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Jorge!

So, how is he? Any news?

He's dead.

- What? - He was suffocated.

How is that possible?

We had security for him.

Security's not my responsibility,

so now the ambassador is worse off than I am.

Well, if you need anything...

I need a rocket scientist.

A living one.

What about his family?

Are they still coming to America, or...

If his family is still alive, they're probably in Siberia.

We were planning on telling him only after he got on the plane.

João, you were friends with Mia Orlov, weren't you?

I met her in Lisbon,

but I haven't been with her more than two or three times.

And who introduced you?

A colleague from university.

I know there was something between you two.

Did she approach you?

What's that have to do with what happened to her?

Just answer the question.

- Maybe, I don't know. - Try to remember.

It was a large group. We... We had dinner side by side.

What did you find out about her?

That she was Polish,

she was working at RARET as a telegraph operator,

and... she was single.

You should choose your friendships more wisely.

Especially with women.

The embassy suspects that your friend Mia was not who she claimed to be.

Maybe she approached you because of your father,

to extract information.

But I'm sure I never told her anything important.

What about her death?

Was it really an accident?

That's what the autopsy report says, isn't it?

I've gotta go inside.

We're going to interrogate the nurse.

The Minister of the Presidency will now address the floor

with his highly anticipated statement.

As he enters the Grand Room at the National Assembly,

he is met with enthusiastic applause.

And now, for the speech from Professor Marcelo Caetano.

An extremely violent surge of terrorism broke out in Northern Angola,

along with the devastation of large areas, which now lie in desolation and ruin.

Since 1961, these same factors

have fuelled the subversion of Angola,

which later spread to Guinea and Mozambique.

None of these were grassroots movements started by native populations.

The funding and weapons have come from abroad.

In these countries, namely in the USSR and Communist China,

they are trained...

Fernando, come on!

Shit, Fernando! Let's fucking go!

Fernando!

I certainly don't want to make a big fuss about it,

as this emergency governmental change is due to misfortune.

But I am responsible now

to serve the best way possible the government and the nation.

Are you already rehearsing your inauguration speech in preparation?

The Ministry of Defence is indeed of great importance.

At this moment in time, it's granted almost half of the state budget.

There's talk of the possibility

that Marcelo Caetano may be able to negotiate the end of the war,

but personally, I would discredit this.

For now, let us celebrate, and not talk about topics so serious.

- Celebrations. - Celebrations.

Father, you are certainly more than up to the challenge ahead.

I'm grateful, João.

As you can see, the news is already starting to circulate.

Tell me, how are things at RARET?

Fine.

You haven't been passing on any information.

There's nothing to report at the moment.

Do you think Professor Salazar may still recover?

I doubt it. If he does, I'd like to see whoever has to tell him

that he was removed, and there is a newly appointed President of the Council.

We live in complicated times, João.

It was Alexandre. He wanted to congratulate you.

Ah.

I'll talk to him later. I still have to attend the ministry.

- What, today? - Well, yes.

I want to be on top of any developments.

I've been in touch with the secretaries of state and the advisers

for a meeting tomorrow.

I want to be prepared.

The life of a politician allows no rest.

I also must go. Today, I'm going back to Glória.

Oh, so I suppose I'll have to have dinner alone?

This new arrangement will require sacrifices from everyone.

- Are you leaving right now, Father? - Of course.

- Then I'll come with you. - Mmm...

Mother...

- Be careful, and always stay in touch. Mm? - Yes.

Did they catch the person who killed the Russian?

No.

I'm sure James will want to be in charge of the investigation.

The best that he can do at this moment is to be quiet and not get involved.

We want to stay neutral, if we can.

We don't need the Americans as much,

as finally, we've managed to get closer to France and Germany.

What does that mean?

- That you won't investigate the murder? - Of course we will.

And in a month, we'll archive the file.

This was the work of professionals, João.

And please take care of yourself.

I will.

♪ Baby, put all the blame On springtime ♪

♪ The only reason why I was losing my mind ♪

♪ I never meant to cause you pain ♪

♪ Oh, baby, please say you'll remain ♪

♪ Say you'll remain ♪

You can handle your drink, it seems.

So can you.

Mm-mm.

Be careful. Drunk people tend to divulge more than they should.

Don't worry. That's why I only drink on my own.

You should try to fix whatever it is that's happening inside you.

A tune can be played in many different ways.

You just have to change the harmony, the tempo, the rhythm...

I thought you said that jazz was music for degenerates.

I did, yeah. But so too do we all have our own idiosyncrasies.

Shall we head out to the fresh air? I need to talk to you. Come on.

Excuse me, uh... do you happen to have a light, if you don't mind?

Very kind of you.

No, that's very...

This week, there'll be a summit involving NATO.

Might be some interesting conversations in the office belonging to James.

I'll keep an eye out.

♪ They're writing songs of love But not for me ♪

♪ A lucky star's above, but not for me ♪

In a few years, I'm pretty sure we'll be building space stations on the moon.

You never know, even living there.

Sounds like something you've seen in science fiction.

Revolution is the engine of history.

And right now, we are building the new man.

The new man.

We should be careful with what we say here.

You never know who could be listening.

These people here are mainly Catholics from respectable families.

PIDE doesn't care about them.

There's no way a revolution will start in here.

- No, no, no... - Well, I must go...

I really should. It's past my bedtime.

You should stay here.

There's a little group over there.

Maybe they'll help forget the other young lady.

- I don't know who you're talking about. - What was her name again?

Uh...

Carolina.

TRANSMISSION ROOM

Is there still nothing?

Mm-mm.

What's the status report?

Do you need something?

We want to make sure the signal is coming through without interference.

What are we going to broadcast?

Confirm the reception.

Yes, sir.

What's going on now?

No idea.

I'll go and see if it's specific to here, or if the power's out everywhere.

Shit.

- The generator, why didn't it start? - I don't know.

There might be a problem with the generator starter.

- You two, come with me. - Yeah.

- Yeah, come on. This way. - Okay.

João.

You asked me inside what we were going to broadcast.

I shouldn't have asked that question. It's none of my concern.

Well, apparently somebody knew.

The power outage, the generator, it's not an accident.

What we were going to broadcast was a message from the UN

about the right to practise civil disobedience.

Only the translators know the content of the reels.

For us, the engineers, it's impossible to guess.

Some know a bit of English, French, but nobody speaks Russian.

If there's one thing I've learned over the years,

it's that no one is what they seem.

We all wear masks.

We have certain behaviour at work, at home.

But what's inside the head... much more complicated to understand.

You, for example.

Your father is part of the regime,

but you joined the army against your mother's will.

You were in the war in Angola, but you're against the war.

You could be working for the national radio in Lisbon,

but you want to be here in the middle of nowhere.

What moves you, João?

I want to do my job well.

And which job is that?

Am I under suspicion for something?

For a while, you were under suspicion.

But now we know why you came to RARET.

You're working for PIDE.

I know you've been sending reports on our activities to Lisbon.

I don't know who gave you that information, but it's not true.

Well,

whoever told me had no reason to lie.

He did it out of spite because he is not the minister any more.

I report to two people, and one of them would never betray me.

Your father.

I could not have refused,

but I also never told him anything relevant.

You should have talked to me.

We have a common enemy, James.

Will you send me back to Lisbon?

I won't.

It seems that I do know what I'm doing after all.

Both valves are ruined.

- Do you need help? - Vidal. You're too late.

Two valves. Arrange for a driver to go to Lisbon.

And now!

You haven't had sea bass for a while now.

It's because of the woman they found in the dam.

I heard that the fish got bigger with all that they ate.

Well, I think I'll give lunch a miss today.

These are fresh from the Tagus River.

You never know. You never know.

Did you know her well? Who was she getting married to?

Married?

Who told you she was getting married?

When they pulled her out of the water, I noticed an engagement ring.

How sure are you of that?

I'm positive. It had pearls on it.

- Had you been told? - No.

I never saw her wearing a ring.

I spoke to Langley. There will be some changes at the embassy.

- More coffee? - Yes, please.

- Did he say anything else? - No.

You shouldn't have told João you knew he was reporting to PIDE.

You burned a useful contact who trusted us.

But the minister doesn't have any influence in the new government.

Even so.

Call Henrique and invite him to lunch.

We don't want the Portuguese government to be bothered by our presence.

Look, João, when a body finally arrives at the morgue,

they don't always have all the objects they were found with.

Who keeps all of the stuff?

It could be the firefighters, the police, even the people who found the corpse.

What's the sudden interest in this ring?

Your curiosity will only bring you problems.

She wasn't Portuguese. She didn't have family here.

Maybe she didn't tell anyone she was engaged.

Alternatively, the fiancé was still married.

Well, even so, it's none of your business.

Let's suppose that someone wanted to make her disappear.

Is this an investigation for the Portuguese or the Americans?

Why do you ask?

Because you seem to have more and more questions.

You know this doesn't make any sense, though.

Lots of things at RARET don't quite make sense.

That's why it might be better not to ask.

You might not like the answers you're gonna get.

Who are you protecting?

No one, João.

I've told you that we used to be friends.

If you were good friends, as you tell me, you would have known about this.

If someone asks, you didn't get this from me.

But why have you got it?

Because I still believe, I suppose, that people are entitled to their secrets.

Fourth of July.

She got engaged at that party?

Sh, sh. The less I know, the better.

Is it possible I keep the ring?

What ring?

Brilliant.

Whatever's happened?

Calm down, Vitalina.

He shouldn't be dead!

It's your fault! If you had just fled to France, he would still be alive.

No one's responsible.

My son!

They're giving him a medal.

Oh...

Enter.

Excuse me, sir.

Sorry to bother you, sir, but I really must talk to you. if you wouldn't mind.

Go ahead.

It's about Carolina.

What's happened to Carolina?

She's a widow now.

Why have you come to tell me this? Did she ask you to tell me?

No.

But the body's yet to be brought back.

I thought, maybe...

I know that you have a lot of contacts, I thought you could help

so they don't leave the body in Guinea.

At least the family could give him a funeral.

I will see how I can help to do something.

I'd be grateful.

Just one more thing...

Respect Carolina.

Give her some space. She has enough problems, if you know what I mean.

She hasn't talked to anyone yet,

but I know she'll be feeling guilty about Fernando.

No one's to blame.

Not even the soldier who killed him.

Do you know what you have to do today?

It's not my first rodeo.

Here.

They will bring a car with a radio direction finder from the embassy.

- It arrived yesterday from Madrid. - Do you think this will work?

It's not important if it works.

Just that we show Washington we're doing something.

You should also include João.

Kissinger isn't just coming to Portugal because of NATO,

but also to plan an American intervention.

We're currently planning a counter-revolution in Czechoslovakia.

Kissinger isn't just coming to Portugal because of NATO...

...but also to organise an American intervention.

We're currently planning a military offensive in Cambodia.

We're currently planning to strengthen the military in Western Germany.

We're currently planning to send the mission to the moon ahead of schedule.

The agreement made in '62 between Kennedy and Khrushchev

to dismantle the Soviet arsenal in Cuba

doesn't allow us to attack Fidel Castro's regime.

Well, at least not directly.

At least, not directly.

That's why they're financing the refugees from Cuba in Miami, provoking a coup.

I will send the information tonight, directly to Moscow.

OFFICE JAMES WILSON

What are you doing here?

I came to meet you. Do you have a light?

But why? You should rest. Your shift starts at eight.

I've got the ring belonging to Mia.

What? You sure it was hers?

Absolutely. It has "Fourth of July '68" written on it.

Independence Day.

It was also the day she got engaged.

Have strength.

We should sit with your mother-in-law.

She'd rather I wasn't here.

Listen, Carolina.

You're the widow of Fernando.

You have to sit at the front. Go on, now. Go.

Fernando loved you so much.

And I know how much you loved my boy.

Come in.

Right.

Sir, did you want to see me?

Mmm.

We're currently planning to send the mission to the moon ahead of schedule.

Mmm.

Kissinger isn't just coming to Portugal because of NATO,

but also to plan an American intervention.

We're currently planning a counter-revolution in Czechoslovakia.

Mmm.

Pravda. 3-6-1.

Put on your headphones.

Pravda. 3-6-1.

It's nothing.

3-6-1 for the Palace, I'm listening.

3-6-1. Pravda. I'm listening.

3-6-1. For...

Is that Russian?

3-6-1...

3-6-1 for the Palace, I'm listening.

We have contact.

Pay attention.

Pravda. 3-6-1 for the Palace. I'm listening.

It's me.

Just a moment.

Go and see the rooms. I'll check the employees.

Come with me.

Irina, we've been compromised.

You can't send anything to Moscow.

- We have to get out of here. - You leave!

Go on, run!

- Are you coming with me? - Go, save yourself!

Run!

Go on. Run, quickly!

I wasn't expecting you.

- Where is the radio? - Sorry?

What radio?

Stop!

If you give me a name, I'll call you an ambulance.

A name.

Who was in the room with her?

There.

João! João, João, João!

♪ Yeah, yeah, oh yeah What condition my condition was in ♪

♪ I woke up this mornin' ♪

♪ With the sundown shinin' in ♪

♪ I found my mind... ♪

♪ In a brown paper bag within... ♪

♪ I tripped on a cloud ♪

♪ And fell-a eight miles high... ♪

♪ I tore my mind on a jagged sky ♪

♪ I just dropped in... ♪

♪ To see what condition My condition was in ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, oh yeah What condition my condition was in... ♪

♪ I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole ♪

♪ And then I followed it in ♪

♪ I watched myself crawlin' out ♪

♪ As I was a-crawlin' in ♪

♪ I got up so tight I couldn't unwind ♪

♪ I saw so much, I broke my mind ♪

♪ I just dropped in to see What condition my condition was in ♪

João!

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Oh yeah ♪