Spy/Master

Turn the engine off.

Dear comrades and friends.

I have summoned you here to bring to your attention

a matter that is of the utmost importance.

A matter that worries me.

And if it is serious enough to worry me,

then it most certainly should worry you too.

We are besieged by smugglers and offenders

trying to corrupt our nation that we worked so hard to protect.

Many comrades here are faithful and devoted...

and committed to the Party's ideals.

At the same time, there are some of those among us...

who choose to betray this country's interests.

Those who attempt to infiltrate the structures of the Party

and the country's institutions for foreign agencies.

I promise you this right here, right now.

We will severely and harshly punish those who choose to betray the Party,

as well as our great nation!

I'll catch up with you soon.

We have a problem.

A truck was found at the border earlier

filled with illegal goods.

Traveling under diplomatic seal.

The driver's name is Lari Bogdan, said he worked for the DIE.

And why would a DIE agent be involved in smuggling goods into Romania?

That's exactly the question we're asking.

That is, myself and the Central Committee.

I don't know any Lari Bogdan.

But I'm sure you'll find out if he's lying.

Well, he is dead now, so I guess we'll never know for sure.

Hung himself in his cell.

He had issues, apparently.

Comrade Godeanu, I'm assuming you're aware that the Party

is taking this very seriously.

I would expect nothing less from them.

Good. So then you're willing to cooperate with us, completely.

Absolutely.

Good morning, Comrade Godeanu.

Good morning. I'm Carmen Popescu, director at the Ministry of Interior.

It is a pleasure to meet you, finally.

You as well.

You know, I had actually tried to reach you in Bucharest,

however, you left earlier than planned, I guess?

I've been assigned to help you in the negotiations.

Yesterday, how was it?

Well, the Germans added some new names to the list.

We're going to need time to review it.

Okay, but Sorin told me

they already offered us three million Deutsche Mark,

which to me is a great deal.

We should just take it and head home, in my opinion.

I think it's best not to rush it.

Comrade Ceaușescu expects much more from us.

I need to pick up a gift for my daughter.

Drop me off here. I'll meet you at the Ministry.

Oh, we'll just wait for you. It won't take long, right?

Of course not.

The shop is on the corner. You can pull over here.

I think I'll go buy something for myself too.

- Can I ask you something? - Yes, of course.

No, miss. Only the front door.

So where did my colleague go?

I'm not following, sorry.

There was a man that just came in.

Tall, dark hair. You can't have missed him.

Oh, there you are.

Thought you disappeared.

I was just trying on a shirt.

Well, we're running late.

I'll just get this scarf for my daughter,

if that's okay with you.

Comrade?

Right.

Lari Bogdan hanged himself in his cell.

I bet Godeanu had a hand in it.

If he went that far, he must be running scared.

As he should be.

If you do what I tell you, we can take that bastard down within days.

I got the photo, but that is not enough.

Why? It's exactly what we were waiting for.

- Don't you wonder when? - I need to time it right.

Make sure I hold all the cards.

Especially since I don't have the best relationship with the president.

He will warm up to you when we find the warehouse.

Victor, did you know the term "checkmate"

comes from Persian, and it means "the king is dead"?

More or less.

The phrase "checkmate" in Farsi actually means,

"the king is helpless."

Farsi?

I was thinking.

What if that smuggler was working with someone in the DIE?

Impossible.

We're watching all of my people.

I know.

But sometimes we forget to look in our own back yard.

I think I should talk to counterintelligence.

I'll tell Mircea to look into it.

There's no need to make waves.

I can take a closer look at my agents' moves over the past year.

Victor!

Checkmate!

Elena.

What is it?

I haven't told Nicolae this yet, he has enough on his mind right now,

but I feel you should know.

It appears that Comrade Mircea Voinea has a fondness for redheads.

Redheads are dangerous by default. So is he fucking one?

It's very possible.

I thought you'd want to know she's of Russian origin, it would seem.

She's Russian? Is this true?

- It is. - Mircea is dating a KGB agent?

Hard to tell for sure yet.

All I can say is she's very beautiful.

Mircea is not the sharpest,

but he's also not stupid enough to fuck a Russian.

Or maybe he is.

Keep an eye on them.

Sew this inside the lining and have someone give it to his wife.

- Here's the dress. - Oh, it's lovely.

And before I forget, this is for you. A present.

A present? For me? How sweet.

Albescu managed to get his hands on Godeanu's records.

From what I understand,

he got it from the head of Foreign Intelligence.

It's only a matter of time before he finds that warehouse.

We need to get these to every Party member on this list.

I want you to take this to Comrade Gheață's wife, okay?

- Should we empty the warehouse? - No. Not yet.

This one goes directly to the palace.

Hello, Peter. How are you?

Glad to hear it. I'm in a bit of a rush.

Can you trace a number for me?

It's the last call that was made from the cloakroom on the second floor.

Eight and three. That's perfect. Thank you. Bye.

We should have signed that deal.

I mean, three million is more than appropriate.

I'm sure they will contact us with a better offer.

It's obvious they want those Germans a lot more than we need the money.

Yeah. Well, it feels like we're stalling.

Our job here is to get the best possible offer we can,

not to be fast.

Comrade, you got a message.

Everything all right?

Comrade Ceaușescu wants us to return to Bucharest. Tomorrow.

Ileana?

Do you want a drink?

Is there any left?

Do you know why I drink?

Um, because you can? Because you're always bored?

Ah. Because I'm bored?

So whose fault is it that I'm bored?

Look, I'm not in the mood.

Yeah, I get it. You aren't, ever, huh?

- I've tried everything. - You haven't tried once.

You didn't try standing up for me once.

You have never taken my side over hers.

- Hers? Elena Ceaușescu? - Yeah.

Your wife is right here.

Don't forget that.

She's not coming?

Um... No.

I love you, Dad.

- Good to see you. - You as well.

I took care of everything.

Good evening.

Comrade Godeanu.

I have to say I never pegged you for a fan of the piano.