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The work we do makes mining for diamonds underground

look like child's play.

Because at least the miners have some direction.

They know what they're digging for.

For us, that precious diamond is intel.

We sift carefully through endless piles of data,

trusting our instincts to tell us what matters.

Even the most seemingly insignificant thing

could shift the course of history.

A letter, an article,

or a radio interview.

In today's episode,

we introduce you to India's most renowned scientist,

Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha.

As the world watches the nuclear arms race unfold between the US, China and Russia,

we ask the pressing question on everyone's mind,

"Should India step into the race or not?"

Dr. Bhabha, I'd like to ask you a question

about nuclear energy that is of deep national interest.

The Indian government believes

that nuclear power should be used for energy and development.

But do you strongly believe that India must also give serious thought

to developing nuclear bombs for itself?

In India, friendship and peace

have always taken precedence over everything else.

But despite this, in a span of four years, two wars were fought.

Pointless wars.

Two thousand eight hundred and sixty-two Indian soldiers have died.

This is not about a nuclear race.

This is about self-preservation.

I'm of the view

that as a country committed to being responsible and vigilant,

India must endeavour to move in the direction

of becoming an atomic power.

If the Honourable Prime Minister and his cabinet give us the green light,

then I personally guarantee you that

within the span of just 18 months,

we will make India a nuclear power on the world stage.

-Is Taylor in? -He's reading the 'Nam report.

So, you're not gonna do anything?

About what?

Bhabha has been making these claims for years.

These aren't just claims.

Dr. Homi Bhabha's been nominated for the Nobel Prize twice.

-How many did he win? -Oppenheimer didn't win either.

James, do you know what it takes for a country to build a nuclear bomb?

Tech? An understanding of nuclear science--

The will.

The will to cross that moral line.

India doesn't have that.

China has conducted 45 nuclear tests in the past two years.

India does have the will to cross the line, Taylor.

We have to send a message to the world.

Otherwise, within the next 20 years,

every tin-pot dictator is gonna find the will

to put a nuclear weapon in their own fucking backyard.

This is high-profile intel from our undercover officer April Frost.

I need you to take me seriously.

All I need is two agents, top-level equipment and a cover.

One, two… Very good!

April.

On paper, she's working for the US Embassy,

but actually, she's a CIA undercover operative.

Something's definitely brewing between her and the CIA.

The task of extracting information is a grey area.

Legally and morally.

But it's necessary.

Being able to work out your opponent's strategy

before he makes his next move

is often a deciding factor in whether your country wins or loses.

I was totally shooting in the dark.

But my instinct kept nudging me forward.

I had an unshakable feeling

that there was something I had to find out before the clock ran out.

Sir, James Crowley.

CIA. Clandestine Operations.

He works with a South Asian desk.

Over the past few days,

our people have spotted him in the Middle East many times.

But what is he doing in Lebanon?

We're trying to find out, sir.

This can't be traced back to us.

"Mushroom rabbit to be served in Vienna on the 24th of January."

Mushroom rabbit?

Get his flight details. Right away.

Here are all of Dr. Bhabha's travel details.

"Delhi, Beirut, Geneva and London."

Crowley's photo was taken in Beirut, right?

Yes, sir.

April's message to CIA…

April gave the CIA Bhabha's entire itinerary,

which means, "Mushroom rabbit" is code for Dr. Bhabha.

This Crowley's definitely up to something.

We need to stop Dr. Bhabha in Beirut right away.

His life is in danger.

The sun will rise at 9:02 a.m. today.

Connect to the Beirut desk!

We have official permission to stop the flight. Hurry up!

Sir, sorry, but the flight from Beirut left 15 minutes ago.

Let me try connecting to Geneva.

Uh…

In our line of work, maybe one or two out of every ten missions

hits the mark.

And no one back home ever finds out about our successes.

But our failures…

When we fail, the whole world watches.

We were just 15 minutes late that day,

but it cost us Dr. Bhabha's life.

After this loss, India's entire nuclear program suffered a major setback.

Falling behind in the global nuclear race posed a serious national threat to India.

It was clear, we needed eyes in enemy territories

to set up a permanent spy network for India.

R.N. Kao stepped in and set up a new agency.

The Research and Analysis Wing. R&AW.

This era of espionage redefined our country's future

and changed my team's and my life forever.

Dr. Bhabha's death taught me a hard truth.

In espionage, "what" you know isn't critical,

it's mostly "when" you know that shifts the whole game.

Under the new command at R&AW,

I developed a spy network in Pakistan and China.

A system that ensured our team had access to round-the-clock intelligence.

Without warning, the East Pakistan conflict triggered the 1971 war.

But this time,

we were better prepared.

This time, Pakistan was partitioned,

and when the dust settled, India had won the war.

The Shimla Agreement was supposed to pave the way for peace.

But no one realised at the time…

…that this would mark the beginning of a never-ending conflict.

The more powerful a person is, the weaker his ego tends to be.

Even the smallest offense can end up shaping their life's mission.

Kao sir instinctively understood that after such a humiliating defeat,

Pakistan's wounded pride would drive them to take drastic steps to strike back.

There…

You see that extravagant display of fireworks, Aziz?

They're not celebrating victory.

They're taunting us over our defeat.

This is a happy occasion, Mr. Kao.

We have won the war.

With the military and with… diplomacy as well.

Yes, ma'am.

Why do you still look so worried?

Ma'am, the war is never over for people like me.

The end of one war is the beginning of another.

The war has not ended, Mr. President.

Until Pakistan emerges victorious, no matter what, we have to keep fighting.

Pakistan will never lose a single war again, Aziz.

Neither on the battlefield nor of ideology.

Tell me, after 1964,

why has China's influence grown so much?

You mean to say--

Victory always favours those who act, not those who speak.

They're militarily weak.

If it comes down to the battlefield, they can't win against us.

They will look for other avenues to strike back.

What exactly are you suggesting?

We are going to rebuild our nation into such a force

that we won't have to prove our strength to anyone.

A power so undeniable that the mere thought of it will be enough

to strike fear in the hearts of our enemies.

We need to stop them with whatever it takes, Mr. Kao.

Whatever it takes.

But to stop them, we need to know what they will plan next.

And for me, the biggest worry is…

not knowing.

This is…

…personal now.

I know this for a fact, India will pay the price.

It's a government job. There's nothing to worry about.

In fact, you can say,

our Prime Minister relies solely on Vishnu for everything these days.

I mean, he's practically her right-hand.

And that famous Shimla agreement, do you know who prepared the draft?

Why don't you just say that the boy is a clerk?

There's no need to dress it up.

You're meeting a girl for the first time?

No, no, it's not my first time.

Whenever I find it difficult to say no to my family, I go meet the girl.

-What about you? -I have met 27 men before I met you.

-Twenty-seven? -Uh, yes.

Then I suppose it's quite clear exactly where I stand.

Do you have other interests apart from rejecting marriage proposals?

I have many interests,

but I never rejected any of those proposals because

they turned me down before I could say no to them.

I'm sorry.

Uh, tell me about your work.

I work with the Cabinet Secretariat.

-It's a government job. -Okay.

Intelligence, to be precise.

Sounds interesting.

Oh, really?

Hmm.

All right, here's an idea.

Hmm?

You will finally know what it feels like to say "no" to someone.

We'll go downstairs, and you can reject me

in front of our families. No hard feelings.

Are you feeling sorry for me?

To be really honest, I quite like you.

So, if you want to do it, go ahead and say "no".

I'm already used to it.

Who are you? Where are you taking him?

Ma'am, please calm down.

-Yes? -You need to come with us right now.

Who are you people?

We are not allowed to tell you that.

The reason I have called all of you here at the break of dawn

is because it's time for Pakistan to wake up and stand tall.

You're all the most acclaimed scientists of Pakistan.

So tell me, when will you give your country its first atom bomb?

With all due respect, sir,

Pakistan simply cannot afford an atom bomb.

The question still remains unanswered.

If we really want to be a nuclear power, how will we fund this dream?

Munir, remember I made you a promise seven years ago?

I said, "Don't worry, our turn will come."

The time is now.

Mr. Bhutto, this move will surely draw the attention of the world to us.

Dr. Bhabha paid with his life. And that could happen to us as well--

I'm not denying at all that that's a possibility.

CIA, KGB, Mossad…

I know they all want us to fail.

I shall protect our dream,

and keep all of you safe

by entrusting this responsibility to Pakistan's most capable officer.

Murtaza Malik.

Protecting his country is his religion,

and destruction of enemies is his only passion.

Patriotism and devotion to his country is etched in his being.

We can sit here free, and dream to build a strong future for Pakistan,

because he's finding and eliminating the traitors

who are trying to destroy our country from within.

Take it easy. What's the hurry?

Don't worry, everyone will have their turn.

You're all going to be rewarded today…

for spying on Pakistan.

And you're all going straight back to hell because you all deserve it.

Naturally, you must all be feeling homesick by now. No?

So, gentlemen,

your cold, calculated journey of betraying Pakistan

will come to an end now.

Sir!

Sir!

-What's your name? -Sir, Abdul Manan.

Which department?

-Hey stop! Stop right there! -Don't let him escape. Catch him!

Asshole! Where are you running away?

-Nabeed, get him! -Don't lose him!

-Come on, quick! -Hey, Nabeed!

Don't let him escape!

Don't let him go! You bastard!

-Sir. -What's happening over here, Rashid?

We have intel, sir.

We're doing a clean-up operation as ordered by Murtaza sir.

We need to search your… office as well.

-Yes, of course. -Thank you.

Keep that bloody fucker locked up! I'll be back to feed him his dinner.

-Take him away! Go on! -Yes, sir.

Come on! Come on!

Greed or shame.

These are the only two reasons a man becomes an enemy agent.

Either he is chasing something or hiding from it.

Brigadier Naushad Ahmed,

a senior and respected officer of the Pakistan army,

and our biggest asset.

Because we had something on him that he wanted to bury at any cost.

They've rooted out and killed a number of agents

from the CIA, Mossad, and KGB.

Hmm.

I'm sure the ISI had been watching them for several months.

Sir, frankly, I would have never thought

that the ISI was capable of a cleanup of this scale.

Of course, they're capable.

They are an old organisation.

They've been around for 23 years. Whereas we've been here for three.

I'm sure their annual budget is much higher than ours.

I doubt those people have as much paperwork.

-Uh, I'm sorry, sir, I wasn't complaining. -No, it's okay.

A cleanup operation of this type can only mean one thing.

Something big is going down.

But what?

I'll find out, sir. Let's see what Mr. Bhutto is planning.

Also, ask Naushad to lie low.

-Let's cool it until all this dies down. -Right, sir.

Bahrain and Yemen have both flatly refused to fund this project for us.

When we are on a mission, we don't drink any special cocktails,

we don't drive expensive sports cars,

or use futuristic gadgets like James Bond does.

Sir, but you promised you will get the money.

Without funds, all this preparation, all these--

Munir…

Munir, I remember very well the promise I made. I'm…

-I'm trying! -This is our last chance.

If we are unable to raise funds for the program,

this debt will become a curse for our country.

And then, we may really end up eating grass.

As spies, our starting point is our intuition.

We just keep following it in search of something concrete.

And more often than not, it's our intuition that leads us

to the evidence hiding in plain sight all along.

Sir, according to a Pakistani newspaper,

this picture of Bhutto was taken in Mecca a few days ago.

Okay.

But I found the same picture printed in a newspaper six years ago, sir.

Hmm.

Look here, sir. Check the date.

Sir, I've cross-checked this with my sources.

Bhutto went to Saudi Arabia, but Mecca wasn't the main agenda.

He had some very different plans.

Sir, here's a report on Munir Khan.

Munir Khan?

-The great nuclear scientist? -Right.

Pakistan has been inviting its nuclear physicists

to come back from all over the world.

And they're recruiting them as professors in universities.

All right. Sit. Sit down. Sit down, sit down.

Thank you, sir.

Look at this, sir.

My sources have verified all this data.

These are the universities where the scientists have been recruited.

Specifically, departments of nuclear physics,

quantum physics, radiation science,

and metallurgy just had a huge recruitment drive.

They were managed by two or three people thus far,

and now they have a whole lot of people.

Look at the data on their salary, sir.

The salaries they are being offered do not match a professor's pay grade.

Hmm. What is your understanding?

Why are they recruiting all these physicists?

Sir, they wouldn't call nuclear physicists

to draft economic policies for the country, would they?

Good job, Vishnu.

I can get you more, sir. But for that, you'll have to send me to the field, sir.

-Pakistan? -Yes, sir.

India doesn't even have a high commission there yet. And you want to go to Pakistan?

I know, sir, but I'm sure we can find a way.

I know Libya was not your first choice.

Why should we help you

when Saudi and Iraq have refused already?

Because I can give you what China refused.

How much money would you need?

Uh…

Twenty million US dollars. And… we can--

I get it.

You will need more later.

You'll get your 20 million.

Cheers!

-Thank you. -You're welcome, sir.

Congratulations, Mr. Bhutto. Thanks to you, we'll get the money soon.

Murtaza, together, you and I, can secure the future of every child in our country.

They will not live under the threat of war.

God willing, all the generations to come

will fortunately be born in a nuclear-powered country.

And they will be proud to call themselves Pakistani.

Well said, sir.

Well said.

Nice view, Mr. Kao.

But I know that you are not here for sightseeing.

Good to see you, Ben.

Please.

Why are we meeting at a public place?

Because public places can be the most private.

I have heard that you have not been publicly photographed to date.

That's a lie, Ben.

I was publicly photographed once.

At my wedding.

I'm sure I missed out on a lot of fun.

Could not give you a gift.

But I have brought something today.

Bhutto is making rounds of the Middle East,

meeting his Arab friends.

He has made several visits to Iran.

ISI has been clearing villages in the middle of the desert.

200 square kilometres.

What does Pakistan need 200 square kilometres of empty land for?

Pakistan is making a nuclear bomb.

I'm surprised this has completely escaped the attention of the Western agencies.

The Americans think…

that Bhutto is all talk, no show.

But he seems obsessed with it.

I have two questions that interest me.

How and when will they succeed?

It's going to be a disaster.

And ours will be the first two countries where they will use it.

Without a doubt.

So then it's up to us to stop them.

Thank you, Ben.

I'll send my best man there.

Kao.

There is a saying in Mossad.

"Never send your best man.

Send a man who has the reason worth dying for it."

Okay.

-Morning. -Good morning.

-Good morning. -Good morning, sir.

Sit. Please, sit.

Congratulations.

New posting.

Islamabad.

Thank you, sir.

The breakfast there will be a lot better than what you get here.

Vishnu, whenever there are any concerns

in your medical reports, they are usually raised with me.

It's been six years since we lost Dr. Bhabha.

You're still not sleeping well.

Sir, we were 15 minutes late.

If only those 15 minutes--

"If only", "maybe…"

These words have no value in the kind of work we do.

We have to forget the past.

You know Viktor Suvorov?

He was a Russian spy.

But he was working for the Americans.

In Cuba.

-The Cuban Missile Crisis. -That's right.

I've done a lot of research on that, sir, but never came across a man named Viktor.

A spy whose name is in the papers is not much of a spy, is he?

But if it wasn't for Viktor Suvorov,

then there would have been a nuclear war between the two superpowers for sure.

You have big shoes to fill.

But if you succeed,

like Bogdanovich a.k.a. Viktor Suvorov…

nothing will change for you.

The world will still not know Vishnu Shankar.

For them, you'll remain a nameless, faceless entity.

But if you fail, and Pakistan succeeds…

…they'll have a nuclear bomb.

And they will sell it.

They do not have the capability to keep it safe.

Which means that every terrorist organisation in the Middle East

will have a nuclear bomb.

Do you know what that means?

The Third World War.

No.

The last World War.

They'll all have a bomb.

And India will be left far behind.

You cannot fail.

Tell me something, sir.

Even though we lost Dr. Bhabha,

will the Indian government ever try to build a nuclear bomb again?

If they do…

I'll surely know about it.

Enjoy Islamabad.

We'll stop Pakistan, sir.

You won't find a reason to complain.

I'm sure.

By the way, I heard that…

the complaints department will soon belong to someone else.

Sorry?

You know, rumour has it that…

you've been getting some marriage proposals.

Sir, sometimes I'm convinced that

we are all targets and you are the field spy.

-My family has been forcing me, so I-- -You don't have to explain.

I think it's a good idea.

Get married and take your wife with you to Islamabad.

It'll be a good cover.

Oh, oh! You've come so early! Huh?

But I'm at your service. Please tell me, can I get you something?

Come on!

Is this how you talk to your guests?

I'm not trying to be funny.

-Hello, Uncle. -Hello, Altamash.

You've become quite the young man.

Shall we get you married, too?

Look, Sufiya's here. Looking so beautiful. Congratulations.

Thank you so much, Naushad.

Sufiya, you should not be out like this before the ceremony.

-Let's go inside. Come. -Yes.

By the way…

did any of them happen to say anything?

So, gentlemen,

your cold, calculated journey of betraying Pakistan will come to an end now.

Murtaza, but isn't that illegal?

You already had them in custody, so… what was the need to kill them?

Mercy is mistaken for weakness.

Fear gives you power.

I will never forgive anyone who betrays my country.

If you ask me, you better be vigilant as well.

See, you're quite close to Mr. Bhutto.

You're privy to a lot of state secrets, and that makes you the perfect target.

CIA, KGB, Mossad…

And R&AW?

Why not?

They may try to reach you.

Be careful.

But you don't worry, Murtaza.

I know how to handle them.

As for Mr. Bhutto's dream,

we'll sacrifice our lives to fulfil it.

Yes, we will.

Now, shall we? Please.

I've been given a new posting. Outside India.

-We'll have to set up a new home there. -That's good news.

Congratulations! Where?

Why don't you start packing?

Uh, but my luggage is still packed.

Please tell me.

Where have you been posted?

Congratulations

on your wedding.

Thank you, sir.

Baby steps in the world of darkness.

I'm impressed that you are willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done.

-Are you scared? -No, sir.

You should be.

Fear is a good thing.

It keeps you alert.

Because the job you're about to jump into

calls for serious focus and vigilance.

Your operational brief is simple.

Find their nuclear facility and stop them at all costs.

Simple, right?

But in order to do that,

you'll have no choice but to beat Pakistan's top-most intelligence officer

in his own backyard.

Your hands will be tied,

but his hands will be free.

It may seem that you're being posted to keep the situation under control,

but nothing will be in your control.

Every move you make will tighten the noose around your neck.

They will look for your weaknesses relentlessly,

so that they can attack you there.

That's exactly why you need to be one step ahead of them at all times.

Even though you've been issued a diplomatic passport,

it's not really going to mean very much over there.

It can only protect you from legal troubles in Pakistan,

not from illegal ones.

A truck could still run you over anytime on the street.

They will shadow you. They will eavesdrop on you.

They will try whatever they can to destroy your morale.

And in spite of all these challenges,

you'll have to pretend that everything is fine.

Like it's just another day.

Welcome to Pakistan, sir.

You have to think of it like a cricket match.

And right now, you're the last batsman standing at the crease.

Nine wickets are already down.

You're facing the full force of the other team.

And now, you have to step up and score a century.

And that means

you don't have the luxury to make a single mistake.

You are on their turf, the crowd's with them.

And yet for you, losing is not an option.

Because your defeat, Vishnu,

will be our country's defeat.