Covert Affairs

Jump Instructor: Trainees, listen up! This is no Granny-hop! This is low altitude, 2000 feet ATL. You snap, grip and rip, and we'll be picking you up on the ground with a spatula! Any questions? Okay! Now, who's first? [Walker raises her hand, causing the instructor to smile] Annie Walker. I should have guessed. Annie Walker: Look, whatever the problem is, I'll retake the exercise! Was it was the driving course, the deception training, or -- what was it? Instructor: You did better on the driving course than any woman we've ever had. You did better than anyone on deception training than anyone in a decade. Annie: Oh. So is this about me hooking up with my Taekwondo instructor? 'Cause I checked the handbook. It's not against the rules. I'm going to shut up now and let you talk. Annie: Can I ask you a question? Auggie: I was special ops in Iraq. I got out of a humvee to look at what I thought was a dead dog. Next thing you know, I'm Ray Charles. Annie: Oh. I was gonna ask what the headpho

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MI6 Agent James Elliot: [examines Annie's mobile phone] Now this dinosaur is outrageous! Annie: It's an encryption through obsolescence. By the time the CIA has the technology vetted, it's already five years old. It may not look cool, but it's secure. Elliot: Well, maybe British intelligence isn't as quite as paltry as I thought. [takes out his phone] Total encryption, less than four ounces. Annie: Now you're just showing off. Agent Tooke: Bethesda police scanner notified all units, shots fired at the address of Helen Newman. Joan: Average response time for Bethesda PD is what, six minutes? [Tooke nods] Why couldn't it have been in D.C.? Their cops are so much slower. Joan: I can't control whether or not you've been placed in my division, but decisions about my officers are always mine and always final. Jai Wilcox: I understand. Joan: I'm not sure that you do, but you will.

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Annie: When I was growing up we moved every three or four years. It's what you do in the military. It's hard, at first, but I learned to build a wall around those emotions. Julia: How? Annie: I took the pictures of all of the friends that I had made, put them in a shoebox and buried them in the backyard. My sister thought I was crazy, but it was something that I had to do to let go. Staying wasn't an option. I had no choice and neither do you. Julia: So I put Victor in a shoebox? Annie: There's no future with him. Julia: Don't try to reason with love. Annie: And don't get burned by it. Julia: Because it happened to you? [Annie holds her gaze] I see. And now you are a woman with walls. Annie: This is one of those jobs where nothing is ever easy, isn't it? Joan: Yeah, but look at the pension and the medical. Auggie: And a chance to spend tropical nights with twenty-year-old men. Annie: He's sleeping on the couch! Auggie: Was that sigh? It sounded like a sigh. Like a troubled, guilty sigh

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Annie: [on the phone] Someone's a little cheeky this morning. Too bad, I was going to get you a souvenir. Auggie: Yeah? Annie: Yeah! A St. Bernard! Stuffed, of course. They kind of remind me of you. Auggie: Great, I remind you of Cujo. It's the slobbering, isn't it? Annie: Yeah, that and they're cute, dependable, and when you're feeling low they bring you booze. Annie: So, do you think we should finally do this? [the agents move to exchange identical briefcases] Wait, how do we know which is which? [Eyal turns his over, showing Annie a sticker] Powerpuff Girl? Eyal: My niece gave it to me for luck. I've never put it this much to the test before. Annie: Maybe the Riviera next time. Eyal: I don't know. The beaches in Israel are much better. Annie: Really? Eyal: [smiles] Didn't you hear? Everything's better in Israel.

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Annie: Hey, Auggie, why did Joan say I might have a shot 'cause I'm new? Auggie: McAuley is Christopher McAuley. He was a deep cover op who served for fifteen years and knew everyone who ever had anything to do with east Africa. One of his old contacts might know something about Hassan's movements, but McAuley retired five years ago. Annie: Why do I feel like I'm still missing something? Auggie: When I say he retired I mean he had a nervous breakdown, quit the CIA, moved to the middle of nowhere Virginia and hasn't contacted us since. I can actually hear you frowning. Annie: On a scale of none to a lot, how many people have tried to bring him in? Auggie: Almost every single person in that room. Annie: So this is basically a fool's errand? Auggie: You can think of it as more of a hazing ritual if it makes you feel better. Annie: What are you doing here? Auggie: Putting career advancement over my personal life. Plus, she couldn't remember the last book she read, and even I have standards

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Auggie: Your presence has been requested immediately. Annie: What...now? Auggie: Well, however you want to interpret the words "requested" and "immediately."

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