05x11 - Trigger Cut

[bunniefuu]

I like you, Annie.

We are in this together.

What about McQuaid or your heart condition or wherever the hell you were for four months that you didn't tell me until you needed my help to cover it up?

I'm done lying for you, Annie.

It's time we talk about your heart condition.

Myocarditis is manageable with nitrate medication.

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

Tony, how are things at the State Department.

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

Pavel Mashkov.

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

She may be the best sh*t we have of getting someone inside.

I need your help.

Caitlyn, where's the b*mb?

[g*nsh*t]

Caitlyn Cook put a b*mb on one of the motorcade vehicles.

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

[g*nsh*t]

Alek.

[g*nsh*t]

His version of events is very different than yours.

Yeah, I bet it is.

He and Caitlyn are working together.

I believe you, but he's a diplomat.

He's entitled to certain privileges.

Caitlyn is no longer available to us.

All right, I need you in Istanbul tomorrow.

We missed the target yesterday, so I need to accelerate the timetable.

I have every intention of finishing what I started.

Ryan?

Did you bring one of those for me?

How did you get up so fast?

The power of positive thinking.

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

I love you, Annie Walker.

Tell me you don't feel the same.

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

[Device beeping rapidly]

These sound scarier than they really are.

Tube needs adjusting, that's all.

He hasn't woken up yet.

It's the sedatives.

It's normal.

It's okay.

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

You want me to spy on my client.

I'm asking you to serve your country.

When are you seeing Mashkov again?

I don't know.

Would it be possible to schedule a date with him without raising suspicion?

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

Yeah.

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

You're right. I apologize for that.

You were in a bind. I helped out.

Then I used that opportunity to lecture you.

It was wrong, and I am sorry.

You're sorry?

But if I was hard on you, Sydney, it was only be--

Can I call you Stephanie?

I know that's your real name, so it feels strange calling you Sydney now, okay?

If I was hard on you, it's only because I see a lot of myself in you.

You want people to believe that you're an island, completely self-sufficient.

But underneath, I know that you're looking for more meaning out of your life.

Really?

Yeah.

You got all that from screwing me?

Mashkov's in town.

We have a date set for tomorrow.

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

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

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

How much?

My going rate... multiplied by ten.

Why so much?

Consider it...

A risk premium.

If I'm discovered spying on my client, it'd be bad for business.

If you're discovered spying on Mashkov, there are a lot bigger risks than that.

You should know that going in.

Are you negotiating against yourself?

'Cause we can make it 20.

Hands off?

Yes.

And that means what--

No surveillance, no counterespionage?

It means hands off.

Belenko's to be afforded the same rights and freedoms as any other diplomat.

But he's not any other diplomat.

Two att*cks on U.S. soil isn't enough to disprove that?

I'm sympathetic to you guys' stance, but if I'm gonna change minds at state, I need something that definitively ties Belenko himself to the att*cks, because State doesn't see a t*rror1st when they look at him.

They see a friend. Belenko was having an affair with Caitlyn Cook. Who he sh*t.

Who he sh*t because he was afraid she was gonna talk.

Well, that's not what Belenko says.

Belenko says he was protecting Annie Walker.

Tony, he's lying.

Says the operative who is suspended from field duty.

How reliable is she?

If it weren't for that operative, you wouldn't sitting here giving me this news.

Listen...

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

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

No, Tony, I don't, 'cause if you were, you'd be helping us nail Belenko instead of providing cover for him.

I'm just the messenger, Auggie.

I don't set policy.

Spoken like a true bureaucrat. Congratulations, Tony.

You're gonna do well in the diplomatic corps.

[Knock at door]

How's he doing?

How about we get some fresh air?

So this is Caitlyn's?

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

And there's no way to definitively corroborate any of these meetings.

But?

But she had a meet scheduled in Istanbul tomorrow with a contact code-named Q.

Q. Who's Q?

I don't know.

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

But it's something.

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

I want to get the guy who was behind the Chicago att*ck, and I want to get the guy who put McQuaid in that hospital bed.

I'm not against you going, but if you're looking for revenge, you're gonna have to find somebody else to pay your freight.

I don't want revenge.

I just want to prove to everyone that Belenko is not who he says he is and bring him in.

How soon can you get on a plane?

Excuse me, Susan?

If it's--if it's not too much to ask, would you mind contacting me with any updates?

I'm not allowed to contact anyone but family members directly.

Please?

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

Okay.

I have to leave.

I'm sorry.

I wanted to be here when you woke up.

So here's the deal.

You get back on your feet, and I'll go get the guy behind all this.

Okay?

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

The meet was supposed to go down 15 minutes ago.

Hang in there. They'll show.

How's McQuaid doing?

No change.

He's still stable but critical.

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

Hold on a sec.

[Camera shutter clicks]

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

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

I don't need to run anything through.

His name's Krasny, ex-FSB.

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

Hold on. He's got company.

[Camera shutter clicks]

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

All right, the guy sitting with Krasny-- his name is Mahmoud Qabbani, a Syrian arms dealer.

That's Caitlyn's Q.

He's been off the radar since a Hezbollah att*ck in Tel Aviv six weeks ago.

From what I'm hearing from my sources, Mossad wants him dead.

Let's talk money.

We said $12 million, no?

We did.

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

That's not what was discussed.

Neither was you showing up instead of Caitlyn Cook.

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

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

The car's pulling away.

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

If Krasny's working for Belenko, we can prove he's not just some diplomat.

I need to know what's in those bags.

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

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

See what you can find.

Auggie.

Joan.

I talked to Tony.

He says we can't touch Belenko.

I can't believe I served with that guy.

He used to be one of the good ones.

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

We always find the workaround.

In the meantime, Annie's in the position to press forward on her own.

What do you mean?

She's in Istanbul running down a lead.

She didn't tell you?

No.

Well, anyway, this could lead to Belenko.

What's this?

Arthur sent it over, said he could use a fresh pair of eyes-- take a look at it, so to speak.

Joan?

The DCS would like to see you in his office.

Sydney agreed to help with Mashkov?

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

Well, we better move fast, then.

This guy was already rousted once for solicitation, so I say we grab him up, put the screws to him.

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

He won't even know that Sydney was involved.

What if he doesn't roll?

Then we move to the next guy down the list.

We may not get a second chance.

Someone at the Russian embassy knew about Belenko before we did.

If we can access Mashkov's files, we could find a concrete link tying Belenko to Chicago.

You want Sydney to work Mashkov?

That is a much higher tightrope for her to walk.

You sure she's up for it?

I don't know...

But she's our best sh*t.

You want me to run her?

I got this.

Okay.

[Cell phone ringing]

Yeah?

Any luck?

No, we tried to match the partial, but our street-level camera access is--it's patchy at best.

I don't know if this is kosher or not, but what about looping Joan in?

Maybe Auggie can help us out?

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

You're gonna have to figure something else out.

Do not move.

Put your hands on the end of the table and leave them there.

You should have taken the $12 million.

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

Call your driver.

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

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

Get dressed.

I am a businessman.

I hope you understand that.

Meaning?

Meaning we can make a deal.

You want to know who the buyer is?

Aleksandre Belenko.

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

What is it?

No, don't!

Come on, let's get out of here.

Let's go.

The car-- I have to find the car.

[Siren wailing]

Come on, there's no time.

I needed that guy alive.

You didn't think to hold your fire when you saw me standing there?

I had too tight of a window.

I'm sorry, but Qabbani had to pay.

For the att*cks in Tel Aviv last month?

Qabbani supplied them with the b*mb material.

[Chuckles]

What?

You know what this is.

Come on, how else can you explain it?

You're looking for the exact same guy, the exact same place, the exact same time as me?

It's kismet, neshama.

Qabbani was gonna serve me Belenko on a plate, and you k*lled him.

Aleksandre Belenko, the diplomat?

What's he got to do with anything?

I can't say.

What are we gonna do now?

Come on, we have to go.

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

No, no, I'm not leaving.

Belenko was gonna buy something from Qabbani.

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

No.

Well, I have to stay until I find out.

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

Think he's working on his own or for some kind of front for the FSB?

I'm not sure yet.

Why?

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

So...

What now, neshama?

You find the car?

Just more cops.

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

I had to be sure.

What else do you know about Qabbani?

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

Our source told us he was gonna be coming here to make a sale.

We've been surveilling him since yesterday.

The hammam was the best option available.

Do you know where he was staying?

Maybe the car's there.

You know, I got to tell you,neshama,

I'm a little surprised with all these questions.

Usually Langley sends you better prepared.

I'm not working for Langley anymore.

You're what?

They found out about my heart.

How?

It's not important.

They wanted me behind a desk, and that's not what I wanted, so I walked away.

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

It is, and it isn't.

All right, so, if you don't work for Langley, what are you doing here?

Do you know where Qabbani was staying?

It's not far from here.

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

"Hot-sync"?

When you have the chance, you take this phone, press it against his for 30 seconds, technology will do the rest.

Do I have to hit a button or hold it in any special kind of way?

No, just get them together.

Okay.

Hey... There's nothing to worry about, okay?

Mashkov has no reason to suspect you, and I'm going to be able to listen in.

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

I'll send in backup.

We have backup?

Conor, say hi to Sydney.

[Sighs]

I wouldn't have asked you to do this if I wasn't certain that you could handle yourself, okay?

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

We'll wait for another opportunity.

I trust you to make the right call.

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

Yes.

Just like every other trick.

Okay.

Hey...

Yeah.

[Telephone ringing]

Yeah?

Hey, Auggie, it's me, Tony.

You really think Belenko's the guy behind Chicago, the guy who k*lled Charlie?

Come on, Tony, you know I do.

It was on me, you know.

What was?

That car where the b*mb was planted--that was my detail.

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

Tony, it happens. We all make mistakes.

Yeah.

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

I know my boss won't be happy about me sharing this, but something came across my desk regarding Belenko's itinerary, and I thought it might interest you.

This is where Qabbani was staying.

There's the car.

Annie.

There were three duffel bags in the car.

Maybe they took them inside.

Eyal!

Stop!

No!

You okay?

Yeah. I'm fine.

Did you see those duffel bags in the house?

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

No.

Did you recognize her?

[Cell phone ringing]

No.

Hello?

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

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

Can you tell me anything else?

No, I understand.

Thank you again for calling.

You know, we don't have to talk about it if you don't want to.

A colleague of mine was rushed into surgery, something about a pulmonary embolism, complications from a g*nsh*t wound.

A colleague?

A friend.

Belenko was behind it all.

You wanted to know what I'm doing here?

That's what I'm doing here.

[Cell phone ringing]

Uh, Auggie?

Hey, Annie.

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

Yeah, I know, but I heard you were in Istanbul, and I just got a line on Belenko's whereabouts.

He's here?

He arrived about half an hour ago to attend an energy summit at the Pera Palace hotel, last-minute change of plans.

Good to know.

Yeah.

Also, I don't know if you've heard, but Arthur just told me that McQuaid--

Rushed into surgery, I know.

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

I know.

Listen, Auggie...

I should get back to my office.

You take care out there.

[Phone line clicks]

[Both moaning, water splashing]

[Both laughing]

[Moaning and splashing continue]

You're worth double, at least.

[Both laughing]

I love watching you do this.

Go on, take a shower.

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

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

Oh, never.

I have a midterm to study for tomorrow.

Slower, slower.

[Inhales deeply, groans]

[Laughs]

[Sighs]

Sydney...

You must think I'm an idiot.

Excuse me?

I didn't want you to think I forgot.

Save Tuesday for me.

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

Mm.

Cancel everything that you have.

I'll check my calendar.

You got it?

No problem.

It doesn't make any sense.

Belenko has been so careful thus far.

His fingerprints are nowhere near anything, and now when his buy goes pear-shaped, he shows up here?

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

Honestly?

No.

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

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

You're not wired that way.

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

This is how you show you care.

Actions Tr*mp words every time in my book.

Miss Annie Walker?

Yes?

Mr. Belenko would like your company, please.

Okay.

Oh, uh...

Come on, Annie, don't do this.

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

Which one are you in that scenario?

It's daylight in a crowded room.

Annie...

If he was gonna k*ll me, he wouldn't send the concierge.

I'll be fine.

It's just a precaution.

You can't be too safe.

[Door slams]

What, no hug?

There is an old Chinese proverb.

It says that whenever someone, in this example, me, saves another person's life-- that would be you...

He is responsible for her from that day forward.

So...

I guess your life is in my hands now.

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

You were suspended from the CIA recently-- something about a heart condition.

And after everything you've done for your country.

It must raise your ire.

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

The venom can poison your body.

Did Caitlyn give you my file?

Caitlyn?

The woman you sh*t.

Now, why would she have given me anything?

I barely know her.

No, I have friends with the FSB, and they find you very fascinating.

I've been reading on you too.

Thank you, I'm flattered.

You know what I found?

Nothing.

The world thinks you're a paragon of virtue.

[Chuckles]

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

I know you were responsible for the att*cks in Chicago and D.C., and I know the reason you're here is because the buy you were making from Mahmoud Qabbani went south.

You do have an active imagination.

And I know about your relationship with Caitlyn.

Is that supposed to mean something to me?

It's the wedding ring you gave her.

That's what she said... with her dying breath.

This tete-a-tete has been very enlightening.

We should do it again sometime.

I hope you don't think me rude, but I need to make sure you won't follow me.

Why would I follow you?

You're a hotheaded ex-CIA operative who's got some sort of strange fixation for me.

Who knows what you're capable of?

What's in the duffels?

Diplomatic pouches.

Be sure to wish your boyfriend a speedy recovery for me, won't you?

[Engine turning over]

The bags are in the S.U.V.

[Horn honks]

[Engine stops running]

Bags?

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

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

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

What do you think that could indicate?

Without an exam, it's difficult to say-- maybe some kind of neurological failure.

There was nothing in his medical records?

No.

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

Thank you.

I probably owe you two or three by now.

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

You know, I do, uh-- I do look forward to these encounters of ours, no matter how brief.

People in our profession need something to look forward-- you know what? Um...

Listen, I misspoke earlier.

Actions speak louder than words, but words are important so that the other person knows how you feel.

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

Ronit?

Yes.

My--my ex-wife.

Your ex-wife?

I thought you weren't speaking.

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

Apparently she's been wanting to reconcile for years, wondering why I never picked up on the clues.

Finally, she said something.

So we decided to give it another try.

The point is...

If you feel something for this guy, then go home and tell him.

Thanks.

I'm happy for you, neshama.

[Chuckles]

[Sighs]

So I guess we'll be in touch soon.

Yeah.

The amount we agreed upon.

You earned it.

The Intel on his phone...

Was it valuable?

I believe so.

Then am I still valuable... to you?

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

That would be helpful, yes.

But listen to me--if you're having any second thoughts or you want to interact with someone else at the Agency, you just say the word.

If I'm gonna keep doing this, I don't want to do it for the money.

This I want to keep separate.

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

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

I'd like you to call me Stephanie.

Okay, Stephanie.

[Cell phone ringing]

Incoming call-Tony.

Incoming call--Tony.

Yeah?

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

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

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

What are you doing?

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

But if a lady says no, she-- ah, I got that backwards.

[Laughing]

I'm a little bit drunk.

You don't say?

It's my first drink in 38 months.

Thank you very much.

I got the--

[Chip clatters]

I got the chip right here to prove it.

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

No, I...

I want--

I wanted to speak to you.

I-I got fired today.

Wait. What? Why?

Belenko complained to someone that he got harassed on the way out of Istanbul... by your friend.

Annie?

Yeah.

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

Well, I confessed, you know, to leaking the travel schedule, because who better than the guy who actually did it?

Tony, I'm so sorry.

I feel guilty about this.

So do I, man.

I've been having dreams, Auggie...

Bad ones.

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

What things, buddy?

Back there, man...

When we were in the service.

You know what? I'm coming over.

Just promise me you're not gonna have another drink until I get there, okay?

I don't need a babysitter, Auggie.

Tony.

Okay.

Okay, I-I promise.

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

Susan...

How is he? Is he out of surgery?

Is he conscious? Is he okay?

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

You can ask him yourself.

He's up?

Hey.

Hi.

You gave us a scare.

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

Sorry I wasn't here when you woke up.

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

I'm okay with it.

We made a deal the other day.

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

But I didn't keep up my end.

I didn't catch the bad guy...

Not yet, at least.

Did I keep up my end?

You're okay, so...

Yeah.

You must be exhausted.

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

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

Sleep.

I'll be here.

Paging Dr. Stateman.

Dr. Stateman, please-- this is bullshit.

I keep telling you it wasn't alcohol poisoning.

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

Sir--

No, look...

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

I want to see the toxicology report.

Auggie.

Annie, what are you doing here?

McQuaid is recovering from the g*nsh*t wound.

What's going on?

Tony d*ed.

Tony Salgado?

Yeah.

What--what happened?

They're telling me he drank himself to death.

I don't believe it.

It's a big shock. You need--

No, no.

I don't believe that's what k*lled him.

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

Right this way.

Annie, I got to go.

Okay.

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

You've got to give him your arm.