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Boom.

I'm very fascinated by the fact you haven't shown much interest

in Mr. Mike McQuigg.

Are you investigating me?

No. Studying.

No one here pities you.

I'm your friend. Count on that.

Owen. He's into you.

This might be the first time you've had a friend die...

She didn't die, she was killed.

Don't any of you ever stop to wonder who you are anymore?

Resignation accepted.

I saw the pregnancy test in your bag.

You must have opened up someone else's bag.

It's probably nothing, false alarm.

But if you were sure, you wouldn't have bought the test.

And now you're scared to take it.

I thought I had it all figured out.

Or at least, I was figuring it out.

And then, wham.

Life throws you a curveball.

Now I'm questioning everything.

Things that I thought were my strengths...

maybe they're my weaknesses.

The things that I thought were most important,

maybe they're just not.

Even my job at the FBI, I...

A job I loved so much, it just makes me...

makes me feel empty.

It's worse than empty.

It's like it's chipping away at my soul.

And I just don't think my soul is worth $65K a year.

I know something has to change.

I just don't know what it is

or how to change it.

Thank you for sharing, Alex.

Thanks for sharing.

Hey.

Took me two months to work up the nerve

to share like that in here.

I hope it's as discreet as they say.

That's why the group was created.

A 12-step program for the IC

with high-level security clearance?

It's AA for spies.

Discretion is essential.

As long as I don't reveal any nuclear codes?

Do you have them?

Give me a pen, and I'll write them down.

It gets easier.

I know.

I'll get used to it.

I can relate, you know.

Suddenly feeling like your life isn't your own

and like you're powerless to change it.

Have you given any thought yet to asking for a sponsor?

No, I think I'm good.

Thanks, though. I just...

No, please, I'm not saying it needs to be me.

But this process...

you can't do it alone.

Do you have anyone you can call when things get bad?

Yeah.

Then, let me help you, Alex.

Hey.

Call me, day or night.

I mean it.

You may regret it, but I'm gonna take you up on that offer.

Thanks, David.

All right, Alex.

You hear that?

I'm in.

Nice work, Alex.

Three long weeks of bad coffee and sugar cookies.

And now David Quintana is your new best friend.

Oh, I prefer my old one.

Who are you calling old?

Three weeks ago, we tasked an elite unit with infiltrating

First Pledge International, a key contractor to the U.S.

in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom,

who we now believe to be colluding with some of

America's greatest enemies.

I am now going to turn the floor over to Owen Hall,

who heads up the unit who will cut the head off

this snake once and for all.

Good afternoon.

Senator, we do not accept that U.S. law can be enforced

on foreign soil.

My men are not regular military and are therefore immune to...

After a series of scandals, Garrett King,

the founder of First Pledge International,

has found himself and his company persona non grata

to the Pentagon.

That hasn't stopped him, though.

He's continued to recruit soldiers and various agents

from the intelligence community into his small army

and has now become a clear and present danger to the U.S.

Now, King is careful, slippery, and has, heretofore,

managed to shield himself from any and all prosecution.

This is David Quintana, a little-known researcher

for the Senate Intelligence Committee,

who we believe to be one of King's top recruiters

and a trusted lieutenant.

Now, one of my agents has managed to get

close to Quintana and is in the process of being recruited

into First Pledge.

In the process?

Mr. Hall, DIA is saying that two North Korean generals

slipped into Newark last night,

here to do business with King.

What's the plan for that?

Infiltration doesn't happen overnight, General.

We've presented Quintana with a candidate to cultivate...

Walk me through your methodology.

Once he knows she's willing to shake loose...

he vets her in every way he can.

He'll know where she goes, what she does, who she talks to.

Ugly's on your six...

and there's a camera in the car across the street.

Try to convince her

it's in her best interest to join First Pledge.

But that won't be enough.

He'll need leverage, just to make sure.

You're clear for the next 45.

All right, spinners, get on those bikes!

We're about to burn in hell.

Decaf Americano with a dollop of foam.

Just how you like it.

Okay.

Give me your comms. I have batteries.

- Owen wants to talk to you. - Mm-hmm.

Just let me have a sip of this coffee and breathe for a second.

How are you doing?

Fine.

You sure?

What are we talking about, exactly?

Since you found out you were pregnant,

you haven't wanted to talk about it at all.

I'm your friend. I'm worried about you.

Yeah, don't be.

My spin class ends in 38 minutes.

Let's call Owen.

- How we doing, Alex? - Steady progress.

David and I are meeting for coffee tonight after AA.

He hasn't brought up First Pledge yet,

but he's building to it.

The task force is getting impatient.

They need to relax.

I takes time to gain an asset's trust.

I'm aware of that.

But if two North Korean generals are here

to talk to King, we can guess their mission is significant.

Getting into First Pledge is hard enough,

but getting Quintana to trust me on a big op,

that's entirely different.

And that's why we need to give them leverage over you,

something that'll make you do their bidding.

What do you have in mind?

I've already put a plan in motion.

Sing Sing.

The prison?

There's a guard there named Wilcox

who we think is working for King.

What does he do for First Pledge?

Mainly recruits ex-military convicts on their way out.

I'm confused. What does this have to do with our op?

We're gonna kill two birds with one stone.

We're gonna prove that guard is dirty,

and we're gonna give King and Quintana

some leverage over you.

10 minutes to count time.

10 minutes to count time on block C.

There she is.

How's it going with Quintana?

Well, he took the first step.

Next should be the big ask.

Good.

Which one's Wilcox?

Tall guy, my two o'clock.

Ready to give him a show?

Mm-hmm.

Hey!

No touching!

Come on, man, give me a break.

3 feet apart at all times.

All times.

You gonna be okay?

If Ryan gets there in time.

Go on, now.

You've done your part.

Unfortunately, yours has just begun.

Be strong.

Any other way to be?

Your attention... visiting hours will be over

in 15 minutes.

All inmates remain at your assigned table

until all visitors have exited the building.

All right. Back to your cell, loverboy.

Let's go.

You really sold that kiss.