Philip and Elizabeth may soon be working against each other.
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A few years have passed.
They were once partners; now they lead increasingly separate lives.
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I wish I could just run off and go watch Henry play hockey right now, she tells him.
Have a good trip.
Instead, she ventures off with daughter Paige to watch Russian television shows with their handler, Claudia.
Or, in his fathers case, did.
Paige is already supplying information.
So you learned all that for nothing, Claudia jokes.
Its hard to trust the Americans.
Keep your eyes open.
Elizabeth can barely do that herself.
After unspooling updates from her ongoing missions, Claudia asks Elizabeth: Are you sleeping?
I dont know who its with or what its about, Claudia says.
Back in Moscow, Oleg Burov gets a visit from Arkady, his old boss.
He has escaped scrutiny for his past betrayals, but Arkady needs to call in a favor.
I know what they think you did, he says.
Youre lucky they didnt shoot you.
Arkady assures him this isnt a trap: I understand why.
There was something more important to you than the little games we play.
I need someone to take that kind of risk again.
The Soviet regime is full of people who dont believe in Gorbachev, he says.
Theyre going to meet somewhere in Latin America.
I met her husband once, Arkady says.
Ive spent lot of time with his file.
He thinks like us.
I cant reach him on any official channels or theyll know.
I want him to find out what shes doing.
Stop her if necessary.
Spy on his wife?
Be aware of his wife, lets say, Arkady says.
This whole countrys dividing up right now.
Gorgabchev cant get rid of the leadership of the KGB.
He doesnt have the power.
The summit must be a success.
Who wins there may decide who wins the whole country.
Olegs wife doesnt want him to go.
You barely got out alive, she says.
But Oleg believes in Arkady.
If he says I can make a difference, hes telling the truth.
He packs his bags.
Hes off to America.
He tells her about a program the Soviets have been developing called Dead Hand.
Shes currently working an American negotiator named Glen Haskard, serving undercover as a nurse for his ailing wife.
If you find out they are making this trade alert us immediately.
Gorbachev will be gone in 24 hours.
Elizabeth accepts the assignment, not that she has a choice.
You know about Dead Hand now.
You cant be arrested, the general says.
He slides a jewelry box across the table.
Inside is a necklace.
Inside the necklace is a poison pill.
Back in the states, we see a dinner between friend and neighbors.
Agent Aderholt is there with his wife and new baby.
Theyre all debating the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Robert Bork.
After dinner, Elizabeth overhears Renee complaining to Aderholts wife about how Stan is so hush-hush about work.
I still dont feel I understand whats going on, she says.
Welcome to the FBI, Aderholts wife says.
At Haskards house, we see Elizabeth arrive in the guise of a nurse.
She makes small talk about his wife, Erica.
She was bragging about you.
Said you are saving the world.
I wouldnt say that.
But it would be nice someday to know I did my part.
If we dont blow ourselves to bits, he says.
The next day, Philip gets a dead drop and translates the message.
It has been a while since he has been contacted, but a new meeting has been set up.
From there, we get a time jump and see the different teams at work.
Paige is running surveillance at a restaurant.
Elizabeth is monitoring Haskard from her car.
Paige gets pinched by a security agent for the Navy because shes parked in a secure zone.
Really, the guy just wants to flirt with her.
Afterward, Paige is horrified.
She has blown her cover.
But her mother reassures her.
It was a fake ID.
Yes, it had her real photo, but so what?
This is part of it, Elizabeth says.
She finds the security officer walking home at the end of the night on a lonely street.
Turns out, it was a bigger deal than she let on.
But Paige cant know that.
They need him back.
He tells him all about the conflicts within their government.
Some very powerful people want to get rid of Gorbachev.
They need Philip to monitor what Elizabeth may be doing on behalf of those people.
Its possible shes being used by those trying to stop all the progress were making.
Or shes one of them, Burov says.
We want you to find out what your wife is doing, and tell us.
And if you have to, stop her.
Burov tells him about his own wife and child.
If Im arrested Im finished.
If they catch me and send me back, Ill be shot.
Im here because the future of our country is being decided right now.
Im sorry you have to make some tough decisions, too.
Philip is already home by the time Elizabeth gets there.
She is shaken from her recent kill, but wants to close off, not open up.
Philip, on the other hand, wants to tell her what happened to him tonight.
I know how tired you are, but I need to talk to you, he says.
If you knew how tired I am, you wouldnt still be talking.
She goes to bed.
He never gets to tell her.
Chances are, he never will.
This seems to be the endgame forThe Americans.
Its no longer Philip and Elizabeth versus the world.
Its Philip and Elizabeth versus each other.
