All we need is some
Boyz II Men, and this place

is a prom.

Boyz II Men? Sorry.

I forgot you're old.

Cat Stevens.

What happened to you in there?

Nothing.

You're the leak, aren't you?

I'm gonna go see if they'll
let me make a call.

I sent Barry down

to the cafeteria.

Time for your polygraph.

If I'm your leak,
this country implodes...

E crumbles...

In its entirety...

From the inside out.

Oh, you call Washington
if you have to.

I don't take a damn polygraph.

Let's make it quick.

Sir? You can't be in here.

Oop.

Wish me luck, Will.

I'm a... I'm a smoker.

Do you want a cigarette?

Uh, we... we're...

We're not supposed
to smoke in here.

I...

Won't get clean results if
you're in nicotine withdrawal.

Go ahead.

Uh...

Okay, now I feel like
I'm being interrogated.

Is your name Miles Fielder? Yes.

Are you an analyst for the
American policy institute?

Yes.

Are you married?

Uh...

Separated.

Your file says married.
Well, it's...

It's-it's kind of recent.

How recent?

Four-six months, I guess.

Have you ever willfully
damaged government property?

No.

Other than the instances
you've reported to us,

have you ever used illegal drugs?

I took a file out of API.

When?

Yesterday.

Thank you for your time, Mr. Spangler.

How much longer is
this going to be?

What did I say to you?

I found something.

What did I say to you?

Spangler was investigating Hadas.

His own analyst.

You are a security risk.

I should have you
handcuffed and frog-marched

out of this building.

The bug is gone.

There's only one type of clearance

I know of that gets you...

You are going back
to that cafeteria,

and you're going to
pretend that you're not

the stupidest son of a
bitch in this place,

or I'm going to open a window

and throw you out of it.

Who do we work for?

We work for the United
States government.

How do you know?

This is a very serious offense,
Mr. Fiedler.

I-I-I never meant to...

There will be some kind
of disciplinary action.

With a little luck,

a week suspension without pay.

Pay per week?

And of course, there's gonna be
a follow up investigation.

That's standard for a breach
of protocol as serious as this.

I'm... not the leak?

You're not the leak
we're looking for.

You know, Fiedler...

It's the best part of the job.

You're not supposed to
take it home with you.

It's got to be money
for an op, right?

The donations are definitely dirty.

Why else would they be so erratic?

It would be smart to pick an NGO

with ties to the west,
for obvious reasons, but...

Grant.

Whatever happened to you in there,

snap out of it.

Long day.

Yeah. You okay?

Yeah, I'm okay.

You?

A little scared, but...

You have nothing to worry about.

Everyone has secrets, Will.

So, who is she, then?

Former lover?

Just your typical

terrorist sympathizer former lover.

Miles.

Tanaz Sahar...

Player or middleman?

Nice to see you, too.

I'm glad they didn't hang you.
Now, help us.

She may not be a player,
but she's definitely in the game.

Surveillance at the wedding
has her shaking hands

with an Iranian
intelligence officer.

We ever get confirmation
on the third party

from George and
Yuri's meeting in Sofia?

I don't know.
Maybe our third guy isn't a guy.

You'll get used to it.

You okay?

Yeah.

You?

You give up any really juicy
secrets in your polygraph?

That's... that's classified.

Mr. Porter.

You're going to need
to come with us.

Jesus. That's Jeff.

He's our financial analyst.

He's the leak?

I got to go.

You're going to be all right.

God knows we all need one, hmm.

Jerry, you take two.

I'm serious.

Uh, t-take another one.

Now, get the hell
out of my building.

You're done here.

So security will escort you
through the exit protocol.

Jerry's team was
tracking cyber-terrorism

in the financial sector.

An analyst on that team
was using his access

to sec data to get rich.

I trust no one else in this
room has a leak on their team?

Well, barring the
embarrassing possibility

that one of you has admitted
to bestiality or murder...

It appears we've made I
through relatively unscathed.

Now, go home, kiss your children.

If Tanaz is the third
person in the photo

and she is connected to
both George and Yuri...

Therefore...

She could have access to
Yuri's weapons resources.

We need to check Tanaz's travel
records with the meeting.

Already on it.

Grant, if you need to get home...

I'm already dead.

Who cares if she mutilates
the corpse, right?

Mmm.

Jesus.

This chick's bouncing
all over the world.

I have her in London,
Dubai, Kabul, Kurdistan...

I've got her in Sofia

the night of the original meet.

So, she's the third party
in the Sofia photo.

She's the third.

Hot damn.

Oh, we're good.

Wow. Oh...

Oh, I'm buying myself a cupcake.

The question is,
who gets to present?

Uh, I did figure
out it was a woman.

Spangler's running some kind

of unsanctioned op.

They used your crossword code.

David, you have to allow
for the possibility

of coincidence.

You know better, ed.
There's always a why.

If Will comes to you...

Why would he come to me?

If he does... Ed, if he tries,

tell him to leave it alone.

David.

Stay off the phones.
They're following me.

Oh... Oh, God.

There's someone...