The Copenhagen Test

All right, listen up!

We have an unknown number of hostages being held

in a local militia compound.

Once we're on the ground,

we'll secure a vehicle and get the hostages out.

Bravo nest, you provide cover.

Received?

Heard and understood!

Good.

Nest bravo. Clear.

Extraction is moving.

They're in.

- This is extraction. - Fifteen hostages inside.

All shackled.

Estimated completion, three minutes.

The op is compromised!

Hostile down. More incoming.

We're on your fire! We're on your fire!

Extraction not complete.

We need backup!

Bravo's coming inbound to secure retreat.

Where's our helo?

Fifteen clicks away!

Second helo, twenty clicks away!

Our position is compromised!

We need to pull back. Where's that ground vehicle?

Ground support delayed!

We're pinned down!

Ground vehicle's almost there!

Bravo's reached the compound.

Go! Go now!

Let's go, move forward. Let's go!

Get the hostages out!

I'll meet you at the rendezvous!

Copy. Let's go!

Extraction's clear. Hostages are safe.

Bravo, get back to the chopper, now!

Copy.

Bravo, do you copy?

Who is this?

Listen, there are more hostages headed towards you.

I'm a mile out. What're they doing out here?

It doesn't matter.

You've got one seat in the chopper.

Choose one of the hostages. One!

Prioritize any Americans.

Go!

Hey.

It's okay.

What's your name?

I'm gonna get you out of here.

Come here.

You're safe.

You're safe now.

Wait!

- Wait, please! Please! Please... - whoa, whoa, whoa! Hey!

Please take me with you!

I'm an American citizen. Please!

Choose one of the hostages.

One!

I really enjoy my role.

I'm just looking for opportunities

to grow within the organization.

That's terrible.

I like working downstairs,

but I wanna get back into the field because...

because I have a strong skill set for operational work.

Come on.

How long were you special forces?

Two years.

Why'd they pull you from the field?

I was just assigned to a desk job one day.

No one ever told me why.

And you've been an intelligence analyst

at the orphanage for two years, correct?

That's right.

Public cover story is you're a researcher

at the essex library, yes?

That's correct.

And now you work downstairs

in our North Korean surveillance program, yeah?

Yes, I'm an analyst, but that's why I'm here

interviewing for operation Poseidon.

I believe my skill sets are more than just listening

and translating conversations.

Sounds like you don't like your job very much.

I just think I can do more

than what I've been allowed to do.

I wanna be an upstairs field operative.

The upstairs watches

the other clandestine organizations

and internal affairs.

Some people would have a problem

with that kind of work.

You?

I just want to know

that what I do for my country matters.

We'll be making our decision soon.

One more thing.

I saw something on your DoD file

about a panic attack you suffered

shortly after a mission in Belarus?

Wait! Please! Please... please help me...

One time thing?

Please, get me out of here! Please!

Yeah.

Never happened again.

Due to construction,

this train is being temporarily held

at the Cole street station while we wait

for the eastbound dupont circle train

to clear the platform.

This will be a temporary delay.

Please refrain from exiting the train at this time.

Then the migraine just went away. It was instant.

Interesting. Yeah, it's something about

the signals being blocked.

- Yeah, the electromagnetism. - Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

Or maybe you're one of those people

- who's super sensitive. - Maybe.

Hey, do you guys remember our friend, rogan?

- So, what's crazy... - Traveling a lot...

Yeah, it's... it's been insane. You know...

and then I have to plan

my dad's seventieth birthday...

I should probably get going.

- Aw, no, really? - No...

- hey, stay awhile. - Thank you for this.

It was nice.

We'll probably all go soon, too.

Yeah. For sure.

- All right. Bye, guys. - See ya, buddy.

- Take care. - Take care.

You know, if you're into her,

you could always send over a drink.

That's my ex-fiancée.

Well...

yeah.

Now I got to hear the story.

Those are the, friends we made together as a couple.

I still think they haven't taken a side.

One of them got a text.

I assumed it was my ex asking what they were up to,

and I figured she wouldn't join

if she knew that I was here, so...

I left.

That's noble.

Then you stuck around and made it less noble.

I guess I just wanted to see if I was right, you know?

You know, it's funny. My dad used to work homicide.

He...

well, he was very obsessive, actually.

He had the highest clearance rate

in the entire precinct.

His buddies always thought he was trying to show them up.

But they didn't get it.

No.

No, he wasn't competing with them.

Exactly.

He was trying to prove something to himself.

Because that's the voice that keeps you up at night.

Yeah, something tells me you understand that.

On the house.

Michelle.

Alexander.

See ya around.

I'd expect a former sniper

to be better at hiding in a crowd.

- I didn't see you slip out. - I know.

They think I'm in the bathroom.

I figured you were almost out.

How have the panic attacks been?

Manageable.

Still unpredictable.

They also said inside you started having migraines?

- Wow, came up quick? - When did the migraines start?

I don't know, doctor kasperian.

Two months ago, maybe?

Everything okay?

It's just some stress at work, okay?

That's all.

Your work at the research library?

Where you can't let them know that you have panic attacks

for which you take anti-anxiety medication?

Someday you'll meet someone you can truly be yourself with.

Jealous of her already.

This is the last time.

Find another way to get the pills.

Or, you know, actually talk to someone

about all the stuff you don't ever talk about.

Briefing's been moved up.

Something went wrong with the asset.

I may need to forward you all the sigint

in case this doesn't get wrapped up before I have to go.

You're going upstairs.

Yeah.

Yeah, I'm running point on intelligence for Poseidon.

Congratulations.

I didn't realize they had made their choices already.

Shit, you applied too.