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French agent assassinated by CIA worked in Damascus 2008-2014

Moscow

Anything new?

No.

Him.

I've seen him before.

He arrived in Russia on March 22.

Pull up his location history.

He is there every day, at the exact same time.

I want to know everything about him.

So?

- Nada. - Still nothing?

That's what I just said.

Am I the only one who thinks Malotru will ultimately play ball?

He works for the FSB.

If he were scared of us, he'd have given them Grandpa.

How would he contact us, if he wanted to?

He rejected your message.

Yes, because he wants to decide how we communicate.

If I were him, I'd use my workplace.

To ping places he knows we watch.

Sorry. He knows which sites I've hacked.

If one of them is contacted by the Yakovlev Foundation,

it could be him, trying to send us a sign.

OK, check that out.

Does he ever give up?

I don't know.

Were you at the Nile Sorman hotel?

No, I was out sick.

I was asked to check their client list while you were sick.

By whom, the DSec?

No...

James Jesus Angleton.

The problem is, I found something.

A Russian couple?

Yes.

Did you give him this?

Yes.

He's starting to be a pain.

Yes.

Complete Malotru Debriefing

You know what blue methylene is, right?

It's a dye.

Like everyone I've trained, Malotru knows that in case of arrest,

if you're forced to give intel to the enemy,

you tint some of it with methylene blue...

I learned that too.

If I were the head of DSec,

I'd reread Mal0tru's debriefing, after his return from Russia last year.

I'd check everything he told the Russians.

To see if he slipped in some false intel

that found its way into the Figaro article.

There you go.

Anna and Alexei Boulgharov.

A couple of tourists. Combined age of 143.

I didn't see them.

That's all I wanted to know.

Daisy from the Bureau.

Come with me?

See you later.

- This is going to feel weird. - Perhaps.

- Has it changed? - A little.

Is there a giant portrait of Malotru on the wall?

You want to talk about it?

I had hoped someone would talk to me about it.

But no one did.

Now, it's too late.

You're still pissed off?

Yes.

OK.

I knew they would get rid of him.

Me too.

It's nice to see you again.

Same here.

André, this is Marina.

Hi.

This is Mille Sabords.

Hi.

Marina works in counter-proliferation. She knows Iran well.

Your phone and laptop.

Yusuf Ahmed asked you to find him a version of DragonFly?

Correct.

DragonFly is the new version of the Stuxnet virus,

used by the Israelis to sabotage Iran's nuclear installations.

Yes.

Why would a Houthi chief like Yusuf Ahmed Want DragonFly?

Because the Iranians asked him for it.

Why?

To reinforce their defense if attacked.

Correct, and why?

Because the Iranians are relaunching their nuclear program.

Precisely.

That's the "Socratic method", isn't it?

Yes, it is.

S0, I'm Socrates and I'm a slave.

Let's talk about Al-Taouf.

He's interested in what Yusuf Ahmed buys.

Why is that?

He's in charge of Iran.

Exactly.

That's two points for me.

If Yusuf Ahmed keeps ordering on behalf of Iran,

you'll be very valuable to Al-Taouf.

Marina will be in charge of inventing orders

Yusuf might place with you.

I'll provide "fake news" for AI-Taouf and tell you how to feed it to him.

Very well.

- When are you leaving? - Wednesday.

We don't have much time.

What are you looking for?

Methylene blue.

Thurs 5 PM, corner Grenelle/Saints-Péres

Wed 8 PM same address (18)

Pissed off

This is the sort of equipment he might ask you to find him.

This particular one.

It measures radioactivity in this specific place.

Read the file carefully. We'll go over it tomorrow.

OK.

I have a question for you.

Really?

Did you know Paul Lefebvre?

Why are you asking?

Isn't it ever mentioned here?

Not much, no.

- They read the press, right? - Yes.

- But they don't discuss it... - Nope.

Did you know him?

Yes.

Was he undercover, like me?

Like me, too.

You're undercover? What's your code name?

I can't tell you.

Paul Lefebvre was called "Pain in the Ass", right?

"Pain in the Ass"? Where'd you get that?

I can't tell you.

What did he do?

What do you mean?

To get himself eliminated.

What are you talking about? You believe the media?

Don't you?

No.

Do you have a good reason not to?

I do. We don't eliminate our own agents.

What about the CIA?

Let's stop this, OK?

OK.

Cigarette?

You can't smoke here.

Want some coffee?

OK.

I apologize for embarrassing you.

I won't do it again.

It's fine.

Phnom Penh

Cambodia

15%.

Are you insane?

OCIC?

You're cloning the OCIC's system? They're Chinese!

Canadian.

No, the capital is Chinese.

Stop the test.

Good news. The Chinese are crap at defense.

Are you serious?

Very.

27%.

Does the clone work?

This computer

is the mirror image of each OCIC workstation.

This, for example,

is what the director sees.

While he's typing an email,

we can watch him

and search through his computer.

He won't notice a thing.

He's looking at the clone.

See?

What's this?

Did the directorjust receive that?

Have they flagged us?

This is impossible.

Everyone received the warning.

I thought the Chinese were crap at cyber defense.

I'm so embarrassed!

What happened?

It's too technical to explain.

A guy on the team made a mistake. I missed it.

- That's not so bad. - I'm in charge!

I'm supposed to spot the mistakes.

If I become careless, it's a real problem.

At worst, they'll ship you back to Moscow.

A transfer beats being arrested.

Are you joking?

Sort of.

Talk to Vera Chupak.

Tell her Lefebvre's death shook you up. She'll understand.

She should handle these situations.

She's head of operations.

If she neglects you, she's at fault.

Ask her for anything. It's the perfect time.

OK.

Now, I have a question for you.

Don't take it the wrong way.

It's normal that I should ask.

Is there a risk you may be careless on security issues?

You're worried now.

Everyone has moments of distraction. I don't care about that.

But if you commit a security error, I care big time.

I don't know.

If you doubt you can hold your legend or follow security protocol,

I'll have to terminate your mission.

Only you can assess that risk.

Also, we won't meet again.

More than twice is too dangerous.

What if I need to talk?

You'll talk in Paris.

OK?

OK.

Relax your shoulder.

Relax your shoulder.

Had you ever tried that gun?

No.

It's powerful.

You've never shot much, have you?

Do you ever bring your son here?

No.

He hates guns.

He's a good kid.

How did that happen? You're a monster.

I picked the right mother.

You too, I hope.

My daughter is fantastic.

But not her mother?

Her mother is fantastic.

But it didn't work out between us.

It's not working with Samara either, is it?

No.

You're a one-woman man.

When you told me the story of your Syrian woman,

I thought, "He must think I'm an idiot.

Does he really expect me to believe he was in love?"

But I did some research, and discovered it was true.

I could have written you off as a complete fool,

but I didn't.

I found your story very touching.

Old age softens us up.

Yes, it does.

When we're young, we're married to our motherland.

With age, we get wiser.

We marry a woman, and no one else.

FSB Headquarters

For your 35 years of service,

your countless successes,

and the impressive recruitment of "Bugsy Malone",

and your masterpiece,

Petrossian's defection.

I am profoundly grateful to you for proving

that human intel is not dead,

and that it can indeed coexist with cyber-intelligence.

Thank you.

How is Petrossian?

Not too bad.

He's getting acclimated.

He should meet Edward Snowden!

Petrossian isn't a whistleblower. He's a stateless man,

looking for a new country.

You like this Paul Lefebvre, don't you?

He's the best French analyst in FSB history.

You should know that not everyone here likes him.

Some would love to prove that Petrossian isn't reliable.

They're trying to get at you through him.

And through you,

they're trying to get at me.

I certainly hope...

they won't succeed.

- The boss took our clearance away. - I know.

When someone tells me, "Stay away, it's dangerous",

my Google Translate says,

"Keep looking, something's up."

File: Gonzague

Petrossian

Access denied

Bugsy Malone

Are you on your break?

I'm done working.

Where are you?

Psar Char.

It's the city's old marketplace.

Did you think about it?

I don't know...

Giving dance lessons at Phnom Penh's cultural institute is pretty cool!

How did you hear about the job?

From a friend.

The "friend" who was at the airport?

No.

Through someone I work with here who's well connected.

And who understood how important this was to me.

It's six months. That's the problem.

You said you wanted to travel.

You said we'd visit the Louvre.

We'll go to Angkor.

It's beautiful there. We'll go together.

Look at this!

- What is that? - Grilled frogs.

French culture is everywhere, not just in Paris.

I have to go back to work.

I miss you.

Me too.

I've never been here before, you know.

It's a real fishbowl!

Everything OK with Mille Sabords?

Yeah, fine.

He understands and he's a quick learner.

Very good.

We have an issue with him.

What?

The smear campaign against us has rattled him.

The Figaro piece is causing damage.

What does "rattled" mean?

He's asking himself lots of questions about Malotru.

Could you keep an eye on him?

Maybe talk about it and give us some feedback?

Can't he just see a therapist?

He could, but it won't help.

Seriously?!

What?

Were you ever this concerned about me?

- Should we have been? - Maybe.

Don't you think I was "rattled" too?

I don't know.

What about you?

I was, I admit.

But you got to talk about it together. You, Sylvain, the Mule...

Yes.

I bet that was nice.

If you needed to talk, why didn't you?

You have a boss, a department...

If you have a problem, don't they take care of you?

Yes.

We're not a family, Marina.

- We're an intelligence... - I know what we are.

Will you report on Mille Sabords?

Yes.

Thank you.

Is he dead or not?

- If you're asking... - I'm not on the list?

Still using that same old song?

That's not my intention.

Is the Figaro article telling the truth?

- Is that a problem for you? - Yes.

If it's true, I have an issue with the media knowing about it.

As for the rest, you're right. We're not a family.

All these items would suggest

that the Iranians are trying to avoid IAEA scrutiny.

Tell us which ones you can get your hands on.

GPS scrambler, yes. I've already sold some.

For the GPS on the Iranian trucks that transport fissionable materials.

Is it credible for you to have some?

I think so.

Credible to whom?

Groups that are more or less reputable. Let's stay vague.

Sorry, I need to take this call.

Keep going.

Hello?

More or less reputable?

Pretty disreputable, in fact.

Jail?

You know everything.

Iran.

Libya.

In jail.

Where?

M jail.

Those are the scars you can see.

You see a shrink for the invisible ones.

Not if they're "top secret".

Do you have top secret scars?

- Don't you? - I do.

I have one I call Saturnin.

I have one called Caramel.

And there's one called Paul Lefebvre.

I have a Paul Lefebvre scar, too.

MY apologies.

Were sources recruited thanks to your work?

Not yet.

The Saudis are hard to get close to.

Recruitment opportunities are rare. And you?

Me?

- Nothing I did led to any recruiting. - None at all?

All my missions were more or less aborted.

You think you can approach Al-Taouf?

If you find me the right bait, yes.

I'll find it.

I'll make you invaluable to him.

Great.

You can get dressed.

Am I clean?

A receipt from the duty-free shop.

Shit.

We could nail you for less.

Now, you're clean.

Pissed off

These are the suspects?

It's over.

"Paul Lefebvre returned to work in his undercover unit.

Specialized in recovering endangered agents,

he saved one agent in Algeria,

and another in lraq."

Anything strike you?

I spotted the same mistake.

The typical inaccuracy of journalists.

I told them about Raymond. I called him "Germain

I told them he'd been mutilated by an ISIS emir in Iraq.

It happened in Syria.

I know.

I intentionally discussed obsolete events

and changed certain details.

Methylene blue or inaccuracy?

Methylene blue.

The Russians leaked it. You can thank JJA.

Thanks for the lamp. Very sweet of you.

Look how pretty it is.

It's very pretty.

The Mule could walk in any second.

That's her tough luck.

Raymond...

Call me Germain.

I like chatting with you.

It's relaxing.

Thanks.

Want to be my driver?

We'd make a good team.

The only Black people there are Mauritanian slaves

or American Marines.

Aren't you itching to work in the field?

I am in the field.

Andréa...

We haven't yet had a proper talk.

- How are you? - Very well.

Thanks for asking.

This was found by Ellenstein in your computer.

It's floating around on the dark web.

You still have to look for it.

Who was she to Paul Lefebvre? His wife?

He's being blackmailed in the video.

Was he recruited by the Syrians?

Is that why he's dead?

Why are you so affected by Paul Lefebvre's death?

I took part in the operation.

You obeyed an order. That's all you knew.

Wrong. I knew what it was. I just didn't know who.

What's the difference?

I'm curious to know if it's was ugly or not.

"Ugly"?

What exactly does that mean?

It's hard to define.

An illegitimate action? An immoral one?

An action driven by personal gain.

You think there's room for personal gain in our decision-making process?

If so, it would be destructive.

Absolutely.

It's been known to happen, but it's a rare occurrence.

It's always discovered in time and sanctioned, often severely.

You're not cleared to know, Andréa. That won't change.

You may have questions. That's legitimate and human.

But if you do, I can't send you back.

I'll give you the definition of "ugly".

Letting an agent return to the field when he's not operational.

That's an ugly thing to do.

Stop trying to find out.

Stop, or don't leave.

Moscow Yakovlev Foundation

What does that actually mean?

It means that a DGSE expert

will meet with an Iraqi intelligence officer.

To what end?

To deliver a maximum of French jihadists to Iraqi justice

and avoid bringing them back to France.

Are they prepared to tamper the files?

No, they won't do that. Too risky.

We'd never have such scruples.

The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Pavel Lebedev Yakovlev Foundation - Moscow

May 16, 2019 For the rest of my life

Moscow

PHNOM PENH

Are you an anxious flyer?

Yes.

- I hate it. - Me too.

What do you take?

Your basic tranquilizer. Nothing too strong.

I see.

I take an antihistamine.

It makes you a little drowsy, but it's not a sleeping pill.

Are you going to Phnom Penh?

Yes, I'm meeting friends.

How nice.

D0 you know Cambodia?

N0.

It's beautiful.

Lots of Russians.

- Really? - Yes.

Our countries have been cooperating for many years.

When we feel a little homesick,

many places offer a little fix of Russia.

It's quite different, over there.

Will you be staying long?

I don't know.

Grandpa.

Jean-Jacques?

We have a contact.

On the card given to Grandpa there's an IP address I can hack.

Like with Pacemaker,

there's a message hidden in here.

Will it take long to find?

Yes.

He could have left it anywhere. In a text file,

in his library, in some unlikely corner...

You convinced the Directorate to eliminate me.

lrefuse to believe iz' was a strategy to reassign me to a new mission.

My burns are much too real.

You seized the opportunity to disappear.

Since I'm not dead,

you'd like to make me useful.

I'll accept this mission once I have a guarantee I won 't be prosecuted.

Now, I think of all the people you dragged in your schemes.

Those you fooled.

Those you still associate with, who must wonder

how to protect themselves from your warped mind.

lhope they manage better than I did.

Maybe you'll realize you've gone too far,

that you've become toxic...

And maybe you'll leave before you hurt all of them.

Are you Pavel Lebedev, by any chance?

I am.

Someone just left a package for you.

Who dropped it off?

A woman, a few seconds ago. You just missed her.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Nadia!