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When a diplomatic visa is canceled, the revocation is immediate. That's a one

-way ride to the airport.

What does it mean for us?

It means you get to go home. Really? Everybody that wanted to hurt me is

being loaded on that bus.

Russian contract agents took your senior case officer. Just outside our house

Monday morning. Last Monday. Today is day six.

Kleberg County Regional has a 6,000-foot runway.

Only a Global 8,000 has that kind of range. You might be out of time.

Are you loaded full?

Where are you really going?

Brother, I am getting fucking flanked out here.

Go left. Hands up, motherfuckers!

Your problem now.

I am here to take you to your death.

I understand.

Look, can we just... They're probably waiting too.

Should I find another room?

I think we'll wait past secrets on this one.

I can't answer that question. I can't answer that without... I know what

you're asking for, but I'm going to need a lot more than that before.

Give me your best assessment of what they do next.

What's their pivot?

Best guess is to try to move her into Mexico, something small that stays below

8,000, King Air, Conquest, Piper Cheyenne, something like that.

They're going to want a private airstrip now, no more airports. That means taking

her west. We're monitoring private strips in the area, from Victoria to

Goliad, Kennedy to Cuero.

They'll need her out of this theater, but they're going to avoid interstates,

large urban areas like San Antonio.

DEA and HSI have everything this south locked up. It is their only real option.

We can try to hold her in place, but by now they know we're onto the network of

safe houses.

They won't trust any existing out.

They'll want to build a new one, and we think they're going to want to build it

on the move.

They're ready for you. Thank you.

She would be helpful if you were here.

They are scrambling.

Jo will make her move, and when she does...

I am her lifeline. If she gets access to her phone, I am her only hope. I can't

risk coming in and having my phone in a strong box. I just can't do it.

Okay.

If you need to reach me, I'm in the SCIF.

Listen, if we catch a break, I'm asking for forgiveness. There will be no time

for permission.

I send them.

Don't make a mess of some Houston street, Caitlin.

If we get a window, I make no promises.

Retrieving her should be zero sum.

It is.

What's the situation, Bowen?

Situation's fluid, sir.

But that was their plane.

Correct. With intentions of taking her where?

We don't know.

That plane's fuel load was at capacity, giving them an almost 8,000-mile range.

That puts them in Tehran. Or they refuel in Tunis, Algiers, Tripoli, continue on

to Sinai and Yemen, Doha and Qatar, Moscow, anywhere.

But now?

Now they must pivot.

Twin prop in New Mexico with cartel assistance.

They'll probably use a private airstrip in a rural area, possibly on a ranch or

a cartel-controlled property, but that involves moving her by vehicle a couple

hundred miles.

Texas DPS, Rangers, HSI, DEA, FBI, local sheriff's office, everyone is on alert

for late model SUVs and vans without a state plate.

Rental vehicle registration.

Plates that match the vehicle but not the VIN.

There's plate readers at almost every intersection in Texas and throughout

their highway system.

NSA is monitoring as well.

What are the odds of apprehension?

It's a needle in a haystack, sir.

But the haystack is smaller.

We have the means to inspect every blade, so to speak.

I'd say we have a 30 to 50% chance of intercepting her in a row.

If you do, what are the chances that our interception is met with force?

Based on the incident at the airport, I would say the chances of that are 100%.

I mean, that flight crew chose to engage federal officers over surrendering.

I mean, even if they had been successful, even if they had killed our

officers, they knew that that plane would be intercepted in the air.

Upon discovery, the decision to die for this mission had been made or made long

before the mission was even initiated, which means this is not a Russian

operation.

This was ideologically motivated.

So terrorism?

For lack of a better word, yeah.

Then who?

Why? It's purely speculation, but the best we can piece it together is that

this is retribution for the operation in Iran.

In Iran?

The operation to remove the nuclear scientists that were brought into that

region. And they somehow identified her?

Or... They received information from a mole within our organization.

Or NSA.

Or state.

We don't know.

But finding that leak needs to be next on the list. For now, our focus needs to

remain on retrieving our officer.

Right.

We're going to need your team at Justice. We've got to properly document

these statements.

Yeah, well, that ain't fucking happening.

Cop, it's not an option.

It wasn't the mission. Our mission is retrieving our case officer, and that

mission is ongoing. We're getting back in the fight. We'll deal with these

debriefs when we get her back.

My orders?

Debrief. Now.

Are you out of your fucking mind?

Grab the vehicle.

I'm not some fucking street cop.

My night ain't over when I get in a gunfight. It's just beginning.

And I highly doubt this is the last gunfight of the night.

Run your knots city lights fuck with

God

damn

it. Give us something

Dispatch, this is Bravo 336.

I need a 1029 on a suspicious vehicle.

Black minivan, Toyota.

Model unknown, year unknown.

Wisconsin plate, zebra alpha alpha 2209. Wisconsin plates in Texas.

That's a rental.

One sound, one move, and you're dead.

You see that?

SUV in front pulled over, too.

Yo.

Dispatch, when we pulled over a suspect, a lead vehicle pulled over as well.

A black SUV, late model.

I can't read plates. Request assistance, 10th South of Washington.

You hearing this?

Uh-huh.

Copy 336.

Stand by for a few seconds.

What do you think?

I think it's worth checking out. Yeah.

Yeah, Bubba, that's our girl. Let's go, go, go!

We are six miles from that location.

Minivan ran a red light.

License plate came back to a known felon. Warns for armed robbery and grand

theft. We pull him over and this SUV ahead of him pulls over as well.

Interesting. Yeah.

So you want us with you on the minivan or the SUV?

Let's start with the minivan.

Let's do it.

Adam.

You make the slightest sound.

We kill them and then I fucking kill you.

Evening license and registration

Reloading.

There's a lot of open ground.

You break left, I go right.

Move!

I'm on the prize. We're going to get Joe.

Shit.

That looked very arresting to me. Man, I'm so far past trying to figure out

what the fuck this was.

What was the scene like over there?

Bunch of PD down.

Hey one of them made it through pull them badges out. His buddy's gonna come

in hot. Yeah, it's no bullshit Hey, listen, listen hold them rifles out by

the barrels. Okay, we're just fucking double ain't dumping shit.

Think about that

Tell me when they're coming. I don't want them to see me like this.

Hey, nobody's coming.

I

guess

I owe you.

You don't owe me nothing.

Only my girlfriends do this.

Come on.

We got you.

Shit,

looks like you're down a toe.

Yeah, those fuckers.

That's why we got ten of them.

I don't think that's why we get ten.

Those are our guys in the field. We don't know anybody else. I got three

down here. It ain't the enemy That's a fucking cavalry

We got her.

They're getting her on the bird.

Fuckin' got her.

He lived to fight another day.

This guy saved my fucking life, man.

Fucking guardian agents, man.

Yeah.

Everything work out?

Yeah, seems like it.

The rest gonna make it on the news?

Some version of it will make it on the news.

Not the truth.

When does the truth ever make the news?

I know we have a rule, you and I, that we never share direct information, but I

think this...

warrants a suspension of that rule.

Okay.

Our firm was tasked with factoring all known integers of this equation

with the hopes of seeking the most likely responsible party. Fucking State

Department and their outside analysis.

And they wonder why we can't keep anything secret.

No offense.

We only peddle the secrets we're instructed to peddle by the very people

who made the secret in the first place.

Oh, I'm aware.

In any event, none of this follows any forward action policy of China or

Russia. Not even Iran would, with its total lack of political foresight,

endeavor to pursue anything this aggressive. The risk-reward ratio is

upside down on this thing.

Well, on that we're in total agreement.

So who does that leave?

The actions of ISIS, al-Qaeda, possibly cartels,

although Russian contractors are off-brand.

Joe?

Joe was working in Afghanistan and she wreaked a lot of havoc, so... But do

they have the wherewithal to fund and execute something of this scale?

They certainly have enough agents in-country.

They have enough sleeper cells in country.

Zealots willing to blow up a shopping mall, take flying lessons, but not

operators, not tradecraft at this level anyway.

Who might it indirectly benefit?

Who stands the gain if the United States were to strike deeply into Iran or

Syria, even Russia? For that matter, China.

Who benefits from that?

Ukraine?

Israel?

European Union gets a lot of that dirty work done without any effort.

If that were the case, how would it be possible without someone from inside

guiding or misdirecting?

A mole.

Have you flipped any foreign agents recently? Anyone offer themselves up?

provided valuable intel that checked out.

It was quite a coup for the agency a couple of months ago.

Biggest espionage sting since AppScan.

Where did that information come from?

Ukraine benefits the most. They have the intelligence infrastructure, they have

the resources, and we keep giving them money.

With no oversight?

With no oversight.

How long before you release the report?

Would it benefit you if we drug our feet on that?

It would benefit me if you came up with a different conclusion.

Let me work on that.

I'm taking a bath.

Good night, dear.

I don't doubt it.

I meant Al. Stop pinching it. Fuck.

Sorry, ma'am. Gotta get it clean here. It's clean. It's fucking clean, okay?

Yeah, okay. Now, the med crew is gonna meet us at Andrews.

And we're gonna take you straight to surgery at Walter Reed. No.

Yes, Joe. No. I'm going home.

I'm gonna see my family.

The toe's gone.

Can't get any worse.

No. Not until gangrene sets in and they're imitating your leg at the knee.

Your family's waited this long. They can wait another day.

That's what's going to happen.

Okay. Yeah.

How much provisional did you take?

Just two.

Two? That's what Tucker took.

Tucker weighs 280 pounds.

You know, ma'am, there's lots of reasons you can lose a gunfight. I ain't letting

tired be one of them.

Fair enough.

I see our Ken doll made the trip.

Your Ken doll ran the trip.

He found your route.

and ruined it.

And I mean, he showed no mercy on the way.

Say what you want about him, but he went to war for you.

Really?

He's the reason we found you.

Hey, you want a drink?

What are we having?

I've got shitty vodka or shitty whiskey.

Shitty whiskey. Shitty whiskey it is.

I didn't think I was gonna be found.

No.

No.

We were gonna find you.

No matter what.

You don't have kids, do you?

None I've met.

Well, if you ever claim one.

Your next battle will be to live life for your causes.

Or live it for theirs.

I wonder if you can fathom all the quandaries that contradiction creates.

Well, I don't know what fathom means.

Of all the fucking people to stay awake with.

Hey, you want to play cards?

No, I need to sleep.

God, I am wide awake.

Well, that sounds like a personal problem. Two cups, one you should keep

to yourself.

Yes, ma'am.

Be in quiet.

I won't make a sound. Stop talking.

Girls, let's go!

There you go.

Is this granola?

It's kind of like oatmeal, sort of. Actually, you're both right. It's

muesli.

Yeah, Dad, you've got to suck on whole food without me.

We found her.

We found her. She is safe. She's in good health.

What did you tell the girls?

I didn't tell the girls shit.

I lied to them. I said she had a work emergency.

What would I tell them that wouldn't make any sense, Kayla?

Now you can tell them that she's coming home.

When?

This afternoon.

Most likely.

I need you to do me a favor and get her out of the field.

I can't do it anymore, and I won't allow our children to... I can't discuss this

with you.

I can't.

But I can tell you there is a desk in her future.

I can promise you that.

That's all I ask. Dad!

Hi, Kate.

What happened?

Well, I came by to talk to your mother, but she's not back yet.

Oh, here it is. Flight delayed. Should be back.

By three, so... Great.

So she should be back by three. Will you get her to call me then?

I don't know, it's just weird, because usually Mom texts me before she comes

home. International flight.

No Wi-Fi over the Atlantic.

You are so grown up, Kate. My goodness.

What's that look for? Nothing.

Nothing. I just, I guess everyone thinks I'm some kind of fucking idiot.

You stay up all night in the living room. Mom leaves without saying goodbye

for a week.

Dad, for a week. Something she has never done.

What is happening?

Dad, where is she?

What are you telling us? Why are you lying? Because I don't fucking know.

I don't know.

But I know that she's coming home today.

You okay?

Hey.

How is she? She's had a surgery. She's awake. She's alert. She's pretty pissed

off.

Understandable? I share the sentiment.

Yeah.

Morning, sir.

Come in, have a seat.

Help yourself to coffee.

Doubt either of you had any sleep last night.

Byron? I'm good, thank you.

So, a lot of speculation in the news about what the hell this was.

We would like to continue the narrative that this was a joint operation between

FBI and DEA. It altered a smuggling operation.

We're talking narcotics or we're talking people?

If we say people, we have to produce the people. So narcotics is cleaner.

And then if we need photographs of seized material, DEA can repurpose

seized narcotics. We can photograph that, add it to the press release.

Narcotics isn't very sexy in the eyes of the press. We don't expect the story to

have any legs.

What about local PD?

They will understand all of that? They lost three of their own. We have

explained the national security element to this case. And the 552B3 exemption of

the Freedom of Information Act allows us to freeze all police reports, local,

state, and federal.

All agencies understand and are complying.

Okay.

Next. Who's behind this? Any idea?

What we have is speculation, and yes, the evidence to support our theory is

circumstantial, but it's pretty damning nonetheless.

We believe that the double agent who brought us the Urimov operation and

orchestrated intelligence raids against foreign assets here was playing a much

longer game.

We believe that ultimately her goal was a CIA senior case officer abduction or

something that would elicit military response against Russia, possibly even

Iran, with the intent of further pressuring Russia into a ceasefire with

Ukraine. You think this is a Ukrainian operation?

Ukraine is the only nation that stands to benefit if the operation is

successful, but bears no burden if it fails.

This Ukrainian agent...

What's her name?

Oleksandra Balikin. She gives us all this information. She gives us Yurimov.

She gives us the entire Russian network of intelligence officers and their

American assets with the real purpose of manufacturing a retaliatory event with

the goal of an escalated response from us.

Why? To what end?

I think ultimately to pull us into the war.

And whether that be through direct action or additional funding and

supplies.

Didn't this mannequin supply information that led to the rescue of our officer?

She supplied information that put us in the general region.

We don't think they believed we would act as quickly as we did. They needed a

trail of evidence to prove to be accurate.

But they underestimated our resources, our ability to coordinate with other

agencies, and they vastly underestimated our surveillance infrastructure.

This is your best guess, not fat, correct?

it's our best theory but no we do not have direct evidence tying ukrainian

intelligence to the operation so

what do i do with this

information where do i move the chess piece what is the chess piece sir

It's also important to point out that while we concur, we did not come to this

conclusion on our own. State Department hired a think tank. They analyzed the

data surrounding this event, and what we're presenting to you is their

conclusion.

Once the findings are released, they will become available to the Senate

Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Foreign Relations Committee. What will

the reaction of Congress be? What will be the reaction of the press once this

is leaked? And it most certainly will be leaked.

What corner does that force POTUS into then? Well, Congress and the press will

call to cease funding the war in Ukraine.

And then what happens, sir?

Ukraine falls to Russia in a matter of weeks. And the Russian Navy has access

to the Mediterranean through the Bosphorus Straits, the Turkish Straits,

and the Sea of Marmara.

So we don't want that?

No, sir.

So...

What we have to do first is kill the report.

We don't kill the report.

We kill the foundation the report was built on, sir.

The double agent.

As a foreign agent, we are authorized under AUMF and LOAC.

And the imminent threat that she poses allows exemption to Executive Order

12333.

Under these circumstances, our agency has the authority to order it without

POTUS approval.

What else?

Russia still has no knowledge we're holding Urimov, correct?

Well, POTUS has decided that's a chip he wants to keep.

We say to give him back, sir.

Urimov is an extreme threat to the Ukraine, yes, but we have no evidence,

nothing, that he ever took action, direct or indirect.

Against the United States.

No need to disclose how we got him. Yermov will surely explain that upon his

release. But the very act of giving him back without asking for a trade in

return has its own leverage in Moscow.

Especially after what's transpired these past few months.

Relations need a thaw.

This will certainly help.

There's a lot to think about.

Yes, sir, it is.

Well, thank you for coming in.

Thank you, sir.

Sir. Yes.

The sooner the better on the Ukrainian agent.

DOJ will most likely move her now that we've made contact.

Well, forgive me for taking some time to consider authorizing the murder of this

woman, Byron.

It's not murder, sir. It's war.

No, Byron.

It's murder.

Is it something we must do?

Perhaps.

But don't ever delude yourself into thinking it's anything different.

Drive, Bobby.

Nice hard drive.

Yes, ma'am.

Hey Hey, I don't I don't know where to start. I don't know what to say

How are the girls don't worry me too

Don't worry.

Okay. I'm fine.

I Just know what you went through Joe. You're not fine.

I'm fine now I'll be home soon What?

soon

Caitlin said this is all behind you, Jo.

Almost.

I love you.

Love you too.

Kiss the girls for me, okay?

I will.

When you say soon, do you mean tonight?

I mean when it's over.

Okay.

When is it over?

Like I said, soon.

Boss?

Yeah.

Where to?

Office.

The office?

I'm gonna figure out who was behind this.

And I'm gonna kill them.

I like the sound of that.