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[Kids laughing]

Katia,
put your coat on now!

Never!

Chloe,
this is so not funny.

Hey, I came to return this.

[Kids screaming playfully]

What's up?

The box?

Michael sent it from
California.

- Candy.
- Exactly.

- How much have they eaten?
- Oh...

[Screaming continues]

Pfft!

Okay, my day is ballet class,
piano lessons,

breakfast, lunch
and a fresh

farm-to-table dinner
for the kids.

Michael's contribution
to this day?

- Candy.
- You know what?

Why don't I take this
to the Smithsonian,

and I'm sure
the guys there--

Wait I thought the Smithsonian
was just some fake, made-up job

for the CIA.

Oh, no, it's definitely
a real made-up job.

It's what they call
a non-official cover.

So occasionally I have
to do some actual work there

to keep up appearances.

You work at the Smithsonian,
you work at the CIA,

you work at both?

I know.
It's crazy, right?

Mwah!

[Elevator bell rings]

Miss, excuse me.

Is this yours?

- Thanks.
- Not at all.

Hello, Annie.

It's nice
to finally meet you.

My name's Kenneth Martin.

Skittle?

It's from your stash.

Mm.

Is there a reason
why you lifted my wallet?

And my candy?

I wanted to see
if I could get your attention.

Why?

Well, think of it
like an aptitude test.

You passed brilliantly
by the way.

What if
I called the police?

Heh.

After you
left the museum

you passed
two Smithsonian guards,

two park rangers
and a DC bobby.

I would have known
if you'd called the police.

I might still
call the police.

Oh.

What do you want?

You have a job
at the Smithsonian

which allows you
to travel the world

without suspicion.

You know multiple languages.

And you're bold enough
to meet a complete stranger

in the park

just because he left
a note in your wallet.

I work for
the British government.

We'd like
to offer you a job.

What kind of job?

I'm with MI6.

British Secret Service.

I don't understand.
I thought we had an agreement

with the British
that we don't recruit

their citizens
without permission.

Yup, we do,
but in the spy game

agreements are made
to be broken.

What does UK desk have?

Martin's passport
is British government.

His official employer
is "Shining Seas Imports."

A known MI6 front company.

- So he's legit.
- Yes and no.

He doesn't exactly fit
a typical MI6 profile.

Working class family,
a few scrapes with the law

when he was a kid.

He didn't even
graduate high school.

MI6 is an old boys club
comprised of squeaky clean

Cambridge grads,
that doesn't add up.

Annie,
tell me about the pitch.

It was smart.

He did his homework,
he knew exactly

which buttons to push.

It's just the way
I would have done it.

And what was
your impression of him?

Personally?

Intelligent, capable,

interesting.

I want you
to accept his offer.

You want me
to be a double Agent?

We don't even know
if this is real.

It doesn't matter.

We have a potential
MI6 operative

nosing around the Smithsonian,
and I want to know why.

Annie Walker.

Welcome to
her Majesty's Secret Service.

[Can You Save Me?
by Apple Trees and Tangerines]

♪ Covert Affairs 02x15 ♪
What's the Frequency Kenneth
Original Air Date on November 29, 2011

== sync, corrected by elderman ==

♪ ♪

♪ Can you save me ♪

♪ from this nothing
I've become? ♪

♪ it's just something
that I've done ♪

♪ I never meant
to cause you worry ♪

♪ don't you blame me ♪

♪ for this nothing
I've become ♪

♪ it's just something
that I've done ♪

♪ I never meant to show you
my mistakes ♪

Compliments of MI6.

Consider it a signing bonus.

I haven't said
I'm gonna do it yet.

Well, if you
were gonna say no

you wouldn't have come.

All the beautiful monuments
in DC, you have to pick

the one with
the unsightly renovation?

Well, the noise
from the skid loaders

makes it hard
for anyone to record us.

Skid loaders?

My father
paved most of the A5.

I spent three years
on a road crew

before I joined MI6.

So you're
a working class James Bond?

[Laughs]

Well, some lads dreamed
of being a fireman

or a policeman.

I wanted to be a spy.

See the world.

Make a difference
for the Crown.

Heh.

I wasn't like
other lads before.

And I'm still not.

Bit of a romantic
for a spy, aren't you?

And why do you think
I chose you?

In my job you
spend a lot of time

trying to figure out
what makes people tick.

I had your number
the moment I laid eyes on you.

Really?

Two years
doing humanitarian work.

Backpacking in Sri Lanka,
Egypt, Easter island.

Admit it.

You're just as much
of a romantic as me.

Does MI6 have
some kind of file on me?

Actually, I got it
from your bio

on the Smithsonian website.

So...

Down to brass tacks,
shall we?

He's an art restorer
at your museum.

I want you to get me
his appointment schedule.

I want to take a look
around his studio.

Why?

First lesson
in the world of espionage.

Information's on
a need to know basis.

Karim Bichri.

Renowned art restorer.

Has worked
in some of the most

prestigious museums
in the world.

He is currently finishing up
a one-month stint

at the Smithsonian.

Bichri's never been involved
with politics

or causes of any kind.

Andy, I want you
to help Martin

get into the studio.

You want me
to help a foreign operative

break into the Smithsonian?

I want you to find out
what Martin's after.

In the meantime,
I'm gonna pay MI6

a little visit.

Whoa, whoa, whoa,
where are you going, Moneypenny?

Double Agent means
double the paperwork.

And added bonus,
you don't get to keep

any of the money
MI6 is paying you.

Enjoy.

[Sighs]

I could have called that,
your stance was way off.

[Ripping off golf glove]

My stance is sound,
the wind took it.

You keep
telling yourself that.

You seem
to be full of excuses.

Here we go.

What'd I do this time?

It's not what you've done.

It's what you haven't.

And you're here
to give me advice.

No.

I've given you advice before.
For years.

You always seem
to take it as an affront.

Do you remember when I told you
to choke up in little league?

- No, I don't remember that.
- Mm, well...

It seems you're
not the kind of guy

who can get in front
of a fastball.

What's this?

Take it as a favor.

It's a dormant operation
called "ministry."

And well worth your while
to pursue it.

You could be a hero
on this one.

What makes you feel--

I get it.

I was a lousy father.

Maybe you think
I still am.

But I do know Langley.

And I want you
to realize this.

At the CIA,
you get a very small window

to prove yourself.

And I fear
yours is closing.

I'm trying to help you.

[Sighs]

Excuse me,
I'm looking for Karim Bichri.

I wouldn't go in there
if I was you.

He's working.

I'll just be a second.

Your funeral.

Excuse me, Mr. Bichri?

My name is--
- Did you bring my lunch?

- What?
- My lunch.

No, I'm with
the acquisitions department--

Then go away.

Mr. Bichri, the museum
is courting an important patron

and we'd like to arrange
a tour of your studio.

I was hoping
I could get a look

at your appointment schedule
so we could--

Do you know
what this is?

It's one of
the 20 Thinker sculptures

by Auguste Rodin.

It's one
of the greatest sculptures

by one of the greatest artists
of all time.

It returns to Frankfurt
in two days.

What do you think
is more important,

this or your little tour?

Mr. Bichri,
I've admired your work

for many years.

What you did on the facade
of the Duomo in Milan,

and the fissure work
on the tendrils

in Bernini's Medusa
were miraculous.

Oh, Ms. Walker...

Heh, do you really think
that's going to work?

Appealing to my vanity?

Was there something else?

Lunch, Karim.

Finally.

Something important.

You may leave now.

Ah, thank you,
Emir, thank you.

Just so we're clear.

You don't like me
and I don't like you.

That may be true.

But I still can't understand
what it is you do here.

Office of special projects.

Compact ops,
no bureaucracy.

It's like a small cap
investment fund.

I only hear
the word "small."

I wanna talk to you
about a proposal you wrote.

Operation Ministry.

Never heard of it.

Three man team
pushes into Bolivia,

taps into the main telecom line
for the M.A.S.

You pitched it to Arthur,
he shot it down.

I have no knowledge
of any such operation.

I wanted to resurrect ministry
and I wanted you to run it.

Now why would I get
in the middle of a turf war

between you
and Arthur Campbell?

How long have you been with
clandestine actions, Hadley?

Two, three years?

Still just a section chief?

The hill is starved
for intel on Bolivia right now.

An operation like ministry, wow.

That'd be a big one
for everyone involved.

- Everyone.
- Everyone.

Hm.

That's my favorite spot.

- Right there.
- Really?

That's the only good part?

Ah, the other parts
are okay.

[Giggles]

This is the good one,
right here.

Mm-hm.

Mm.

[Kissing]

I got my itinerary
from the Peace Corps today.

I leave for Eritrea on Sunday.

I've waited
so long to do this.

And now that
I'm finally ready to leave,

I meet you.

Two years
isn't that long.

I mean, you'll write...

call.
- Mm-hm.

Visit.

Even Skype.

Well, you can Skype.

- It's just--
- It's gonna be okay.

We're gonna be okay.

You gonna miss me?

Mm...

No.
[Laughs]

- Not at all.
- Mm.

[Laughter]

You remember Polykov.

- Oh, right.
- [Laughs]

Right, Moscow.

- The car bomb.
- That's him.

I ran into him
a few weeks ago in Copenhagen.

He sends his regards
by the way.

Oh, wow.

Well, I guess you guys
are back on speaking terms.

What is he up to now?

He owns a travel agency.

[Laughter]

Somebody's popped up
on our radar

in the last couple of days
and I'm wondering

if MI6 has anything on him.

Could I get another?

- Who's that?
- Karim Bichri.

Doesn't ring a bell.

Who is he?

He's an art restorer
for the Smithsonian

but we've been
hearing chatter

that he's got some

extracurricular
activities going on.

Shall I look into it?

Would you?
That'd be wonderful.

I'm sure it's nothing.

According to Bichri's schedule
he'll be lecturing all night.

All I need is a few minutes
to look around.

I could have got you
more than a few minutes

during working hours.

The type of looking around
I'm gonna do

is generally frowned upon.

You're snooping.

I am MI6, love.

Oh, wait.

Cheeky.

You sure you haven't
done this before?

- It's beginner's luck.
- Hm.

Did you learn that at MI6?

Brixton.

Let's just say I ran with
the wrong crowd in my youth.

Remind me to get
a burglar alarm on my way home.

Wouldn't make
any difference.

What are you up to?

What is it?

It's called toluene.

It's used in explosives.

You think Bichri's
making a bomb?

[Whistling]

[Whistling]

[Whistling]

- It has to be something.
- We have to go.

We have to get
out of here.

Damn it.

[Whistling]

If we get caught
I lose my job.

So you have to tell me
what's going on.

[Alarm rings]

Try the window.

It's too late.

Please don't tell my boss.

I'm sorry, I was going
to speak with Mr. Bichri

and I must have accidentally
tripped something.

Are you alone in here?

Yeah.

This wing is off-limits
after hours.

I didn't see any signs.

Oh, my God!

Sorry.
All right, all right.

- Sorry!
- Okay, come on.

Let's go.
- I'm sorry, I--

Mr. Bichri,
I am so sorry.

I just wanted to come
and talk to you about that tour.

I was sure
I could change your mind.

I must have accidentally
tripped the alarm

as I was leaving.

I don't believe you.

Excuse me?

I don't believe
anything you are saying.

What were you
really doing in my studio?

I just wanted
to talk to you.

- Emir.
- Yes, Karim?

Please check the studio.

Make sure everything
is in order.

Of course, Karim.

I think it
goes without saying.

I don't ever want to ever
see you in my studio again.

Good night.

The chemical
in Bichri's studio

is toluene.

It's a component
used in TNT,

it is also
a common paint solvent.

There's nothing suspicious
about him having it.

And what about the sculpture?

The shipment
and restoration process

have been
painstakingly documented.

It's completely
above board in every way.

So we still haven't
turned anything up on Bichri,

or the sculpture,

and now Martin is putting
Annie's NOC at risk.

Persia house
has flash traffic

on a missing
terrorist financier.

Annie, I want you on that.

Joan, he was
way too collected.

He is hiding something.

Annie, we don't
have anything concrete.

This is turning into
a wild goose chase.

I don't know if it's
yours or Martin's hunch

that you're following,

but I'm terminating
the operation.

[Sighs]

- You're quitting?
- I'm sorry, Kenneth.

I can't jeopardize
my job at the Smithsonian.

I work at a museum.

I don't share
your zest for danger.

Bye.

- What's that?
- The reason I'm doing this.

About a year ago,
MI6 started hearing rumors

about a high-profile fixer.

A gun for hire who facilitated
for rogue nations

and terrorist groups.

- Facilitated what?
- Take your pick.

Guns, information,
money-laundering.

It was all rumors.

No one could even suss out
if the bugger was real.

You think it's Bichri?

Bichri's been too close

to too many
of these major events.

It's all documented
in this journal.

And there's another thing.

What?

Well, he seems
a little dodgy.

Dodgy?

A few weeks ago
MI6 intercepted chatter

on the terror networks
about something called

"the thinking man."

The chatter talked about
an operation to smuggle

"the thinking man"
out of Washington.

Something's up with
that Thinker sculpture

Bichri's restoring.

We looked at it.
You couldn't find anything.

Annie...

You're like me.

You know when
something doesn't feel right.

What does your instinct
tell you about Bichri?

I mean, I think
he's a bit dodgy,

but that's
not a crime, right?

Look, if you had
some concrete evidence...

But I can't
just go on a hunch.

The Thinker ships
back to Frankfurt tomorrow.

I just need to get into
Bichri's studio one more time.

- I'm sorry--
- Please.

I can't.

You sent
a team to Bolivia.

I was expecting you sooner.

I rejected that
operation for a reason, Jai.

You rejected that operation
because you've gotten safe.

Ambition has
clouded your judgment.

My ambition is what
got me the latitude

to make things happen
at this Agency.

You made this happen.

The Bolivians arrested Hadley
and his team last night.

This is why I rejected
Operation Ministry.

Get me the state department
office in La Paz now.

Well, I think
this sleeping bag

will be warm enough.

But if you need another one
I can pouch you--send you one.

You do realize
I'm going to Eritrea, right?

A desert country.

Uh, yeah.

And you're still gonna need
a sleeping bag because

asmara is over
7,000 feet elevation

and it can
hit freezing at night.

Parker...

What's going on?
What's the matter?

Auggie...

Ah, it's okay,
you don't have to say it.

Eritrea is far, far away,

and two years is a long time.

Too long
to try and pretend, huh?

- It'll fly by.
- Mm-hmm.

And maybe I'll come back
and we'll both be single,

and we can just...

Pick things up.

Stranger things, right?

Yes.

Look...

The time
we've had together...

has been great.

And I haven't regretted
a single moment of it.

I'm so sorry, Auggie.

You got nothing
to be sorry about.

Oba, oba.

What are you doing here?

Uh, sorry.

Um...

The shipment company
lost my delivery

and I was just hoping
that that was it.

It's my mistake.

You shouldn't be here.

Mm!

I knew you
couldn't stay away.

Unh!

No tire arm.

Unh...

No car jack.

They've gotten rid
of anything we could have

used as a weapon.

Here.

Annie, I'm gonna
tell you something.

Please don't panic.

When you preface a statement
by saying "please don't panic,"

you realize
it makes people panic.

I'm not an MI6 field officer.

I'm a surveillance operative.

I don't understand.

I'm what they call
a "neck-downer."

I do the heavy lifting.

Intimidation.

The cutting
of the brake lines.

The cash payments
to unsavory characters

while the golden boys
stay clean.

Why would MI6 send someone
like you on a field mission?

Well, that's the other thing.

This isn't
an official MI6 mission.

Technically
I'm on holiday.

By the way,

the money I paid you,

it came out
of my own pocket.

[Metal scraping]
Aargh!

Damn it.

[Sighs]

I don't know
where they're taking us.

But wherever it is
I'm gonna bet

it's not good for us.

Annie...

Sorry I got you
involved in all this.

Hold this.

Okay.

What are you doing?

I'm looking
for the back seat

release cable.

It's usually
in the trunk lining.

How do you know that?

I took a YMCA
automotive repair course.

You learn how
to escape a car trunk

at the YMCA?

It was
a really good course.

[Loud click]

I got it.

[Tires squealing]

[Gunshots]

Where'd you learn that,
the YMCA too?

No, I already spoke
to the deputy director

of both divisions.

I need to speak
to the director...

Fine.

Tell him Jai Wilcox
needs to speak with him ASAP.

Wilcox, yeah.

Thank you.

[Slams down phone]

[Knock on door]

I have your father
on line one.

Again.

Tell him I'm busy.

Again.

Hey, Jai.

Tim.

I don't have
a lot of time.

I'm kind of
in the middle of something.

No, I just wanted to say
I heard about the Hadley thing.

- Good job.
- What?

It's all over the building.
Congrats.

What do you mean, congrats?

The rescue op.

Good job.

Where are we headed?

I know someone
who can help.

- Someone who?
- Need to know, Kenneth.

Heh.

I never realized
how irritating that is

coming from
someone else's mouth.

If this isn't
an MI6 sanctioned mission

then why are you
doing all this?

You know what field officers
call operatives like me?

They call us the janitors.

Because we do
all the dirty work

that they're too good for.

So why do it?

Well, it's still
a chance to be part of MI6.

Maybe I'm sweeping up
after elephants,

but I'm still
in the circus.

Where I'm from
no one gives you anything.

You have to take it.

I spent three years
taking night classes in Farsi

and Arabic to get into MI6.

But I still
wasn't good enough.

To them I was still
just the duffer from Brixton

they sent fishing
through rubbish containers

playing the goon.

I wanted to prove
I could be a field officer.

Where are you going?

I haven't been completely
honest with you either, Kenneth.

Annie, what's going on?

I'm sorry.

The Smithsonian job
is just a cover.

I'm actually
a field officer myself.

- For the CIA.
- Bugger.

I bet you
work out a lot.

Based on what happened
to Annie and Martin,

we sent a tech ops team
to Bichri's studio.

They went over every inch
of that place, nothing.

And what about the car
that Annie and Martin

escaped in?

Reported stolen
in Virginia three weeks ago.

And at the time of Annie
and Martin's abduction,

Bichri was giving a lecture
at the University of Delaware.

So he has
an unbreakable alibi.

Pretty much.

In other words,
we have nothing

that proves Bichri
is guilty of any wrongdoing.

What about the guys
who tried to kill us?

Even if we
don't have any proof,

we know Bichri's
up to something.

Annie, I'm gonna have to
hand this over to the FBI.

But I know--

We're spies, Annie.
Not cops.

Your mission was to gather
information on an MI6 operative.

Not solve a mystery.

Well, you're enjoying
a regular busman's holiday

aren't you?

- Give me a moment to explain--
- Oh, believe me.

You'll have plenty of chances
to explain when you get back

to Vauxhall Cross.

Am I making myself understood?

And if you ever--

Well, the British
are not pleased.

Prepare yourself
for an inquisition.

Looks like Martin's
intelligence career is over.

It's okay, Annie.

I followed my hunch
and it didn't work out.

At least I tried.
It was a good hunch.

You were right about me.

I am a bit
of a romantic.

It's why
I do what I do.

You had me pegged
from the moment you saw me.

It was nice
knowing you, Annie Walker.

You were a fine asset.

Come on, mate.

I've had a long day,
and I'm cabbaged.

Show me the way out.

[Knock on door]
You wanted to see me?

Yes, uh, your
"close and continuing"

form came back.

Well, that was fast.

Sometimes bureaucracy
can surprise you.

Anyway, it's been approved.

You're free
to date Parker.

Good to know.

Whoever she is,
she must be a fool.

[Sighs]

No, she isn't.

That's the problem.

[Door closes]

Mommy, we're missing it.

Oh, cable's out and the girls
are missing their program.

Oh.

[Sighs]

- That's much better.
- Aw.

Call daddy,
he knows how to fix everything.

Well, daddy's
not here right now,

so you're just gonna
have to deal with me.

Oh, I'm sorry.
I didn't mean that.

Hey.

Why don't we go outside
and take a breather.

[Sighs]

So, ahem, Michael
is coming home next week.

He cut his trip short.

That's a good thing, right?

Hey, you remember when
dad came back from deployment

and wanted to surprise us
and you were six years old?

Yeah, and he snuck
into the house

without telling anybody.

Yeah, and
you started screaming

because you thought a burglar
had broken into the house.

You'd completely
forgotten him.

Danielle, Michael's
still the same guy.

Nothing's changed.

Aw, you know, I'm sorry
I called you over here.

I'm just being silly,
you should go.

No, no, no,
my evening's wide open.

No, really.

I just have to get
the girls ready for bed.

Wha--?

Danielle, did you get
another kid without telling me?

[Laughs]

- That's just Wally.
- Wally?

Yeah,
Katia's imaginary friend.

Danielle,
you're a life saver.

I thought you'd be here.

When my old man found out
I was trying for MI6

he told me,
"Kenny boy, people like us

don't do things like that."

Well, he wasn't being cruel.

It was just
the way he saw things.

Well, maybe he was right.

Kenneth...

The terrorist chatter
that you intercepted,

what language was it in?

It was Farsi.

Why?

You know what the Farsi word
for masterpiece is?

- Shahkar.
- Right, but--

But it's also a name.

Annie, that's brilliant.

Come on.
Where are we going?

Well, who's gonna believe us
after everything I've pulled?

We need proof.

[Crickets chirping]

Okay, Mr. Lockpick,
you wanna help me with this?

[Metal rattling]

Or you could do that.

What's an art restorer doing
with ultraviolet printer's ink?

It's not a bomb
we're looking for.

It's a person.

Emir's the package
Bichri's smuggling

out of Washington.

I have to call Langley.

[Door opening]

- What's the plan, love?
- Call Langley.

They can get a strike team
here in five minutes.

[Loud thump]

Kenneth!

Hey.

Unh!

Wanker.

[Gunshot]

[Gunshots]

[Gunshot]

[Gunshots]

This way, stay close.

[Security alarm rings]

[Gunshot]

Rrah!

I know it was you.

I know you were the one
who rescued Hadley

and his team.

Why'd you let me
take all the credit?

Maybe I just wanted to bank
a little good will.

I don't buy it.

Okay, fine.

Then you tell me.

- Why did I do it?
- I don't know.

But you must have
had some kind of angle.

Maybe you want
something to hold over me?

You're a manager now.

This is real.
Real lives.

It's not all about politics.

Bichri was fronting for
the Abu Hafs al-Masri brigades.

The guy he was trafficking's
real name is Shahkar Atwa.

He's been on
the FBI's most wanted list

for over a year now.

My guess is things got too hot
for him here in the states

and he hired Bichri
to smuggle him into England.

- Thanks, Auggie.
- Nice work, Walker.

So how bad is it?

Absolute shambles.

They made me
a field officer.

[Both chuckle]

I worked bloody hard
to get here.

I gave up so much.

Is it worth it?

Yeah.

You'll be a great
field officer, Kenneth.

And if you ever need
another double Agent,

call someone else.

[Chuckles]

Hey.

For the record...

When I pinched your wallet,

did you let me?

- Need to know, Kenneth.
- [Chuckles]

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