01x01 - Emergence

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Hey, man. All good, thanks.

Grenade!

Don't move! Don't f*cking move!

You!

You're coming with us.

Don't resist! Do it!

There are
indoor-outdoor Jacuzzis

connected to each bedroom,

and yet also protected
from the cold.

Wow.

How about you?
How was your day?

Hang on.

Duty officer.

Okay.

I gotta go. Bye.

This was two
hours ago in Karbala.

Our vehicles, our uniforms.

- And they drove right in?
- Yeah.

Civilian admin center,
lightly guarded.

They wounded two
American soldiers

and captured two of
our liaison officers.

And where are the hostages?

Whoever did this
was heading towards Iran.

Play the intercept.

- That's a Lebanese accent.
- In Iraq?

We have a live
feed near the border.

I'm on my way.
Send in Task Force.

Don't touch anything.

Hey, it's Radwan.

Imad Mughniyeh. 100%.

aura of mystery
throughout his existence.

Everybody was looking
for Imad Mughniyeh.

But we couldn't find him.

This story, it's one of
the most complicated,

morally ambiguous
stories that I know.

And it then unfolds into,
really, a nightmare story.

He was the absolute
Machiavellian mastermind

of a lot of the violence

against Westerners,
against America,

against fellow Lebanese even.

He is the guy behind everything.

This was yesterday in Karbala.

What do you know
about the team who did this?

I was there. It looked
very professional.

Iran would never do
anything like this.

So, when was the last
time you saw Imad?

Which Imad?

Imad Mughniyeh.

Radwan, Abu Dukhan.

Where did
you say you're from?

- Michigan.
- Yeah.

Ah.

These
attackers were Lebanese.

And they were trying
to take their hostages

over the border, into Iran.

Now, why would they do that?

Either you're a
Christian Maronite

and you hate me,

or you're a Shia Muslim,

and you need to prove
yourself to your bosses.

My family
had to flee Lebanon.

Do you wanna know why?

It's because of people like you.

That's enough.

We brought you here

to ask one simple
question about yesterday.

Yesterday, Lena, in Iraq.

Not to scare off

the Deputy Defense
Minister of Iran,

who, by the way, is
singing like a bird

about their nuclear program.

This is what's important today.

Steve, this is the same group.

This is Radwan, okay?

It's the same guy
from 25 years ago,

same guy who's
outplayed us ever since.

I was there. You don't
need to remind me.

I can pin him to Radwan.
He was his recruiter.

This is our best chance.

So tell me about
your friend Imad.

That's you in the training camp
you set up in Lebanon, right?

Um...

This is all you have?

That was 25 years ago.

What I have is a taxi ready
to dump you back in Iran,

where I understand
General Soleimani

is not willing to
protect you anymore.

How much did you steal?

20 million?

Sixty?

Ali-Reza... come on.

He was your recruit.

I really wanna know.

There he
is, our peacemaker.

- Congratulations, Bob.
- Thank you.

Welcome home, Bob.

Robert
Ames was revered.

He was a role model.

This is what you wanna be.

You wanna be someone who
is a classically good spy,

but also has
tremendous substance.

Robert Ames was a genuine
American hero in my book.

He was sort of like the
traditional American ideal.

Um, not loud, not pushy,
but tough and smart.

The PLO are
already out of Beirut.

Now, the Israelis
need to leave Lebanon.

We secure the Israeli-Lebanese
border here with UN troops,

and we initiate
peace negotiations

between the Israelis
and the Arabs.

In the meantime,

we consolidate
stability in Lebanon

and eventually push

to disarm the militia and
strengthen the military.

If we play this right,

I'm confident we'll be
able to move all parties

to a genuine two-state solution.

Beautiful.

Got something to say, Dewey?

No. Who can argue
against world peace?

You know what, Dewey, f*ck you!

Whoa, Bob, forgive me for
living in the real world.

But this? Again?

This is naive. This
is dangerously naive.

Oh, calm down, everyone.

All right, listen.

President wants this
to work, all right?

He does.

So good work. Good
work, everybody.

Take a breath.

Thanks, John.

Dewey, good work.

All right.

Something you want to tell me?

Yeah, it's about Iran.

Oh. We got the
revolution boxed in.

Don't worry, all right?

Two operatives close
to the Ayatollah

just paid a visit to Lebanon

around the same time
someone purchased

an old colonial police
station in the Bekaa Valley.

And the satellites
are indicating

that it's, uh, being renovated.

I think they're opening
a training camp there

under the auspices
of the Iranian

Revolutionary Guard Corps.

- Oh, Jesus.
- Yeah.

Expand the revolution, yeah.

Attack while you're
most vulnerable.

- So, what do we do?
- We don't f*ck it up.

Ames residence.

- Oh, hey. Hi.
- Oh, hi.

How's my favorite
city in the world?

Still beautiful, even after
eight years of civil w*r.

Hey, uh, bring me back

some of that fig
jam again, will ya?

Fig jam.
It's already on the list.

How are you feeling?

Good. Yeah, good.

What could go wrong, right?

- Short of everything?
- Or nothing.

I'll vote for nothing.

I miss you. I gotta go, though.

- I love you.
- I love you, too.

All right, bye.

I wouldn't
say he was pro-Arab

or pro-Israeli.

He was a realist.

And there is a way
this could be done,

a genuine two-state solution.

Robert, my friend.

- Good to see you.
- Yeah, good to see you, too.

How is Chairman Arafat?

He was sorry to leave Beirut.

He's waiting for
your next move now.

This is from the President.

A framework of peace.

President.

Where's his signature?

One thing at a time.

And what about the Israelis?

They will withdraw also, right?

We will use all our leverage.

Please tell Chairman Arafat

that the President
is counting on him

to keep things quiet while
the Israelis withdraw.

Yeah. We'll keep
quiet. Yeah, for sure.

But, uh, you see, when, uh...

When Arafat left Beirut, he...

He gave the keys to our
armory to a former bodyguard.

And the thing is, the Iranians
have made contact with him now.

Do you have a name?

He only uses nicknames.

Radwan.

Nothing else.

Friends, friends.

Thank you. Good evening.

Thank you so much
for coming tonight.

We are here to honor
an historic occasion,

a new President,

and a new opportunity for
Lebanon and the region.

My message from our president

is that we Americans
all sincerely believe

that a just settlement
is possible.

And by just, I mean one
that takes into account

the legitimate needs
off all persons,

all religions, and all factions.

Hear, hear.

That future is
within our grasp now

if we have the courage
to seize the moment.

- To a new Middle East.
- To a new Middle East.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

Bachir Gemayel,

the newly-elected
President of Lebanon,

has been assassinated.

Within minutes
of his assassination,

Gemayel's militias began
extracting revenge,

tipping Lebanon to
the breaking point,

and putting America's
regional peace plan

in danger of total collapse.

Perhaps as
many as 1,000 people in all

have been massacred

in two Palestinian refugee
camps in West Beirut.

The
United States and Israel,

locked in a grave
policy confrontation

as a result of this
weekend's bloody m*ssacre

of Palestinian civilians
in West Beirut,

considered their
next move today.

Unless Israel moves quickly
and courageously to withdraw,

it will find itself ever more
deeply involved in problems

that are not its own and
which it cannot solve.

President Reagan hopes

the presence of 800
Marines in Beirut

will stabilize the situation

and pressure Israel to withdraw.

This is
all within the context

of the power
struggle in Lebanon.

Various people are
not pro-Khomeini

or anti-American.

The problem is that things are
fundamentally out of control.

I believe nobody is controlling
this area anymore, you know.

Not the Shia, not Iran,

not United States of America,
not the Soviets, nobody.

It's some sort of c*ck.

c*ck, you know,
a t*rror1st c*ck.

As the death toll
from this week's massacres

passes 2,000 civilians,

Lebanon's population
is traumatized,

desperate to escape the chaos

that has engulfed this
once-peaceful country.

Commander.

Thank you.

Israel needs to leave Lebanon
as quickly as possible.

We will implement
our peace plan.

Wake up, Robert.

What peace plan are
you talking about?

It died the minute
they k*lled Bachir.

No, it didn't. You still
have to withdraw...

Uh, let's say... Hey,
let's say we leave Lebanon.

Your president will stop
the sh**ting on Israel?

Or maybe it will be you, Robert.

Go on, Robert.

Our services need to find a way

to step back from the
abyss and work together.

Abyss.

Mr. Ames,

we value your
guidance, as always.

But there's a feeling that
the Arabists in the CIA

are say, uh, um,

too romantic about
our neighbors.

No, don't insult
my professionalism

or that of my officers.

Our friends are expected to
get onboard with our plan,

and those that don't will
pay a very heavy price.

Do I make myself clear?

Yes, you do.

And with all the respect,

you can f*ck off, sir.

Meir, can you show our
friend the way out, please?

A huge expl*si*n

flattened the Israeli
military headquarters

in Tyre, Lebanon, today.

At least 28 people were
k*lled, dozens injured.

Rescue workers
still are digging.

The seven-story building
was reduced to rubble.

The cause of the
expl*si*n is not clear,

but there's
speculation about a gas

or an ammunition expl*si*n.

Mm.

You got anything
new on that expl*si*n in Tyre?

Israelis still say
it was a gas leak.

We're pushing
for a phased withdrawal.

Working north to south.

If they commit, the Israelis
could be out in two weeks.

Are they gonna go for this?

Well, Ken, Reagan's had enough.

Mr. Ames, phone call.

Yeah. I can take
it in my office.

Ames.

Mr. Ames, it's Meir Dagan.

But in the name of jihad,
the self-sacrifice is permitted.

A young kid, ordinary.

Nothing special about him,

except all his family
was k*lled by our forces.

What about the, uh, recruiter?

Someone who
came from Beirut,

but has relatives here.

That's it.

No
name, no picture.

Just a nickname, Radwan.

What do your commanders
think of your theory?

That it was a gas leak,

and I might be
suffering from PTSD,

and f*ck them.

They're idiots.

Well, we have idiots
at the CIA, too.

I know.

That's
his house, Ahmad Qassir.

Robert, these are not the same
t*rrorists we've known before.

These are fanatics
motivated by Imam Khomeini.

And they will come
for you as well.

Somebody recruited this kid

around here.

But what we need is assets

inside the Iranian
training camp,

here near Baalbek.

Hmm. Bekaa Valley.

That's tough.

Well, I'm sure
you'll find a way.

Gentlemen.

Islamic Jihad.

- What does that mean exactly?
- Holy w*r.

Oh, Christ.

Okay, so this, uh,
kid blows himself up,

earning a one-way
ticket to paradise.

Why is the Mossad still
saying it's a gas leak?

Because they
knew it wasn't.

Didn't wanna make a hero
out of the guy, right?

We need a window into
that training camp.

No, I'm not sending
my case officers to Baalbek,

chasing your crazy-a*s
theory about the Ayatollah.

What if Bob's right?

What if it is Iran?

- He's on fire.
- That is a very good...

- No! Pass, pass, pass!
- You okay?

- Yeah.
- Ready? Watch this, guys.

- Oh! Dad!
- Yeah!

Hey! Here.

Dad gets two.

Two for two.

Ames residence.

It's the switchboard.

It's
ridiculous. I can't...

I thought you
told them about family time.

I did.

I'll take it in the office.

Ames.

Bob, listen.

Mossad called, all right?

We're a go on the deal.

What did you tell
those b*stards?

I told them the truth.

That's a good one.

Listen, the White House

wants you back in
Beirut now, okay?

Get the Israelis out
and close the deal.

It was just
such a loss of innocence

for the United
States, looking back,

because we felt we were there

as neutral peacekeepers,

and, in fact, we thought...

And we thought we
were the good guys

doing the right thing,

trying to bring
peace to the world,

and we were perceived
instead, locally,

as enemies and combatants.

And we were in a w*r

we didn't even
realize we were in.

The UN?

They'll monitor
the Israeli troops

on their way out.

Any update on
the new organization,

Islamic Jihad?

We're not
sure it's real, Bob.

And the Iranian camps?

Like a black hole.

No assets?

No prospects?

But if Khomeini really did
wanna export his revolution,

why wouldn't he start
here in Lebanon?

This is where the Shia
are being ignored.

I mean, that's what I would do.

All right, gentlemen, maybe
that's, uh, lunch break.

Look, uh...

I know what it's like
to start from nothing.

We've all been there.

It's the hardest thing
for a case officer,

so just hit the streets,
start listening.

Do our job.