FBI: International (2021) s04e18 Episode Script
Lone Wolf Subtitle
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[GUNSHOTS]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
Nice.
- Grouping got better.
- Yep.
Coffee kicked in.
All right, you're up.
So just checking that you heard.
About what?
Your biological dad, Dean.
No, saw Pelican Bay
called a couple times,
but I wasn't really feeling up to it.
Why? What happened? Did he get shanked?
No. He got out.
Sentence got commuted.
♪
Times like this I'm really glad
I live and work on
the other side of the planet.
- I thought I was up
- I'm going again.
[GUNSHOTS]
♪
Welcome, colleagues.
Once again, we come together
to strengthen NATO relations.
Sergeant First Class Bailey
and Major Morales
will be leading today's
joint training exercise.
10th Special Forces all the way
from Fort Carson, Colorado.
[APPLAUSE]
Thanks, Colonel.
In close quarters combat,
you have to shoot the target
before you become the target.
First blood changes the game.
Now, some soldiers have mastered the art
of the strategic miss
shoot to scare, not to kill.
But the enemy you spare today,
they'll bomb your convoy tomorrow.
Keep your eyes wide open.
The faster your target moves,
the more you lead.
Do we have any volunteers?
In the back, come on down.
Glekhi.
[LAUGHTER]
What's that mean?
Peasant.
How about I teach you a word
us Americans use?
Brotherhood.
It's one thing to bust
someone's balls in the mess hall,
but in the field, you build each
other up,
not break each other down.
ALL: Yes, sir.
You're either gonna live
together or die together.
ALL: Yes, sir!
Let's try again.
All right, Private Abasi.
Show us how it's done.
Thank you, sir.
Pick up your weapon.
Move to your firing position.
[TENSE MUSIC]
Load and make ready.
Stand by.
Go!
Deadeye.
See?
This kid's gonna save your life one day.
- [GUNSHOTS]
- Ah!
Get down! Get down!
♪
[TIRES SQUEALING]
[SHOUTING]
♪
[TIRES SCREECH]
[SPEAKS GEORGIAN]
[GUNSHOTS]
♪
Hey. You wanted to talk to us?
Yeah. Come on in. Have a seat, guys.
- Oh.
- Oh, great, the stealth glass.
Who's getting canned?
No one's going home
with a cardboard box
today.
A GS-14 position opened up at HQ,
International Operations Division.
They're looking for someone to support
all the legats in Europe.
This is a solid, fast track position,
and they're interested in you.
Both of you.
So we're up against each other?
That's right.
A gig like this does not
come around often,
so give it some thought.
- Uh, can we sleep on it?
- Yeah, sure.
Make it a power nap.
Deadline is midnight.
[KNOCKING]
Hey, General Finley called
from NSA Naples.
There was an insider attack
at the NATO-Georgia
Joint Training Center.
Two American soldiers were targeted.
He wants to meet you
on the ground in Tbilisi.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
General.
- What are we looking at?
- Green on blue.
SFC Nick Bailey was shot and
killed by Georgian trainee
Private Tamaz Abasi.
Base is on lockdown.
Soldiers are being interviewed.
What about Abasi?
Also shot and killed, off-base,
by one of our Green Berets
Major Diego Morales.
He caught a bullet, but he'll survive.
Green on blues happened
all the time in Afghanistan,
but that was a different time,
different war.
Are we treating this as terrorism?
Until the facts prove otherwise.
With everything going on
in Georgia right now,
it feels like a targeted hit
on U.S. forces.
- To what end, General?
- Destabilization.
Georgia is caught in
a political tug of war
between Russia and the West.
Abasi tried to tip the balance
towards Moscow.
The last thing we need
is for this to spiral
into an international crisis.
Georgia is one of your
country's key allies
in countering Russian influence.
So what's our play?
We figure out what happened
before the press gets wind of it.
If it was terrorism,
we control the narrative.
No leaks. No speculation.
And what if this kid just lost his mind?
We bury it.
Either way, we're walking
on a tightrope here.
We can't afford to lose Georgia.
All right.
So, program manager,
Europe Unit, International Ops?
Sounds like a pretty good gig.
Pretty good gig.
Okay. No, no, no, no. Stop.
What are you doing?
- What are you doing?
- Replacing it, sir.
Okay, listen.
I was a combat medic for two years.
You rip off the dressing,
you rip off the clot.
Diego Morales?
Agent Raines and Agent Vo, FBI.
You mind giving us a minute?
Sure.
We're very sorry to hear
about Sergeant Bailey.
We heard you took out the shooter.
Yeah. He raised his weapon.
I wasn't about to wait
to see how that played out.
Any idea as to why Abasi
went on a shooting spree?
No clue.
Nick was being nice to the kid,
and then he just snapped.
Aren't foreign soldiers
given psych evaluations,
background checks?
Psych evals? No.
The U.S. military isn't
handing out Rorschach tests.
And background checks,
that falls on the host country.
Tell us more about Nick Bailey.
We did four tours together.
He had a Bronze Star.
He had over 20 confirmed kills.
And
Has anyone told his wife, Katie, that
She's been informed.
And what'd they tell her?
That he died protecting his
country in the line of duty.
They know the DOD was supposed
to postpone this year's training,
but all they cared about was the PR.
For what reason?
Political drama.
Russia accused the U.S. of backing coups
against Georgia's ruling party,
or whatever the hell it was.
War games. Pick a reason.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
We should have never been here.
♪
Colonel Revaz Dvali.
Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Agent Wes Mitchell.
This is Agent Tyler Booth.
Can we see Abasi's file right away?
Of course.
I appreciate you jumping on a plane.
The situation is a national disgrace.
But I assure you, my unit is doing
everything we can to determine a motive.
Passed a background check,
firearms qualifications,
performance review no red flags.
Mm, this says he enlisted
three months ago.
What's a new recruit
doing joint training for?
We need the manpower to strengthen
our national defense.
Georgia is pushing to join NATO.
Maybe he volunteered just to
carry out a lone wolf attack?
Unless we're dealing with
a whole terrorist cell.
It's possible.
Radicalization is on the rise.
Russia is flooding the country
with propaganda,
stirring up anti-American sentiment.
These are all of his personal effects?
All of these items were in his pockets.
Okay.
[CHIRPING]
[CAR ALARM BLARING]
He drove the Jeep here to
ditch it for a switch vehicle.
This wasn't some psychotic episode.
This was premeditated.
♪
Abasi's landlord confirmed
he moved out a week before he enlisted,
but he never lived
in the on-base housing.
So much for a background check.
Bet he put the wrong address
on his contract for a reason.
What about the switch vehicle?
We try running the plates?
Registered to the same address.
Okay. This is odd.
Abasi had an Apeman trail camera
linked to his iCloud.
They're used to monitor wildlife
in remote areas without Wi-Fi.
Either he's living in a cabin,
or he is very committed
to turkey hunting.
I'm gonna go out on a limb
and say hardcore prepper.
Guess we'll find out.
I just pulled the GPS coordinates
from the camera's metadata.
It's in Kiketi, Georgia.
Does the road lead to a building?
Yeah, an old bottling company
shut down in 2002.
Okay, why was Abasi keeping
tabs on an abandoned warehouse?
FBI! Search warrant.
Hey, guys.
I'm seeing multiple
distinct boot prints.
I think Wes was right.
This wasn't a lone wolf attack.
Yeah, we might be looking at
a hideout for a terrorist cell.
Who are they?
And what were they doing here?
Whatever it was,
they didn't want company.
Less eyes, less questions
out in the boonies.
All right, let's sweep
every inch of this place.
If they left so much as a breadcrumb,
we need it bagged and tagged.
Let's go.
♪
Hey. They cleared the place out.
I couldn't find any sleeping
gear or food, trash, nothing.
All right, I'm gonna check outside
see if they left a burn pit.
Hold on.
I got something.
It's a brand new RFID encoder.
These are used for shoulder surfing.
Shoulder surfing?
Sounds like a massage technique.
Not sure where you've been
getting your massages
in Budapest, but you have the machine.
You stand next to a target, and boom.
You can clone security badge
data onto a blank RFID card.
Whoa, so those are like
high-tech pickpockets.
Exactly.
If I'm lucky, I'll be able
to pull data from the chip
inside the encoder.
All right, send it to Tate.
Let's see what they
were trying to access.
I found that breadcrumb.
Ammonium nitrate.
They were making a bomb.
♪
I pulled the unique identifier
from the only badge
cloned on the encoder.
It was registered to
a Georgian security company
Caspian Control Systems.
Clients are Vanguard Medical Supplies,
Tbilisi Financial Services,
Eastern Telecom Solutions, and
American Community Center.
I just can't believe they let Dean out.
He's gonna end up in Vegas.
He'll steal a car.
No, better yet, he's gonna go
to the Bunny Ranch.
He's gonna owe a lot of money
to the wrong people,
it'll end in violence,
and then he'll wind up
right back where he started,
a cell block home sweet home.
You know what?
I'm just gonna keep tabs on him.
No, I don't want you playing middleman.
Let him be somebody else's mess.
I'm playing middleman. I'm doing it.
You're gonna lose your mind if you keep
getting dragged into this.
[PHONE RINGING]
Hey, Amanda, what do you got?
Wes, they've been casing
the American Community Center.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Colonel, I am telling you,
an attack is imminent.
Hey!
We need a police presence here now.
Hey! FBI!
We need you to evacuate the building.
Whatever you can send.
Yeah, I wanna lock down the whole area.
We need you to evacuate
the building right now!
Okay, how long is that gonna take?
[COUGHING]
[CAR ALARMS BLARING]
♪
[CAR ALARMS BLARING]
[TENSE MUSIC]
- You good?
- Yeah, I'm good.
Colonel?
Colonel, are you still there?
We just had an explosion
go off inside the building.
Possible mass casualty event.
We need EMS, fire, bomb squad,
everything, right now!
He's gone.
- [COUGHING]
- Somebody help!
You guys okay? We're gonna get you help.
- Is anyone else inside?
- I don't know. I don't know.
We were just coming back from lunch.
♪
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
- Wes, you good?
- Yeah, we're good,
but we still need
a headcount of everybody
that was inside the building.
All right, we'll start
interviewing employees.
I'll get started on the post-blast.
Dvali, tell EOD to sweep
the surrounding area as well.
If it's got wires, if it
blinks, it shouldn't be here.
Copy. We'll clear
a three-block perimeter.
All right, make it five.
What the hell happened?
Sir, whoever Abasi is running with,
they are targeting Americans.
This is a worst-case scenario.
It's a terror campaign.
The shockwave blew out the windows
of the surrounding buildings.
You don't get this much damage
without a truckload
of ammonium nitrate.
It was a car bomb.
Where's the epicenter?
Loading dock behind the building.
Employees used RFID badges
to access the area.
Okay, we've gotta start
sweeping for plates,
and I wanna pull CCTV footage.
I wanna ID whoever was behind the wheel.
I'll get Raines on it.
What I don't understand is,
why hasn't anyone taken credit?
Terrorism is theater.
Attacks like this
are meant for an audience.
Maybe the show's just getting started.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
Results from the post-blast
investigation are coming in.
EOD recovered wiring
and pieces of a cell phone.
Someone made a remote call
set off the ammonium nitrate
with a kicker charge.
Well, that rules out martyrdom.
I found the suspect vehicle.
♪
- Any other CCTV in the area?
- Negative.
They were in and out like clockwork.
Knew exactly how to
navigate the cameras.
Can we run the plate number?
Registered to a Georgian national.
Only problem is, the van was
reported stolen a month ago.
I got something.
Smitty uploaded the photos
of the fragments
to the bomb arson tracking system.
Well, we got a hit on an IED
with matching similarities.
Looks like it was found
in a hospital in Tbilisi
about six months ago.
Georgian law enforcement
doesn't use that database.
Who uploaded it?
A Foreign Service National
Investigator, Natia Gloveli
works in the U.S. embassy in Georgia.
Why was a Georgian national
accessing it?
Her job is to gather local intel.
Keep our diplomats safe overseas.
♪
Credentials?
Agent Tyler Booth, FBI.
Through the scanner, please.
- Go ahead.
- [METAL DETECTOR BEEPS]
Thank you.
- Ambassador McCarthy?
- Agent Booth.
- I'm glad you're okay.
- Thank you very much.
I'm here to speak with Natia Gloveli
from the regional security office.
She has info on an IED that was found
at the American Hospital Tbilisi.
Yes, you still think it was
connected to the bombing
of the community center?
Sure do.
We believe they're using
an escalation tactic
you know, damage trust, create fear.
Same playbook bin Laden used
when he targeted U.S. interests.
First, the embassy bombings in Africa,
then the attack on
the USS "Cole," then 9/11.
Are you saying
the two attacks were a prelude?
I'm saying we may be one step behind
an operation that hasn't peaked yet.
One attack leads to another
until America gets
the hell out of Georgia.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Natia, this is Agent Booth with the FBI.
He's here about the IED.
Right. Now, give me a second.
A nurse found the bomb in a backpack.
The United States has a
partnership with the hospital.
So I uploaded the photos to a database.
- Bomb was deactivated?
- Yes.
EOD jammed the signal
recovered a piece of hair
on some tape attached
to a cell phone detonator.
They ever put a face to that DNA sample?
Andro Gogia. Georgian national.
Former military.
Special Operations Forces.
Andro was the leader of the
Sakartvelo Liberation Front.
The SLF.
Yeah, it's a Georgian
terrorist organization
that opposes Western influence.
He's been on Europol's Most
Wanted List for over a decade.
Their motto freedom through
fire, unity through blood.
You might have saved a lot of lives
by uploading that file, Natia.
Ambassador, I need everyone in this room
to gather intel on these nutcases.
We need to know exactly
who we're up against here.
♪
[SIGHS]
- Help them take down the letters.
- Yes, sir.
And if the press asks, it was
a Georgian community center.
General.
- How many dead?
- Two, thankfully.
Staff went to lunch early today.
Where'd the Marines come from?
Ambassador sent them over
from the embassy.
♪
Natia, how many members
have we ID'd so far?
Uh, two. Also ex-military.
But I just pulled some photos from
the anti-NATO demonstration.
The sources saw SLF members
on the front lines.
- [PHONE RINGING]
- Okay, great.
What's up?
I think the bad guys set a trap,
and we walked right into it.
The ambassador mobilized
the embassy's Marines.
They're here at
the community center.
Yeah, but I I thought the bombing was
an escalation tactic, not a diversion.
It could be both.
The U.S. military is phase one.
The community center is phase two.
And the whole thing could be
a play to get the Marines
away from the embassy.
Wes, that would be a bold move.
Security has been ramped up
since Beirut.
Okay, look, I hope I'm wrong.
Just consider getting
everybody to a safe room.
I'll see you at the embassy.
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
♪
All right, everybody, listen up!
Stop what you're doing
and get over here, please.
The embassy might be
the SLF's next target.
So as a precaution,
I wanna move everyone
inside the safe room,
at least until the Marines
get back from the community center.
If I initiate lockdown procedures,
everyone has to follow protocol.
That means all classified
materials have to be destroyed.
I can't make a call like that
based on a hunch.
♪
Make the call.
All right. You heard him.
Initiate lockdown procedure.
Okay, let's go, everybody.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
♪
- Is this really necessary?
- Just keep moving.
[DEVICE CHIRPS]
[DEVICE CHIRPS]
[GUNSHOTS]
[CLAMORING]
Go! Go! Go! Go!
[SPEAKING GEORGIAN]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
[METAL DETECTOR BEEPS]
♪
[GUN CLICKS]
[TENSE MUSIC]
Natia, get in the safe room right now!
I'm coming! I'm coming!
Come on!
[GUNSHOTS]
[GASPING]
♪
Natia, I'm gonna cover,
and you're gonna come.
- Yes!
- Yes?
Yes!
[GUNSHOTS]
Take my hand!
- [GUNSHOTS]
- Move!
We need to close this door.
Natia!
Where is Natia?
Natia! Come on!
[SHOUTING IN GEORGIAN]
♪
- Get her up.
- No! [WEEPING]
Why are you working for the Americans?
Please.
The world will see
what happens to traitors.
Set up the livestream.
They're going to kill her.
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
♪
We're not letting them
livestream an execution.
We're going in now.
Hey, General, we can't just
kick in the front door
without an assault plan.
These men are trained militants
that don't have an exit strategy.
It's gonna be a bloodbath.
You know that.
I don't see a better alternative.
This isn't just some recruitment video.
It'll trigger another proxy war,
escalate military tensions.
Then let's just figure out
a way to resolve this quietly.
Jam the signal to the building.
Kill access to their cell phones.
Copy that. I'll have Thor's
Hammer live in two minutes.
Embassies are like Fort Knox.
How the hell did nine terrorists get in?
Well, they didn't storm the gate.
Somebody must have driven them
through the security checkpoint.
Why isn't my phone working?
I need to call my daughter.
Okay, everyone needs to chill out.
Panicking is not gonna help.
If you don't do something,
they'll put a bullet in Natia's head.
Do you wanna switch places with her?
Because I will negotiate that.
[PHONE RINGING]
Booth.
Ty, it's me.
Andre cut their comms,
but we've got eyes and ears
- on the security feed.
- Okay.
What's our plan?
I'm gonna get them talking, negotiate,
and then if things go south,
coordinate a raid.
Listen, man, watch your back in there.
What do you mean?
[TENSE MUSIC]
I think there's a mole
inside the safe room.
But don't worry. Tate's on it.
- [KNOCKING]
- Hey!
Hey!
I want to speak to whoever is in charge.
They're ready to talk.
[PHONE RINGING]
Who is this?
You asked to speak to
whoever was in charge.
- Correct.
- Agent Mitchell, FBI.
I meant the ambassador, not a Fed.
Well, he's in The Hague right now,
so if you've got something
to say, it's gotta be to me.
We have an important message to share.
But you shut off our Internet,
and you are going to turn it back on.
Not my call.
If you wanna talk about
releasing the hostages,
maybe we can work out a deal.
I don't play games, Agent Mitchell.
Hey!
♪
You Americans love to tell lies.
I know there is the ambassador
and an FBI agent
inside this safe room.
If we cannot deliver our message,
we will smoke them out.
[LIQUID PATTERING]
What are we gonna do?
There's no other way out.
We're all gonna die.
♪
You don't understand.
I don't have the authority.
The Pentagon called
and gave direct orders
to block the signal.
Turn it on, now!
Listen to me.
This does not have to end in bloodshed.
We can figure something out.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
You listen to me, Agent Mitchell.
Ten minutes, or I will burn
the embassy to the ground.
Okay. You want Internet, right?
Well, the president has
to sign off on that.
Getting a hold of the president
takes time.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Ten minutes.
Let's go.
We can't stay here.
I'm not burning alive in this room.
Hey, hey, hey! Back up!
Back up!
That door doesn't open
until I say it opens.
Turn the signal on!
You go near that button again,
you're gonna be restrained.
You understand me?
I pulled the embassy security records.
Eight Georgian nationals
worked inside the building.
Now, the SLF hates Americans,
so one's our mole.
All packed in a sardine can
with a reason to be nervous.
Dig into everything their socials,
financials, communications.
Anyone has ties to these terrorists
I want it exposed.
There's three hostiles
in the RSO with the hostage,
two in the lobby, and three
patrolling the hallways.
One's dead.
Best tactical move is
to catch them by surprise
and start picking them off one by one.
Entrance is chain-locked
from the inside,
so it's gonna be a tough breach.
They catch wind we're in the building,
they're gonna strike a match
before we even make it to the safe room.
Mm-hmm. Are there any other
access points to get
inside the building?
Emergency tunnel.
It's not on the map
for security reasons,
but it leads to the ambassador's office.
Okay.
These guys are hell bent on broadcasting
their message, right?
What if we give them
exactly what they want?
♪
[PHONE RINGING]
Where's my Internet?
The president's still in
a crisis response meeting.
I don't care!
I told you this was gonna take time.
You are out of time, Agent Mitchell.
Wait, wait, wait!
A bunch of news crews just walked in.
What if I send one in?
You get to say whatever you wanna say
on live TV on one condition.
You surrender after the interview.
Why should I do this?
You get what you want.
We get what we want.
And if we don't surrender?
Then you and your men are gonna die
inside that embassy as janitors,
and the whole world will
never hear your story.
Live?
Yeah, live.
BBC?
Let me check.
Hey, guys! Is BBC News here?
I'll send them in.
♪
[SPEAKING GEORGIAN]
Put your things down. Hands up.
[METAL DETECTOR BEEPS]
You too! Hands up!
♪
Whoa! At least buy me dinner first.
You're fine.
All right, easy, mate.
Those lenses cost 1,000 quid each.
♪
Extra batteries.
Those are just for the camera.
Look, are we quite finished yet?
The network only gave us a
short time slot, for the broadcast.
We don't have all day.
Fine.
Follow me.
♪
We're with BBC News.
We're here for the press conference.
♪
Think I found the mole.
What do you got?
Private Abasi had
one of their phone numbers
saved in his contacts.
Oh, that can't be a coincidence.
Here's the real kicker.
Our mole, turns out his brother
was killed in Afghanistan
supporting U.S. troops.
Well, revenge has a way
of leaving fingerprints.
Who are we looking at?
Call Booth.
[PHONE RINGING]
- Booth.
- It's Celeste.
I know who let the terrorists in.
The embassy hired a new
cafeteria manager last month.
We think he smuggled them
inside a food delivery van.
Levan Kipiani, Georgian,
37 years old, 6'1".
Copy.
- Hey!
- Oi!
Easy. Relax.
It's just a battery.
Okay.
If I could get you to just
stand in the center, please.
A tad to the left.
Perfect. That's spot on.
All right. Ready?
- Ready.
- Wait.
Bring in the girl!
Ready.
Live from Tbilisi, Georgia,
I'm Felicity Hudgins,
and this is BBC News.
I'm here at the U.S. Embassy
with the leader
of the Sakartvelo
Liberation Front, Andro Gogia.
Andro, would you care to share
your message with the world?
We have taken over the embassy.
The United States
bleeds our land for oil,
influences our government,
and calls this diplomacy?
♪
This, this is an act of war.
Now would be a good time, Smitty.
Andro, you've touched on the SLF's views
regarding Americans,
but I'd like to ask you
a few questions about Georgia's
aspirations to join NATO.
NATO? [CLEARING THROAT]
NATO is an imperialist force.
Engage.
We will never bow down to foreign powers
who have no respect for
FBI! Hands up!
[GUNSHOTS]
Move in.
♪
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[GUNSHOTS]
- [GUNSHOTS]
- Vo.
[GUNSHOT]
- [GUNSHOT]
- [GRUNTS]
[GUNSHOT]
♪
Stairwell is clear.
Follow me.
[GUNSHOTS]
[KNOCKING]
Housekeeping.
- Hey, man.
- Everyone good?
We're good.
Ambassador.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome, sir.
This way. Follow me.
Mr. Ambassador.
All right, so where's our guy?
Purple tie, back of the safe room.
Levan Kipiani, you're under arrest
for treason and conspiracy
to commit terrorism.
What are you talking about?
I didn't do anything.
- Shut up.
- I didn't do anything!
Hey, nice shot back there, sir.
Once a soldier, always a soldier.
♪
Give me a second.
Yeah.
Hey, Natia. How you holding up?
Good.
- Counting my blessings.
- Yeah.
So, look, I just, uh
I wanted you to know that
I waited as long as I could
to close that door.
[SOFT MUSIC]
I had the others' well-being
to consider as well.
I had to make a call, so I made it.
I hope you understand.
And I apologize.
I'm really sorry
for any added trauma
that may have caused you.
Well, I appreciate you saying that.
And I'm sure it wasn't
easy for you either.
We're good.
♪
How'd that go?
It went.
Ty, I have always admired your ability
to bypass hurdles when it comes to
having difficult conversations.
I mean it.
You take things head on
the sooner, the better.
That way, you get on with your life.
I always tell people,
working international
is the best gig in the bureau.
But you know, when something feels good,
it's easy to get comfortable.
I guess I kind of
lost sight of what I was after
in the first place.
Yeah, same.
You know, being on this team,
it feels like home.
HQ isn't breathing down our necks.
We're away from the politics.
We get to work with people
from all over the world.
But, yeah, I guess at some point,
you've gotta face it
and keep climbing the ladder.
So we're going for GS-14?
- We're going for it.
- All right.
Well, I'll tell you like my boxing coach
- tells me before we spar.
- Hmm.
Friends afterwards.
Come on, give me a break.
- [CHUCKLES]
- You're hugging me.
All right.
Just so you know, GS-14
isn't always sugar and spice.
What do you mean?
Well, we're here at a pub,
having a beer,
and I bet you right now,
Wes is stuck doing paperwork.
Sure you still wanna apply?
[PHONE BUZZING]
Hey, Amanda.
I have a Dean Bartlett on the line.
Want me to patch him through?
Sure.
You're on with Wes.
Hello?
Hey, Dean.
It's been a while.
I wow.
Hearing your voice again,
it doesn't seem real.
Yeah. Same here.
I don't know if you heard,
but my sentence got commuted.
I heard.
Sorry, I had this
whole speech planned, but
Dean.
What is it? Money?
What do you need?
To see you,
for you to hear me out, to
let me explain myself,
to let me apologize.
Not through a text or a video call
or a phone, in person.
Man to man.
[PENSIVE MUSIC]
Father to son.
[SIGHS DEEPLY]
No deal.
You take care of yourself, Dean.
♪
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[WOLF HOWLS]
[GUNSHOTS]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
Nice.
- Grouping got better.
- Yep.
Coffee kicked in.
All right, you're up.
So just checking that you heard.
About what?
Your biological dad, Dean.
No, saw Pelican Bay
called a couple times,
but I wasn't really feeling up to it.
Why? What happened? Did he get shanked?
No. He got out.
Sentence got commuted.
♪
Times like this I'm really glad
I live and work on
the other side of the planet.
- I thought I was up
- I'm going again.
[GUNSHOTS]
♪
Welcome, colleagues.
Once again, we come together
to strengthen NATO relations.
Sergeant First Class Bailey
and Major Morales
will be leading today's
joint training exercise.
10th Special Forces all the way
from Fort Carson, Colorado.
[APPLAUSE]
Thanks, Colonel.
In close quarters combat,
you have to shoot the target
before you become the target.
First blood changes the game.
Now, some soldiers have mastered the art
of the strategic miss
shoot to scare, not to kill.
But the enemy you spare today,
they'll bomb your convoy tomorrow.
Keep your eyes wide open.
The faster your target moves,
the more you lead.
Do we have any volunteers?
In the back, come on down.
Glekhi.
[LAUGHTER]
What's that mean?
Peasant.
How about I teach you a word
us Americans use?
Brotherhood.
It's one thing to bust
someone's balls in the mess hall,
but in the field, you build each
other up,
not break each other down.
ALL: Yes, sir.
You're either gonna live
together or die together.
ALL: Yes, sir!
Let's try again.
All right, Private Abasi.
Show us how it's done.
Thank you, sir.
Pick up your weapon.
Move to your firing position.
[TENSE MUSIC]
Load and make ready.
Stand by.
Go!
Deadeye.
See?
This kid's gonna save your life one day.
- [GUNSHOTS]
- Ah!
Get down! Get down!
♪
[TIRES SQUEALING]
[SHOUTING]
♪
[TIRES SCREECH]
[SPEAKS GEORGIAN]
[GUNSHOTS]
♪
Hey. You wanted to talk to us?
Yeah. Come on in. Have a seat, guys.
- Oh.
- Oh, great, the stealth glass.
Who's getting canned?
No one's going home
with a cardboard box
today.
A GS-14 position opened up at HQ,
International Operations Division.
They're looking for someone to support
all the legats in Europe.
This is a solid, fast track position,
and they're interested in you.
Both of you.
So we're up against each other?
That's right.
A gig like this does not
come around often,
so give it some thought.
- Uh, can we sleep on it?
- Yeah, sure.
Make it a power nap.
Deadline is midnight.
[KNOCKING]
Hey, General Finley called
from NSA Naples.
There was an insider attack
at the NATO-Georgia
Joint Training Center.
Two American soldiers were targeted.
He wants to meet you
on the ground in Tbilisi.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
General.
- What are we looking at?
- Green on blue.
SFC Nick Bailey was shot and
killed by Georgian trainee
Private Tamaz Abasi.
Base is on lockdown.
Soldiers are being interviewed.
What about Abasi?
Also shot and killed, off-base,
by one of our Green Berets
Major Diego Morales.
He caught a bullet, but he'll survive.
Green on blues happened
all the time in Afghanistan,
but that was a different time,
different war.
Are we treating this as terrorism?
Until the facts prove otherwise.
With everything going on
in Georgia right now,
it feels like a targeted hit
on U.S. forces.
- To what end, General?
- Destabilization.
Georgia is caught in
a political tug of war
between Russia and the West.
Abasi tried to tip the balance
towards Moscow.
The last thing we need
is for this to spiral
into an international crisis.
Georgia is one of your
country's key allies
in countering Russian influence.
So what's our play?
We figure out what happened
before the press gets wind of it.
If it was terrorism,
we control the narrative.
No leaks. No speculation.
And what if this kid just lost his mind?
We bury it.
Either way, we're walking
on a tightrope here.
We can't afford to lose Georgia.
All right.
So, program manager,
Europe Unit, International Ops?
Sounds like a pretty good gig.
Pretty good gig.
Okay. No, no, no, no. Stop.
What are you doing?
- What are you doing?
- Replacing it, sir.
Okay, listen.
I was a combat medic for two years.
You rip off the dressing,
you rip off the clot.
Diego Morales?
Agent Raines and Agent Vo, FBI.
You mind giving us a minute?
Sure.
We're very sorry to hear
about Sergeant Bailey.
We heard you took out the shooter.
Yeah. He raised his weapon.
I wasn't about to wait
to see how that played out.
Any idea as to why Abasi
went on a shooting spree?
No clue.
Nick was being nice to the kid,
and then he just snapped.
Aren't foreign soldiers
given psych evaluations,
background checks?
Psych evals? No.
The U.S. military isn't
handing out Rorschach tests.
And background checks,
that falls on the host country.
Tell us more about Nick Bailey.
We did four tours together.
He had a Bronze Star.
He had over 20 confirmed kills.
And
Has anyone told his wife, Katie, that
She's been informed.
And what'd they tell her?
That he died protecting his
country in the line of duty.
They know the DOD was supposed
to postpone this year's training,
but all they cared about was the PR.
For what reason?
Political drama.
Russia accused the U.S. of backing coups
against Georgia's ruling party,
or whatever the hell it was.
War games. Pick a reason.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
We should have never been here.
♪
Colonel Revaz Dvali.
Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Agent Wes Mitchell.
This is Agent Tyler Booth.
Can we see Abasi's file right away?
Of course.
I appreciate you jumping on a plane.
The situation is a national disgrace.
But I assure you, my unit is doing
everything we can to determine a motive.
Passed a background check,
firearms qualifications,
performance review no red flags.
Mm, this says he enlisted
three months ago.
What's a new recruit
doing joint training for?
We need the manpower to strengthen
our national defense.
Georgia is pushing to join NATO.
Maybe he volunteered just to
carry out a lone wolf attack?
Unless we're dealing with
a whole terrorist cell.
It's possible.
Radicalization is on the rise.
Russia is flooding the country
with propaganda,
stirring up anti-American sentiment.
These are all of his personal effects?
All of these items were in his pockets.
Okay.
[CHIRPING]
[CAR ALARM BLARING]
He drove the Jeep here to
ditch it for a switch vehicle.
This wasn't some psychotic episode.
This was premeditated.
♪
Abasi's landlord confirmed
he moved out a week before he enlisted,
but he never lived
in the on-base housing.
So much for a background check.
Bet he put the wrong address
on his contract for a reason.
What about the switch vehicle?
We try running the plates?
Registered to the same address.
Okay. This is odd.
Abasi had an Apeman trail camera
linked to his iCloud.
They're used to monitor wildlife
in remote areas without Wi-Fi.
Either he's living in a cabin,
or he is very committed
to turkey hunting.
I'm gonna go out on a limb
and say hardcore prepper.
Guess we'll find out.
I just pulled the GPS coordinates
from the camera's metadata.
It's in Kiketi, Georgia.
Does the road lead to a building?
Yeah, an old bottling company
shut down in 2002.
Okay, why was Abasi keeping
tabs on an abandoned warehouse?
FBI! Search warrant.
Hey, guys.
I'm seeing multiple
distinct boot prints.
I think Wes was right.
This wasn't a lone wolf attack.
Yeah, we might be looking at
a hideout for a terrorist cell.
Who are they?
And what were they doing here?
Whatever it was,
they didn't want company.
Less eyes, less questions
out in the boonies.
All right, let's sweep
every inch of this place.
If they left so much as a breadcrumb,
we need it bagged and tagged.
Let's go.
♪
Hey. They cleared the place out.
I couldn't find any sleeping
gear or food, trash, nothing.
All right, I'm gonna check outside
see if they left a burn pit.
Hold on.
I got something.
It's a brand new RFID encoder.
These are used for shoulder surfing.
Shoulder surfing?
Sounds like a massage technique.
Not sure where you've been
getting your massages
in Budapest, but you have the machine.
You stand next to a target, and boom.
You can clone security badge
data onto a blank RFID card.
Whoa, so those are like
high-tech pickpockets.
Exactly.
If I'm lucky, I'll be able
to pull data from the chip
inside the encoder.
All right, send it to Tate.
Let's see what they
were trying to access.
I found that breadcrumb.
Ammonium nitrate.
They were making a bomb.
♪
I pulled the unique identifier
from the only badge
cloned on the encoder.
It was registered to
a Georgian security company
Caspian Control Systems.
Clients are Vanguard Medical Supplies,
Tbilisi Financial Services,
Eastern Telecom Solutions, and
American Community Center.
I just can't believe they let Dean out.
He's gonna end up in Vegas.
He'll steal a car.
No, better yet, he's gonna go
to the Bunny Ranch.
He's gonna owe a lot of money
to the wrong people,
it'll end in violence,
and then he'll wind up
right back where he started,
a cell block home sweet home.
You know what?
I'm just gonna keep tabs on him.
No, I don't want you playing middleman.
Let him be somebody else's mess.
I'm playing middleman. I'm doing it.
You're gonna lose your mind if you keep
getting dragged into this.
[PHONE RINGING]
Hey, Amanda, what do you got?
Wes, they've been casing
the American Community Center.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Colonel, I am telling you,
an attack is imminent.
Hey!
We need a police presence here now.
Hey! FBI!
We need you to evacuate the building.
Whatever you can send.
Yeah, I wanna lock down the whole area.
We need you to evacuate
the building right now!
Okay, how long is that gonna take?
[COUGHING]
[CAR ALARMS BLARING]
♪
[CAR ALARMS BLARING]
[TENSE MUSIC]
- You good?
- Yeah, I'm good.
Colonel?
Colonel, are you still there?
We just had an explosion
go off inside the building.
Possible mass casualty event.
We need EMS, fire, bomb squad,
everything, right now!
He's gone.
- [COUGHING]
- Somebody help!
You guys okay? We're gonna get you help.
- Is anyone else inside?
- I don't know. I don't know.
We were just coming back from lunch.
♪
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
- Wes, you good?
- Yeah, we're good,
but we still need
a headcount of everybody
that was inside the building.
All right, we'll start
interviewing employees.
I'll get started on the post-blast.
Dvali, tell EOD to sweep
the surrounding area as well.
If it's got wires, if it
blinks, it shouldn't be here.
Copy. We'll clear
a three-block perimeter.
All right, make it five.
What the hell happened?
Sir, whoever Abasi is running with,
they are targeting Americans.
This is a worst-case scenario.
It's a terror campaign.
The shockwave blew out the windows
of the surrounding buildings.
You don't get this much damage
without a truckload
of ammonium nitrate.
It was a car bomb.
Where's the epicenter?
Loading dock behind the building.
Employees used RFID badges
to access the area.
Okay, we've gotta start
sweeping for plates,
and I wanna pull CCTV footage.
I wanna ID whoever was behind the wheel.
I'll get Raines on it.
What I don't understand is,
why hasn't anyone taken credit?
Terrorism is theater.
Attacks like this
are meant for an audience.
Maybe the show's just getting started.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
Results from the post-blast
investigation are coming in.
EOD recovered wiring
and pieces of a cell phone.
Someone made a remote call
set off the ammonium nitrate
with a kicker charge.
Well, that rules out martyrdom.
I found the suspect vehicle.
♪
- Any other CCTV in the area?
- Negative.
They were in and out like clockwork.
Knew exactly how to
navigate the cameras.
Can we run the plate number?
Registered to a Georgian national.
Only problem is, the van was
reported stolen a month ago.
I got something.
Smitty uploaded the photos
of the fragments
to the bomb arson tracking system.
Well, we got a hit on an IED
with matching similarities.
Looks like it was found
in a hospital in Tbilisi
about six months ago.
Georgian law enforcement
doesn't use that database.
Who uploaded it?
A Foreign Service National
Investigator, Natia Gloveli
works in the U.S. embassy in Georgia.
Why was a Georgian national
accessing it?
Her job is to gather local intel.
Keep our diplomats safe overseas.
♪
Credentials?
Agent Tyler Booth, FBI.
Through the scanner, please.
- Go ahead.
- [METAL DETECTOR BEEPS]
Thank you.
- Ambassador McCarthy?
- Agent Booth.
- I'm glad you're okay.
- Thank you very much.
I'm here to speak with Natia Gloveli
from the regional security office.
She has info on an IED that was found
at the American Hospital Tbilisi.
Yes, you still think it was
connected to the bombing
of the community center?
Sure do.
We believe they're using
an escalation tactic
you know, damage trust, create fear.
Same playbook bin Laden used
when he targeted U.S. interests.
First, the embassy bombings in Africa,
then the attack on
the USS "Cole," then 9/11.
Are you saying
the two attacks were a prelude?
I'm saying we may be one step behind
an operation that hasn't peaked yet.
One attack leads to another
until America gets
the hell out of Georgia.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Natia, this is Agent Booth with the FBI.
He's here about the IED.
Right. Now, give me a second.
A nurse found the bomb in a backpack.
The United States has a
partnership with the hospital.
So I uploaded the photos to a database.
- Bomb was deactivated?
- Yes.
EOD jammed the signal
recovered a piece of hair
on some tape attached
to a cell phone detonator.
They ever put a face to that DNA sample?
Andro Gogia. Georgian national.
Former military.
Special Operations Forces.
Andro was the leader of the
Sakartvelo Liberation Front.
The SLF.
Yeah, it's a Georgian
terrorist organization
that opposes Western influence.
He's been on Europol's Most
Wanted List for over a decade.
Their motto freedom through
fire, unity through blood.
You might have saved a lot of lives
by uploading that file, Natia.
Ambassador, I need everyone in this room
to gather intel on these nutcases.
We need to know exactly
who we're up against here.
♪
[SIGHS]
- Help them take down the letters.
- Yes, sir.
And if the press asks, it was
a Georgian community center.
General.
- How many dead?
- Two, thankfully.
Staff went to lunch early today.
Where'd the Marines come from?
Ambassador sent them over
from the embassy.
♪
Natia, how many members
have we ID'd so far?
Uh, two. Also ex-military.
But I just pulled some photos from
the anti-NATO demonstration.
The sources saw SLF members
on the front lines.
- [PHONE RINGING]
- Okay, great.
What's up?
I think the bad guys set a trap,
and we walked right into it.
The ambassador mobilized
the embassy's Marines.
They're here at
the community center.
Yeah, but I I thought the bombing was
an escalation tactic, not a diversion.
It could be both.
The U.S. military is phase one.
The community center is phase two.
And the whole thing could be
a play to get the Marines
away from the embassy.
Wes, that would be a bold move.
Security has been ramped up
since Beirut.
Okay, look, I hope I'm wrong.
Just consider getting
everybody to a safe room.
I'll see you at the embassy.
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
♪
All right, everybody, listen up!
Stop what you're doing
and get over here, please.
The embassy might be
the SLF's next target.
So as a precaution,
I wanna move everyone
inside the safe room,
at least until the Marines
get back from the community center.
If I initiate lockdown procedures,
everyone has to follow protocol.
That means all classified
materials have to be destroyed.
I can't make a call like that
based on a hunch.
♪
Make the call.
All right. You heard him.
Initiate lockdown procedure.
Okay, let's go, everybody.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
♪
- Is this really necessary?
- Just keep moving.
[DEVICE CHIRPS]
[DEVICE CHIRPS]
[GUNSHOTS]
[CLAMORING]
Go! Go! Go! Go!
[SPEAKING GEORGIAN]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
[METAL DETECTOR BEEPS]
♪
[GUN CLICKS]
[TENSE MUSIC]
Natia, get in the safe room right now!
I'm coming! I'm coming!
Come on!
[GUNSHOTS]
[GASPING]
♪
Natia, I'm gonna cover,
and you're gonna come.
- Yes!
- Yes?
Yes!
[GUNSHOTS]
Take my hand!
- [GUNSHOTS]
- Move!
We need to close this door.
Natia!
Where is Natia?
Natia! Come on!
[SHOUTING IN GEORGIAN]
♪
- Get her up.
- No! [WEEPING]
Why are you working for the Americans?
Please.
The world will see
what happens to traitors.
Set up the livestream.
They're going to kill her.
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
♪
We're not letting them
livestream an execution.
We're going in now.
Hey, General, we can't just
kick in the front door
without an assault plan.
These men are trained militants
that don't have an exit strategy.
It's gonna be a bloodbath.
You know that.
I don't see a better alternative.
This isn't just some recruitment video.
It'll trigger another proxy war,
escalate military tensions.
Then let's just figure out
a way to resolve this quietly.
Jam the signal to the building.
Kill access to their cell phones.
Copy that. I'll have Thor's
Hammer live in two minutes.
Embassies are like Fort Knox.
How the hell did nine terrorists get in?
Well, they didn't storm the gate.
Somebody must have driven them
through the security checkpoint.
Why isn't my phone working?
I need to call my daughter.
Okay, everyone needs to chill out.
Panicking is not gonna help.
If you don't do something,
they'll put a bullet in Natia's head.
Do you wanna switch places with her?
Because I will negotiate that.
[PHONE RINGING]
Booth.
Ty, it's me.
Andre cut their comms,
but we've got eyes and ears
- on the security feed.
- Okay.
What's our plan?
I'm gonna get them talking, negotiate,
and then if things go south,
coordinate a raid.
Listen, man, watch your back in there.
What do you mean?
[TENSE MUSIC]
I think there's a mole
inside the safe room.
But don't worry. Tate's on it.
- [KNOCKING]
- Hey!
Hey!
I want to speak to whoever is in charge.
They're ready to talk.
[PHONE RINGING]
Who is this?
You asked to speak to
whoever was in charge.
- Correct.
- Agent Mitchell, FBI.
I meant the ambassador, not a Fed.
Well, he's in The Hague right now,
so if you've got something
to say, it's gotta be to me.
We have an important message to share.
But you shut off our Internet,
and you are going to turn it back on.
Not my call.
If you wanna talk about
releasing the hostages,
maybe we can work out a deal.
I don't play games, Agent Mitchell.
Hey!
♪
You Americans love to tell lies.
I know there is the ambassador
and an FBI agent
inside this safe room.
If we cannot deliver our message,
we will smoke them out.
[LIQUID PATTERING]
What are we gonna do?
There's no other way out.
We're all gonna die.
♪
You don't understand.
I don't have the authority.
The Pentagon called
and gave direct orders
to block the signal.
Turn it on, now!
Listen to me.
This does not have to end in bloodshed.
We can figure something out.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
You listen to me, Agent Mitchell.
Ten minutes, or I will burn
the embassy to the ground.
Okay. You want Internet, right?
Well, the president has
to sign off on that.
Getting a hold of the president
takes time.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Ten minutes.
Let's go.
We can't stay here.
I'm not burning alive in this room.
Hey, hey, hey! Back up!
Back up!
That door doesn't open
until I say it opens.
Turn the signal on!
You go near that button again,
you're gonna be restrained.
You understand me?
I pulled the embassy security records.
Eight Georgian nationals
worked inside the building.
Now, the SLF hates Americans,
so one's our mole.
All packed in a sardine can
with a reason to be nervous.
Dig into everything their socials,
financials, communications.
Anyone has ties to these terrorists
I want it exposed.
There's three hostiles
in the RSO with the hostage,
two in the lobby, and three
patrolling the hallways.
One's dead.
Best tactical move is
to catch them by surprise
and start picking them off one by one.
Entrance is chain-locked
from the inside,
so it's gonna be a tough breach.
They catch wind we're in the building,
they're gonna strike a match
before we even make it to the safe room.
Mm-hmm. Are there any other
access points to get
inside the building?
Emergency tunnel.
It's not on the map
for security reasons,
but it leads to the ambassador's office.
Okay.
These guys are hell bent on broadcasting
their message, right?
What if we give them
exactly what they want?
♪
[PHONE RINGING]
Where's my Internet?
The president's still in
a crisis response meeting.
I don't care!
I told you this was gonna take time.
You are out of time, Agent Mitchell.
Wait, wait, wait!
A bunch of news crews just walked in.
What if I send one in?
You get to say whatever you wanna say
on live TV on one condition.
You surrender after the interview.
Why should I do this?
You get what you want.
We get what we want.
And if we don't surrender?
Then you and your men are gonna die
inside that embassy as janitors,
and the whole world will
never hear your story.
Live?
Yeah, live.
BBC?
Let me check.
Hey, guys! Is BBC News here?
I'll send them in.
♪
[SPEAKING GEORGIAN]
Put your things down. Hands up.
[METAL DETECTOR BEEPS]
You too! Hands up!
♪
Whoa! At least buy me dinner first.
You're fine.
All right, easy, mate.
Those lenses cost 1,000 quid each.
♪
Extra batteries.
Those are just for the camera.
Look, are we quite finished yet?
The network only gave us a
short time slot, for the broadcast.
We don't have all day.
Fine.
Follow me.
♪
We're with BBC News.
We're here for the press conference.
♪
Think I found the mole.
What do you got?
Private Abasi had
one of their phone numbers
saved in his contacts.
Oh, that can't be a coincidence.
Here's the real kicker.
Our mole, turns out his brother
was killed in Afghanistan
supporting U.S. troops.
Well, revenge has a way
of leaving fingerprints.
Who are we looking at?
Call Booth.
[PHONE RINGING]
- Booth.
- It's Celeste.
I know who let the terrorists in.
The embassy hired a new
cafeteria manager last month.
We think he smuggled them
inside a food delivery van.
Levan Kipiani, Georgian,
37 years old, 6'1".
Copy.
- Hey!
- Oi!
Easy. Relax.
It's just a battery.
Okay.
If I could get you to just
stand in the center, please.
A tad to the left.
Perfect. That's spot on.
All right. Ready?
- Ready.
- Wait.
Bring in the girl!
Ready.
Live from Tbilisi, Georgia,
I'm Felicity Hudgins,
and this is BBC News.
I'm here at the U.S. Embassy
with the leader
of the Sakartvelo
Liberation Front, Andro Gogia.
Andro, would you care to share
your message with the world?
We have taken over the embassy.
The United States
bleeds our land for oil,
influences our government,
and calls this diplomacy?
♪
This, this is an act of war.
Now would be a good time, Smitty.
Andro, you've touched on the SLF's views
regarding Americans,
but I'd like to ask you
a few questions about Georgia's
aspirations to join NATO.
NATO? [CLEARING THROAT]
NATO is an imperialist force.
Engage.
We will never bow down to foreign powers
who have no respect for
FBI! Hands up!
[GUNSHOTS]
Move in.
♪
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[GUNSHOTS]
- [GUNSHOTS]
- Vo.
[GUNSHOT]
- [GUNSHOT]
- [GRUNTS]
[GUNSHOT]
♪
Stairwell is clear.
Follow me.
[GUNSHOTS]
[KNOCKING]
Housekeeping.
- Hey, man.
- Everyone good?
We're good.
Ambassador.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome, sir.
This way. Follow me.
Mr. Ambassador.
All right, so where's our guy?
Purple tie, back of the safe room.
Levan Kipiani, you're under arrest
for treason and conspiracy
to commit terrorism.
What are you talking about?
I didn't do anything.
- Shut up.
- I didn't do anything!
Hey, nice shot back there, sir.
Once a soldier, always a soldier.
♪
Give me a second.
Yeah.
Hey, Natia. How you holding up?
Good.
- Counting my blessings.
- Yeah.
So, look, I just, uh
I wanted you to know that
I waited as long as I could
to close that door.
[SOFT MUSIC]
I had the others' well-being
to consider as well.
I had to make a call, so I made it.
I hope you understand.
And I apologize.
I'm really sorry
for any added trauma
that may have caused you.
Well, I appreciate you saying that.
And I'm sure it wasn't
easy for you either.
We're good.
♪
How'd that go?
It went.
Ty, I have always admired your ability
to bypass hurdles when it comes to
having difficult conversations.
I mean it.
You take things head on
the sooner, the better.
That way, you get on with your life.
I always tell people,
working international
is the best gig in the bureau.
But you know, when something feels good,
it's easy to get comfortable.
I guess I kind of
lost sight of what I was after
in the first place.
Yeah, same.
You know, being on this team,
it feels like home.
HQ isn't breathing down our necks.
We're away from the politics.
We get to work with people
from all over the world.
But, yeah, I guess at some point,
you've gotta face it
and keep climbing the ladder.
So we're going for GS-14?
- We're going for it.
- All right.
Well, I'll tell you like my boxing coach
- tells me before we spar.
- Hmm.
Friends afterwards.
Come on, give me a break.
- [CHUCKLES]
- You're hugging me.
All right.
Just so you know, GS-14
isn't always sugar and spice.
What do you mean?
Well, we're here at a pub,
having a beer,
and I bet you right now,
Wes is stuck doing paperwork.
Sure you still wanna apply?
[PHONE BUZZING]
Hey, Amanda.
I have a Dean Bartlett on the line.
Want me to patch him through?
Sure.
You're on with Wes.
Hello?
Hey, Dean.
It's been a while.
I wow.
Hearing your voice again,
it doesn't seem real.
Yeah. Same here.
I don't know if you heard,
but my sentence got commuted.
I heard.
Sorry, I had this
whole speech planned, but
Dean.
What is it? Money?
What do you need?
To see you,
for you to hear me out, to
let me explain myself,
to let me apologize.
Not through a text or a video call
or a phone, in person.
Man to man.
[PENSIVE MUSIC]
Father to son.
[SIGHS DEEPLY]
No deal.
You take care of yourself, Dean.
♪
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[WOLF HOWLS]