Messiah (TV Series)
He That Hath an Ear (2020)
Michelle Monaghan: Eva Geller
Quotes
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Eva Geller : What is a misconception that people may have about you?
Recruit - DC : That I'm judgmental.
Eva Geller : So you're not?
Recruit - DC : Not really. I think I accept all kinds of people.
Eva Geller : Would you accept a criminal?
Recruit - DC : If he served his time and was remorseful.
Eva Geller : Would you trust him?
Recruit - DC : No, not with everything.
Eva Geller : What wouldn't you trust him with?
Recruit - DC : My family, a secret.
Eva Geller : The truth? Would you trust him to tell you the truth?
Recruit - DC : Well the truth has many different versions, so it's hard to say.
Eva Geller : The truth has many different versions?
Recruit - DC : The truth is pretty grey.
Eva Geller : I am going to stop the interview there. I know I shouldn't be telling you this but i won't be recommending you.
Recruit - DC : Uh... why not?
Eva Geller : The CIA has like a holy order. It's a doctrine that you live by. People's lives depend on the decisions that we make, the actions that we take. When you are in the trenches, you need to know who your enemies are. The truth may look grey, but i assure you it is not. Sorry.
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Eva Geller : "The Clash of Civilizations". Samuel P. Huntington. How you finding it?
Keon Woods : Dry.
Eva Geller : Poly sci?
Keon Woods : Yeah.
Eva Geller : Senior year?
Keon Woods : Uh-huh.
Eva Geller : When's your paper due?
Keon Woods : Tomorrow.
Eva Geller : The only thing you have to remember is that he was right. Huntington predicted that the primary axis of world conflict after the Cold War would be along cultural and religious lines. It's exactly what's happening in world politics today, so just... center your paper around that argument.
Keon Woods : Uh... you teach?
Eva Geller : No. Just a nerd.
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Keon Woods : So, what do you do... if you don't teach?
Eva Geller : I work in international relations.
Keon Woods : That's what my uncle used to say. He worked for the CIA. You a field agent?
Eva Geller : I never said I worked for the CIA.
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Keon Woods : My boss calls you Ms. Night Owl.
Eva Geller : I have a nickname?
Keon Woods : I think he likes you.
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Qamar Maloof : [IMing with Eva] You watching?
Eva Geller : Who is he?
Qamar Maloof : No name yet. 2,000 followers. Claims he defeated ISIL.
Eva Geller : Violence?
Qamar Maloof : Bound to be.
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Eva Geller : What do you got?
Qamar Maloof : Rumor is he's from Egypt.
Eva Geller : Mm. I listened to those other files. I'm hearing, uh, some other accent. Iranian, maybe, which likely means he's Shi'ite.
Qamar Maloof : He just led 2,000 Syrian Palestinians into the desert.
Eva Geller : What's a Shi'ite doing leading a bunch of Sunnis?
Qamar Maloof : Yeah, feels like trouble.
Eva Geller : I'll put him on our watch list and get eyes on him in the morning. Thanks, Q.
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Eva Geller : "Masih" in Arabic means "messiah".
Katherine Bailey : So, this is a cult?
Eva Geller : Possibly. ISIL use this type of apocalyptic propaganda all the time, and to good effect. This guy's just taken it to the next level.
Katherine Bailey : So, he's some rival faction? Al-Qaeda?
Eva Geller : We don't know who he's associated with.
Katherine Bailey : What do we know about him?
Eva Geller : Well, that's the concerning thing. He's come out of nowhere and he's leading desperate people into the desert.
Katherine Bailey : To what end?
Eva Geller : Well, if it's a cult, he could be leading them to their death. Or he could be creating an army.
Katherine Bailey : An army of sick and starving refugees?
Eva Geller : He's creating a cause, in the hope that other people will join him.
Katherine Bailey : That's a lot of speculation, Eva.
Eva Geller : It's my job to speculate, ma'am. He has over 2,000 followers. What if he turns out to be another al-Baghdadi?
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Keon Woods : Hey, we're closing in 20.
Eva Geller : Already?
Keon Woods : It's 3:00 a.m.
Eva Geller : Sorry. Am I stopping you from getting home?
Keon Woods : It's my job. Gotta be here anyway.