Think of me as alighton the headlands, it read, abeaconsteering you clear of the rocks.
Turns out he was right and prescient about that.
After all, Carrie thinks shes won.
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Conlin couldnt worm his way past her ultimatum, and Sekous released.
While he films, Carrie leaves the party.
Keane is anxious to talk to Carrie.
Dar apologized but looked on icily as she walked away.
Naturally, Keane (and Rob, as always) brings up Dar immediately when Carrie arrives.
Its not just a big ask, she tells Keane; its illegal.
Its not the answer Keane was looking for, so she plays her final card.
She tells Carrie that whistle-blowing could lead to major reforms in the CIA reformsCarriewants.
Carrie stays silent, not convinced that thats enough to throw Dar (and Saul) under the bus.
Not that Dar helps his case with her.
Annoyed, Carrie asks him to get a move on, so he does.
Iknowyouve been meeting with her, Dar says of Carrie and Keane.
He warns Carrie that shes in over her head.
Hes an old agent now and more vulnerable than ever because of it.
Franny interrupts just as the conversation grows heated, and Carrie leaves without looking back.
Shes perturbed by their talk, though even Franny notices.
Whats wrong, Mommy?
she asks, concerned.
Carrie has another headache waiting at home, but this ones much more urgent.
Sekous video has gone online, and it outs Saad as the FBI informant who led to his arrest.
Carrie leaves for Sekous right away, leaving Quinn behind.
Putting up those photos isnt illegal, and itll shock people and help them wake up.
Good, Sekou replies, whispering.
What the f is this, he whispers to himself as he remains on his hands and knees.
You sound convinced already, so why are you here asking me?
But still Saul presses on.
He says the truth matters and that his job is to make the truth matter.
He asks Javadi to find out more about Nafisis movements, and Javadi sighs as he gets called away.
Just when I thought my part in this play was written, he says.
Dont thank me yet.
The news might not be so good.
Despite the brief meeting, Saul seems pleased to have finally reached an asset he can trust.
Though he tells her he had to go on a walk, shes not fooled.
I suppose he was an Arab.
Why do you always take their side?
Saul looks wounded by her assessment.
When she asks him to think about how hurt she feels, he apologizes.
The siblings hug Saul thanks her quietly before Saul heads inside Etais car.
After all, who visits his sister for the first time in 12 years and stays only one night?
You f with us, Etai warns, we f with you.
If there are already rumors of Iran having a weapon, then its already too late.
Just pray that it doesnt happen here first, in a flash of light, he says.
Hes angry at Saul for tiptoeing around potential destruction, and Saul suffers the consequences of his caution.
And as it turns out, so does everyone in New York.
(Ugh, parking rules suck when it comes to spying.)
A few hours later, Sekous mother wakes him up for his first day of work.
Sekou smiles, before heading to his job at…
Medina Medley.
(Oh no.)
You gotta choose your battles, he says, reaching a truce with the other guys.
(Oh noooo.)
Just then, Sekou drives across the bridge into Manhattan and looks over his list of deliveries.
(No no noooo.)
He turns on the radio and pauses at a red light.
He turns and a flash of light.
Youre needed back home, Etai tells Saul thousands of miles away, shortly afterward.
Theres been an attack in New York.
So, there we have it: The true beginning of this season.
But would Dar go that far to convince Keane that an old spy is necessary?
She wants the war to be over; she lost her son abroad.
Could this possibly have something to do with an urge to bring the fight back home to homegrown terrorism?
Is Carries secret advising about to come out?
Was Dar trying to protect her, not threaten her?
And then theres Reda, who according to Sekou got him the job at Medina Medley.
Is there a thread to pull there with him?
Is the good professor really just a good cover?
Only one things for certain: Quinn was right all along.
