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Wait, wait, wait. Can we get another round of those? Yeah, just keep them

coming, please. Oh, wait, and I have something for you. Thank you. You're

great. Appreciate it. Hey, hey, hey!

This one goes out to my daughter.

Yeah, I'm crazy with this all the time.

Won't you come see about me?

I'll be alone.

Eddie Malzahn?

Yeah.

What are you doing?

What's that, huh?

Drugs?

That's not, I didn't, that's not mine, I didn't put that there. It came from

your pocket.

All right, okay, okay. How about this?

We call Chief Shen, okay? He's a good friend.

Hey!

I'm an American!

You are under arrest!

You can't do this to me!

Stop! I'm an American!

Hey.

Thanks for coming in, Bill.

Yeah, you know, uh, Peter Cooper from Gunner Intel.

Only by reputation.

I don't see a shower curtain on the floor, so... Relax, you're not here to

whacked. We just wanted to check in on your little side project.

I'd say I'm five miles outside of nowhere.

People in that office are careful.

And you're sure this is the right guy?

He's the guy.

I'm telling you, you got me looking for a ghost.

How do we even know there is a mole?

It's time we read you in.

Okay. So it was last June.

We rolled up a Russian foreign intelligence officer in Brighton Beach.

a data dump for a reduced sentence.

And it was classified intel. Leaked from the New York station.

Leaked.

To who?

That's what we're trying to figure out.

But the pipeline is real. Why can't you find the valve?

Because I'm spying on spies.

They're quite good at it.

And I have to say, I don't love the idea of lying to my partner.

Really? Isn't this the guy that called Colin Glass an arrogant blowhard?

I did.

But Bill, you need to get them to think of you as one of them.

You have to drop the scarlet letter.

Do whatever you have to do to get them to look past the FBI liaison title

hanging around your neck.

What about Langley or D .C.? Anything?

We haven't heard from anyone.

Silent.

Morning. Sorry.

Phil. Glad you could make it.

What happened?

Accidentally ingest some egg yolk with your breakfast?

Car trouble. I had to take the train. Of course, it was running local.

Couldn't be helped.

We have a problem.

We flagged an item on the State Department's daily memo. We got a U .S.

detained in Hong Kong.

Eddie Montrose, CFO at Hong Kong Financial, arrested and charged with

possession. How does a finance bro getting arrested land in our lap?

isn't really a finance bro, Bill.

He's an intelligence officer.

He's a deeply embedded knock.

He's spent the last three years working on a highly sensitive op against theft

of American IP.

An operational CIA officer had coke on him? So they say.

But the plant is standard practice for the Chinese, especially if they suspect

him of working for us.

MSS has made him that. We would have heard from someone.

Langley, D .C., Beijing.

Well, either way, he knows the identities of assets all across China,

do confirm his identity and he starts talking... He would compromise the

network. They'd all face the death penalty. We have to bring him home. Now.

So, what are we going to do?

I do have a source from back in my Hong Kong days that...

High -ranking magistrate for the right price.

He'd sign some papers, get the charges dropped.

Oh, right. Private judge. That was going to be my suggestion.

Bill, shut up.

Who are we going to use on the ground now to deliver the cash?

He's risk -averse.

He's been out of the game for a while, but we go way back.

He'll deal with me.

Uh... So you're going to go to Hong Kong?

Nicky, that is way too risky.

There's got to be someone new on the ground, a handler who can... There

He is.

double -cloaked and triple -daggered.

I don't really appreciate being second -guessed.

I want to be wheeled up ASAP.

All right, come on in.

Let's have it. What?

The real reason that you're doing this.

Because there are plenty of other solutions that don't involve you

traveling to China.

Eddie and I were stationed together in Hong Kong right out of the farm.

He had my back back then. I'm going to have his.

It'll be fine.

You can run point for a few days.

Hmm?

Okay. You want back out. I get it. I really do. But this... This isn't it,

Nikki. This plan is par -baked at best.

We should at least run it through the Hong Kong station.

No, no, we don't have time.

If they question Eddie, people die.

And what if they catch you?

Deputy Chief is a white whale. Things are very different for you. Call Jimmy

Chow.

I need a bag man when I get there.

You sure about this? There's nothing to it.

I'll give the bag to Jimmy. He calls Hong Kong.

A man on the other end withdraws cash from his own account, drops it off to

Nikki. That sounds bulletproof.

But...

Bureau's got a guy at DOJ and asks his forfeiture. Vouchers the cash, issues a

receipt. Works pretty well, too. Yeah, well, you guys like to leave a paper

trail visible from outer space, whereas we deal in people, Bill, in trusts.

Jimmy. Hey, Colin. Hey, come, come.

And you bought a friend?

Uh, he prefers the term chaperone. He doesn't, actually.

Same as always?

Not quite, mate. You've got less than 15 hours till she lands.

Okay.

Oh, and remember, it's always raining in Hong Kong.

You forgot your umbrella.

Oh.

Thank you. Yes. Wouldn't want to lose that.

Always ready in Hong Kong.

Thank you.

You sure you weren't followed?

Of course.

I had a good teacher.

This must be important if your people send you to that channel.

Well, this isn't something that the U .S. government can be seen handling.

An American citizen.

Many mantras.

He's being held in detention.

I'm aware.

We need to get him out.

Quietly.

Calculants will be ready in an hour.

Feels like we're not even moving.

We're moving.

You know, the whole time I was detained, I couldn't stop thinking, I'm never

going to see my family again.

You're going to be at your daughter's dance recital in no time, okay?

Jimmy, he's the middle of the night.

Colin, hey, my bag man in Hong Kong. Just got picked up by the police.

Uh... Okay, do you trust him to stay quiet?

He'll cut any deal he can.

I'm sorry, Colin.

I'm going to just get going. I'll see you when I see you.

Colin, what's up?

Listen to me carefully.

Your flight is overbooked. There is someone in your seat. You need to book a

flight. Do you understand?

Eddie,

look at me. You need to disappear.

As fast as you can. No, no, no. I'm not bailing on you. Eddie, Alice and the

girls need you, okay?

Gate 12C.

See you back home.

You might come with us, ma 'am. We have some questions for you.

Okay.

Hello.

My name is Juan.

What am I doing here? I'm going to miss my flight.

Oh, I see.

Then allow me to apologize.

I'm sure there is a mix -up in our paperwork.

Okay, so I can go, then.

A few questions first.

What is your name?

Nicole Bernard.

And where are you from?

Allentown. In Pennsylvania, but I came here from New York by way of JFK.

And while in Hong Kong, you... Went to the Taekwon Arts Center.

Took the tram to Peak Tower.

Very well.

Well, if you'll excuse me, I'll get this sorted out. In the meantime...

I'll have some tea and sweets brought in for you. No, no, that won't be

necessary. I would really just rather catch the next flight.

This might take some time.

A long while, even.

Trust me, Miss Nikki Raynard of the CIA, you'll want a drink.

Understood. That was the deputy director. He was in Johannesburg on the

flight back.

But he did reiterate that Nikki will be transferred to a mainland prison.

Not if, but when.

Usually after 12 hours.

He confirmed she's been made? Not in those words.

MSF is slow playing this, keeping it off official channels, but...

Hong Kong police picked up Jimmy's bag, man, so... They've been watching the

whole time.

Once she's transferred, what then?

You really want me to spell it out for you?

I told her.

Okay, Gina, what else do we know?

Yeah, um, okay.

According to manifests, Eddie made it through customs onto his flight before

guards could stop him.

He's mid -air, but Nikki was removed from the airport.

Possible security threat. And as far as her phone goes, it's Ben White. I mean,

last signal transmission was from a flight bound for Brussels.

She did it.

We need to call Larry Krugman.

Good idea. Who's Larry Krugman? State Department liaison.

He's different.

He's a muppet with a roll of X, but I need him right now.

Larry, get us into the Chinese Consul General's office. Get me everything you

can on Consul General Chen.

Okay, look, breathe, Colin.

We have to play out the ritual here. Give him a chance to save face. You

just kiss the ring. I don't want to kiss the ring. I want to break the finger.

Okay, look, I served overseas. I know what it's like to worry about your

commanding officer, but your cover here is state, not agency.

You're a diplomat today, so be diplomatic. Look, I put the monkey suit

didn't I? Yeah, you look very happy about it. Look, this isn't a social

Larry. Things could get ugly, and when they do, I need to know you've got my

back. Listen.

Counsel General Chen is smart, and he very much enjoys being told how clever

really is. Well, if he's smart, he'll return our people.

We understand mistakes happen, administrative errors and whatnot, but

are not here to assign blame.

appreciates your understanding.

It's best for everyone involved if we resolve this as fast as possible and get

her on a plane.

The consul general says

the judicial process in Hong Kong is independent.

He... Cannot simply demand her release.

Of course not.

But you are an influential man.

He says he must follow the law. All right, let's just cut the crap, shall

This isn't about following the law. This is about leverage.

I believe what my colleague... You have a U .S. citizen in your custody. That is

not something we're willing to tolerate.

He knows what I said.

You did your postgrad at Cambridge. You understand English perfectly, don't you?

It's all right, Kai.

You claim this woman is a private citizen, yet we know she's CIA.

We know what she was doing.

There are consequences for that.

If anything happens to her, if she so much as catches a cold...

Then we will dismantle your consulate and watch it crumble to the ground.

Do you understand me?

On the contrary.

We are done.

They know?

They know.

They knew about Eddie, too.

They have leverage. We need some leverage.

What do you mean?

Trade them back one of their spies?

Yeah, we've got no one in custody. We exchanged them all with Beijing nine

months ago.

I might be able to get us somewhere worth trading.

Right. You have a Chinese intelligence officer on ice somewhere, do you? Over

26 Fed, I heard the counterintel death looking into Chinese espionage.

A spy leaking trade secrets worth billions.

Well, you think they hand it over to us?

Honestly, I have no idea.

Bill,

Bill, I've lost enough people in this job, people that I really care about.

Okay, I can't lose Nikki.

We'll run it out of time, so just please.

Yeah, I'll see what I can do.

We're watching a reinsurance firm in Williamsburg, hundreds of Chinese

on work visas, and one of them may be passing weather prediction models back

Beijing. Weather prediction, huh?

Yeah, it's a thing. It's worth billions.

Yeah, prediction models, who knew?

So...

I need you to reassign it to us.

Us, huh?

Well, no, it's only six months into a two -year investigation.

We're nowhere near an indictment.

I don't need it to hold up in court. I need a high -value Chinese asset, a

bargaining chip.

You're in a bind, I get it.

I'm sorry, but I can't be throwing you a bone at the expense of another unit.

You mean to prevent someone getting killed?

You told me to stop acting like a liaison. Get close to these people.

what I'm doing.

Trust me. I would not be asking unless there was good reason.

You're going to piss off a whole lot of agents.

Ready for that?

I wasn't ready for any of this.

A Chinese spy is stealing November.

According to FBI counterintelligence.

Guys. These models are a crystal ball into the global economy. No wonder MSF

trying to get a hold of them.

Let's just say that the 08 crash looked like a rounding error next to China

controlling our stock and bond markets because they know what's going to have

value before we do.

Counterintel's only been working this company for a few months. They don't

an ID yet.

Yeah, but we've drained enough water from the pool to know that our Chinese

agent worked in the actuarial division on the 12th floor.

Well done.

Since time is of the essence, we need to infiltrate the company undercover.

Root out the spy, trade them for Nicky.

Exactly. That's a two -man job. I can go with you.

Uh, Gina, listen, I really appreciate that, but with Nicky gone, I need you

more than ever, okay?

Yeah. Yeah, I'll, um, I'll call the CEO and have him backstop our story. Great.

Yes. Thank you.

Bill, come on, we're up.

Surely you have experience in this?

Of course.

Mostly deep cover. Six months, sometimes a year. Well, if you're used to six

months, 60 minutes will be dinner theater.

The consultants I was told about?

Productivity auditors, to be precise.

Mr. Neelam, as crew manager, we understand that when we've been called

mind immediately goes to layoffs, but... Yeah, we're only here to determine if

everyone's properly maximizing their time and efficiency. Our goal is to

synergize in the most cost -effective way possible.

Hey. Hi. Take a seat, please.

Okay, so just, you know, tell us a little about yourself.

Okay. My name is Simu. I've been here a year.

I'm the first one in, last one out. I don't take any PTO or sick days. No

girlfriends, no distractions.

Impressive. Yeah.

Well, I work in client services, so they pay me a premium, and then when a high

-risk event happens... Like a weather event.

Sure, yeah.

Then I pay out part of the claim just to protect them.

So in this capacity, you'd have access to proprietary information like what,

weather prediction models?

That's right.

I'm in finance, so I'm pretty well acquainted, but the models practically

themselves. I'm just a cog in the machine.

So is that how you see yourself, Lynn?

We all play our part, right? How do you see yourself?

Excuse me?

Well, I imagine it must be hard being a...

productivity, whatever.

Auditor.

The algorithms are just a part of what I do. I'm more interested in the theory

behind them.

Which is?

Leave nothing to chance.

Okay.

Well, I think that's everything we need for now, so thank you for your time.

If you could send the next person in.

That's everyone on the floor. What are you thinking?

Oh, this is my first choice.

Lin Wu.

Yeah, no argument there.

She's the only one who asked us any questions.

I saw right through you.

Right through me. Your accent slipped, if anything.

Just can't get her back in.

Gina, I need you to get me a full intel workup as fast as you can.

Cross -reference with FBI files, too.

It's a Lin Wu.

Yeah, this is where she sits.

Uh, so where is she?

She was here a second ago.

Okay. Anyone know where Lin Wu went?

No? Hey. Thank you.

What's going on?

She's not here.

Definitely made us.

Okay. All right.

Elevators.

I couldn't have gone

far. I'll call it inside a perimeter.

No.

No. It's too late.

She's a spy. She's gone.

Hello

again,

Miss Renard.

How are you holding up?

That is not my name.

I already told you, my name is Nicole Bernard. I do not work for the CIA.

You've made a mistake. Mistake, yes, so you said.

But I think we both know at this point that this isn't the case, so let's

dispense with the charade.

Now, I noticed that you didn't drink your tea.

You must be thirsty.

No.

This is Baiju.

It's distilled from fermented sorghum. It has a sort of a floral, fruity

aftertaste.

Please. I'm Muslim. I don't drink.

Then what is it, I wonder?

Because it looks like a glass of wine.

Many of them, in fact.

Moving forward, you should pay me the respect of assuming that I know much

than you think I do.

Now drink.

I won't ask again.

Any news on Lin Wu?

No. Phone's powered off.

Last thing was at the office before she ran. Nothing on satellite or facial rec.

We'll find her.

We will.

No matter what it takes.

I just got chewed out by 26 Fed.

First time in the principal's office, was it?

Can't say it came as a surprise.

Good news is we ID'd their spy.

Bad news is we lost her.

Yeah, that's what they were focused on, too.

All right, what have we got so far on Lin Wu?

Lin Wu is 29, Chinese national, no next of kin stateside, hasn't visited home in

two years since she got her work visa.

There must be an address on file.

Okay, work records show that she has an apartment in Bed -Stuy.

Let's go knock on the door, shall we?

And before you start... I know, exigent circumstances.

The warrant writes itself.

So much for knocking.

Well, this way is much more hidden.

Empty, just as we thought.

Okay.

May as well have a look whilst we're here.

All right.

Not a personal touch.

No photo, nothing.

Definitely the spy aesthetic.

Easier to run when there's nothing to pack.

Weird. Toothbrush hasn't been touched.

Like this whole place has stayed, but she doesn't live here.

Lynn's fragrance.

I think she must be working somewhere at the reinsurance office.

So what? Go back to the office, gather all the guys, see who reeks?

No, no, no. I know exactly who the culprit is.

Who?

Kyle Malem.

Lynn's group manager.

Yeah. I think she must have got her hooks into him. If she has, could be

at his place right now.

I'll call Gina.

See if we can get his address. Let's go.

I'm going to ask you one more time.

Eddie Montrose was one of yours.

For you to protect him to the extent of his knowledge must be significant.

What does he know?

What does anybody know?

There is another way to think about this.

You served time.

The Hong Kong station.

What he knows, you surely know something similar.

So we're going to extract this information from you.

Okay. I... I want your entire network. Everyone who aided you, everyone you

stole from.

I've got nothing for you, Wong.

Good old American hubris.

You shouldn't have come here.

Rising up the ranks, you forgot everything you once knew and missed all

signs that we brought to you. I actually can't blame a gal for trying.

You would be wise to be afraid.

I know what's coming.

And I've seen all the reasons that I should be afraid.

But even if I told you everything, it wouldn't matter because you made your

up about me the minute you walked through that door.

So do what you have to do.

And I'm not going to break.

Then this is the end of the line.

Time is up.

Either you give me the names, or I'll have no choice but to transfer you to

Chinchun, where the accommodations are not nearly as pleasant, and the host

isn't nearly as generous.

I'm sorry you had to come to this, Miss Renard.

But for what it's worth, I've grown rather fond of you.

Okay, I'm coming.

Can I help you? Yeah, we're sorry to bother you, Mr. Neelam, but we have a

more questions we'd like to ask. Do you mind if we come in?

So, Mr. Neelam, it has come to our attention that you and Miss Wu are

engaged in a romantic relationship.

What?

Come on, that's ridiculous.

Well, we interviewed every one of your employees, if you remember.

Turns out you're not as discreet as you think you are.

Not what you think.

We're in love.

Well, that distinction leaves your HR department largely unmoved, I'm afraid.

But I never showed favoritism or anything like that. I swear, work is

our love is... blessed you.

Well, if you do see her, please let her know. We need to speak with her.

Is she in trouble?

She is. She's in danger.

And so are you.

Mr. Neelam, personal relationships between employers and employees is

that we take very seriously, especially when the relationship is undisclosed.

So allegations of this magnitude is something that we have to really follow

and...

Cuff her.

Take her to our safe house.

You need a full detail to keep an eye on her. Where are you going?

I'm going to arrange a meeting with the Consul General, see if we can put

together a prisoner exchange.

And if not?

I'm not there yet, Bill.

Miss Wu is valuable to us, but in exchange of this magnitude, Beijing will

allow it.

Well, you tell Beijing they can have their asset back or they can watch her

testify in front of a U .S. Senate panel and the rest of the U .S. population.

We're at the call home, isn't it? See what they say?

Last chance.

I want names.

They don't have any.

That is.

most unfortunate Good luck to you

Something

funny won't go the way you think it will my people won't let it

Well? Council Chen is awaiting their reply.

Large bureaucracy.

Many levels of authorization required.

This is insane.

People are going to die because you can't get this across the finish line.

Now, we have done our job. You go back there and do yours.

You think you're the first man to stick a pair of pliers in my mouth?

I don't know if you believe in fate, Miss Renard, but it appears yours hasn't

been sealed quite yet.

Are you sure you're safe out here?

It's in the name, isn't it?

Depends on who wants to keep you safe.

Anyone see the shooter?

No visual.

Nothing. Anyone?

Nothing, sir.

No. Clint?

Lin! Lin!

I don't believe this.

Nikki's on a plane with MSS and we have got nothing to trade.

Okay, so what I don't understand is who targeted Lin Wu? Was it someone in

Beijing? I can tell you this. The Consul General was less than thrilled about

this trade from the get. Well, Beijing rushed it through, so Lin Wu was

important to someone over there.

And a threat to someone here.

Chen's the only other person who knew we had Len in custody.

It just doesn't explain why he'd want her dead, though.

What if he was her handler?

The consul general of New York running a spy op in our backyard.

What, is he new?

Yes. It's the perfect cover.

Diplomatic immunity.

Access to Chinese officials.

Why take out his own operative? Well, the intel she was stealing was worth

billions. What if Chen was selling it off rather than passing it back to

Beijing?

He couldn't risk her exposing him. There's your motive.

We have one tactical advantage.

No one else knows Lin is actually dead.

Right.

And if Chen thought that she survived the attack, he'd try to finish the job.

So we'll set a trap, we'll let him try, and then we'll trade him back to

Beijing.

Right. Here's what we're going to do.

Larry and I will go to the Consul General to update him on Lin's

revising a few key details for our benefit.

Gentlemen.

Lin Wu has been shot.

What? Whilst transporting her to a secure location, we were hit by a

She took one in the shoulder.

My God.

Yes, but the good news is, she's still alive.

I'll tell them we're treating Lin at a safe house that not even the State

Department know about, and that we very much intend to have everything lined up

for tomorrow night.

Mark my words, gentlemen, this prisoner exchange will go ahead as planned.

The U .S. government is not about to back down no matter who is trying to

silence our detainee.

I will let our people know.

Once the trap's been set, I'll head to the safe house on foot. Hope that Chen

takes the bait.

Assuming he follows.

Bill, you'll be there running counter surveillance.

Gina, you'll have eyes on.

Once you confirm Chen's identity, Bill apprehends.

Colin, I got him. But I can't make an ID.

He's right on you. He's armed.

Like my work is done here.

Look, I ain't cuffing.

Who is he?

This is Interpreter.

Kai, wasn't it?

You look different.

I knew you weren't a diplomat.

Easy, mate. I think you've got a lot more than I have.

For example, Lin Wu is dead.

Which is bad news for you.

But good news for us, because we finally got our leverage.

Thank you, upstairs.

Yeah, show me

She what is this

We

don't

have

This is the man who killed her.

Plane. Now.

If this man wasn't working alone, then he'd be a chess handler on the ground.

Our intel pointed to someone at your consulate.

Kai Li.

Consul's interpreter.

You have no right to detain him. This was not part of our arrangement.

You're right. We'll leave that to Beijing.

But you'll want to make this trade.

You see, Kai's been a naughty boy.

He took Lin's intel and made two copies.

One he sent to Beijing, and the other he sold to the highest bidder. When Kai

heard we were sending Lin back, he panicked.

He must have debriefed her. You'd find out what he was up to.

You have brought shame to our country.

We will accept your offer for a trade.

You

don't

ever do that.

Again, do you hear?

Eddie? He landed safe and sound.

He's back home with his family.

Home.

Teamwork.

You're welcome.

You, uh, you headed home?

Plan. Pretty beat.

Long night.

Yeah, yeah. One of many.

Oh, cheers.

Night.

Phil, um... Thanks.

Yeah?

I, um... Well, I just wanted to say thank you for everything you did.

You've really pulled your weight this time.

Finally.

Alright. I'll see you in the morning.

See you.

I think I'm in.