The episode begins at Young Hees house, where Don is pretty glum at a family dinner with Elizabeth.
At home, Philip and Paige are cooking, and she asks about his childhood in Russia.
He says it was a tough life.
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Thats the way you had to be.
After the war, people didnt have much.
It wasnt about what you liked; it was about hard work and protecting your family, he says.
He tells her about working at a cooperative where they made rakes.
His boss tried to cheat him once.
My mom went over there, Philip says.
And then he paid me all of it.
Philip is still reluctant about gaining access to weaponized viruses, but Gabriel says the Center insists.
NEXT: Pastor Tims vanishing act…
At the FBI, Stans new boss is busting chops.
Watch your margins, just, the chief tells Agent Aderholt.
Welcome to Munchkinland, Stan says.
He invites Aderholt to have drinks with him and Marthas father, who will be visiting town soon.
Theres a word for what you just did, Stan, Aderholt says.
At the Jennings house, Alice Pastor Tims wife arrives at the door with frightening news.
Tim is missing in Ethiopia, she says.
Pastor Tim and another missionary drove off and never came back.
She thinks the Jennings and their Russian counterparts had something to do with his disappearance.
Ethiopia is a client state of the U.S.S.R., she says.
There are Soviet troops everywhere.
Elizabeth tries to interject, but Alice shuts her down.
I know how the world works, the pastors wife says.
I made a tape.
I gave it to a lawyer.
Its addressed to the Justice Department.
It says exactly who you are.
Needless to say, she does not stay for dinner.
Elsewhere, Oleg and Tatiana are screwing.
Shes letting herself be loud, unlike last time, when he remarked about how quiet she usually is.
Their pillow talk consists of discussions about absorbing American culture through the consumption of Twinkies.
She confesses that she is part of the covert operative team embedded stateside, running supply for those agents.
Sounds like this female computer expert is part of the plan against Young Hees husband.
Back at the Jennings place, Paige is wondering is Alice is on to something.
Could her parents or their cohorts have been involved in the pastors disappearance.
Her parents are dismayed.
This is a disaster for us, Philip says.
You think we just kidnap people, and…what?
Elizabeth says, shocked, SHOCKED!
After Paige leaves, even Philip wonders if the Center had the pastor whacked.
No, not without telling us, Elizabeth says.
And does she really think wed be so stupid that wed leave Alice?
Philip says they need to ask the Center to use some resources to find him in Ethiopia.
Now Im thinking we may need to run, Elizabeth says.
I know, sweetheart, Alice says and invites the girl in for an embrace.
Im just so scared, Alice says, breaking down in sobs.
The look on Paiges face says shes working this the best she can.
Youre acting like shes the criminal.
Shes not, the old man says.
He thinks maybe she wasnt involved with the KGB, but rather some run of the mill grifter.
Just promise me this.
Promise me you wont give up, her father says.
Its an ongoing investigation, Aderholt says.
I assure you no ones giving up.
What if she sends the tape?
We might have to leave, Elizabeth says.
All of us, Philip says.
Wait, are you serious?
We couldnt leave him behind, Philip says.
Everything you say is crazy.
Go back to Russia?
Ive never even been to Russia.
What are we going to do there?
You cant be Russian spies in Russia… Who are you going to make disappear there?
We had nothing to do with that.
Now we catch up with Agent Gaad on vacation in Thailand with his wife.
The jagged edge of the broken pane has sliced into his belly.
He is bleeding out.
The goons watch without helping.
Sorry, one of them says.
And Gaad is dead.
He never even found out what they wanted.
(He didnt thank God.)
Philip tells her not to share this information with anyone else.
Telling it breaks your fathers trust, he says.
The secret could bring you and your dad closer together but only if you keep it.
Sounds like hes talking to his own daughter.
Paige goes over to Stans house to see if Henry is there.
Paige files this away in her ever-growing Worry File.
He ran out of gas and got lost.
I feel like I can breathe again, Alice says.
Alice apologizes for accusing Paiges parents.
Ive never been scared like that before.
Its okay, Paige says.
They dont, really.
Paige apologizes for doubting them.
The hardest thing we do in our jobs is trust, Elizabeth tells her.
We never know if people are telling us the truth.
But the one thing Dad and I have is we always tell each other the truth.
We cant always tell you every detail about our job, but we will tell you what we can.
And we wont lie to you, Philip says.
Paige says she doesnt think they should ask for the tape right away.
Her parents think its a smart decision and decide to invite their daughters trust by trusting her.
When are you going to tell Henry?
A lot of that depends on Henry, Elizabeth says.
At the FBI, Stan gets word of Gaads murder.
What are they like, the family?
Theyre close, she says.
Well, you like them, he says.
I suppose I do.
Its okay, he tells her.
What if we couldnt get in this way?
Youve already done the hard part.
No, she says.
The next part is the hard part.
After that, theyll never recover.
Elizabeth…your feelings matter.
No they dont, she says.
They can sometimes, he says.
Before we take the last step, Ill ask them to look for another way in.
Theres no harm in asking… Do you want me to ask?
Elizabeth is quiet a long time.
Yes, she whispers.
Whatever they have planned for Young Hee and Don must be unspeakable.
