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- We'll transfer you tonight.

He'll be waiting for you.

I have a message from Rachel. Organise extraction, wait for the signal.

Absolute confidentiality and Berlin Rules.

Do I look like a guy who wants you to piss in his shoes?

What is my niece doing in the US?

I want send a clear message.

You'll only have one direct link to a section of the archives.

You want a diplomatic incident now?

He must be on the next flight to the Emirates.

There are national and international Issues that you don't understand.

Yasser! No!

Leave, quickly!

There's a car waiting for you outside.

I'm Iréne Beauvais' partner. I need help, they've kidnapped Iréne.

I think I've killed someone.

REDFLASH Irene Beauvais kidnapped.

- Someone's in trouble. I have to go. - Where is Yasser Chadli?

All teams are looking, but her tracker's inactive

Any ideas?

- You have a spare unit? - Glove compartment.

She's there, 4815 Balsal. It's an Industrial building, north side.

- How do you know? - Irene, Bob and I always had a plan B.

In the sole of our shoes. Just us. We have each other frequency.

- I'll call back up to meet us there. - And ambulances. Go!

CLASSIFIED

Answer!

May peace be with you. You've called Bilal Chadli.

- Leave me a message. - It's me.

I am where we store the excess, you know where.

Come and meet me, quick. Don't tell your mum and sister.

The action team will be here In three minutes.

I can't wait, block anyone coming out that's not me or Irene.

Emile, we will need some of them alive!

Fuck!

Mandrake's activity dates align with when Uncle Philip was in office.

The intel that lead to my rescue in Caucasus came from the CIA.

I've identified at least five suspicious files.

It was before my promotion in 2012.

They gave Philip that information?

What was the name of the operation to get me out of Caucasus?

- Operation Mésange. - Are you sure?

Yes. Chickadee in English. Your uncle named it.

- Who else knew? - Your uncle, me, Robert.

The army team that came with me to get you.

It was just between us. It wasn't added to the register.

'Chickadee” appears in the CIA files, so they got the name from their mole.

You know I still have contacts inside?

People talk to me, Rachel. About you.

- They want to corner you. - Philip's the mole.

He's Mandrake, he manipulated everything,

they kidnapped me, but why?

Canadian?

Faster, faster.

Philip betrayed me!

If Philip finds out what I'm doing here, I'm dead.

Your guys could have shown restraint.

- Any news about Irene Beauvais? - Messed up, but alive.

- Some managed to flee. - I'll need to interrogate your people.

- Which people? - Those who did this.

Us? We weren't even here.

- Check, my weapon wasn't used. - What do I tell the boss, the media?

- Divine intervention? - Gangland killings.

Someone's done a paint job here.

I bet you a Russian vodka that we'll find traces of explosives.

Which means?

I think we've got a well-hidden bomb on wheels somewhere.

You took a long time.

I was making sure I wasn't followed.

- Your mum, your sister, they're okay? - They're at the apartment.

Sorry. I had no choice.

Sorry... Sorry for what?

Good evening, Yasser.

You're a difficult man to find.

My son,

what have you done?

- You're very tense today. - You probably know why.

Mandrake's activity that we talked about yesterday...

- I thought about it all night. - And...?

They correspond with when my uncle was the assistant director.

You think your uncle is one of our undercover agents?

Not an agent, no. A willing accomplice.

You're really good.

Don't judge him too quickly. He and I know each other well.

We were often face to face to represent our respective organisations.

You speak about him with admiration.

He's one of the few who understands

that information is the second most precious resource.

And the first is power?

The first is the person who has the information.

You are very precious to us.

- What are you doing? - Nothing.

Looking at what my friends think of me.

Dad just arrived.

I'm scared.

You don't need to be. I'm here.

Rachel wouldn't like seeing you like this.

I know. How do you get this out?

Soak in cold water, then scrub with peroxide.

- How do you know this? - I'm a woman.

We know about blood.

Fuck. The shower, the garbage disposal, and now this.

Where's the babysitter? Valerie?

I have to go to work, I can't stay.

- I'll take the girls to school. - Did you forget? It's a curriculum day.

Scrub your face, you'll scare the girls.

I'll give them breakfast before I leave.

I hope this isn't for nothing.

I have good news. She's okay.

We received the agreed signal.

It was a very secret operation.

Why are you breaching operational secrecy?

You must need something.

I need somewhere off the books

to protect her when she comes back.

- When? - Tonight.

Why don't you ask Emile?

Okay, consider it done.

Can you see if there's something to clean this up?

Bilal, your phone, please.

- What will you do to him? - Take him back to the Emirates.

We'll take good care of him.

Why me?

Why us”

My dear Yasser.

You're just a pawn.

A very small but crucial piece...

of something much bigger.

I think I'll change my plans.

Adjust them. You'll still have what you wanted.

You'll create change in the Emirates.

Your name will forever be a badge of shame in history books.

The one who did the unthinkable.

- You're going to kill the Emir? - No.

You're going to kill the Emir.

Do you know what we'll have to do to bury all this?

- It's under control. - I did not authorise...

It's contained and classified.

- Chadli? - Still on the run.

Have you identified the escapees?

The agent from the Shammar Intelligence department, Jamel Al-Nazef.

The other is young, we hardly saw him. No confirmed identity.

We're tracking them, it's a matter of time.

Don't tell me it's under control when it's clearly not!

Dad? What are you doing here?

I need the keys to one of your empty apartments.

- Why? - I can't tell you.

But you'll be proud you did.

7C Is vacant.

The alarm code is my date of birth.

Why didn't you call? I'd have given it to you before work.

Because our phones are under surveillance.

What do you think?

No, you weren't followed.

I followed you to make sure.

I lost my tail in the subway an hour ago.

You were following me? I didn't even notice.

You see? I'm old, but I'm still capable.

Don't count on me. I will never hold a weapon.

A terrorist attack in Canada by a well-known dissident, a refugee.

The Emirates will be volatile.

They'll create a Public Safety Committee to act as interim leadership.

A military coup?

You'll replace the archaic monarchy with a military dictatorship?

Nothing will change.

Someone will need to be behind the wheel when the car blows up.

Bilal? What does my son have to do with this?

I'll take him back to the Emirates with me.

He will tell everyone what you did and why.

In exchange, we'll leave his mother and sister alone.

You know he won't keep his promise.

Once you've publicly said what he wants...

They will hang you.

If you can't protect Mum and Ina ya,

I have to.

- You won't be able to. - And who will stop me?

You?

You know where to put them back?

- Even the tiny ones? - If you don't mix them up, I should.

- What's for dinner? - I don't know.

Could we have skeletal pepper chicken?

It's Espelette pepper.

Why?

Because it's Mum's favourite meal.

Okay.

We will pick you up from here tonight when it's quieter.

And you, you will not resist.

You will do what we say, when we say.

Otherwise...

what will happen to your family will be worse than what happened

to your little sister, a long time ago.

I promise you that I will take my time with your daughter.

You'll never keep your promise.

I need a revolutionary with credibility, and you're the guy.

I love you, no matter what.

Don't ever forget it.

You're right.

Now it's your turn to look after your mother and sister.

You will never win.

You and your team of psychopaths' days are numbered.

If I was born elsewhere, that could be me, weapon in hands.

We don't get to choose.

And you were just unlucky.

Because you became the inhuman being that you are.

Without mercy and kindness,

without soul...

I am sitting at your mercy, but me...

I still have all of this.

Heinous acts can generate acts of love.

I forgive you.

But you will never win. It's a lost cause.

- Even Allah Is rejecting you. - I'm unlucky?

You forgive me?

Look, Bilal.

Look at the image of a man

who Is no longer a man, but the living dead!

- Rejected by the Almighty! - Stop, Dad.

Please, no. Please.

You know what I'd do if I wasn't tied up?

I'd be standing in front of you...

I'd spit in your face, you dirty fatherless bastard!

Fascist! Rejected by Allah! I curse you!

You know what my response would be?

No!

No... No...

No, no, no!

It's me.

The rat is dead.

We go back to the original plan.

Mr Miller.

- I don't really have time now. - It can't wait.

- Everything Is urgent with you. - Do you really want me as an enemy?

Just for five minutes of your time?

Five minutes, no more.

The extreme prejudice against my niece...

Can you delay it?

Drag your feet.

I have my orders.

I don't need to love them or discuss them.

I don't ask for either,

but hypothetically, if Rachel came back one day,

could you delay the order for a few hours?

Hypothetically... no.

Why are you asking me this? Is she coming back?

No, but I wanted to make sure that if she does,

I'd have time to talk to her, to understand why.

It's all I can think about.

And... if you do this for me...

I'll owe you one.

- Thank you. - I didn't say yes.

You can't say no.

Increase surveillance on Philip Miller.

I think his niece Is about to come back, and he knows where.

No. Carry on with the operation on the younger daughter just in case.

I know.

I hate it 100.

You lost Thomassin's head-hunters?

They received a fuzzy order from central ten minutes ago.

We should have an hour before they realise.

- I don't know why I'm here. - You were right.

We should've gone hard from the start.

Does your source know where Al-Nazef and Chadli are?

- Which source? - I'm not an idiot.

You have sources In the same places as us.

Not anymore. He might have been eliminated.

We found traces of explosives in the workshop where Beauvais was tortured.

We're getting closer.

What they did to Irene, it was to make us angry.

The explosives could also be a diversion.

Garand.

- I thought you'd calmed down. - I'm very calm.

- I'm just mad. - Shit! Limit access.

I don't want a circus. I'm coming.

We just located Yasser Chadli. Dead.

Okay.

When we find Al-Nazef, I'll take care of him.

- I can't authorise that. - I'm not asking permission.

I'm asking you to look the other way.

Toping, 2, 1,0, plus 23, mike, 59-A

I have two In place.

Start scanning, I'll place two more.

Don't get caught.

Someone who can catch me doesn't exist yet.

It Chadli was preparing something, we'll never know.

And if hr wasn't, the only real lead we had died with him.

There's still Jamel Al-Nazef.

He's protected by his diplomatic status.

And if it was Al-Nazef, he'd already be on a plane out of here.

He's still here, I feel it.

Why are you saying that?

Because I would still be here.

A bar for spies? It's a bit counterproductive, isn't it?

We need a neutral space to negotiate safely.

It's just like our own Switzerland.

Very dry Martini, three olives.

Well, I didn't think that in your job

we had to be so suspicious of everything and everyone.

You develop a mentality of being besieged.

Why don't you tell me why you invited me?

Operation Grenade.

Yasser Chadli is dead. The file Is closed.

What do you really want?

The Shammarians are preparing something for the Emir's visit.

And you are discretely collaborating with them.

There are political implications. We have Interests that have priority.

You've been shelved. Accept it.

Rachel Miller?

- What now? - Why do you want to eliminate her?

You're wasting my time.

In other circumstances, I could've been an ally.

I prefer you as an enemy.

Good evening.

Thermal sensors in place. Okay.

Now, we wait.

Dad?

- Are you asleep? - Yes, I'm asleep.

Not true, you're not snoring.

I have to go see a friend in hospital. Want to come?

- I don't like hospital. - Hospitals.

- We can go to the Greek place after?

- Are you okay? - Yes.

I feel like it's not working as well now.

Must be the end of it. Go get your sister.

- You see her? - Not yet.

Bingo, got her.

Girls, wait for me at the nurses' station.

- I'll be five minutes. - Five minutes. I'm timing you.

- You're not allowed here. - Where is the protection?

I declined it. I don't trust anyone from your Service.

You were supposed to protect her. That was your job.

- Your job! We trusted you. - I know.

It's okay, stop freaking out.

Can you leave us for two minutes, please?

I'm so sorry, Irene.

It looks like my undercover career Is over.

Maybe you could recycle your career as an extra in zombie movies?

Fuck, my ribcage...

I didn't tell them anything.

I Know.

Why didn't they just kill me?

- To send us a message. - Well, message received.

It's like blurry...

I know that it was you who helped!.

- Did you get them all? - There's one missing.

Jamel Al-Nazef?

When you've found him...

do it slowly.

VJ, It's me.

Can you tell me why Irene has no protection by her room?

Do you want to explain how life goes or should I?

Dad! Dad!

Dad!

Someone, help us!

I'm hacking their network.

Disconnecting their cameras.

Initiating fire alarms.

It opens all the doors.

Okay, they're deaf and blind. 'll start to give the targets.

Next.

If I lower my arm down, you're dead.

You wouldn't. There'd be repercussions.

No, because this Is our repercussion.

Berlin Rules.

“Berlin Rules.”

An eye for an eye. A death for a death.

You shouldn't have trapped my agents when they came to get me.

I'm disappointed in you, my dear. I'd started to believe in you.

Old bitches, they talk way too much.

It's done, Ma'am. You can go. Party's over.

With compliments of Adrien McKenna.

- Operation Grenade, it's yours. - It's Emile's job. He works under you.

We'll bend the rules.

The shooting...

These keys were in the briefcase of an American Consulate worker.

My agent was following her.

Sir?

I have information to share.

And an idea I'd like to run by you.

We discovered an American mole amongst our Service's executives.

Who?

You.

We don't have time to gather the evidence.

So, we'll teach them a lesson they won't forget.

You will leak to the CIA that you wish to defect.

Tell them that you are cynical and sour.

And that you'll give them highly valuable information.

The content of the last five meetings in the Prime Minister's office.

That should prove what I'm worth.

- It'd be the price to pay. - Why me?

I'll leak that your nomination to replace me won't be considered,

you are... a difficult individual...

Breathe. Breathe.

You'll accuse me of being the mole and your real traitor will feel protected.

If they want me to go to the US?

We'll make it so they want to.

Then, If you get their trust, you'll be In an ideal position

to find the identity of the real mole.

And we'll disinform the CIA with other information.

All completely false.

It will be hard for Emile to pretend.

He won't have to, because for him... it will be real.

Robert said he saw you In the park today.

He waved, but you didn't reply.

I needed to think.

I think best when I'm walking.

It's weird, I didn't see him.

No, I don't want to.

His reaction will be your best alibi, Rachel.

We're only talking about a few weeks.

Why would I do it?

It you're successful, your promotion is certain.

I'm not that ambitious.

I'm not giving you a choice.

- What is it? - We don't know yet.

- Is it serious? - I'm waiting for the doctor.

- Panic, scream, do something. - I'm doing all that.

Fuck, can you prioritise your girls this once?

- Darcy. - My love, it's me.

- Where are you? - On the right side of the border.

I'll be at home In...

No, the place we met on a Sunday afternoon for a surprise

some weeks ago, do you remember?

It feels like a lifetime ago, but yes.

Okay. I'll be there in 30 minutes.

Okay. How are the girls?

Fine.

Emile, don't say anything to Philip.

- He can't know that I'm back. - Why?

He's the mole.

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