Covert Affairs (TV Series)

What Is and What Should Never Be (2010)

Piper Perabo: Annie Walker

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• Ben Mercer : You changed things for me, Annie.

  Annie Walker : And you left me. I was in love with you, and you skipped out with a note.

  Ben Mercer : If I would have stayed any longer, you would have been in danger.

  Annie Walker : From what?

  Ben Mercer : My mission. I was with the Agency.

  Annie Walker : [softly]  I knew it. With Stas, on the train tracks. It was you who saved me.

  Ben Mercer : I was tracking him. I'm on my own now.

  Annie Walker : And... and somehow that's my responsibility?

  Ben Mercer : I was in love with you, Annie. That was it.

  Annie Walker : I've thought... so long about what I would say to you if I ever saw you again, and now, I realize I don't wanna talk. I want you to talk. Why are you here... now?

  Ben Mercer : The Cole painting at the auction.

  Annie Walker : You marked it on my programme.

  Ben Mercer : There's more there. Keep digging. Just... push it hard.

  Annie Walker : What kind of cryptic nonsense is that? You show up two years later, out of the blue, and you expect me to "push it hard"? You push it hard!

  [turns away] 

  Annie Walker : I don't believe you!

  [walks past] 

  Ben Mercer : There's an arms dealer. Seraf Murat. The auction is one of the ways he moves his money.

  Annie Walker : That's why that guy over-bid so much.

  Ben Mercer : Murat's Number Two, Russ Hilburn. He wasn't just buying a Thomas Cole painting. He was buying a Cole and schematics for a Russian missile guidance system.

  Annie Walker : That doesn't make sense. The CIA would wanna stop that. Why would...

  Ben Mercer : They want to control it. They wanna control him. I want to stop Murat.

  Annie Walker : So, just to be clear. You're not asking for forgiveness. You're asking me for a favor. What do you want me to do?

  Ben Mercer : Go to Sophie Jacklin, the Bramble's director. Ask her about February 22nd, Lots 19 and 75. It may take some coaxing, but I think she'll come into Langley with you. And if you have to use my name, you use it.

  Annie Walker : You know her?

  Ben Mercer : Call her "Mona Lisa" and she'll know you're not bluffing.

  Annie Walker : [shakes head]  No.

  Ben Mercer : [whispers]  Annie. I know this is a lot to take in.

  Annie Walker : The CIA would...

  Ben Mercer : Forget protocol. The Agency is using you to get to me. You can't believe anything they say about me or anything I've done.

  [emphatically:] 

  Ben Mercer : Do not trust Joan and Arthur.

  [as she walks past, grabs her arm:] 

  Ben Mercer : Maybe I don't deserve this, but I'm asking you to trust me. Trust the man you fell in love with in Sri Lanka.

  [and the beads are there to remind Annie] 

• Annie Walker : [to the guard]  I need to speak to Ms. Jacklin.

  [Sophie nods consent, and he unlocks the door] 

  Sophie Jacklin : Sorry, I haven't much time.

  Annie Walker : I'm Annie Walker.

  Sophie Jacklin : From the Smithsonian. Yes. You were upset about the price of the Cole painting.

  Annie Walker : It was exorbitant.

  Sophie Jacklin : Like I told you, you know, people have their reasons. I can"t really guess why someone would bid what they bid.

  Annie Walker : What about February 22nd, Lots 19 and 75?

  Sophie Jacklin : [surprised]  May I see your credentials... please?

• Annie Walker : [after auction]  Excuse me, Ms. Jacklin?

  Sophie Jacklin : Yes.

  Annie Walker : Who was the man who bought the Cole painting?

  Sophie Jacklin : I'm... I'm sorry, I can't release personal information. Our bidders value their privacy.

  Annie Walker : Oh, I understand. Uh, lemme ask you. Wasn't that bid a little outrageous?

  Sophie Jacklin : No, I think if you can pay outrageous, you can buy outrageous. This happens from time to time.

  Annie Walker : Yeah, but the... the painting was not worth that.

  Sophie Jacklin : [coolly]  Apparently, it was. Excuse me.

• Jai Wilcox : I appreciate the lack of pressure.

  Annie Walker : And... and I appreciate the understanding.

  Jai Wilcox : We've all had relationships that take time to get over.

  Annie Walker : Are you talking about me?

  Jai Wilcox : [smiling]  You're a little gun-shy. A lot gun-shy.

  Annie Walker : I guess I am.

  Jai Wilcox : All I'm saying is, I've been there. If you wanna take your time, take your time. I'm around.

  [nods] 

  Jai Wilcox : There's nothing I like more than a good barbecue.

• Annie Walker : Don't play games with me.

  Sophie Jacklin : I have no idea what you're talking about.

  Annie Walker : Do you want me to mention Murat?

  Sophie Jacklin : Maybe you should show me your other credentials now. FBI? Interpol? Well, you can't be CIA.

  [reaches for drawer] 

  Annie Walker : What makes you say that?

  Sophie Jacklin : 'Cause they would have sent someone else.

  [levels gun at Annie] 

  Sophie Jacklin : So, tell me, Annie Walker... who the hell are you?

  Annie Walker : I'm not here to arrest you, or kill you, or whatever you may think. Put the gun down.

  Sophie Jacklin : [advances, the pistol held steady]  Oh, you just... happen to be interested in those particular lots.

  Annie Walker : I know about Murat's deals. And Hilburn making the transactions. That was him at the auction, wasn't it?

  Sophie Jacklin : You must think I'm naïve.

  Annie Walker : I was sent here to help you.

  Sophie Jacklin : By whom? You haven't told me anything, yet.

  Annie Walker : I was sent by Ben Mercer.

  Sophie Jacklin : Ben's dead.

  Annie Walker : I saw him last night.

  Sophie Jacklin : I don't believe you.

  Annie Walker : Believe me, Mona Lisa.

  [that hits home, and Sophie lowers the gun] 

  Annie Walker : Who was he to you?

  Sophie Jacklin : He didn't tell you?

  Annie Walker : Ben has... many secrets.

  Sophie Jacklin : He was my contact at the Agency. He was the operative who first approached me. I facilitated certain financial transactions for the company, similar to what I do for Hilburn and Murat. Ben made me feel safe. Protected. When they told me that he'd been killed, it wasn't the same way anymore. I felt exposed.

  Annie Walker : You started double-dealing.

  Sophie Jacklin : No. I... I was having some financial troubles and Russ Hilburn's money looked awfully good.

  [scoffs, hands in hair] 

  Sophie Jacklin : So, why... why didn't Ben come himself?

  Annie Walker : Ben's in a... complicated situation. And so are you.

  [approaches Sophie] 

  Annie Walker : It's the Russians who are selling the plans to Murat, right?

  Sophie Jacklin : I don't... know anything about any plans. They don't tell me.

  Annie Walker : [shakes head]  That's not gonna hold up when they start handing out indictments. Or when Murat and Hilburn decide that you're the one causing this problem.

  Sophie Jacklin : [nods]  They'll kill me.

  [panics] 

  Annie Walker : But they won't have the chance if you come with me to Langley now and tell us what you know.

  Sophie Jacklin : [nods]  We have to hurry. Uh, Hilburn's men are on their way now to pick up the painting.

  Annie Walker : That's who you were with on the phone?

  Sophie Jacklin : If you're here when they arrive, they... Look, they're not the kind of men to waste time asking questions.

  [they're outside the office now] 

  Sophie Jacklin : There's a... side exit through the warehouse.

  Annie Walker : [looking at Sophie's firearm]  You always pack that much heat?

  Sophie Jacklin : I don't even know if it works. I guess what you said about Hilburn... It's not the first time that I thought about what they might do to me.

• Sophie Jacklin : [pointing with gun]  The loading dock's through that way.

  [looks down at the pistol] 

  Sophie Jacklin : Hey, do you want this?

  Annie Walker : No, keep it. Keep moving towards the dock. Take your shoes off.

  [they both do, and try to sneak past barefoot] 

  Sophie Jacklin : Quickly!

  [heads off towards dock] 

• Auggie Anderson : You know what that is, right? A huge break. Don't kid yourself. Joan must like you.

  Annie Walker : [scoffs]  Right! I can't stop thinking about Sophie. I feel like it's my fault.

  Auggie Anderson : Hey, don't do that, Annie. You can't shoulder that. Russ Hilburn killed her.

  Annie Walker : [she nods tearfully]  Just tell me it gets easier.

  Auggie Anderson : When it does,

  [Annie turns to look at him] 

  Auggie Anderson : that's when you have to start worrying about yourself.

  [she nods and looks down]