03x04 - If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish

Episode transcripts for the TV show "Berlin Station". Aired October 2016 - February 2019.*
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03x04 - If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish

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Previously on
"Berlin Station"...
Listen to this...

He was the CIA's
go-to wetworks man in Berlin.

Diver was the best.

Hey, what's the BB stand for
by the way?

For me to know
and you not to find out.

You new to the building?

Yes, I'm new.

Welcome. I'm Robert.

Nice to meet you.
I'm Nina.

You get Sofia out? Valerie wants
her as a countermeasure.

She's about to board. You get
my sitrep on the sh**ting?

- Why'd your sn*per miss?
- He meant to.

Those rounds hit
exactly where he intended.

Something's wrong.
10:00 a.m. No Daniel.

I have the last known
coordinates.

Well, he is officially
out of contact

and he is officially missing.

Have you been following Estonia?

We are aware
of the situation, yes.

And do you agree that
it's serious?

The level of seriousness depends
on the level of proof.

The unrest is growing, and of
course Russia is involved.

From what I've seen,
it's Article 5 serious.

An att*ck on Estonia
is an att*ck on America.

That's the witness
who poisoned Henrik.

Well, got to give them credit.

They're willing to tear down
their monuments

and k*ll their own people
in order to sell the story.

Leave him alone!

You don't want to get
involved in this.

Try me.

It's okay, April. You go.
I will take care of him.

I found something. You might
want to brace yourself.

Ground zero of Miller's
last known coordinates.

Torres, do not... I repeat,
do not move the body.

Copy that.

Play one of the best new FPS sh**t,
search Steam for PROJECT WARLOCK

Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

Stop right there.

On your knees!
Get away from the bag!

Hands behind your head now!

Fingers interlocked
behind your head!

I need to speak
to Major Dominic Kingsbury.

Tell him it's Torres.

Phone it in.

Hey, Romy.

Valerie, watch.

Look at you.

According to the expert here,

ballet never becomes easy.

It becomes...
What is it?

Possible.
Poss...
It becomes possible.

What are those?
Oh, honey...

Hey, goose.

Why don't you go to the fridge

and get out some fixins,
and I will make you a scramble?

Okay.
Yeah?

Yeah.
Okay.

Are you okay?

I'm really sorry.
I'm sorry.

You need some sleep.
You need some actual.

Like, in a bed. A bed.

Whatever's going on at work,
you got to...

you got to be able to let it go.

You know?
Mm-hmm.

I may not be mother of the year,

but if Romy
saw those pictures...

I know, I know, I know.

I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.

I promise it won't happen again.

We're out of eggs, Auntie Val.

We are out of eggs, Auntie Val.

That is not surprising
in the slightest.

No, it's not.
I know.
Bachelor fridge.

Any word on when
the body will be back in Berlin?

No, it looks like we'll be
in limbo for at least a week.

Bureaucracy...

You know, I've heard
f*cking zilch from Torres.

What about you?

No. But it's only been a day.
Give him a minute.

Robert,
you haven't been sleeping.

I can hear it in your voice.

Are you taking anything
for it?
Nada.

If I take Ambien,
I make mystery sandwiches.

So what have you been doing
all night?

Oh, combing through maritime
reports on the Baltics,

sat surveillance, naval drills,

anything that might point
to Russia.

If they cut off access to
the Baltic Sea,

NATO would be seriously f*cked.

- And?
- Nothing.

You know, Valerie, it's never
good when the drums go quiet.

Let's just not broach anything

that we can't prove in our phone
call to Langley this morning.

Oh...

you know what?

About that call...

Maybe we should hold off on it.

Jesus, Robert. You have been
all over me to bring Langley in.

You know what? Yesterday I was
in a guilt trip about Daniel.

I wasn't thinking straight.
You're right, though.

We don't have enough evidence
to convince Jason Wolfe.

And you don't like him.
No. No the f*ck I don't,
Valerie.

And neither do you.

Yeah, but I don't let it
get in my way.

SCIF in an hour.

- Robert... hi.
- Hey.

Just coming off a late shift?

Friend's party.

It was better than I expected.
I was having fun, so I stayed.

Bit of a mess...

No, you look great.

No, I-I mean you.

Oh.

I got too much breakfast.

Want to join me?
No.

I mean, yes. I do actually.
Very much.

But I'm late
and I have to get to work. So...

Rain check, then.

You're an odd duck, aren't you?

I like odd ducks.

Hey, almost there.

How was she when you
picked her up at the airport?

A little shaken,
but she's tough.

Everything's set up in
the safe house for her to work.

If we can trace
who targeted her,

we have a big piece
of this puzzle.

I'm just wondering why the CIA

is so interested
in protecting Sofia.

We're going to need to stitch
Estonia back together.

Sofia could be an important
agent of influence.

She strikes me
as the kind of person

that does things
on her own terms.

Her terms and ours don't have to
be mutually exclusive.

She needs a friend right now,
April.

Someone she can trust. Someone
who understands her work.

And that person is you.
How's Dove?

Any facial-recognition hits
on his attacker?
Still searching.

Concentrating on Nigeria since
Dove seemed to know him.

All we know now
is that it's not Boka Haram

or any other known cell.

If I haven't said it lately,
April...

you're making
all the right calls.

Be careful.

So don't f*ck it up, right?

Precisely.

- Morning.
- Hey.

Sleep all right?

My mind wouldn't
stop spinning, so...

Thank you.
What do we have going on?

Okay...

So this was sent over 2,000
times, just seconds apart,

all from fake accounts.

And there are hundreds more
feeds just like it.

Massive. I mean,
I flagged a few bots, but...

The spread was definitely
coordinated

across multiple platforms,

meaning these engineers
were skilled.

Russians.

The trolls have been busy, yes.

I just need to prove it.

You know,
I followed your career.

I know you made it cool
for girls to code, so...

I can imagine this hurts.

It's fine.

You're not a good liar.

I really appreciate the support.

Not what I was expecting
from the CIA,

but then neither are you.

What the...?

This is not who we are.

If I could go back to Tallinn,

maybe I could change some minds,
calm people down...

No, you can't. Not now.

The same people
that k*lled Henrik

are primed and ready
to take you out, too.

Or worse, let an angry mob
do it for them.

I need to do something.

You can.

Prove it.

sh*t.

But why is the CIA
calling the Finnish EPA

about the Russian Navy
and not Finnish intelligence?

Because you guys have your
finger on the pulse

of what's really happening
in the Baltic Sea.

You're a sh*t liar, Robert.

You can't get them
to return a call, hmm?

Are you gonna help me, Cedric,
or not?

I don't envy you, my man.

Tough time to be an American.

Yeah. Can we get on with it,
please?

We have detected
no recent Russian naval activity

in the Baltic Sea.

That's it? T-That's it?
That's all you got for me?

Nothing unusual

outside of trawler falling off
the radar this morning

in the Gulf of Finland.

Probably just fishing illegally.

Turned off their GPS
to avoid detection.

Happens all the time.

Where was this?

Right here...

Appreciate it.

Have you seen the footage?

The riots in Estonia?
Yeah.

Russia doesn't
need to push anymore.

It's happening on its own now.

What are you looking for?

This...
World seismic activity chart.

There. Fishing trawler
disappeared there,

same time a small-scale
seismic event occurred.

Not big enough
to be an earthquake,

but still consistent
with the size, scope,

and concussion of an expl*si*n.

You think somebody saw something
they shouldn't have?

Yeah.
And paid the price for it.

Task a satellite,
get me a visual.

Otherwise, it's just one more
thing we can't prove.

Russia has us
in a straightjacket.

Let's just hope Jason Wolfe
has an open mind.

Trust me, it's a distraction...

No, it is an invasion.

Straight
out of the Crimean playbook,

step by step,
to take back Estonia.

Everything you've got is
circumstantial, and you know it.

It wasn't a f*cking distraction
that b*at the sh*t out of Daniel

and tried to hunt us down
in Tallinn.

Where the hell is Miller?
I'd like his take on this.

He's out of contact
at the moment.

But we expect
to hear from him soon.

Listen, Jason,
I know how this sounds,

but I also know that I'm right.

The Kremlin wants nothing more
than to take back the Baltics.

It's a point of pride.

Well, Russia's broke
and w*r's expensive.

Sure they gambled on the Crimea
and won, but now they have NATO.

It's a different beast,
much bigger risk.

Exactly.
And he's a risk taker.

He's gambling that,
under this administration,

America will back down

and prove to the world that NATO
is just a paper tiger...

All roar, no bite.

You know what I'm gonna hear
if I take this up the chain?

Why the hell are we defending
some Baltic sh*thole

when America's facing threats
from Iran, !sis, North Korea...

The thr*at is just as real,
Jason.

One Baltic state falls,
they all do.

And then what?

We got ourselves another
Iron Curtain? World w*r III?

Come on now.

I hear what you're saying,
Valerie,

but not with this evidence.

This is not a Russian invasion.
It's just a civil w*r.

All right.

All right, Jason.

But when this happens,

don't you dare call this
an intelligence failure.

I filed my reports
and you have been warned.

We'll speak very soon.

Um, why didn't you call in
the cavalry for Daniel?

And say what?

That we don't know
whether he's missing or dead?

Where are you going?

Straight to
the f*cking horse's mouth.

Kolya?

Seriously?
Well, we used to have
a good relationship

back when we were in D.C.
Yeah, that was before
we accused him of being a spy

and kicked him
out of the f*cking country.

Well, now he's the new head of
Russian intelligence.

He always lands
on his feet.
Valerie, I'm telling you,

you will not get a straight
answer out of that guy.

I may not.

We'll see.

g*dd*mn Rafa Torres.

How you doin'?

When I heard
you were stationed in Tallinn,

I thought it may be
a bit sleepy for you.

Now here you come,
chased by armed Russians,

jumping a corpse.

You do know how to make
your own adventure, mate.

What've you seen?
The usual.

I spotted some lurkers in
our perimeter with night vision.

The odd recon probe.

We passed it all up the chain,

but nothing really seemed
out of the ordinary

until all hell broke loose
in Tallinn.

Do you remember Sergei Basarov
from Syria?

Doubtful I'll forget a sn*per

who picked off two of my men
from a mile out.

He's here.
And 100 other Spetsnaz like him.

Massing,
training ethnic Russians.

You see them close up?
Too damn close.

Jesus Christ.

If this was a full on invasion,
how fast can you mobilize?

Well, we'd hold them off
until reinforcements arrived.

And if cavalry can't
or won't arrive?

Bloody hell,
we're just a tripwire force.

We'd take our pound of flesh...
but we'd last 48 hours, max.

Voilà.

Ah.

You know, I'm told these boots
belonged to Will Rogers.

I don't know who that is.

Will Rogers was a great man.

Movie star, political wit,
philosopher, cowboy.

You know, there's a park named
after him in California.

And are those really his boots?

Who knows?
Russian black market.

But, as a wise man said,

"When the legend becomes fact,
print the legend."

You know, "The Man Who sh*t
Liberty Valance."

I'm sorry.
I don't watch the news.

So, is it just boots today?

It's never just boots.

Where are we with surveillance?

The flat is
bugged, wired, all set.

Good.

Good.

Does it ever bother you,
working both sides?

As far as I'm concerned,
you're all full of sh*t.

The only thing real
is the money.

Ah. The last honest man
in Berlin, huh?

So, how do I look?

Shchegolevatyy.

Mm. Dapper.

Yes, this was the look
I was going for.

And where are you going
dressed so well?

I have a date
with a beautiful American.

Uh-huh.

Valerie Edwards.

How long has it been?

Too long, Kolya.

You look well.

Seems you've landed on your feet
since leaving the U.S.

How nice of you not to say
"forcibly expelled."

I'm sure it was all

a big diplomatic
misunderstanding.

I remember
the first time I saw you

at the State Department party.

I thought, this
is a real American woman.

Amelia Earhart's spirit
with Audrey Hepburn's class.

Clearly you've lost
none of your charm, Kolya.

Wouldn't it be nice to be
on the same side for once?

Perhaps we can be.

How can I help?

Well, you could tell me why your
government is invading Estonia.

Valerie, my dear,

what is happening in Estonia
is tragic.

But it's a civil w*r,
not a Russian invasion.

Kolya, I have heaps of evidence
that point towards Russia.

You're a moderate.
This can't sit well with you.

Why don't you help me stop it
before it goes any further?

I am assuming
you are coming to me

because you can't get your own
administration to believe you.

I'm coming to you because
I have always admired
your intelligence.

Considering your own government

made it very clear
I'm not to be trusted,

why would I tell you anything?

Because if Russia is drawn
into a long and costly w*r

in the Baltics, it could very
well destroy your country.

Mm. Yes...

Or bring her greater glory.

History is so annoyingly
unpredictable

until you live it.

You know, Robert Kirsch
said I wouldn't get a
straight answer out of you.

But I said
you're an honorable man.

Which is it?

Valerie,

I'm telling you, honestly,

the Russian government

is not behind
what's happening in Estonia.

Then who is?

Let me look into it,

see what I can find.

Thank you.

And next time it's dinner, huh?

Well, if you don't help me
stop this thing,

there's not gonna be
a next time.

Hello?

Hi. This is Esther.

I need to know
if you've heard from Daniel.

sh*t.

Are you still there?

Yes, Esther, I'm here.

I'm just running into a meeting.

We expect to hear back from him.

I'll let you know
as soon as we do.

Okay.

Much appreciated.
I'll be in touch.

We'll be here.

You're not alone in this.

My tribe, we don't stop.

Thank you.

You're on a secure channel
with me and Robert.

Why the f*ck didn't you check in
before now?

I was busy getting chased
through f*cking Estonia

by Little Green Men.

Miller was right,
they're armed to the teeth.

Where are you?

I'm leaving the NATO base
in Tapa.

I'm going to the U.S. Army
hospital in Frankfurt.

Wait, what?
Why are you flying to Frankfurt?

Are you... Are you hurt?

Well, no exactly.

You took the body, didn't you?

I did. I'll take whatever flack
comes my way.

Thank you.

I got to go.

I'll check in when I land.

Before you say anything,

I couldn't bear to
think of Daniel in that field

any more than you could.

No argument here.

I just don't want Torres
going rogue.

Absolutely.

Which is why I think
you should go to Frankfurt

and meet with him.
Done.

Uh...

How'd it go with Kolya?

He says it's not Russia.

Yeah, I knew
he wouldn't come clean.

No, I think
he's telling the truth.

Oh, lucky me. Herr Dorn.

Ah, Mila, always a delight
to see you as well.

I have been listening
to your podcast.

Maybe you are not
as entertaining as you think...

And yet you keep on listening.

But my shows are in reruns.

You want the liver
or the sweetbread?

Today feels like
knuckle of pork.

Okay.
The knuckle of pork.

Please, join me
if you're so inclined.

Never sit facing away
from the door

unless you have eyes
in the back of your head.

Heh.

Yes, yes, old mobster wisdom.

I'll have
what Mr. Dorn is having.

Forgive my boldness.

I heard your voice
and, um, I'm an admirer.

Of course,

a fan.

Let's be really bold
and tell each other the truth,

shall we, Fraulein Krug?

Why don't we start again,
Mr. Dorn?

Oh, please.
Do call me Gil.

Well, Gil, I'm a history buff.

How fortunate.

I am history.

Indeed you are.

Your podcast about
Henrik Viiding's

escape from East Berlin
really sparked something.

The imagery of all those files
going up in flames,

secrets destroyed,
lost to prying eyes...

that was really something.

I'm chuffed that I could be
an inspiration to you.

I think Viiding
wasn't the only one

who escaped the Stasi
that night.

I think you did too.

Me?

No, I'm just an old spook
telling stories.

Well...
I'm a c*ptive audience.

Another Baltic Strong account.

See, no personal information,
just att*cks against me.

The Baltic Strong page

only went live a few days before
my Sama Kaart was announced.

It's all fake.

Internet's down.

sh*t.

Uh, looks like
we might've been hacked.

Mm-hmm. You have.

By me.

Valerie, what's going on?

Why don't you ask Sofia?

When were you gonna tell us that
you hacked for the Russians?

What?
That's crazy...

No. It's not.

What do you mean?

She's telling the truth.

It's a long story.

I'd start now.

I was a kid, 17.

My mother had just d*ed.

She was Estonian,
my father was Russian.

So I was a mutt,
unwanted on both sides.

I hated pretty much everything
about me that was Estonian.

I was angry.

Anyway, um, I found friends,

a community of hackers,
Russians, who welcomed me.

The Soviet propaganda machine
is 100 years old

and I was an easy prey, yes.

I'm not proud of it,
but it happened.

My time hacking actually led me
to create my Sama Kaart program.

Unity instead of division.

You don't need to believe me,
but it is the truth.

Can I speak with you
for a moment?

I think we should trust her.

She lied to us, April.

Now, this was my mistake.

Because of the urgency of
the situation and her skill set,

I fast-tracked her exfil.

I thought she could help us.

She is helping us.
At what risk?

Had I known,
I never would've given her

this kind of access
in a safe house.

We're just getting
so close to proving it's Russia.

What if she's just leading us
where she wants us to go?

With all due respect,
I don't believe that.

I understand that you like her.

Could you give me
a little bit more credit?


I'm just looking at the facts.

Her best friend was k*lled,
her name was destroyed,

she's not even safe
in her own country.

It doesn't make sense
that she's in on it.

Well, I hope you're right.

But I'm still vetting her.

And I'm doing it right
this time.

We'll continue to protect her,

but as of now,
Sofia is off the grid.

What?

Dove wants to meet.

Go. You're not needed here
any longer.

Dove's your priority.

Oh...

Oh, what could you say?

They just don't make spooks
the way they used to.

Yeah.

Spies like Diver?

Changing the course of history
in a single night...

Exactly.

If not for Diver,

the Stasi would've k*lled
Henrik Viiding 30 years ago

and Estonia might never
have gained its independence.

I think
that hint of hero worship

hides a darker truth.

Please do, yes, let's...

Tell me about your dark truths,
Fraulein Krug...

I think you're Diver.

Oh, my dear woman...

Let's talk about something else,
shall we?

Of course.

I've always wondered, in the
years before the Wall fell,

a number of Stasi agents
were exposed.

Some, like Lucas Beker,
were ex*cuted.

They thought they found the
double-agent who betrayed them,

but looking back,
the timelines don't match.

I've always wondered if, uh,
if there was someone else...

perhaps Diver.

Diver only ever did his job.

So, you do know him.

There's nothing to know.

He was a spook.

Haven't you heard?

We never existed.

I know...

A spy is a spy is a spy.

Even the beautiful ones.

Forgive my boldness, Fraulein,

but...

f*ck off.

Okay, there's not enough
ketchup in the world

to save these fries.
I told you
they were wretched.

No, I thought that
you were exaggerating.

You kinda underplayed it.

So, you want to tell me
about last night?

Big guy who walked up
and started whaling on you?

A misunderstanding.

And this is not as bad
as it looks.

I was there.

I had to drag your skinny ass
up three flights of stairs.

Well, the upside is, I at least
got to see your dad's lab.

What was that Star Trek-looking
thing in the case?

It's probably easier to show you
than explain.

Remote-focused ultrasound.

It concentrates
high-intensity sound waves

and focuses them
on specific areas of the body.

Like a laser?

Same idea, but sound, not light.

It can target anything from
cancerous tumors to Parkinson's.

My dad's a genius, but he never
thinks about marketing.

I made a presentation
to sell it a while back.

Want to see?
I'd love to.

Imagine a world where
tradition surgery is obsolete.

No incisions, no sutures,
lower risk, quicker recovery...

With a base-line success rate
in clinical trials

higher than 90%.

Soon you won't have
to imagine this world,

you'll be living in it.

Dr. Kyoti Adeyemi's
remote-focus

ultrasound pen represents...
What am I looking at?

Keeping watching
and imagine the possibilities.

...a game changing moment
in history.

Wait lists for life-saving
operations often stretch

from months to years.

That delay is...

So, it's some sort
of supersonic medtech?

Adeyemi can focus sound waves
on a problem area

without destroying
the surrounding tissue.

He's fine-tuning it now.

Completely non-invasive
surgery...

I know you can't read me in
all the way

on why the CIA
wants this tech...

Off the record,
with do want this technology

for its medical applications.

The U.S. has been losing out
on far too much

intellectual property
to the Chinese.

Sound waves leave no trace.

In the wrong hands,
this could be a w*apon.

Our job is to secure it.

We need to make sure
that we are the first ones

through that door.

Any word on the autopsy?

Uh, we should know soon.
Yeah.

Major Jacobs, Control Room 5.

Major Jacobs,
Control Room 5 please.

Look, she sent a minder.

Yeah.
Yeah, she did.

In what f*cking world
would she not?

So, what's the deal here?
Where's...

Pathologist has the body.

It might take some time.

Look.

I got some vacation photos
for ya.

f*ck me.
Mm-hmm.

This might be the last thing
that Daniel saw

before they got him.

Hey, listen to me,
this in no way diminishes

my opinion of you as a nutjob,

but thank you
for bringing him back.

It, uh, means a lot.

You're welcome.

Be careful,
you might start liking me.

f*ck off.

Weird thing,
the weapons are a hodgpodge,

Israeli, Belgian, Chinese.

You name it, they got it.

But the Russian army only uses
standard-issue weaponry, right?

Last time I checked.

But look at this.

A hundred Spetsnaz.
Jesus Christ.

And my shadow.
In the flesh.

Sergei Basarov.

This is proof of Russian boots
on the ground.

The Kremlin can say
that it was ex-Spetsnaz,

hired mercenaries...

Yeah, but working for who?

There's a tail
they want us to chase.

Was that Sofia Vesik
file a mind f*ck?

I wanted you
to be fully informed.

Well, then you need to be
completely honest with me.

Scout's honor.

So you're sticking
to your story?

The Russian government
has absolutely nothing

to do with what's happening
in Estonia?

I assure you they do not.

But it's not to say
that they wouldn't be pleased

if these dominos
continues to fall.

Good night, my dear.

Romy's at the movies
with a new friend.

Some Pixar flick, dubbed in
German with French subtitles.

I figure maybe she'll come out
of it trilingual.

Cheaper than lessons.

Her new friend
is Elvis reincarnated

as a purple unicorn on acid.

Piss off.
I'm listening...

Honestly, I'm surprised you were
able to pull yourself away.

It's actually quite nice to
speak to somebody who's not...

Well, I'm not.

I'm your friend.

You know, I remember when you

were thrashing around
in a Mudhoney mosh pit

in a torn "f*ck Bush" t-shirt.

I remember that show.

Yeah...

You know, I never understood
why you went into the CIA.

It's the last thing I thought
someone like you would ever do.

When 9/11 happened I understood
a little better. But...

Over the years I've seen
this job start to eat you up.

Look, this case is just hitting
a little close to home.

Those photos that you saw this
morning of that burnt corpse

may be a friend of mine.

Oh, God.

And if it is him,
then that means

that I may be burying
a very good man

that d*ed under my directive.

And if it's not?

Well, then I have
to make a decision.

Whether I use my limited
resources to save him,

or to prevent a w*r.

Jesus, how is that fair?

It's not.

Man, can you just stop that?

It's... it's like watching
a deranged wind-up toy, man.

No, actually I can't.

Well, it's just wearing, like,
a Kirsch-shaped hole

into the ground.

Hey. Hey.

Did you get the photos I sent?
Weapons, the Russian irregulars?

I did.
Well, there's your proof, right?
Boots on the ground?

It's still not definitive enough
to take to the Oval.

Well, Jason, it won't be... until
it's too late.

Henrik was poisoned,
Sofia Vesik was a victim

of a coordinated cyber-att*ck,
the civil w*r is a f*cking sham.

This is happening.
We need to stop it.

You know, they say 9/11
was a failure of imagination.

You don't want to be the man
who could've stopped

a world w*r and didn't, do you?

All right, Valerie,
you made your point.

I'll send somebody.

If she's right,
there's no good outcome.

We back our promise to NATO,
we'll be stuck in some

bloody intractable land w*r.

Maybe even nuclear.

So... who the f*ck do we send
to that sh*t show?

It might be a good idea
to go outside the Company.

Well, we'll need somebody
who's familiar with the CIA,

who has
the administration's ear,

who knows diplomacy...

And someone who will wear it

if it all goes to hell
with the Russians?

Yeah.

Get me BB Yates.

Look, I know it's hard
being cut off.

It's not about me.

I have 200 employees
and a have a country

soaking up fake news,
and I can't fight it

locked inside a cage.

If Valerie says we need
to vet you, we need to vet you.

And how long will that take?

I don't know.

Do you believe me about hacking?

Yes.
I was an angry teen myself.

My dad was k*lled in Iraq
when I was in high school.

I'm sorry.
I was like you.

I don't think anybody expected
much of me, including myself.

One day I saw the toll
it was taking on my mother,

and I knew I needed
to do better.

So I got my grades up
and I chose a career

that challenged me,
where I could do good.

It's naive, but...

No, it sounds like you grew up.

Yeah.

I'm starving.

Food looks nice.
Want something?

No, I'm good.
But I'll get it.

There's nowhere for you to run.

I'll take a salad.
Good.

I got to call you back.

Valerie, we got confirmation.

It's not Daniel.

Thank God.

So, who is it?

No idea.

Guy had shrapnel wounds
and a reconstructed knee

with a ceramic made
only in Russia.

These prosthetics are not cheap.

This guy was taken care of.

Spetsnaz.

Most likely.

So, where the f*ck is Daniel?

Well, if they really k*lled him,
they would've left him there.

It makes sense
they'd take him alive.

100%.
It's bargaining power.

There's something else.

It might not
be the Russian government.

Weapons don't follow
the tradition army

or state sponsors.

It could be one
of the oligarchs.

They're certainly
in a position to finance

an operation like that.

Well, if that's the case,
then I'm assuming

that this oligarch has the tacit
approval of the Kremlin.

Kolya hinted as much.

Independent players
can be just as deadly.

Look at bin Laden.
Right.

So it's a contest...

Who can bring the biggest
head on a stick.

Well, the Baltics would be
a very, very big head.

If they succeed,
they win the Kremlin's favor.

And if they fail,
Moscow gets to pretend

that they never even knew
anything was happening.

It's a win-win for him.

Yeah, but there must be dozens
of billionaire

oligarchs out there.

Wha... Where do we start?
How do we narrow?

Follow the weapons.
These guys had everything.

They had Belgian FN SCAR,
Israeli Galil ACE,

CNPMIEC HN-6 from China.

There's only one guy
who sells all these models,

one-stop shopping.

Birdman.

If anyone anyone knows
who the players are in Estonia,

it's this guy.

He lives in Vienna.

Former weapons inspector.

Turned around
and started selling.

He's a f*cking
piece of work, man.

I shutter to think what
that means coming from you.

It means you're both on
the next flight to Vienna.

Find Birdman.
Get him to talk.

We're gonna stop this invasion,
but we're gonna

find Daniel, first.
That is our number-one priority.

Planting Daniel's ID
on the body,

that kept us running around
and asking questions,

but did it really buy
them that much time?

No, they bought all the time
they needed.

The att*ck is already on,
isn't it?
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