Berlin Station

Previously, on "Berlin Station"...

Katerina Gerhardt is seeking to up the ante

on the spike in far-right hate crimes

across Europe.

She intends to swing the election by violent means.

We need a camera in her home.

Ester Krug has asked for our help.

We have a rookie who is eager

to gain experience in the field,

and an experienced agent with a lot of wisdom to impart.

April, we have a problem.

Get out of there... now.

Who is he? Josef Emmerich.

Mrs. Gerhardt's political advisor.

Why is an American woman outside the house

of Katerina Gerhardt two weeks before the election?

I think you should leave.

Let me buy you coffee sometime.

In case you change your mind.

You look like you could use a drink.

That an invitation? I don't know.

Does the new COS deign

to throw one back with her deputy?

Congrats on the ambassadorship.

Cheers.

There's talk of having

our own intelligence outfit,

sourced by the State Department.

Perfect fit for an old pro like you.

Don't answer now. Think about it.

What the fuck are you doing here?

You created the identity of a gunrunner

called Andrew Chevalier.

I need you to wake him up right now.

The people behind me will kill us if you don't play along.

I apologize for the intrusion.

Mr... Chevalier.

We think he's planning an attack to swing the election.

All we need is for him to place an order.

Did you two get any work done? Yes, we did.

Is it an order we can fill?

I've assured Mr. Ganz here

we can get it all to Berlin by the 21st.

That's ten days.

That was quite a line you used to get me here.

You haven't heard that one before?

No. Under the circumstances,

I thought the direct approach was best.

Well, there's direct, and there's showing up

on my doorstep completely unannounced.

Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you.

Oh, I don't scare easily.

No?

Hey. I don't have long.

Yeah, and I don't trust these shitty IR links,

so keep it short and sweet. I'm in Spain.

What the fuck are you doing in Spain?

It's a long story. Listen.

Otto placed an order.

He wants 120 kilos of Semtex.

Hey. I just heard from Daniel.

Good? Bad? Both.

Not a proposal, but perhaps a proposition.

Open it.

The bug you planted at Mrs. Gerhardt's house.

I did no such thing. I thought you'd want it back...

CIA property and everything.

Emmerich knows that I'm CIA.

So if your cover's been blown, what about the rest of us?

Has the PfD figured out that we're targeting them?

Emmerich's done his homework. He has resources.

How do we know the PfD isn't running him into us

to try and figure out what we're up to?

I think we should stick it out.

Let's see if he offers himself up as an agent.

And so what's the proposition?

Katerina Gerhardt has many secrets.

We can't go about uncovering them this way.

"We"?

I thought I was out of options.

Then you walked into the picture,

and I knew I had found my chance.

A chance at what?

To purge my party of its unsavory elements.

Other elements besides Katerina Gerhardt?

Yes, well... Otto Ganz.

If stopping them is what your team here

hopes to accomplish, then we have a common objective.

We're trying to tie Gerhardt to Ganz, correct?

And Josef has basically all but confirmed that.

And then we get Daniel's phone call this morning,

from Spain, with Ganz's orders. Exactly.

And that timing isn't suspicious to you?

Depends on how you look at it.

I see it as confirmation.

And why should I trust you?

I could ask you the same question.

Your organization isn't exactly known

for its trustworthy qualities.

But I think if we work together,

we would make a great team.

Or that's what you would like me to think.

If I wanted to stop you, Valerie,

why would I invite you to tonight's party

at PfD headquarters after the debate?

Will you come?

I'll add you to the guest list either way.

The choice is yours.

It's been a pleasure.

At the end of the day... today, as a matter of fact...

we have to make a decision.

Do I go with him to this event, or do I not?

If he burns you, Valerie, we're done.

Well, yes, but if he helps us to burn Gerhardt and Ganz,

then they're done.

I say you suit up.

I respectfully dissent. Noted.

Come in here a sec, will you?

Robert, please give us a moment.

Absolutely.

Hey. Hey.

Fill this in for me, please.

Any little thing you can find on Josef Emmerich.

Okay.

Thanks, April. Thank you.

You seem to have a bead on Emmerich.

I think I do.

In that case, let the agency take care

of anything you need for tonight.

On their dime? That's a first.

To be very clear, we both know the company line

on honey traps.

Yes, backwards and forwards.

And you've read my file, so you know that,

despite agency policy... I do have experience.

Is this where we awkwardly trade war stories?

It's where I say I trust your judgment.

Thank you. I appreciate that.

I'm gonna pass. I'll just...

I'll handle it myself, if that's all right.

As you see fit.

Oh, um...

I think it might not be a bad idea

to have April come along as ground support.

Yeah, absolutely.

You'll bring her up to speed? Sure.

So was it just cabin fever that got you out the door,

or have you considered my offer?

No, I have. I have.

Not that I understand...

what it would entail.

Then let's dispense with generalities, shall we?

That's what I was hoping for.

There's an event tonight

at the PfD headquarters...

post-debate rah-rah to rally the troops

in the homestretch before election day,

with lots of continental support on hand:

Italy's Lega Nord, France's National Front,

Danish People's Party.

Oh, it sounds like a barrel of laughs.

Oh.

Well, I'd... I'd like you to go.

Me? With you?

No, I have a previous engagement.

Plus, my being seen there

so close to the election, it, uh...

it could appear biased.

Are you familiar with Nick Fischer,

Oslo Chief of Station?

In name only.

I caught wind of the fact that he's due to be there,

but for some reason didn't request country clearance

for his Berlin trip, as is the custom.

That's between you and BB Yates.

That's her domain. Well, Steven...

I see fit to make this one your domain.

Why?

I have my reasons not to trust

your former ball team these days.

And those reasons being? Gut instinct.

Richard, a personality clash with Robert Kirsch

is not an excuse for a power grab.

Last I recall, the ambassador is the one

with ultimate power.

And if Fischer's up to something on my turf,

I want to know what.

Okay. Um...

Norway has an election coming up.

Maybe he's... he's here to take the temperature.

It's all guesswork until we find out.

Eyes and ears on Fischer.

That's it? Don't make it sound so easy.

Word is, he's a bit off his rocker.

BB, Ester.

What? Why the urgency?

My asset just flew out to Spain with Otto Ganz

to place an order for Semtex.

We just got the same call from Daniel.

Great, so everything's basically on track.