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Previously on Covert Affairs.

I just keep thinking that it's got to stop.

It has to end. We have to find someplace more normal.

For people like us, there is no normal.

Is that it? Is this it? I guess so.

You want me as DCS?

What about Joan Campbell?

She'll have a chance to properly compete for the job on the time.

Powerful oil men in Saudi Arabia?

Saad believes Khalid is moving money through charities to terror organizations.

Killing you would be the easiest thing in the world right now,

but it won't solve anything. You went after Arthur and Joan.

You've crossed every line, Henry.

When you get back with somebody who wants to meet you.

It's boy, Mackenzie Campbell.

I'll see you back in D.C.

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Interesting, man.

Okay.

Nobody debates, right? That the Italians meant a pizza,

but in the case of the calzone, we've got the Swedish, the Greeks,

even the Scottish claimants. Stop it. You're making me hungry.

Well, we can order some... Augie.

Hello?

What did she say?

Voicemail. Outgoing message says she wants to meet me alone on the mall in an hour.

We reverse-tracked Annie's entrance into the

metro system tracer as far back as Albany.

Before that, she's a ghost. What does that suggest to you?

That she doesn't want us to know where she's coming from.

Off the grid, suddenly she wants to meet. Why alone? Why now? I don't know, Calder.

I imagined a different sort of homecoming.

Augie.

Annie.

Thanks for coming alone.

You look good.

I'm taking on judo. You should check it out. It's a hoot.

It's good to see you, too.

I know there have got to be a lot of questions

about where I've been and what I've been doing,

but... I'd like to come back to work.

Good. You should come back to Langley with me.

We didn't have to do this here unless you wanted

to hit the Air and Space Museum first.

I wanted to talk to you.

To explain myself without prying agency ears and eyes.

What do you want to say?

I'd like you to be my handler again.

I'd like to go back to when things were simpler.

Before it went dark, before Henry, before everything got so messy.

I've had a lot of time to think about myself and the agency,

And I realize that I can't do this job and have emotional attachments.

I've got to concentrate solely on the work.

But that's okay.

Annie, you dropped off the map there for a while.

Time passed. We're good.

Why, did you want to make out or something?

Welcome back, Annie.

Let's start again from the beginning. After Hong Kong,

you went to Turkey, the Datka Peninsula.

Yes.

You had spotters there.

But you evaded our spotters. Where did you go?

To another beach.

Fatu Aiba, South Pacific.

For the last four months?

Yes.

And now I'm ready to return to the agency I faithfully served for four years.

Any other locations?

No.

What's the machine say?

Mind is steady on every question.

That would indicate she's telling the truth.

What's she holding back?

You passed.

Not so fast.

What are you not telling us, Annie?

You just said I passed the poly. You beat the poly.

The machine doesn't know you like Augie and I know you.

You want to tell us what's going on?

I took out Henry Wilcox. I took four months off,

and now I'm ready to come back to work.

Line one, priority.

Call for Michaels.

Augie.

Can you talk to him?

About what?

But it's a valid question.

We're just trying to look out for you, Annie.

The timetable's changed. A very dangerous friend of yours

was just spotted in a surveillance camera in Chicago. Who?

Khalid Ansari.

Khalid Ansari's on American soil.

Exactly. This is major. A guy like Khalid's smart, careful.

He's on all the watch lists.

Why would he take that risk? He dropped out of sight in Riyadh a few days ago,

but we never thought he'd reappear on U.S. soil.

Annie, you know this guy.

We need you in Chicago.

We have an off-book facility there. You'll

meet with the chief. He'll get you set up.

I understand.

Walker.

Welcome.

Charles Shinderman.

Auggie Anderson spoke very highly of you.

I hoped so. He was the best man at my wedding.

That gets a hell of a toast.

I'm sorry about the mess.

Good job for the timing belt issue. Come on.

Let's get you to the facility.

I didn't think Khalid Ansari would risk coming stateside.

Well, when one of the most wanted men in financing terror pings inside the loop.

Something big's gonna happen.

My file says you were the one that turned him against his father.

I just gave Khalid some facts. He killed his father all on his own.

Where are we at now?

Right now we're trying to figure out how he got into the country.

What alias he might be using, who he's contacted.

We're canvassing the Muslim community,

trying to figure out who might be harboring them.

That's not his style. Show his picture around some of the luxury hotels,

the ones that are most discreet about high-end pros.

He likes white girls.

Probably used a Western name.

So here we are, home sweet, off-book home. You can drop your gear here,

make yourself comfortable.

Scratch that. We've located Khalid. He's at the Bradham Hotel.

Nice instincts, Walker.

What are we looking at? The bell captain says

he checked into room 8273 about an hour ago.

All right, let's keep a low profile. Four guys inside the hotel.

No guns unless we have to. You with us?

You two seal off the exits.

Khalid?

Stop.

Annie Walker of the CIA.

Of course it's you. I'm such a fool.

Put the gun down.

I can protect you. Or protect me. Then tell them to put their guns down. Tell them!

Put your guns down.

Put them down.

You know me well enough to know that what I say is true.

There's a way out of this.

You put the gun down.

You tell me what you're doing in Chicago, and we will walk out of here together.

You know what, Khalid?

You think you're in control? If these people could do this to me,

what chance do you think you have?

What people, Khalid?

Khalid.

The sweep team is coming for the body and Khalid's possessions.

I'll order up your charter back to D.C. for you.

You made a mistake back there.

What, saving your life?

I knew Khalid. I'm sorry.

And I knew he wasn't gonna shoot me. Besides,

he never would've got a shot off before me anyway. And now we have nothing.

Auggie!

Joan, I thought your maternity leave ends next week.

Yes, but Annie happened this week, and now Khalid,

25 minutes ago. She's doing all right.

She's a different operative now.

Suzanne, out of here so fast, I didn't even see her.

I heard Charlie are drilling down on Khalid's purpose in Chicago.

Good. Keep me posted.

Meeting with the DCI right now.

Give them crap for only spending five minutes

at the agency Christmas party, wouldn't you?

I most certainly will not. Augie.

Yeah.

What do you think Annie was up to for the last few months?

She's been pretty vague.

She says she was at the beach the whole time.

No.

Can you believe her?

What about you two?

Keeping things balkanized. Operative and handler, just like old times.

Interesting analogy.

I worked in the Balkans. It was complicated.

Well, this isn't gonna be.

Wish me luck.

Good luck.

We found 800,000 US bills stuffed into the lining of Khalid's suitcase.

Saudi spy service, they don't stand on ceremony.

So we had them raid Khalid's condo in Riyadh.

Contents of a safe there led us to one local contact.

Borz Altan, Crimean-American, Muslim, trips to Chechnya.

Intriguing.

In Borz's younger days, he did U.S. military service. And he's a sergeant,

but his career stagnated due to chronic migraines.

After his service, he worked for McQuaid Security for a short while.

You flamed out fast.

Tough culture, those PMCs. Worse than the military.

Get me what you can from McQuaid's security.

Tight-knit family. Lives with his younger brother, Micola, 26.

Religious.

Travels to Yemen, which is never great. A couple of felonies for theft.

Anything else I should know?

Uh, there's a sister, Oksana, lives with him as well.

Anything else you should know, Minnie?

I'm gonna move on boards immediately.

It's not the best conditions for an approach.

We don't know his role here or how he's connected to Khalid.

These are the cards you've been dealt, so I'm gonna play this hand.

Well, now I get it.

What?

Why Augie was so into you.

Calder.

Hey, Joan. I bet I was meeting with the DCA.

I did too.

Calder?

Joan?

Joe?

Where's the DCI?

Got pulled into a meeting. This is a meeting.

I'm his deputy. I speak for him in his absence.

Okay, what does he have to say?

He's decided to keep you, called her in your current post as DCS, and to put you,

John, back as head of the DPD.

I understand the seriousness of the Chicago situation,

but I thought there'd be a proper vetting process.

So did I. I specifically told the general counsel.

I'm based on Chicago.

And the DCI couldn't come down here and tell us himself?

And it is final.

I'll report to the DPD on Monday.

Calder, a word?

OK.

Look, Joe, I really wish you guys would have given me a heads-up on this. Look,

you've been a really great acting DCS, but you're not official yet.

DCI says you're to remain interim until you get your affairs in order,

and then we'll take you over to... What does that mean?

It means get your shit together.

Joan, Joan, I'm sorry.

Just to surprise you, this is not how I wanted it to go down.

Well, it went down.

Make no mistake, I wanted this job,

but I was not gonna go around anybody's back to get it, especially not yours.

I don't think you went around my back. I think you took advantage of the situation.

No, none of the above.

You may not want to hear this, but Arthur didn't do you any favors.

For all the good he did, people in this building

were talking about him a lot last year.

A spy's place is in the shadows.

Yes?

I'm looking for Bors Altan. I'm from Veterans Affairs.

Bors!

I'm from the VA. I called before. I may have some good news about your benefits.

May I come in?

Yeah, sure.

Is that your girlfriend?

Sister.

Is she a nurse?

She's actually a doctor.

She got a degree in Kiev.

Here she does nursing.

So, you said you have good news?

Yeah, there have been some changes made to Title 38,

and you may be due more money for your migraines.

First time the army's ever wanted to give me anything.

What can I say? Progress.

We just need to fill out your profile.

Uh, your name is Bors Altan, and you're originally from... Spettaspool?

That's right, yeah.

And you live here with your siblings, your brother, Mikola?

And my sister, Oksana.

Do you happen to have your old army ID? I need to verify it for these forms.

Yeah, let me get it.

Is there anything else?

No, I just... I'll leave you with these forms to fill out,

and I can pick them up later.

Thank you very much.

Pleasure to meet you.

Charlie, they had ceremonial plates and a special

occasion prayer rug suggesting Salah al-Gaheeb.

They're mourning a martyr before the attack.

Something's gonna happen today.

Yes, this is Lisa Morton, can I speak with Dr. Cohen, please?

Yes, could you tell him that I just had an episode and call me back?

Thank you.

We need to find Bors, Mikola, or Oksana and pull them in. If they're operational,

we can't risk having them out there.

We've got a secure APP out in the wire. Next step is to raise the threat level,

but I think we should hold a beat until we have more info.

What about the file we asked for from McQuaid Security?

Is there anything in there that can help us track Bors?

To call it a file is generous.

I need to speak to him. Get his liaison on the phone.

No, I want to speak to McQuaid himself.

If his CIA contracts mean anything, I'll get on the phone.

Yeah.

Hey.

Are you going to that Pearson Awards thing?

No. Why?

I was going. I didn't know if I'd run into you there.

I meant to give you this earlier.

It's a scramble cell phone, state of the art.

I need you to use this to communicate with me from now on.

I'm discreet, Calder.

You can trust me.

You did do this for me, okay?

So it'll help me be discreet.

All right.

Whatever you need.

Hello, Mr. McQuaid? I need to ask you a few questions about Boar's Altair.

This isn't a great connection. Can we talk in person?

I don't have time to come back to D.C. and talk in person.

Where are you?

Chicago. Even better, I can come to you.

I'm already in the air, and I was headed from Dallas, but I can divert.

I'll be there in an hour.

Walker.

That's right.

I did some recon on you while I was in flight.

And?

Well, based on what I found out, I was expecting you to be a little more... dead.

Well, I'm here. And I don't have much time.

I have a few questions to ask you about... Boar's Altair?

He did security work for me for four months at Eastern Europe.

That's kind of vague. I think you can do better.

You mean specialized training? I mean, what exactly did he do for you?

Do you?

You are aware that I have confidentiality agreements

with the agencies that I contract with.

So translation, you do know more,

you just don't want to tell me because you might lose money?

Why do you want to know all this anyway?

It's a matter of national security.

So I assume it has to do with the death of Khalid Ansari.

That's right, I know about him, because I'm cleared to know about him.

In an article I read about you in Forbes,

it said you interview every one of your employees personally.

That they're like a family to you. Is that true or bullshit?

That is true.

So what do you remember about Boris Altam?

I only met him once. We talked about cars. He loves

Mustangs, and so do I. That was about all.

It was a brief chat.

Does that help?

It may or may not.

Anything else?

I'm sorry, that was all.

Okay, then I think we're done.

I like it.

What?

You're awfully direct.

It's function of the job.

No, it's not.

Most spies I know are lying sons of bitches.

Well, I'm not most spies.

And I would love to talk about that more.

Give me a call so we can chat about some, you know, some other opportunities.

Here's my card.

What was it about the conversation we just had that made you think,

I would want to work for you?

None of it.

I'm asking you out to dinner.

Okay, folks, that's it.

I get in trouble when you people don't get your

asses back to your desk by the end of lunch.

Great session.

Augie.

Hey.

Great work today.

Thanks, Marla.

Listen, if you wanted to go over some more moves,

I could stay late. Augie, Virgin called for you.

Rain check?

Sure.

Thanks.

Hello?

It's me. Can you check on a Mustang owned by the Altans?

Got it.

Hey, is Charlie still playing with that coin of his?

Yeah.

Make fun of him for me, would you?

Got it.

Sorry to keep you waiting. I just landed. What do you think?

I always knew you had potential.

Oh, but you still gave me a C in Latin American political systems. Well,

looks like the student has surpassed the teacher.

Thank you, Arthur.

So why the call from the plane?

Why am I here? Why so urgent?

You were always so helpful to me when I was at Annapolis that I thought

that maybe I could pay a little back with some unsolicited advice.

Oh, this ought to be interesting.

I heard about Joan being passed over for DCS.

That was fast. The DCI made the wrong move.

You and Joan have given your lives to the agency, and this is how you're treated.

I mean, you on the outside and Joan hitting the glass ceiling?

Neither of us is looking at it that way.

I want you to come work with me.

Become a green badge?

I know that you've been getting a lot of offers.

Alexandria, Associates, PFW, CINCON, but over here at McQuaid Security,

we do things a little differently.

And it's not just because I pay the most, which I do.

Yeah, it's not just about the money for me.

Don't be afraid of money, Arthur.

It can pay for almost anything. I mean, you have a new kid.

You've given a lot of good years to the agency.

You deserve to have the opportunity to provide for a little Mac.

I haven't been under a rock, Ryan.

The company grew exponentially in the early years. Easy.

But now you want to get to the next level.

And you're going to need deeper connections, greater access.

And a guy with my experience and my Rolodex gives you a lot of options.

All right.

I need you, Arthur.

Mayor, I said it.

You and I could do a lot of special things together

and have a shitload of fun doing it. I'll think about it.

You think about it, and you give me a call when

you realize that you really can have it all.

Found your Mustang.

Looks like it's been abandoned.

I'm going to check it out.

It's not near any landmarks so I doubt it's a bomb, but approach with caution.

Team found traces of semtanks in the car.

The body?

It was Eduardo Cruz, who lives in Evanston.

Why would the old tans go after him?

Works the floor of the Chicago border trade.

That's the target.

I'll scramble our attack team now.

I'll meet you there.

We have a real and credible threat on the Chicago Board of Trade.

We already have a workup on this scenario as it was one of

the likely hard targets in the domestic threat matrix.

You want to clear the building?

If we clear the building and suspend trading, we could create a panic,

or we might trigger the bombings early.

Just like in the Beirut bombing last year, or the Lagos Embassy bombing of 07.

But if we let business proceed, we may be abetting the attack.

We risked hundreds of deaths that could be avoided.

Our rapid response team with Operative Walker on point is moments away.

Operative Walker has suggested we proceed with a discreet

sweep and allow the trading floor to remain open.

I strongly support this action.

Keep trading open. Have the Chicago team sweep

the building quickly and quietly. Let's go.

Thanks for backing the call.

You got a raw deal, Joan, but it's good to have you back in the DPT.

What's the word?

Just talk to the head of security.

No one has come in yet with Eduardo Cruz's ID card. If the trade isn't full swing,

this is a prime opportunity for an attack.

Okay, let's ID and take down. This is Mikola Altan.

He most resembles the dead trader we found in the car.

Here you go.

You don't trade pork bellies.

Let's do this quickly.

The trading floor is on the mezzanine. We can't let him get up there.

You two take the back exit. I'm gonna take the stairs.

Stay in position.

I'll check the floor.

Okay.

I've got him. He's walking up the stairs towards my position.

Approach with caution. Go on my orders.

Now!

Get the vest off. Keep his fingers open.

He's clean, no vest.

What are you doing?

We'll get the real story out of him. Let's get him to the facility.

What's going on?

Tell us what the plan was, Mikola.

Charlie? Sister? Yeah.

Go check it out. We'll move him in.

Clear the detention room. H.I.G. is coming soon.

They're inside. Thank you.

What's that?

What's that blood? Ratishka. Assalamualaikum.

Don't move. Oksana!

Oksana!

Listen up, everyone.

Here's what we know.

Mikolo Altan had a surgically implanted IED.

We believe the surgery was done by his sister Oksana.

Oksana was taken down by Annie Walker,

but their brother Boris Altan remains in the wind.

The Altans somehow had knowledge of our secret Chicago facility.

And our detention protocols in the wake of the false attempt on the CBOT.

Everyone in the facility at the time of detonation has died.

This is a direct attack on our agency and its people.

It's an attack on all of us.

And we will not stop until we bring the people who did this to justice.

Earlier this afternoon, the Chicago Fire Department responded to an

electrical fire at a substation in Chicago's financial district.

The fire was contained quickly and without report of injury,

although adjoining officers were evacuated for

a short time as a precautionary measure.

While a specific cause for the blaze was yet to be...

I've made calls to all the families.

Twelve different families learning that a loved one was dead.

I promised them all we'd get to the bottom of this.

Any news on Boris?

No.

He's in the wind.

The Altans did not do this alone.

The inside information, the planning, the access.

Whoever's behind this knows our playbook.

They knew we would follow down Khalid Ansari to Borza Altan and the CBOT,

and they knew we would take Mikula here.

They're a step ahead of us.

They played us.

I want to stay on this, Calder.

I know you do, and we need you.

You said you wanted a mission.

Well, now you got one.

I'll give it everything I got.

Arthur, what's going on?

Well, I thought about your offer.

I'm going to take you up on it.

Outstanding.

When do I start? I just have to go out of town and take care of a few things,

but I should be back Monday. How's that?

Monday's great.

See you then. Okay. Oh, hey, question. When you were at DCS,

did you work with an operative named Annie Walker?

I know Annie Walker. Why?

We'll talk about it Monday.

Thanks for coming on board, Arthur. We're going to kick some serious ass together.

Augie.

Annie. I called to talk to you.

Yeah, he kept me on this.

That's good.

I'm sorry about Charlie.

Yeah, me too.

It's a hell of a thing, huh?

Just glad you weren't in there with him.

It's eight months since I've been in the DPD.

It's still your home.

One more thing. You want to tell me what happened the last four months? Augie.

You said you wanted to go back to the way things were,

and a lot of that is based on trust.

So if there's something you want to tell me, not me and the agency,

not me and Colner, just me as your handler and your friend.

No matter what it is, now's the time.

There's nothing to say.

You can trust me.

I do trust you.

Then let's get to work.