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My birth father applied
for a commuted sentence.

- How long has he been in?
- 20 years.

Take things head-on,
sooner the better.

That way, get on with your life.

Let me apologize in person.

Man to man, father to son.

That's your handiwork.

Fractured jaw of
an 11-year-old boy.

Mine.

You see, that voids
any apology, ever.

Look, you have a sister.

Her name is Delila. I just
thought you should know.

You really think Dean
would make up something

like having a daughter?

Christmas morning.
I'm eight years old.

I go down the stairs, there's
no presents under the tree.

And Dean's sitting there,

he's a little sloshed
from the night before.

And he goes, sorry, kid.

Santa's ride crashed
antlers-first

in the Empire State Building.

Sleigh's totaled.

Two days later, I hear
my mom screaming at him

that she pulled double shifts
to pay for the presents.

Guy tells a hell of a
story. I'll give him that.

Yeah, his go-to move
in life is to lie.

Maybe it's a cry for help.

Dean's got this daughter.

He doesn't know how
to be in her life.

He told you because he
wants you to step in.

I don't care.

If I open the window
just a sliver of an inch,

he's going to pry it open

and throw a Molotov
cocktail in there

so that he can
claim the insurance.

They're here.

OK, so here's what
we're dealing with.

A prisoner swap between
the United States and Iran

is set to take place
in Belgrade, Serbia,

ten hours from now.

Three Americans who have
been falsely detained

and imprisoned in Iran

will be sent back to the States

in exchange for three
Iranians in U.S. custody.

These Americans are Eric Rubin,

Melissa Nguyen, and
Will Strickland,

military contractors who
were detained in 2023.

Strickland actually
served in the military

and retired two years ago.

Three-star general.

Well, we usually don't
handle prisoner swaps,

so how did this land
on our bingo card?

George Campbell, Special
Presidential Envoy

for Hostage Affairs.

He flew into

our American-controlled
airstrip in Romania

escorting the three Iranians
earlier this morning.

Once Campbell landed,

the Romanian Minister
of Foreign Affairs

ordered everyone to be detained.

- Do we know why?
- Not yet.

But Campbell's on the
line. I'll patch him in.

Did you get the updated route?

My office just got word

that one of the highways
is being patrolled.

E70 or M70. Look,
whatever the hell.

My point is we cannot
be too careful.

We know. We just
got the update.

We're adjusting our
itinerary accordingly.

OK, great.

Oh, and thank you for
stepping in at the 11th hour.

Why'd Romania suddenly
decide to poke around

this deal with Iran?

They said they received intel
that one of the Iranians

may have committed a crime
in Romania under an alias.

Foreign minister wanted
48 hours to look into it.

Where'd the intel come from?

They wouldn't
disclose their source.

But I've been negotiating
this exchange for over a year.

If any of those prisoners so
much as jaywalked in Bucharest,

I would have known about it.

So after we get to the
airstrip, what's the plan here?

You going to straighten
out this bad intel

with the minister before we
have to cross the border?

Absolutely not.

If we try too hard to
turn Romania's neck,

Iran gets involved.

The number of hours
in my office, the CIA,

and the DOJ have
put in collectively

just to get Iran to show
up to the bargaining table.

This whole swap is
really about as delicate

as a Jenga tower made of glass.

You want the plan?

Calling you was the plan.

Huh.

Moving three
high-profile prisoners

right under the Romanian
foreign minister's nose

with nothing but
our wits about us

sounds like a recipe for
a diplomatic catastrophe.

Well, if it comes to that,
good thing you're on our team.

Agent Mitchell.

This way.

Standard issue.

Fully outfitted with composite
armor and ballistic glass.

Prisoners can be
secured in the rear.

We can't use that.

Why not?

You think Romania

is gonna let a tank go through
the border without a search?

We need sedans. Nothing
fancy, no logos.

You get a few of
those lying around?

I told you you were alone.

Yeah, very clear about that.

Look, I know this is a mess,

but those three
Americans Iran's got,

they've been in
prison since 2023.

If we don't honor
our side of the swap,

Eric, Melissa, and Will
don't get to come home.

OK, let's get them loaded up.

Everybody in the vehicle.
- You're in charge?

Don't start with that, Zahra.

Just do what he says and
we all get to go home.

Come on.

We're all on the same
side here. Just get in.

- You don't understand.
- Won't ask again.

Let's go.

Listen to me, please.

Please.

You seem like a good person.

Listen to me, please.

You can't send me back.

There are people in
Iran who want me dead.

They're going to kill me!

Any word?

CIA said they got a
couple cars stashed

at a safe house nearby.

They should be here soon.

Something's wrong. We're
not supposed to be here.

I'm sorry, did the FBI let
you in on the plan, hmm?

She's right. What
if they call it off?

Keep panicking and the odds
you will see Tehran again

lower by the minute.

My son...

he was two when I got arrested.

Just starting to speak.

Now he must know 50,000 words,
but not the meaning of father.

You are not the only one
who wants to go home.

I can't go back to prison!

Hey!

Take your friend's advice
and shut up back there.

Mitchell.

I just got word the
Romanian minister's

got some feds en
route to the airstrip.

What's their ETA?

Within the hour.

The second they see those
prisoners are missing,

every tollbooth, checkpoint
and tunnel out of Romania

gets a news blast with their
faces front and center.

Just buy us as much
time as you can.

I'll try.

Amanda found a remote
checkpoint five miles out.

CIA has a guy on the take.
He'll push us through.

Clock's ticking.
We gotta move.

You and I should take Omar.

Him and Zahra haven't shut
up since the airstrip.

- I'll take Farid.
- There you guys are.

Something went wrong, didn't it?

Wait, where's Campbell?
- He's busy. Let's go.

No. Wait, wait, wait.
Where's he gone? Why?

It's OK. Come on.

I know you heard me earlier.

Please, I need you
to listen to me.

I need you to...
- I don't need to do anything.

You got it?

I worked corporate
security for seven years.

The FBI was one of our clients.

I was loyal. I have always
been loyal to America.

All I did was go back to
Tehran for a cousin's wedding.

Seven years, I hadn't been home.

Then I get arrested the
second my plane lands at JFK.

Supposedly, I passed
along sensitive documents.

Figuring out what you
may or may not have done

isn't a part of my job, got it?

I know, but they used me.

I gave your country
seven years of service

and they turn me
into collateral.

Please, don't send me back!

Convoy is approaching
the border.

Look for Officer Fischer.

He should be manning the kiosk,

but his shift ends
in two minutes.

Just sent you a photo.

- Thanks, Amanda.
- Be careful.

Hello, Officer.

What exactly was your
business in Romania?

Just passing through.

Who's he?

FBI-Europol have a joint
investigation going.

I could loop in your supervisor,

but is that really
necessary, Officer Balan?

Step out of the vehicle, sir.

Is Officer Fischer here? I
really need to speak to him.

Get out of the car.

Fischer's here. On your left.

Officer. Officer Fischer!

Everything appears
to be in order.

OK, great.

It's just us and
the next two cars.

No problem. And the payment?

No, we were told
that we meet you

and we give you our credentials.

If you have, like, a
secret handshake deal

with your CIA guy, that's
between you and him.

No payment, no passage.

Who's got cash? You got cash?

I got, uh... I got 50 euro.

I have 150 euros.

- Uh, 3...
- 50.

350.

Uh, 550 between
the three vehicles.

Is that enough to move us along?

Pleasure meeting
you, Agent Mitchell.

Drive safe now.

I will pull all three
cars back and call this in

if you come up short.

We won't. You have a nice day.

You're almost there. One
mile to the safe house.

Let's say Dean's lying
about your sister.

Half-sister.

Let's say Dean's making
up your half-sister.

Take about two
seconds to find out.

I know what you're trying to do.

I don't want to go there.

OK.

What's her name?

Delila.

And even if she's real,

I can't get involved.

Can't or don't want to?

Don't want to.

Let me just call my girl
over at HQ, Sylvia Nicastro.

She can look up Delila
no questions asked. Done.

Why do you care?

Because...

you know, I got Charlotte.

Just the idea of her
being out on her own.

You got to know if
this girl is real.

What girl? Both: Shut up.

Hey, heads up. We
got a bogey incoming.

Black SUV.

- Go, go, go!
- Go, go, go, go, go!

Who the hell are those blokes?

I don't know, but
they're not cops.

Lose them now.

Amanda, what are
we dealing with?

Looks like it's
just the two SUVs.

There's another SUV.

We're too big of a
target. Split up.

- Copy that.
- Get to the safe house.

I gotta lose this guy.
- On it.

Hold on.

All right. I think
we're in the clear.

Amanda, can you confirm?

Lost that first SUV
in an underpass,

but you're almost there.

Go, go.

Go, go!

What was that?

Everybody check in right now.

This is Smitty. We're fine.

Cam? Andre? You good?

Hey, somebody talk to me!

Andre?

Wake up, Andre.

I'm good.

Andre, we gotta get out of here.

Come on.

Zahra's gone.

Where are the others?
What happened to Zahra?

Did someone get to her?
Are we all targets?

Your concerns are noted.

But wait, what if
we're the targets?

Omar, will you just
shut up for one minute

and let them do their jobs?

There's a secure holding
area down the hall.

Great. Take 'em.

This way.

It's the Hub.

Give me one second
and I'll set it up.

Amanda, talk to me.

SUV disappeared into a tunnel

about two miles
from the crash site.

Never came back out.

Neither vehicle had plates

and we couldn't get a clean
visual on the drivers.

OK, I want us up on
traffic cameras, CCTV,

toll booths, weather
cameras... it doesn't matter.

We got to turn the
whole city inside out.

On it, Wes.

If something's got a lens,
we'll pull what we can.

I'll alert the Politia.

Tell them we want
Zahra's photo posted

on every egress point
out of Belgrade.

Are you guys OK?

- Yeah.
- Zahra?

You OK? That looks
like it stings.

I'm fine.

Let's get you cleaned up.

Any idea who we're
up against here?

I don't know.

But Zahra said she didn't
want to go back to Tehran.

She thought that she
might be a target,

but I think that she was
going to say anything

to get me to cut her loose.

OK, let's say someone
did want her dead.

Why bother taking her
from the crash site?

Why not just shoot her while
you and I were knocked out?

I might know why.

I just picked up
someone's dash cam footage

from two minutes
after the crash.

This wasn't an attack.
This was a rescue mission.

If that's the case, with
the border sealed off,

she has no choice
but to lie low.

Zahra's an Iranian female

wearing some pretty
gnarly cuffs.

First thing she's going to want
to do is get those things off.

That won't be easy.

Those are
double-reinforced steel.

I'll look into it.

OK, if Zahra was behind this,

then she had help
from the outside.

So every prison visit,

any time she met with
someone in Tehran,

if she sent a happy birthday
message to someone on Facebook,

then I want to know about it.

On it.

Wes.

This prisoner swap...

is this going to blow it?

I don't know.

Where the hell are you?

Cause that sure don't
look like Pittsburgh.

Look, I got business
to take care of

that doesn't concern you.

And what about Delila?

You know, your daughter.

You told her you'd be here.

Yeah, tell her I'm coming, OK?

I just got to take care of
some business on my end.

Tell her yourself.

Come talk to your dad.

Delila.

Now.

Hey, there's my girl.

Don't put me in
the middle of this.

What, you think I want

to be on the other
side of the planet?

I'm doing this for you.

And? Any luck?

Sorry, kid. No.

I don't think he's going for it.

OK.

It's no problem.

You want his number?

No.

Sounds like he's
just not into it.

Mom.

Nice work.

What, like I don't got
enough to deal with?

I got out of prison
two whole weeks ago,

and here I am trying to do
a nice thing for Delila,

connecting her with her brother.

Oh, poor Dean.

He's always drawn
the short straw.

Careful, Cassie.

Careful.

What the hell happened?

What do you mean you lost Zahra?

Our convoy was
attacked. Zahra escaped.

But I promise you we are using
every tool at our disposal.

Oh, you're using
every tool? Are you?

You couldn't have
done that sooner,

like when you had Zahra cuffed
in a bulletproof vehicle?

Our orders were to hide
the prisoners from Romania

and get them to
Belgrade, which we did.

At no point were we warned

that we might get attacked
from some random third party.

It was a massive,
catastrophic...

OK, look.

I need to loop in the
CIA director and the DOJ.

When they hear this,

there will be no end
to the amount of...

Will it help?

What?

Will calling the DOJ

in the panic that you're in
right now help the situation?

The swap is supposed to
go down in two hours.

What are we supposed
to tell Iran?

We need more time.

I will find Zahra.

OK.

OK, I'll be in
Belgrade in one hour.

Nope, that's cutting
it way too close.

You got to let me talk to them.

Our Iranian contact
is Kasper Jafari.

He is not a pushover.

Neither am I.

Kasper Jafari?

Thank you for taking this
meeting on such short notice.

It is my pleasure,
Special Agent Mitchell.

- You can call me Wes.
- Wes.

I love that about Americans.

Which part?

Well, the invitation
to be friends can start

with nothing more than
a simple handshake.

So, friend,

to what do I owe this surprise?

We hit a snag.

The Romanian Foreign
Minister got some bad intel,

but your Iranians are
en route to Belgrade.

We just need a few extra hours

to get everyone to the exchange
point without losing any limbs.

Mm. But you can confirm the
transport has left Romania?

- Yes.
- Ah, that's interesting.

Because I heard Romania closed
its borders three hours ago.

Could that be related
to your delay, I wonder?

Look, I didn't
have to come here.

I could have showed
up two hours late

and said this is how
it's going to be,

but I'm here because I
respect all of the work

that you put into making
this exchange happen.

So what's the question
behind the question?

Did you transport the
Iranians past Romania's border

against the Foreign
Minister's wishes?

We did.

And the convoy
barely made it out.

But rest assured

all three Iranians are
alive and kicking in Serbia.

Omar, Farid, and Zahra have
been locked up for a year

waiting, hoping to be free.

I'm going to make that happen.

I just need three hours.

Let's make it two.

But lie to me, and
the three Americans

we have in custody will
be taken back to Iran.

And after that, there might
not even be a bargaining table

for our countries
to come back to.

So they just took her?

How do you know
she's still alive?

We are going to find her, Omar.

But I need you to both tell
us if Zahra mentioned anything

about a rescue mission or
a friend on the outside.

We're never going home, Farid.

I told you we're
going to die here.

My son. My... my
beautiful son.

I'm never going to see
his beautiful face.

Don't you see they're trying
to help us get home, hmm?

They lost her. Lost her.

Zahra made it clear she did
not want to go back to Tehran.

And that she was willing to do
anything to make that happen.

She said there was a man...
- Don't tell them anything.

They don't know
what they're doing.

Up now. Come on.

Up off your ass. Let's go.

Don't tell them anything!

Please, don't tell
them anything!

They don't know
what they're doing!

Don't tell them anything!

Zahra said someone
was looking for her.

A man named Mohsen.

It's the seventh most
common name in Iran.

Zahra's got at least five
cousins named Mohsen.

Never mind old
classmates, ex-boyfriends.

This is interesting.

While Zahra was in prison,
she got a couple calls

from somebody who said
he was her brother.

I just ran the audio
through vocal analysis

and our algorithm is
saying it's not a match.

This guy isn't her brother.

Send that to me.

Yep. But just so you know, I
listened to every call twice.

None of the exchanges are
remotely incriminating.

Ernesto, shoot over
that list of Mohsens.

Sent.

What are you doing?

Running a search
for any audio files

from press recordings
or social media posts

related to everyone on this
list and doing a comp pass.

Here we go. Mohsen Shah.

Looks like he lived
across the street

from Zahra when they were kids.

Run them through
our internal DBs.

If this Mohsen Shah was
the one who took Zahra,

he needed access to firepower.

Got a match in the
NSA's database.

He's Iranian cyberintelligence.

Shah's divisions hit several
EU countries with data leaks.

Zahra's cuffs.

I figured it out.

A vertical saw.

Because of how
thick the metal is,

that's what she'd need
to pop those cuffs loose.

Can't imagine
that's easy to find.

Well, some jewelry repair
stores use them to cut chains.

I found this one owned
by an Iranian couple.

Supposedly closed on
Sundays, but two hours ago,

CCTV caught the owner
unlocking the front door

and then locking it
again once he was inside.

After that, cameras went dark.

- Send this to Cam.
- Mm.

We're closed today.

- You don't look closed.
- Hey.

I-I'm just here to do inventory.

But no customers.

We're not customers.

I don't want any trouble.

Then we're off to a good start.

She look familiar?

FBI. Stop what you're doing.

Look, I don't know
what she's told you,

but trust me, you don't
want to get involved.

Zahra, hands up.

Turn around and walk away.

Hey. Put the gun down, man.

Look, man. We're FBI.

You do not want to
pull that trigger.

Hey, you put the gun down,
we can work something out.

Put it down!

OK, I'll do it.

Stand up.

She's in the back.

Get him out of here.

Come on.

She was about to fire.

I acted out of instinct.

Those three Americans...

Wes, if they don't
get to come home

because of me...
- Hey.

That's for me to worry about.

You can't think that way.

Focus on what's next.

We're going to figure this out.

We had no idea who she was.

As I told you earlier,

Fatemah and I had come
in to do inventory.

Actually, you failed to mention

your wife was here at all.

Did I?

Surely, I...

They offered us
1,000 euros in cash

to use our equipment and
keep our mouths shut.

Take them to the
police for questioning.

What are we supposed
to tell them?

Tell them what you saw.

We're boned.

You want a water?

Somebody get him some water.

We are absolutely,

10,000 times over,
unequivocally screwed!

There's... there's
always a deal to be made.

Which one of you did it?

It was me.

Zahra drew first.

It's within the
FBI's protocol...

I don't care!

You screwed up.

And now those poor Americans
who spent the last two years

languishing in an
Iranian hellhole...

Hey! Enough.

Anything?

Merc's real name
is Stefan Popovic,

but he's a hired gun.

He never interacted
with Shah directly.

Even the Hub's at a loss.

Popovic's burner has
no stored messages,

no contacts, no call history.

Shah scrubbed everything.
- OK.

Let's just try to salvage
whatever we can from this swap.

And what do we offer
Iran in return?

Zahra's claim stub
from the morgue?

We'd be up front with them.

That's how we get
our Americans back.

By showing our incompetence?

By showing Jafari we
respect him enough

to give him the truth.

Respect?

Your agent lost Zahra and
then shot her on accident!

She didn't do
anything on accident.

She defended herself!

If I was in that same situation,

I would've done the
exact same thing!

Let me ask you something.

Would you rather it be
one of us in the morgue

instead of Zahra?

Jafari won't see it that way.

He will think that the DOJ

sent a bunch of Quantico
dropouts to do this job,

and that is not respect.

That is an insult.

- Campbell...
- I've... I've been on...

I've been on both sides of this.

I've been the one
who's messed up.

I've been the one who's
gotten the apology.

The best strategy is
always full transparency.

And you think that'll work now?

I don't know.
But we gotta try.

I'm coming with you.

You've been on the verge
of calling DEFCON 1

for the last ten hours.

Maybe sit this one out.

I'm just going to
say this as it is.

Zahra Nawaz is no
longer in our custody.

Mm.

Yeah, well, that's interesting.

Our convoy that was
transporting her was attacked.

My entire team was nearly killed

and Zahra escaped with the
help of an Iranian national.

Where is she now?

She's dead.

She drew a gun on
one of my agents,

and my agent defended herself.

What, you think you get a
free pass for being honest?

No. I think you
greeted me as an equal.

And I'm trying to show you

the same level of
dignity and respect.

My orders are to do
everything in my power

to convince you to move
forward with the swap.

The U.S. is willing to
evaluate the potential release

of other detained
Iranians at a later time.

Well...

sit tight while I make a call.

This is it. It's over.
We're never going home!

Shut up. I won't say it again.

Wes, my friend.

Iran would also like to
continue with the swap.

Good news. Great news.

Well, here's the thing.

Isn't that how you Americans
say it, here's the thing?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

Seeing as how you have only
two prisoners to trade,

we'll only give you Eric
Rubin and Melissa Nguyen.

Will Strickland's a
three-star general.

What assurance do I have

your country's going
to take care of him?

Yeah, well, perhaps
you should have

considered that sooner.

Wes.

Take the two, or
nobody is going home.

Your call, Wes.

DOJ wants to move
forward. Two for two.

What about you? Are
you OK with this?

Why wouldn't I be?

Because you fought
like hell to release

all three of them
including Strickland.

You're just going
to walk away now?

You were pulled into
this at the last minute

to do an impossible task.

Take the win.

My orders are to take the deal.

The U.S. Department of Justice

will offer you a
diplomatic medal of honor

for not coming away
from this empty-handed.

- Not my thing.
- Mm.

Let me make another play.

The man who helped
Zahra escape...

I can give you his name.

All right.

Mohsen Shah.

He's Iranian cyberintelligence.

Hmm.

I've heard of Shah. I
know what he's capable of.

Which also means I know
how difficult it would be

to pin him down.

Do you have him in custody?
- Not yet.

If you don't have
a piece to trade,

we have nothing more to discuss.

Mm?
- Mm-hmm.

Yeah.

Release the two Americans.

Let's go.

It's OK.

You can walk across.

This way.

I can see him right there.

Strickland's in the
back of that SUV.

If we pull two cars,
we could pin 'em down

and cut them off before
he hits the city.

Eric Rubin, Melissa Nguyen,

you're going home.

Thank you.

Congratulations.

- Thank you.
- Yeah.

Thank you so much.
- Thank you.

Come on. This way.

He's right there, Wes.

It's not that kind of op.

We pull a stunt like that,

there's no begging
for forgiveness later.

Iran takes that
as an act of war.

Yeah. Got it.

Hey, the owner of the jewelry
repair store, Fatemah?

Turns out she's related to Shah.

Second cousin, twice removed.

How is this coming to us now?

Shah's family
records were purged

when he joined the
Iranian cyberintelligence.

Celeste just got into some
state hospital archives.

This is big,
Amanda. Thank you.

You guys turned the
jewelry shop owners

over to the local cops, right?

Yeah, but we just got word
they're about to be released.

What's going on?

They're our connection to Shah.

If we get him in custody, we
can trade him for Strickland.

You and me. Let's go.

Agent Mitchell?

Hi. We need to speak
to Ahmad and Fatemah.

This way, please.

There they are.

We can charge both of you

with aiding and
abetting Zahra's escape.

Now, seeing as how your
role in all of this

was relatively minor, I don't
want to have to do that.

But Iran still has an
American in their custody,

and I just got orders
from Washington

that I got to trade one
of you for that American.

We didn't know who she was.

We don't know anything.
- That's a lie.

Here are the options. Either
you help us find Shah,

or we're going to hand
one of you over to Iran.

Which one do you
want to go with?

Well, I don't know.
Do we really care?

No. No, I don't care.

So one of you is
going back to Iran

and you get to try your
luck with the MOIS.

Now, I hear they're not
as polite as we are,

but I wasn't born
there, you were.

So you tell me.

What's it going to be?

Yeah, I'm done burning time.

Mm, you. Let's go.

- Come on, get up.
- No.

- Come on.
- Oh, OK. OK, all right.

OK, OK, OK.

Earlier today, we
received a call from Shah.

Mohsen Shah called us.

He told us to open up the
store and let that woman in.

No questions asked.

But that's all we did.

Hmm.

I'm going to need you to
call your cousin for me.

Can you do that, Fatemah?

OK.

Hopefully we get 20 seconds
of a clear connection here.

Everyone good to go?
- Yep. Ready.

- OK, you good?
- Absolutely.

OK.

OK, ready?

Ready.

What took so long?

The police came to the
store asking questions.

What did they ask?

They wanted details about Zahra.

I said I didn't know her.

Good. OK, from here on out,

it's better if we
don't communicate.

- Anything?
- Need more time.

Huh? You call me
out of nowhere.

You say, auntie,
I need your help.

You need to get us out of this.

- Now?
- Almost.

Your mother would
be ashamed of you.

You just wait!

OK, Khale, OK. I'll...
I'll work it out.

There he is.

We're good. We got him.

Let's roll.

Mohsen Shah.

I don't know.

I don't know what you think
I did, but I can help.

I have information.

You're under arrest for
aiding and abetting the escape

of a prisoner in U.S. custody

and for assaulting
five federal officers.

You have him?

You?

Yes.

OK, let's do this.

Let's go.

Lieutenant General Strickland,

it is my honor to
shake your hand

and tell you you're going home.

Thank you.

We're out of here.