Carrie and Allison’s flashbacks reveal the truth about their intertwined pasts.
She also knows shes trapped, and that one day Carrie will somehow find out the truth.
And, boy, is she worried about that happening.
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She meets again with Krupin, dismayed at how his men failed to get Carrie in Amsterdam.
Hes reluctant to cause more bloodshed, telling her they need to be smart now.
Under all this stress, Allison heads online and shops for bags while continuing to wait.
Otto, sneaky Otto, is wondering if the employee hes planning to cut is okay.
Carrie says she needs Numans help to crack the password-protected hard drive of the laptop she took from Amsterdam.
(Im leaning toward the former.)
But the show doesnt dive much deeper in this hour over whats really going on inside Ottos head.
Instead, it follows Allison as she makes her way to the village where Carrie dropped off the note.
Hallucinations are used far more often.)
The first one is from Carries arrival in Baghdad back in 2005.
Shes still blonde and blazer-ed, but check out that styled hair: Shes put it partially up!
Oh, and her trusty messenger bag isnt anywhere in sight.
That part of her story hasnt happened yet.
So much hasnt happened to her yet:
Contrast that with Allison, who Carrie meets inside.
This Allisons slightly different in her looks, too hello, bangs!
but her outlook is largely the same.
And were supposed to build a functioning society in the middle of that?
Allison asks, incredulous.
You cant shove democracy down peoples throats.
At that, Allison smiles.
Theres a little bar on the beach, Banana Joes, Allison says, smiling to herself.
Best daiquiris on the planet.
And the men are gorgeous.
The camera pans to Carrie, who watches the worldly Allison intently.
Carrie promises she wont and reveals to Allison that no one else knows about any of this.
Satisfied, Allison puts away her cigarettes, and then warns Carrie, Watch your back.
Relations between the two women definitely werent this chilly back when they worked together in Baghdad.
But he proves to be even more difficult than that.
Sorry, Carrie he just really wants Allison.
You know why I come here, he murmurs, why I meet with you.
And yet, after all that deception, it turns out Allisons the actual victim of lies.
Still, thats just my reading of the scene.
And now, she cant help but do his bidding.
I know it sounds a little naive, but it doesnt have to be.
You see, this little spy game were playing here doesnt have to be one-sided.
I can pass intelligence to you, too, Allison.
Allison only turns to look at him.
Krupin hands her her gun back, and ensures that shell work with him going forward.
To do so, she lies to Carrie about Ahmeds death in the bombing of the Ministry of Justice.
Thats as good a summary of both of their careers as its gonna get.
At least, thats certainly what happens to Carrie after her meeting with Allison in the present.
(The guy reallywasa self-absorbed jerk if he set a handsome photo ofhimselfas his personal laptops screensaver.
You know who would never do that?
And with that, she connects the dots.
Oh my God, she says.
And with that, the Carrie vs. Allison showdown can properly begin.
On the ride there, he sleeps soundly as Bibi drives, only to wake up in Kosovo.
With no other option, Quinn obediently stays inside the van and peers out of the window.
The man hesitates, but leaves without revealing anything.
He discovers very little: In a stack of cases, he finds gas masks.
Just what exactly are these jihadis up to?
At night, Quinn finds out.
Speaking of death, Sauls effectively in his words fed.
Saul says he cant officially leave the CIA, so he should just leave the premises.
I will take you back to Dar Adal now before you cause an international incident, she warns.
So Saul launches into his long story, telling her about the Russians blowing up General Youssefs plane.
(Hurry, Carrie!)
And so Saul bolts for where, who knows?
In fact, a ton is left up in the air at the end of the hour.
Carries figured out that Allison is connected through Ahmed, but its unclear how much shes figured out.
Ottos clearly cooking something up that will affect Carrie, but what that plan is has not been revealed.
And as for Allison?
