Spy/Master (2023) s01e01 Episode Script

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[on PA] The Bucharest Nto Bonn-Cologne flight
will depart in 15 minutes.
Final call for Flight 38 to
Keep working on Ceaușescu's painting.
I've, um
I've hung his picture in your room.
- Could come in handy.
- Okay.
Bye, Daddy.
Bye.
TRACK
[man on PA]
The train to Mainz is at the platform
and will be departing in ten minutes.
The train will be stopping
in Bonn, Remagen,
Andernach, Koblenz,
Bingen, and Mainz.
Please make sure
to have your tickets out.
We will be walking by
to collect them shortly.
Victor, you look like shit.
What is that actress wife
of yours doing to you?
I ask myself that a lot.
I told you,
she only cares about herself
and about her appearance, that's it.
Long live Comrade Nicolae Ceaușescu!
Comrade Elena Ceaușescu!
Nicolae seems troubled.
No. He's fine.
You know how he gets occasionally.
Anything I can help with?
You're helping a lot already.
Oh, I forgot.
We both really loved our gifts.
That mink fur
was so thoughtful, Victor.
[man on TV] the president
of the United States of America
and Nicolae Ceaușescu
I'm taller than he is.
They must have altered the picture.
Have some peanuts.
Go on. Enjoy.
We've paid Billy Carter
a fortune for them.
Americans are such peasants.
Who elects a peanut farmer
as president?
They didn't convince Sadat
to meet Begin. You did.
Without you, there's no Camp David.
They should give you
the Nobel Prize for what you did.
You're right. They better.
I'm not eating this crap.
I want real food.
So, what's new?
The Bulgarians
are excited for the concert.
I've run background on the pianist.
Her sister-in-law is married
to a Russian, but he's a civilian.
Nothing to worry about.
Victor, listen.
Lately, I've had the feeling
that I'm surrounded
by spies, saboteurs, and traitors.
Comrade, we're always watching out.
Well, I want you to look again.
I want to take Dan Banea off
the negotiations with West Germany.
He could get the Germans
to pay more for their Swabians.
Instead he agrees to a crappy deal.
He's doing a lousy job
serving Romania's interests.
A lousy job.
You do it. You will go to Bonn
next week and fix the situation.
Of course. It's an honor.
And see if there is a mole
in my inner circle.
Check each and every one of them.
Find the mole.
I swear to God.
I will hang him with my own hands.
Victor, I'll make sure that he pays.
You can trust me.
Don't worry.
I'll talk to him and he'll help you.
- Hello, sweetheart.
- Hey, Daddy.
Carla? Is your friend okay?
I'll tell you later.
I'm gonna run upstairs.
I'll be right down.
The passports you asked for.
Your Egyptians can cross
any border as Romanian citizens.
Perfect.
A French agent has the negative from
your meeting with General Shakarov.
Impossible. I destroyed it.
It turns out there's a copy.
And if the French agent has it,
it's likely your counterintelligence
will get a hold of it too.
You're getting too sloppy, Victor.
Perhaps we're paying you too much.
Moscow is worried
you might get caught.
I won't. I know what I am doing.
I have never screwed up in 15 years.
Nor have we.
They're considering taking you out.
To where?
To Moscow.
[Carmen] He's been selling state
secrets to the Russians for years.
[Mircea] I can't take this
to Ceaușescu without evidence.
He'll deny it,
and we'll take the rap.
[Carmen] How did he know
about the operation?
We had him. I'm fed up with this guy.
He has microphones everywhere.
[Mircea] Run another bug sweep.
Search cars, clothes, everything.
What the hell
is counterintelligence doing here?
- Comrade Voinea.
- Comrade Godeanu.
I'd offer you a coffee, but I have
a feeling my boss has already.
Oh, yes. He was very kind.
He's someone I can work well with.
Well, I'm sure you two
will clearly see eye to eye.
Yes. Well, have an excellent day,
Comrade Godeanu.
Ah. Before I forget,
I've left a present for you.
It's in your office.
I hope you like it.
Give me a minute.
- Why are you here?
- It's urgent.
Our source has a copy
of the negative.
We need to pay him
and arrange the transfer in Vienna.
We got him now.
- Victor. Hello there.
- Banea. How are you?
Have a look at what I brought you.
Ta-da! You have to
come down to the warehouse.
The new cargo is in.
Matter of fact, we have some of
those electric toasters from America.
You know the type that goes "ping"
when it's done. Great stuff.
I might give one of them
to my secretary.
Oh, Banea.
You're always up to no good.
How much alimony
are you willing to pay?
Oh, come on.
What else is all this money for,
if not for spending?
Spending wisely.
Remember our plans?
Yeah. I know, I know.
I didn't forget.
I was just joking around.
Joking? And in Germany,
was that a joke?
What did I do?
It was your time to shine,
and you fucked up instead.
I've been told
to take over the negotiations
for the Pilgrims program.
He wants more money.
Victor. Victor, you know I did
my best, all right? You know that.
It's not my fault the Germans
wouldn't accept our price.
It was way too much anyway.
Okay, I didn't wanna squeeze them.
Those lists are of real people
who are desperate
to reunite with their families.
You're too sensitive for this.
I told you that.
Yeah, you did.
We need to lay low a little.
The comrade's currently
very paranoid.
He thinks traitors and saboteurs
are everywhere.
And he really thinks I'm one of them?
Please get me a meeting.
I'll clear it up, trust me.
All right. Take it easy.
I'll handle it.
- You just stay out of trouble, okay?
- Yeah.
All right, my friend.
I'll keep my head down, I promise.
Whatever you say.
What's the redhead up to?
Tell her to come see me.
I have a job for her.
He's a smuggler,
controls an extensive network.
Our country's image is at stake.
Comrade Godeanu.
Let me introduce myself.
Ioan Albescu.
I was recently appointed deputy
of the Party's Security Committee.
My goal is to keep a watchful eye
on the Intelligence Services.
These are dangerous times.
Glad to see our Party
promotes people like you.
As I told Comrade Voinea,
the Party has my full support.
Excellent shot,
Comrade Nicolae Ceaușescu.
Live long,
President Nicolae Ceaușescu!
- Nice shot, Ceaușescu.
- Comrades, let the hunt begin!
Let the hunt begin!
Well done, Comrade Nicolae Ceaușescu.
Hooray! Let's get those bears.
Go! Bring honor
to the comrade president!
Go on.
You'd better run
while there is still time.
There you are.
I need you to do something
for your country.
Get rid of a saboteur.
You need to be discreet,
like only you can.
Dan Banea.
I think you were misinformed.
He's a good communist.
The man's loyal.
I heard otherwise.
Anything but loyal.
I gave him too much power.
He took advantage of it.
Listen, you know you can count on me
to investigate anything you ask,
but I don't think
he did anything to deserve--
You cannot
get too close to people, Victor.
I mean, you more than anyone else
should realize that.
I'm just saying it can
completely cloud your thinking.
I want it done by tomorrow morning.
Handle it personally.
Sorry I'm late, Victor.
You ready?
- Yes, let's go.
- So, what's with the new warehouse?
I'll fill you in on the way.
[conductor] Tickets, please.
Please have your tickets ready.i/
You have to hide here for a while.
You don't understand
how serious this is, Banea.
Ceaușescu's got it in his head that
you betrayed the Party's interest.
- I need time to fix that.
- Time? How long?
A few weeks.
We'll find an excuse or something.
Victor, look at me.
I'm not a saboteur and you know that.
I know. Yeah.
Then do something.
You've got Ceaușescu's ear.
Make him listen, or I will.
So, what am I supposed to do?
What if he's ill?
I've looked everywhere.
We're already late for the meeting. Everywhere.
Of course I did.
- I
- Are you ready?
Never mind. He's here. It's okay.
I told you we'd be on time.
Sorry, Comrade Godeanu.
I was worried.
I have to log deviations
from the schedule.
But we are on schedule.
So we don't have a problem, correct?
Correct.
KLEIDER & MEHR HOHENSTRASSE, 5PM
KLEIDER AND MEHR
Hello.
How may I help you?
Are you looking for a nice shirt?
I want to see the file
on Ingrid von Weizendorff.
ARCHIVE
PERSONAL FILE
Who is Safiya Fahim?
Her housekeeper.
Hmm.
Egyptian.
This is going to take a while.
You don't need to stay.
But, Comrade Godeanu, it's procedure.
Forget procedure.
This is for Comrade
Nicolae Ceaușescu. You can leave.
MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR
ARCHIVE - DOCUMENT COLLECTION
[man on radio] Nine.
Eleven. Twelve.
Twenty-nine.
Ninety-three.
Seventeen.
Four.
Twenty-one.
Twenty-five.
Six.
We have the negative.
- Perfect.
- The Russians were waiting for me.
They went after the decoy.
I think we lost her.
Carmen, we were expecting casualties.
You did the right thing.
Send the negative
as soon as possible.
Bad news. Mircea tricked us.
He sent Carmen Popescu,
his lead agent.
We killed her double.
The negative's gone.
You have enemies, Victor.
I'm afraid time is running out.
I'm sorry, but we have to act now.
We're taking you out.
Are we going to Florence
this month? I need to see Uffizi.
You promised me.
I have to go to Bonn next weekend.
We'll see after that.
Why don't you let it go?
Aren't you used
to his broken promises by now?
Mom,
please don't start again.
How is your exhibition coming along?
It's in a week, and I'm stressed out.
My art professor says I have to draw
his portrait if I want to present.
- It's--
- It's expected.
They say you have to draw it,
so you draw it.
I'm trying, but it's hard.
Show it to me.
- You're gonna laugh at it.
- I won't laugh.
What?
This looks
like a caricature.
You know it's not allowed.
OPERATIVE ARCHIVE FILE
[man on radio]
during the rest of this week,
the president's staff will be meeting
with congressional leaders
in our determination to work,
without ceasing,
to bring peace to the Middle East.i/
How's your husband doing?
Did he find a job?
He wants to start a small business.
Ah. That's good, right?
You can help Max
pack for his class trip.
And no sweets for him
after dinner, okay?
Can you help me?
Thanks.
I'm going now,
but Gustav should be back later.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
See you later.
If you're hungry, get whatever
you like from the fridge.
I'm okay.
- What are you doing here?
- We need another name on that list.
It's an emergency.
I've written down
all the names you gave me.
Why is this one so important to you?
Who are you
to question Stasi strategy?
It's too late.
We negotiated the final list
with the Romanians today.
Just find a way.
I will.
Don't ever come to my house again.
CONFIRMATION OF DEFECTION
NOT POSSIBLE YE