02x04 - Do the Right Thing

Episode transcripts for the TV show "Berlin Station". Aired October 2016 - February 2019.*
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"Berlin Station" follows Daniel Meyer/Miller, who has just arrived at the CIA foreign station in Berlin, Germany. Meyer has a clandestine mission: to uncover the source of a leak who has supplied information to a now-famous whistle-blower named Thomas Shaw. Guided by veteran Hector DeJean, Daniel learns to contend with the rough-and-tumble world of the field agent: agent-running, deception, the dangers and moral compromises.
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02x04 - Do the Right Thing

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Previously on "Berlin Station"...

Otto placed an order.

He wants 120 kilos of Semtex

in Berlin by the 21st.

And that's three days
before the election.

- The f*ck are you doing here?
- Helping you out.

I don't need your f*cking help.

I will see things through,

be a good soldier, and when I'm done,

you will get all my restrictions lifted.

What makes you think I would agree

to a deal like that?

Because Otto Ganz is counting on me,

which means you are too, right?

I need to read all your
comms going forward,

including operational cables.

- Excuse me?
- Your wish is our command.

- You were f*cking with him.
- Yes and no.

Mostly yes.

The ambassador will have access

to select operations,

but word of this one is
not to leave this room.

BB Yates and Captain
Kirsch are up to something

they don't want me to know about.

Your loyalties can't be
my liabilities, Steven.

I gave 40-plus years to my country,

and they practically
handed me a death warrant

as a thank-you note.

Now that's the Steven Frost I want.

Katerina Gerhardt has many secrets.

We can't go about
uncovering them this way.

- "We"?
- Why not?

Well, I guess my question is... why?

How do we know the PfD
isn't running him into us

to figure out what we're up to?

We're trying to tie Gerhardt to Ganz,

And Josef has basically
all but confirmed that.

Keep him in play.

Your invitation to the PfD tonight...

does it still stand?

Some items still need decrypting

after imaging Katerina's hard drive,

but we now have a window

into all the PfD campaign
accounts, thanks to you.

We know Otto Ganz's order.

We set up the w*apon
exchange with Daniel.

We track these accounts, live.

We catch Katerina Gerhardt and the PfD

in one nasty act of would-be terrorism.

My biggest fear...

Stems from a memory.

Keep going.

In the house where I grew up,

we had a long gravel driveway.

92 yards long, 276 feet.

I used to count them.

And from my bedroom window,

I could see cars as
they would come and go.

I remember hearing shouting,

and seeing my mom's...

Car disappear.

And my dad says I can't remember

her car speeding away,
because I was only

three years old at the time,

that my memory comes
from hearing stories.

But the image is... it's vivid.

And really haunting.

Thank you for your courage.

What you describe

is the terror of separation,

abandonment, loss.

We ask nature for a
deeper understanding.

The cells in this leaf

regenerate through mitosis, division.

Chromatids break apart
for the leaf to thrive,

growing by the light of the sun.

Let us and our practice be your light,

and there's nothing to fear.

You're a very special leaf.

- Ah.
- Here we go.

- Danke.
- Sehr gern.

You said you had something serious

to discuss, Richard?

Since I first pitched you this, uh,

side operation,

I've been jockeying with Washington

to reinstate your security clearances.

They've finally seen the light.

We're looking at more than
just a local adjunct gig.

You'll be advising the White House

on special projects from here

with an embassy badge to boot.

So is this real, or just hearsay?

The White House doesn't
believe they're getting

the full story.

I told them that if
anyone could fill the chasm

between CIA and State, it was you.

Wait a minute.

I thought BB opened the
floodgates to your offices

with all comms and
operational cables, everything.

After Valerie Edwards'
sighting at the PfD,

who can be sure?

I've been told nothing
about any Station dealings

on that front.

Only mention of busting
a domestic terror cell.

Ah, speak of the devil.

Am I early?

No, have a seat.

You've met your
predecessor, Steven Frost?

I can't say that I have.

Oh, listen, um,

I'll leave you two the table.

No, stay. Come on, what's the harm

where old friends and
new colleagues cross?

Have a seat.

Steven and I were just discussing

the T.S. Eliot poem "Gerontion."

You're familiar with

the "wilderness of mirrors," of course.

In the case of Steven,
he got lost in the woods

all because he was fed a
fiction by your superiors

instead of the truth.

An unfortunate hazard of the job.

An unfortunate habit of CIA.

Now it's come to my attention

that your Station reports to my office,

to put it bluntly, are
reflecting bullshit

- in my direction.
- Excuse me.

Why wasn't I told about
one of your case officers

making an unscheduled
appearance at PfD headquarters?

My people attend all kinds of events

in order to maintain
their embassy cover.

Not after I told you to stay
out of the German election,

they don't.

Don't look at him.

Yes, he was there... at my invitation.

But I caught Valerie
Edwards' name on that list.

Am I wrong to be concerned here?

The ambassador makes
a request plain as day,

and the COS rejects it?

Well, if State has a mandate...
I'm sorry,

I thought you lost
your seat at this table

when you were forced
into early retirement.

Well, I'm sorry that I
really don't buy the mystique

that comes with your reputation.

I mean, someone who bounces
from Station to Station

leaves me a little more
concerned than it does curious.

Let me make this easy for you, BB,

because I know sometimes intelligence

makes smart people do stupid things.

You tell me what you're really doing,

or I'll have you on the next plane home.

Then you can explain to the White House

what you've been doing with
American taxpayer dollars.

In front of a civilian, Richard?

I don't think so.

But you may expect to
be briefed by day's end,

or you can put me on
the last flight out.

Won't be just her that gets on a plane.

Your buddy Kirsch will
have the window seat.

Don't be nervous.

You'll... you'll fit right in.

I'm not nervous. Are you nervous?

I'm nervous, you bet.

You want me to go in with you?

- No, no.
- Meet your teachers?

Definitely not.

- Are you sure?
- Yes.

All right.

Have a great day!

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If you wanted to visit
the campaign trail,

you could have just asked.

There was no time to set up a meet.

What's wrong?

That hard drive that we
got from Katerina's office,

we decrypted those files,
but there's one account

that we can't access.

You're the CIA.

What do you mean, you can't access it?

It's protected by a
hardware authenticator.

By the time we access that account,

it's gonna be way too late.

Just tell me what you need.

Katerina has a smart card.

Looks just like a
credit card with a chip.

We need to gain access to that card.

All you have to do is
press it onto this reader,

and it'll send a copy back to us.

Suddenly I'm supposed to be the spy?

Everything's changed.

We have this opportunity
to prove that Katerina

and Otto Ganz are planning an att*ck.

- What do you mean?
- To swing the election.

Make it look like terrorism.

Tomorrow we're catching Otto Ganz

purchasing those expl*sives,

most likely funded by the PfD

and undisclosed accounts

controlled completely by Katerina.

There are cameras everywhere.

Press, campaign staffers.

Even if I wanted to, I couldn't.
Not today.

You're not in this alone, Josef.

I'm begging you to trust me on this one.

I... I have to go before
they start to wonder.

The key.

Where the hell is Armando?

It's been a week since you got back.

- You haven't heard from him?
- No.

- Your own asset?
- One day he calls

from your unscripted trip to Spain.

The next day it's radio silence.

Hector and I left separately
from everybody else, so...

I really couldn't tell you.

I lose an asset,

and you bring Hector
DeJean back into the mix.

Ester, I didn't have a choice,

and I wouldn't be
standing here right now

if he hadn't gotten the job done.

Well, at least one of us
is keeping an eye on him.

You put him under surveillance?

I would be a fool not to.

This could hurt me,
Daniel. You know that.

We're scheduled to meet
with Ganz later today

ahead of the exchange tomorrow.

And the target? Tell
me you know that much.

I'm working on it. Ganz
is keeping his cards

pretty close to the vest.

What about the daughter?

Is that a sample of the order?

m*llitary-grade Semtex.

Serial numbers support your cover story

if Ganz digs around.

And the rest?

Will arrive from Cologne tomorrow

if you've learned what
Ganz plans to blow up.

I can't risk having this on the streets

without the full picture.

Sorry.

It's the daughter.

Lena.

We have a problem.

- What is it?
- Not over the phone.

I'm at the bar.

I'm on my way.

Don't f*ck this up.

I told her she had to
make an appointment.

It's okay, Jana.

You cut in on my business, Steven.

I want you to know I can do the same.

Don't blame me if there's concern

about the direction you're taking.

The only concern you
seem to have is how to get

your foot back in the door
you were kicked out of.

I didn't give the ambassador
reason to doubt the Station.

- You did.
- You know, if you cared

the way I'm told you care,

you would go back to him
and tell him he is wrong.

The run-in at PfD was
for Valerie's cover.

There is nothing more to learn.

You know, this is not
just about your job.

The ambassador told me that Robert

will be right next to
you on the plane home

if you push this too far.

Stop trying to play the good guy.

You don't do it nearly
as well as you think.

Okay. All right, fine. You
want to die on this hill?

Fine. Just don't take Robert with you.

And don't tell me how to run my Station,

especially when you have no f*cking idea

what's at stake.

Well, well, he lives.

Augustus, how are you?

What are you doing dragging
me out to the tracks?

You know how I feel
about animal cruelty.

No protest, I got company.

I thought the German on my
tail would enjoy the excursion.

- What is it now, Hector?
- Don't worry about it.

Meet me in the stands.
I got something for you.

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Here's the money I owe you.

- Told you I wouldn't forget.
- Oh, Hector, come on.

You know I'm just glad to see you.

Just f*cking take it. You were there

when I needed it. Now, just take it.

Hector, this is too much.

Consider it interest.

Come on, Geist. Come on, come on, baby.

f*ck you!

f*cking A.

Okay. Now you're a f*cking curse.

I'll see you later.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey, loser.

Hey.

I know, I know.

I know, I hate my life too.

Yeah.

You're making me want to cry.

Don't tell me.

Ester Krug sent you.

You need to come with us, Mr. DeJean.

Or do you prefer Chevalier?

And who the f*ck are you?

You can come with us willingly,

or my colleagues here can escort you.

"Colleagues."

You might want to lay off
that until there's a reason

to party tomorrow.

The police confiscated
our cargo van in Hamburg.

Maybe one last gift from
that shithead Armando.

Your father produced 100 grand

out of thin air in less than an hour.

What's the problem getting another van?

We need to steal a clean one

so there's no trace back.

He doesn't know, does he?

Wow.

A lot of secrets in
the Ganz family, huh?

My father has enough
to worry about, okay?

If you're asking me to
get my hands even dirtier,

I want to know what you're planning.

Oh, he didn't tell you about
the target either, did he?

- Are you gonna help me or not?
- I'm listening.

I found a lot along the
river where we can lift one.

So why not recruit one
of your father's minions?

Because anyone I ask would tell him

that they had to clean up my mess.

Right. You've scouted security?

- Some stupid Turk.
- Armed or unarmed?

No van today, no exchange tomorrow.

Come on.

Make the call, Lena.

We do it or we don't.

You know, if you're
gonna carry a w*apon,

you should learn to conceal better.

Let me see it.

Walther PPQ. Nice.

It's my father's.

Of course.

German-made.

What the f*ck are you doing?

This is how we used to pass
the time in the battalion.

You take it apart...
barrel, spring, recoil...

and then...

you see how fast you
can reassemble.

I left the safety off.

Your father didn't teach you?

Keeps a w*apon, but he
doesn't show you how to use it?

Plans an att*ck, but he doesn't
let you in on the target?

He doesn't trust you.

You don't know what
you're talking about.

The latest polls show a tightening race

for the Bundestag as
the Far-Right PfD party

continues to rise in what may be

the closest German election in decades.

I apologize for being late.

Let's please use the SCIF.

So I think it's understandable

that Josef is hesitant.

So in other words,

he's refusing to cooperate?

No, he's asking for more time.

Does Emmerich understand the
narrow time frame we have?

Well, yes, of course he
does. He also understands

the consequences if he gets caught.

- He'll be finished.
- Well, tough sh*t.

He never should have
put the bait on the lure.

Isn't this where we lay the mouse trap?

I don't think he's prone.

Money and ideology,
maybe not in his case.

But what politician these
days isn't prey to coercion?

He's clean, Robert. April
did the background check.

We'll have to do better than blackmail.

BB had me do some extra digging

on his credit cards, travel and phone.

I found some irregularities
a few years ago

with frequent purchases
in a section of town

outside of his usual routine.

You do realize this is when his wife

was having cancer treatments, right?

That's what I thought
it was about as well,

but then I looked a little closer,

and I saw that his cell phone metabase

regularly was placed outside
of a residential building

across town at night.

Filtering through the tenants
with the contacts on his phone,

I found a woman's apartment.

The nurse who had
been treating his wife.

I'd say the thr*at of being
outed as the next John Edwards

to me qualifies as coercive.

I hope you understand the risk

this man took coming to us.

I mean, is this the
message we want to send out?

Intimidation by scandal? Really?

After coercion comes ego.

Take your pick. Could
mean take him to bed.

Why can't we just wait a b*at?

Because this isn't a debate.

Is that clear?

Loud and.

Um...

April, could you give us a minute?

What was that?

We're about to meet with the Germans

to green-light an
operation for tomorrow,

and the team is dithering.

Is that why you've been
crawling out of your skin?

Or is there something
I don't know about?

There's a lot you don't know, Robert.

That's life.

These people.

What the f*ck

- is a mung bean, anyway?
- I don't know.

But I am hungry.

That was not a meal.

But only 36 more hours

until our one-on-one
with Hyacinth,

and then we're done.

That woman freaks me out.

She seemed to make an impression on you.

Oh...

Is that your greatest fear? Abandonment?

Hey.

You know I'd never leave you, right?

They way your mom did.

If someone from the Farm
had told me five years ago

that I would be bugging a cult leader

in order to nail her oil tycoon acolyte,

- I wouldn't have believed him.
- Hey, hey... hey, hey, hey.

Don't change the subject.

Bullshit as this place is,

I'm glad I got to chime
the triangle when you spoke.

I felt like I was...
I was holding you up.

Me too.

Come on, let's test it out.

All right.

Testing.

Testing one, two, three.

If you can hear me, marry me.

Three stones.

One for each year I've known you,

each of which has made
me a more generous human

because I get to wake up every day

knowing you're in my life.

Six postings for you, four for me.

Let's make this the last
one, head home after,

plant some roots together.

Come on, don't take
the COS gig in Belgium.

Come on, if you do,
we may never get out,

never make it to... our next phase.

I mean, we both know

the Brussels Station is a shitshow.

It's not worth your energy to fix.

Marry me instead.

We'll go to Belgium on our honeymoon.

I can't answer with all
these evil eyes watching us.

Okay? When we're done here?

Hector DeJean.

Thomas Shaw.

Andrew Chevalier.

A man of many identities,
or none at all.

What the f*ck are you
doing dragging me in here

like I'm on some f*cking
terror watch list?

Oh, don't shut the window.

You're on so many lists, Hector,

I could hold you for as long as I want,

and no one would think twice.

I assume Robert and BB

don't know about this
little stunt of yours.

When partners don't do
what's in their best interest,

do it for them.

You never cease to amaze me, Ester.

The moment we close
tomorrow's operation,

you are gonna leave Berlin
for good and never look back.

Aww. We'll still get
to be pen pals, I hope.

I'm not f*cking around here, Hector.

Trust me, Ester,

when I'm done with this sh*t,

I'm saying auf Wiedersehen

to you and to Berlin, but right now,

Andrew Chevalier has an
appointment with Otto Ganz,

which you don't want him to be late for.

You smell nice.

You don't.

Okay, guard's moving. Let's go.

There's the box.

I'll get the van. You open the gate.

sh*t.

Hey.

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Do it.

He'll have a police
sketch of us up in an hour.

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Lena. f*cking do it.

We don't have time.

Okay, I'll take care of it.

Give to me and get in the van.

Go on. Move.

Go.

Oh, God.

What did you do with the body?

You don't want to know.

What?

I didn't see this side of you
when we watched your father

bash your dead boyfriend's
head in with a crowbar.

He was a f*cking
traitor, not my boyfriend.

It's okay to feel something, Lena.

Doesn't make you any
less devoted to the cause.

You know, it's none of my business,

but if I were you,

I'd want to know exactly
what I was getting involved in

before risking that much jail time.

I know... I know it's
f*cked up he didn't tell me,

but my father needs me.

And what about you?

Hmm?

What do you need?

A way out of here, I guess.

So we're just gonna bluff
our way through this meeting

without access to Gerhardt's account?

We can't afford to let
the Germans get cold feet.

Even though we don't have a
way to track the money yet?

We're out of time, Robert.
We either do this thing

tomorrow, or we don't do it at all.

They're gonna want to
know we're all systems go.

Well, just turn on your charm.

Keep 'em busy until
Valerie comes through.

Danke, Herr Duwal.

I didn't expect to hear from you.

Well, I didn't like the
way things were left.

Neither did I.

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- Beer?
- Oh, no. No, I shouldn't.

Two beers.

Oh. Guess I should.

So have your people found
a workaround to our problem?

Unfortunately, yes.

That doesn't sound reassuring.

My superiors aren't quite as willing

to accept your reluctance as I am.

Are you trying to
intimidate me, Valerie?

I'm trying to protect you.

From what? Blackmail?

Josef, please don't forget

that you're the one
who reached out to us.

No, I reached out to you.

Don't you see that?

Why did you let me kiss
you the other night?

To string me along?

To keep me in play?

What have your people found?

The affair when Lili
was battling cancer?

In my background check, I
found nothing of the sort.

You would make a very good politician,

Valerie Edwards.

Would a background check tell me

why a woman of your
beauty and your intellect

is single at her age?

Occupational hazard, I suppose.

Shouldn't you be
offering me a pile of cash

to buy my cooperation?

Well, if I thought you'd
stoop to it, I would.

What other tricks are up your sleeve?

Right.

Josef, I don't want to
compromise you any further.

We'll find another way,

but I can't promise
you any more contact.

You're cutting me out?

But you can't have it both ways,

and I hope you understand that.

We're very grateful for
everything you've done

for us so far.

The rest of the day is
back-to-back campaign stops.

It is like I said, there
is no opportunity today.

And what if I created one?

How do you mean?

I can get Katerina away from her bag

just long enough for
you to pull that card.

Show me the card reader again.

What about the tactical assessment?

We have GSG-9 positioned

with sn*pers and SWAT to take in Ganz

at the same time we bring in Gerhardt

for financing the purchase.

Yes, but neither is
aware of the target until

the operation is underway,

to prevent any further security leaks.

Is that relevant to our discussion?

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It's confirmation that the
monitor on Katerina's account

will be up and running within the hour.

Nothing is green-lit until it is.

We've carried you this far, haven't we?

If there's anything else,
Robert and I will be in touch.

Hey. Hey, hey, hey, hey.

What was, uh... what the
hell was that all about?

You, uh... first you rip
into Valerie this morning,

now you rip into the Germans?

What's going on?

Hanes knows we're
blowing smoke up his ass.

Oh, come on. How?

Ask your good friend Steven Frost.

He's in bed with the ambassador.

No f*cking way.

They knew Valerie was at the PfD.

He smells fish wafting
up from the Station.

Gave me an ultimatum
to tell him everything.

Oh, really? What kind of
ultimatum would that be?

The kind that involves
a recall to Langley.

Oh.

Okay, so what do we do?

We push through with tomorrow,

so we come out on top,

and he looks like the
assh*le that he is.

Uh, I'm... I'm sorry.

Hello?

Yes, this is he.

Okay.

Oh, okay.

Uh, yes I... I will. Thank you.


Thank you very much.

Everything okay?

Uh...

Yeah, it's just... it's, uh...

my, uh, principal at my son's school.

Noah got in a fight.

He's been in a mood since he got here.

You know, he's just all over me,

scratching at the question of
what it is that I really do.

He will not...

Could...

Could you do me a favor?

Would you ever consider
coming out with us

and pretending to be my boss

at the Office of Regional Affairs?

I'm not good with children, Robert.

He's 13.

I'm gonna be camped out at the office

until really late tonight,

getting ready for tomorrow.

Yeah.

I get it.

Take my hands.

There's nothing to fear...

unless your practice is insincere.

I'm committed to the path.

Who are you, truly?

BB...

This is not your true name.

Nickname I've had since I was a kid.

Who gave it to you?

My dad.

How'd you get the name Hyacinth?

What's that scar behind your ear?

My cousin sh*t me with a BB g*n.

Hmm.

Children can be cruel.

No more so than life.

You believe that?

It's been my experience.

There's a darkness hanging over you.

Your fear.

Abandonment and loss.

They told you it was not your fault

that your mother left,

but deep down, you blame yourself.

You think

if you'd somehow been different,

maybe she would've stayed.

You're afraid,

afraid if anyone knows your true self...

they'll leave you too.

That's why you hide

behind a childhood nickname.

No, she's... she's upset.

She's upset, she... there's...
there's something wrong.

No, it's all part of the process.

Huh?

Yeah, they cannot be disturbed.

Your disguise may
provide false security,

but I see you.

I see through the lies.

You must live an honest life,

or you'll continue to
lose the people you love.

This is... I... I am gonna...

- No, no, no, no.
- No, I... I... I don't...

- No, no, no.
- I... I... no, I don't like this.

We're getting out of here right now.

Get your hands off!

Get him out of here!

Calm down.

- Calm down.
- You'll be fine.

Don't be rough with him. You'll be fine.

- What is going on?
- I'm so sorry.

I apologize for his behavior.

We'll go now.

Nice of you to show up.

Not a moment too soon, I hope.

Lena doesn't know the target.

She's as much in the dark as we are.

- And this is good news?
- Maybe.

Let's just keep playing
'em against each other,

see what happens.

Where's the van?

It's here.

So why don't the plates match?

The original van ran into trouble.

But it's fine. I replaced it.

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English, please.

Mein Deutsch no es bueno. I
need to know what's going on.

It was my responsibility, okay?

No, it's my responsibility.

It's my decision.

You know better.

What do I know? I know nothing.

Please stop telling
me it's for my own good

to keep me in the dark.

Okay, Otto, can I have a
word in private, please?

Get out.

This is f*cked up.

What the hell was that for?

It's for your own good, Lena.

It's about time you
stood up to him like that.

You want to hide your
cards from me and Trevor,

I get it, but I do not need

a family drama in the same space

as 120 kilos of f*cking Semtex.

Now, you handle your
daughter, Otto, or I walk.

- I will handle her.
- Now, I'm no father,

but what I saw just
now and I saw in Spain

is you treating your most loyal asset

like a f*cking dog.

I'd bark too if I were her.

I didn't ask for your opinion.

No, but you asked for my cooperation.

You want to keep her hands clean,

don't bring her to
the exchange tomorrow.

She's in or she's out.

Tomorrow's not the time
for emotional baggage.

Think on it.

I don't understand why
he was so resistant.

He has more to gain than
anyone with Gerhardt's downfall.

Is this based on your long history

of recruiting agents, April,

or more rookie conjecture?

It's based on the facts at hand.

Showtime.

So far, so good.

Hello?

Did he do it?

Hard to tell.

That wasn't so difficult. See?

Easy for you to say.

Where are you?

Just up the road.

- Silver car.
- Oh.

Your cab driver played
his part very well,

to the tune of 1,000
euro worth of damage.

No worries. We'll take
care of everything.

It is more than auto
insurance I need, Valerie.

Josef, I told you, you have my word.

Just your word?

I'm gonna check verification
to make sure we're good to go.

Yep, we got in.

Well done, Josef.

When do I see you again?

I'll update you soon. I got to go.

Valerie...

Valerie.

You don't need to deal with that now?

Deal with what?

- You got a lot of homework?
- Uh, yes.

- What do you got?
- Oh, my God.

Uncle Steven!

Noah? Oh... oh!

Look at you.

My gosh, you're almost
as tall as your dad.

I used to carry you.

I could still do it.

Oh, yeah, I can do it. I got it.

Oh, boy. Just like the old days.

- You losing your hair yet?
- No, it's still there.

- Oh, can I have some of that?
- Hey.

Go get started on your
homework, all right?

I got to talk to Uncle Steven.

I'm gonna make you a snack.

- All right.
- I've got to go call my mom.

Wow.

Wow.

When did he get here?

About a week ago.

Look, Robert, I don't
know what BB told you.

Enough to make me wonder

what gives with you and Hanes.

Well, that's about as much your business

as the Station's is mine.

Not if it infringes on Station business,

for f*ck's sakes.

Don't make me talk to
a wall here, Steven.

You know, I told you

not to mess around with Hanes
or the new administration.

- It's... it's career su1c1de.
- I'm a big boy now.

I can think for myself,
thank you very much.

You're thinking with
your d*ck, my friend.

"Friend"? Give me a f*cking break.

You know, it's one thing
to sleep with the boss,

something else to fall
asleep at the switch.

Okay so who the f*ck are
you walking in here, huh?

Talking to me like that,
shilling your processed foods,

opening doors for Big Pharma,

bouncing around town with your Rolex

from one boozy lunch to the next.

Well, you got me there, Robert.

But...

I still don't think that disqualifies me

from trying to talk some sense into you.

Did BB tell you the terms

of Hanes' request for full disclosure?

Yeah, as a matter of fact, she did,

but I hate to be the bearer of bad news.

Her getting sent back home

doesn't get you your
old job back, Steven,

No, she gets sent back home,

and then you take over as acting chief?

Yeah, well, that wouldn't be
the first time, now, would it?

No, Robert, it wouldn't,
but I don't think

it's gonna happen this time.

What the f*ck is that supposed to mean?

Huh?

Ask your boss.

I'm just a corporate shill
and a has-been, remember?

Testing. Testing, one, two, three.

If you can hear me, marry me.

Testing. Testing, one, two, three.

If you can hear me...

Marry me.

No, Dad. No, no.

I don't even land in
Billings until 9:00 at night.

I know. I'm excited to see you too.

Does he know about us yet?

He will soon enough.

Testing.

Testing, one, two, three.

If you can hear me, marry me.

You sure about this?

No, I've changed my mind.

Morgan?

Morgan?

Do you know what you want?

Have not looked yet. Um...

I didn't know you came here, Robert.

- BB.
- This must be Noah.

Your dad talks about you all day.

- I'm sorry, who are you?
- This is BB.

BB Yates. U.S. Embassy.

So do you also work at the office of...

Regional Affairs

for US Economic, Political,
and Cultural Interests

in the Central European Sector, yeah.

But I know it's very boring,

and it doesn't exactly
fit on a business card.

Uh, would you care to join us?

That okay with you, Noah?

Yeah.

We were just about to order.

Thank you.

What are you having, Noah?

Noah?

BB asked you a question.

I don't know.

Uh, we've... sorry.
We've had a long day.

I'm sure it's a lot.

You're in school, right? In the city?

Yeah.

I went through the same
stuff when my folks divorced.

I didn't know that about you.

So who did you end up living with?

My dad, but you're very lucky
to have both your parents.

Mine didn't know what he was doing.

Maybe my dad could call in for some tips

on what not to do.

Oh, now you're funny.

Excuse me, I have to use the bathroom.

Thank you. You came out.

You didn't... you didn't have to.

Seems like he's gonna be fine.

So where are we with
the whole Hanes thing?

No one's going anywhere, Robert.

Thank you, BB.

What a surprise.

Come in.

- Hope I'm not intruding.
- No, not at all.

Wow.

Lovely place.

What do you say in English?

Bachelor pad?

I moved in after Lili d*ed.

Quite the collection you have here.

Most nights they are
my main form of company.

You're sure I'm not imposing.

I'm very happy you're here.

I wanted to thank you

for everything you've done for us.

It helped us move forward, you know?

I have to admit, it
was kind of exciting.

Is that why you do it?

No.

Why then?

Same reason you're a
politician, I suppose.

To effect change.

Beneath the surface differences,

we have this in common.

There was one other
option today, wasn't there?

But you didn't try it.

I want you to know that I...

I destroyed your files.

My marriage with Lili was
over long before she got sick.

Cheers.

You don't have to
explain any of that to me.

You could have called
to tell me all that.

No?

- Mm-mm.
- How come?

Because I wanted this.

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Yeah.

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All right.

Let's send this m*therf*cker
back to the hellhole

where he belongs.

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While I do appreciate all
you've done for the Station,

I like to do everything myself.

I'm sure that you understand.

Call me in afterhours.
I hope this is worth it.

It's everything.

Give me the short version.

Far-Right terror att*ck
to tilt the election

to the PfD.

Tomorrow's march, Oberbaum Bridge,

made to look like !sis.

Does Gerhardt know about this?

Katerina Gerhardt
financed the whole thing.

And you kept this from us
until now for what reason?

There was no time for rigmarole

when we first got wind
a couple weeks ago.

Besides, these days,

who's to say there
would have been support?

To stop terrorism?

We didn't know that part at first.

To stop the PfD.

You yourself said you
wouldn't brook any interference

in the election.

What am I supposed
to conclude from that?

That this isn't 1970s South America

where the CIA made us a bad name.

Even if for a good cause.

The rise of the Far
Right being preferable

to the rise of Communism?

We'll leave it at that, BB.

You did the right thing coming to me.

Oh, I did what you forced me to do.

And now the mission rests in your hands,

and I hope you sleep well tonight

knowing a lot of peoples'
lives are at stake tomorrow

if you don't decide to shut us down.

Shut you down?

No, I wouldn't touch this
with our rooftop flagpole.

You won't tell Washington?

Let me put it this way,

should you succeed and apprehend

your targets tomorrow,

then both of us share the victory.

But if you fail,

then I expect your resignation.

Deal?

Kirsch is off the table.

Did you really have to reassign Susan?

She's been here, like, 20 years.

Couldn't you just let her ride
out the desk till retirement?

Security breeds negligence, Roger.

And given the size of
the hole in the Station,

you're probably gonna have to let go

of a few other things too.

Rashid Khan, CEO of United Petroleum,

was indicted Thursday
for shorting oil prices

at his company.

Self-proclaimed spiritual
guru, Hyacinth Svoboda,

on whom he openly relied for guidance,

is also facing charges.
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