The Double

Now, Senator Friedman, you have been a harsh critic...

of the President in recent months over his treatment of Russia.

Russia is back. Their president has stated unequivocally...

their desire to knock us back to 1985.

They've reignited their nuclear program.

Just last week they dropped three Akula class subs in the Bering Sea.

Our myopia over the Middle East...

has caused us to miss the big bear that's just sitting in the middle of the room.

Now, Senator Darden, you have numerous business interests inside Russia.

Do you share Senator Friedman's fears here?

My interests, as you call them, in Russia...

are strictly as a trade partner for the good people of my state.

All this saber rattling is basically Senator Friedman's attempt...

to get his budget up for next year.

Oh, Please. Russia now has ten times the number of covert agents...

within United States borders as it did during the Cold War.

What are we talking about? Besides, wouldn't it be wise for you...

to divest your interest of what you have in Russia at a time like this?

I am very transparent about all of my financial transactions...

which is why, you know, that I did those things. Excuse me.

The President would suggest that fear is not helpful right now, Senator...

that fear is obviously a very big component of any politician's toolbox...

but that it is not going to help toward progress.

Leaving.

Thank God.

Hello?

You haven't accessed the money.

Yeah, well, it's been a little warm around here.

We had a deal, Senator. We have expectations.

I don't give a good goddamn about your expectations.

Don't call here again.

Bastard's making a deal.

Yeah, or blowing one off.

Where does that leave us?

Darden just made contact. It looks like he's moving now.

Oh shit! He's down! He's down! Behind the building!

This is a domestic case!

You have no jurisdiction, authority, or right to be here.

We've been trailing this guy for the past month.

This is a crime scene, not a goddamn terrorist attack!

You're going to have to wait.

Yeah? What am I supposed to wait for?

For him.

There you go, sir.

Director Highland. Sir, why is the CIA-

This is Agent Weaver. Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

We're out!

Who the hell was that?

Director Bell. He wants us out. No questions and not a word.

You guys were on the stakeout?

Yes, sir. He's had contact with Moscow off and on for a month now.

But he never went any further-

We know that. What happened here tonight?

Someone grabbed him from behind. Right in our blind spot.

It all happened so goddamned fast.

Keep your eye on it!

Excuse me? Do you know the time?

No, no. I don't have a watch. Sorry.

It's okay. Just, my husband said he'd be here by nine.

Oh.

Which boy is yours?

Decker, the second baseman.

Oh, yeah. He's good.

Got a strong arm.

I'm Molly.

PauI. Hey.

Which one's yours?

One more, guys!

Oh, no, I don't, I don't have-

No, I live nearby here.

I come by just to see a game once in a while.

That's really nice.

Not a care in the world, huh?

Jeez!

I never thought I'd see the day when someone got the drop on Paul Shepherdson.

Yeah, yeah. How did you get in here?

It's what we do.

The phone rings, too, you know.

It's Cassius.

He's back.

Tom.

Cassius is long gone.

He hasn't even been heard from in over 20 years.

Tell that to Senator Darden.

He's Iying in an alley with his throat slit.

Then it's a copycat.

That's what everyone is saying. Well, almost everyone.

Tom, there was a point where I knew this man better than myself.

Cassius is dead.

For once, PauI, I think you're wrong.

Welcome back, sir.

Gentlemen.

PauI, this is Director Roger Bell.

Mr. Shepherdson.

The FBI?

Bureaucracy has changed, my friend.

We have to share the burden now.

As you know, PauI was responsible...

for tracking down the Cassius Seven...

The Soviet assassins we code-named...

for the Roman senators who killed Julius Caesar.

And you caught them all but one, from what I understand.

Missed Cassius himself?

That's right.

But this is not his work. I'm sure of it.

Oh, I think it is.

Who the hell is this?

This is one of my men. Agent Ben Geary.

Probably knows more about your assassin than anyone we've got.

Or the CIA, for that matter.

Paul, we'd like the two of you to work together.

Is that so? So tell me, Geary...

what were you doing when the wall came down?

I was watching it on television.

Just like everyone else in this room.

Could you pull up the case file, please?

Okay, here is good. Notice how the cut starts...

right in the center of the throat, moving upwards.

Typically, a cut starts high, moves lateral...

as the right-handed killer pulls the knife from ear to ear.

Not Cassius. His cuts were always exactly the same.

Right-handed, but up, and starting in the middle of the neck.

I've never been able to figure out why.

Still, it's a copycat.

This guy's the best you've got?

Mr. Shepherdson, I wrote my Master's thesis on Cassius.

And I have tracked down and interviewed...

every one of the few witnesses of his crimes who are still alive.

I've even re-created and personally walked the approaches and exits...

of all his known kills step for step. I know this man.

And there is no doubt in my mind. This is the work of Cassius.

You know him?

Harvard, right?

Yes, that's right.

And you were the son of a foreign attaché in Turkey.

My father worked at embassies all over the world.

How do you know this?

I read your thesis.

You did?

And I know you were trying for months to talk to me.

I'll tell you why I refused. Because you have never been on the ground.

Because you don't know him. And because you're a librarian.

Mr. Shepherdson.

Let's just say, Geary, that I'm wrong and you expose him.

What do you think comes next?

You think maybe he's gonna come after you?

That is exactly why I'm here.

I'm going home.

And I'd like to be left alone. All right?

We've got Brutus.

What?

Igor Ivanovich Kozak, aka Brutus...

is alive and locked up in Brinkerman Penitentiary.

That's impossible. He killed him in Salzburg in 1989.

I shot him in the chest. He fell three stories.

And survived.

Why didn't you tell me?

You wanted to retire, PauI.

I'm afraid retirees lose certain privileges.

You know what?

I'm done here, Tom.

Get me Highland.

Come on, I know you're there. Get me Highland.

Your call cannot be completed as dialed.

Director Highland wants you to know he has a meeting...

with the President tomorrow morning.

He said you'd know what that means.

Good morning. Two regulars, please.

Good morning, sir. Coming right up.

Spooks aren't supposed to be creatures of habit.

It's a luxury one can only afford when one is in charge.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Thanks.

I gave you 20 years, Tom.

You promised me I could have a life.

I never cared much for the coffee at The White House.

I think it's got something to do with the 150-year-old china.

I've been Director through three presidents, PauI.

And let's face it. I wouldn't have gotten the job in the first place...

if you hadn't helped us with the Cassius Seven.

In 15 minutes, the President is gonna tell me I don't have this job anymore...

if we can't naiI the guy that killed Senator Darden.

It's not Cassius, Tom.

You never caught him.

Because he's dead.

Then prove it.

Mr. Shepherdson?

So, PauI Shepherdson.

Been an analyst for the company here in Paris for three years.

What do you wanna see me about?

The Cassius Seven.

I've had a breakthrough.

I can take them down for you.

I'll take care of it. Just give me about 15 minutes.

Oh, hey.

And? And, and, and, and?

I don't know.

Director Bell was there?