- Martha and Clark's marriage meets its most challenging test yet; pressure on Philip intensifies.
- Philip and and Ncgobo try to extract information from an uncooperative Venter and Elizabeth deals with the student, Todd. Nina is "rewarded" for helping the KGB get Evi's confession with a sentence reduced to 10 years; however, if she can turn the defected and recovered scientist, Anton Baklanov, she will gain her freedom. Taffet of OPR (the Office of Professional Responsibility) continues its sweep and investigates Martha and the black agent, Aderholt as Stan flies to Chicago to mourn his dead comrade. Ncgobo wants to be the one to kill Venter and Todd is forced to watch one of the most brutal executions in history. Arkady receives a phone call from Oleg's father. Nina settles into her new assignment at the facility where Russian scientists are working on Arpanet and she meets the old boss she betrayed, who is in charge. Philip and Elizabeth work hard to convince Ncgobo to let Todd live once he comes clean with what he knows about Venter. Taffet accuses Gaad of negligence in allowing the bug to be planted.—LA-Lawyer
- Folks in the FBI office are nervous, and Gaad tells Martha that Agent Taffet wants to talk to her. Meanwhile, Philip and Elizabeth are starting to interrogate Ventor. Philip offers him $1 million and a new life in a new country. Ventor refuses. In Moscow, Nina gets a reduced sentence for getting a confession out of her cellmate. She'll now be out in 10 years. She's told that they're having trouble getting "inside the head" of Anton Baklanov -- the scientist who was kidnapped from the U.S. and brought back to the Soviet Union. If she can "get in his head," she'll be freed.
Martha is questioned by Taffet about the office supplies she's provided to Gaad and whether she'd ever been given anything in particular, or tampered with them. Elizabeth, meanwhile, starts to interrogate Todd.
Arkady is asked by Oleg's father why Oleg has not been transferred back to Moscow. Arkady defends Oleg's request to stay in the U.S., but Oleg's father wants him to come back.
Stan heads out for his friend's memorial service in Illinois and has an awkward exchange with Martha on the way out. She says she's not feeling well. Taffet brings Agent Adderholt into the office for questioning. After going through some of Adderholt's background, Taffet asks to see his pen. It's a nice one, a gift from Adderholt's wife.
As Elizabeth prepares to shoot Ventor, Ncgobo stops her and says he wants to do it his way. He proceeds to pour gasoline on Ventor and burn him alive. Philip and Elizabeth look stunned and Todd is terrified.
Paige goes through newspaper clips at the library about the civil rights movement and finds some stories about Gregory.
Elizabeth asks Todd what Ventor really wanted from him -- and Todd finally says that Ventor wanted him to set a bomb on the George Washington University campus because the anti-apartheid movement was gaining ground in the U.S. Todd says he couldn't place the bomb because he was too afraid. Elizabeth asks where it is and he says it's in his dorm.
Nina is brought to what appears to be a furnished apartment -- or the presidential quite of Soviet prisons.
Arkady tells Oleg about his father's request.
Todd's information works out. Philip found the bomb in his dorm room. Ncgobo wants to kill Todd, but Philip and Elizabeth say he'll be scared from doing any more anti-apartheid work. Elizabeth lets Todd out of the van and they drive away.
Nina comes face to face with Vasili Nikolaevich, who admits he never thought he'd see her again. She asks if she can ask his forgiveness, and he says her beauty makes things easier for her. But he will never forgive her.
Ncgobo and Philip have a brief heart-to-heart about their married lives, and Ncgobo tells Philip that bring married doesn't always go well being at war. Ncgobo leaves.
Gaad checks in with Taffet, who says there are "always surprises," and suggests that the bug could have been avoided if Gaad had set up cameras in his office.
Philip is listening to reports about the war in Afghanistan and Elizabeth comes in. She asks Philip his son's name and he tells her it's Misha.
Back in his office, Gaad loses it because a "mail robot" is jammed and Martha's key won't open it.
Paige is reading about the civil rights movement and tells Elizabeth she's interested in Gregory. She tells him that the newspaper report said Gregory was a drug dealer. Elizabeth explains that Gregory's life was complicated and Paige asks whether or not Gregory was a criminal. Elizabeth tells her things aren't that simple. She tells Paige that she, herself, is already fighting against injustice. Paige says she understands, but adds, "You can't just go rob banks and things." Elizabeth agrees.
Nina brings Baklanov some tea and tells him she's there to help him in any way she can. He tells her that if she is not a scientist, he has no use for her.
Philip, as Clark, gets to Martha's house and pours some wine while being all smiles. She tells him about meeting with Walter Taffet. He doesn't know who Taffet is, and she tells him, "Well, he's you" -- meaning he's an investigator from his office. Philip looks shocked, knowing his cover is blown. She says "they found the pen." She starts to cry as she asks Philip who he really is -- because he's been pretending to be an FBI internal investigator. Philip tries to reassure her that he's her husband -- the man she loves. She cries more, realizing he is not from the U.S. government at all, and asks him for the truth. He insists that he loves her and would do anything to protect her. He asks her if she needs more than that. She slowly shakes her head and he hugs her.
Elizabeth pays a visit to Gabriel, who hands her an envelope. He says, "She's a fighter." Elizabeth tells Gabriel that the "thing" with Kimberly is very hard on Philip because she's so young. She asks Gabriel for a favor. She asks him to see if he can help get Philip's son home from Afghanistan. He says he'll do what he can.
That night, Philip and Martha lay next to each other in bed -- both wide awake but staying completely still and silent.
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