- An Iranian delegate escapes from a world trade convention in Toronto and wishes to defect to the United States. Annie, on vacation in Niagra Falls with her sister, is asked to handle the arrangements.
- An Iranian trade delegation member escapes his handlers and contacts the CIA.—USA Publicity
- Iranian members of the World Trade Organization are staying at a hotel in Toronto.
Inside, one of them stuffs papers into his waistband and zips up, ready to leave when another comes back with take out. The first guy leaves, saying he's going to go workout. He manages to evade the very large Iranian watching him and makes a run for it.
At Langley, Annie (Piper Perabo) works late. Joan (Kari Matchett) checks on her. Annie says she's fine but Joan asks about the note the tech division spent six hours analyzing this week. It's the one Ben left her saying: "The truth is complicated. Forgive me."
Joan tells her she needs to accept and move on.
Annie takes a bath at home when Danielle (Anne Dudek) busts in on her, hiding from Michael. Danielle is upset Michael scheduled a golf trip at Hilton Head over their tenth wedding anniversary. He says it's with his new boss and he has to. Danielle begs Annie to go with her on their anniversary trip instead.
Meanwhile, the Iranian hails a cab and asks how close his $63 dollars will get him to America.
Danielle and Annie head to Niagra Falls for their getaway - the honeymoon suite.
Reporter Liza Hearn (Emmanuelle Vaugier) hangs around Auggie's apartment as they dress following a sleep-over. She asks him why a nice guy like him works at the CIA. She mentions a shipping company called the Albion group. He reminds her about their deal: she doesn't pump him for information and he doesn't ask her about her sources.
Arthur (Peter Gallagher) and Joan sit in marriage counseling at Langley. They start arguing and then ask their therapist what his security clearance is. Later, he waits outside while they continue discussing Annie. Joan thinks Annie is stressed and they might lose her. She mentions Annie's days off and Arthur tells her about the Iranian who just contacted them. He's at the border and Arthur wants him vetted - Annie's closest.
Annie and Danielle enjoy their fancy suite on the Canadian side. Danielle mentions again Annie can't hold onto her Sri Lanka love affair forever.
Annie is thinking wistfully about Ben when Auggie (Christopher Gorham) calls. She tells Danielle she's going running and picks up the guy, who introduces himself as Yahya. He doesn't have his passport because the delegation holds onto it when they travel.
He's a big fan of all things American, including loud music and spy movies, and that he wants to defect, and to get a big house in West Orange, New Jersey. Annie demands some identity proof, he says he had to leave his passport at the embassy, and shows her a picture of two teenagers, a boy and a girl side by side. She asks if they're his children, he looks embarrassed and returns to a fast speech about something different, eluding an answer.
Annie demands to evaluate what he has to offer, and Yahya shows a thick envelope hidden under his zipped sweater. Annie calls Langley and says Yahya claims it's evidence of Iran buying military technology in violation of UN sanctions. Joan asks Annie to fax the info. Jai (Sendhil Ramamurthy) says he's not a high priority target. They don't have any info on his family.
Annie is reminding them she's on vacation with her sister when she hears Danielle yelling in the parking lot. Danielle had seen Yahya in her car, eating her bar of candy, and is yelling as if he was going to rob her car sitting on the passenger's seat. When Annie gets to them, Danielle is threatening to call the police. Annie explains Yahya is an Iranian dissident helping the Smithsonian Museum to recover art pieces that were looted when Tehran fell. Yahya goes along with it, and says something about romantic encounters at Niagara Falls.
That changes Danielle's mood; she apologizes and suggests she and Yahya go sightseeing. Annie tries to keep Danielle away from Yahya and says he and her have to send some faxes. Danielle practically sends Annie away to fax whatever she has by herself. Yahya understands not to blow her cover, and seems happy with the company of the smiling blue eyed blonde.
Annie buys a fax machine and starts feeding pages through. She remembers market shopping in Sri Lanka with Ben (Ian Bailey) and seeing him yelling at a dark skinned man in the market. Then Ben suggests they go to the beach to hide from the world.
At the Falls, Danielle unloads her marital woes on Yahya. He tells her he was arranged to be married when he was 14, tells his bride name, shows Danielle the picture of him with his betrothed - the same photo he had shown Annie in the car - and that he knows she moved to the US, married, and he just saw on Facebook that she was divorcing, so he's hoping to see her again soon as that's the reason he's defecting.
Jai brings Joan Yahya's translated information, which shows they're smuggling booze and cigarettes, not weapons. They think he'd make a great asset and want him to go home. Annie doesn't think he's up for it and says so. Joan says it's not her call.
Yahya worries what will happen to him if he goes back. Annie tells him he knew what could happen when he contacted the agency and seems to be talking about herself. Yahya runs away from Annie, and robs a small fluffy bear from a man in the street who doesn't even notice it.
Joan tells Annie she looked for Yahya at all the hotels. Joan says they're sending up people from the Iranian delegation and Annie did all she could.
Arthur brings Auggie into his office, mentioning a photo. Auggie guesses what it's about (we see a compromising photo of Auggie with Liza) and tells him he's working Liza as an op. He tells Arthur that Liza mentioned the Albion Group. Arthur likes that Auggie refused to help her at first request. He wants Auggie to tell her a story only 17 people in the world know it's a lie. If she finds out quickly it's bogus, the leak is one of those 17. Arthur doesn't want Joan to know what he's doing so she can't get hit by the fallout of whatever happens.
Annie joins Danielle at the pool. Danielle mentions Yahya's betrothed and she helped Yahya call her. Rutaba is on her way up from Jersey to meet him on The Fall's observation deck in an hour.
Annie calls Jai, who's worried Yahya is a plant. She doubts Iran has that much of a sense of humor.
Joan goes looking for Auggie and is told he's meeting with Arthur. She's not pleased.
Auggie meets with Liza on a park bench and tells her about a ship in 2007 which left Marseilles with something in its hold. He gives her the name Joaquim Kuyper, in Maputo, Mozambique. He tells her Kuyper is CIA, and a member of the Albion Group. She asks why the change of heart. He says maybe he just needed a friend outside the agency to question him.
Annie looks for Yahya on the observation deck and remembers a thunderstorm in Sri Lanka with Ben. She's supposed to fly home the next day. He tells her to change her ticket. He sees a mysterious figure and seems about to tell her something, but he stops. Instead, he goes to talk to the man, leaving her displeased.
Annie finds Yahya on the deck through the paid binoculars. Down on the deck, a woman approaches him, and hugs him hello. Jai calls Annie and tells her they talked to Rutaba. She had a change of heart and is still in Jersey. Down on the deck, an Iranian goon with the woman pulls a gun on Yahya. Joan tells Annie to stand down and the Canadian authorities are on the way. Annie hesitates between following the order, or protecting Yahya herself, but mumbles "Yes," to Joan before cutting the mobile off.
Annie runs down the steps, darting sideway glances to the observation deck; first she sees the three going together in the crowd of visitors leaving the place in their yellow waterproof vests, then she loses sight of them. The three are going through the corridors, Yahya talking loud in English trying to call some of the guards' attention, but fails. The Iranian pair forces him through an underground passage closed to the public.
Annie arrives at a crossroad, having lost her targets, but on the floor she sees the fluffy bear she had seen being taken by Yahya. She darts through the closed portion of the underground, trying to see or hear the fugitive, and finally sees Yahya being held by an arm by the man with a gun pointed at him. Then the Iranian woman jumps her from behind a corner. The women fight violently, with karate punches and kicks, and eventually slip on the wet floor of the narrow corridor, and continue fighting on the floor.
Annie stands free, and the man aims the gun at her. Yahya whacks his arm away as he fires and the two men start fighting, and then tumble off a footbridge.
The Iranian woman is coming back to the fight, and pulls a knife on Annie, but the blonde knocks her out after a second round of karate moves. She runs to Yahya who's hanging from a rail over the side of the foot bridge, many feet above the rushing water below. She fashions a makeshift "rope" with a piece of metal chain, and eventually convinces him to grab it. Bracing herself, Annie hauls him to safety.
Later, the National Resettlement Operation Center (NROC) agrees to take on Yahya. Annie tells Yahya that Rutaba didn't betray him, her phones were illegally tapped. Annie gives him an iPod with tunes.
Annie returns to her hotel room to find Danielle is half packed. Annie's about to feel really guilty when Danielle comes out of the closet in a bathrobe with bed head. Danielle tries to hide men's shoes under the bed and Annie seriously wonders what's up until Michael, who had come up to surprise her, pokes his head out of the closet.
Back in town, Liza sits down angrily with Auggie at the bar - telling him Kuyper in maputo is a dead end, and that she almost bought his conflicted conscience routine. Lisa leaves, and Annie joins Auggie for a beer, not noticing his troubled mood for the revelation Liza has brought to him.
Annie looks at Jai across the bar and sees him in his baseball hat, he shapes the rim - just like the mystery man on the beach in Sri Lanka did. Annie realizes Jai is also the guy she saw Ben arguing with in the market there. Annie looks at the note from Ben again and remembers him arguing with Jai on the beach. Now she bagan to understand - and she burns the note.
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