Pastor Tim gets an offer he can’t refuse
They got to Pastor Tim.
They tempted him into biting the apple, and he didnt even know it.
He has her parents to thank for that career boost, although he doesnt know it.
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And he certainly doesnt realize hes being moved out of the picture.
Wow, Paige says.
Were going to miss you, Paige.
You and Alice have been really good to me.
Meeting you changed everything for me, she tells him.
Were going to keep in touch, he responds.
He has two months before his departure.
At home, Paige breaks the good (?)
news to her parents and asks how exactly they pulled the strings to make this happen.
The Soviet Union has worked hard for peace.
We have connections all over the world, her mother says.
Some of them fight for justice.
Which is good enough for us, Elizabeth answers.
Paige takes off her cross necklace and drops it in the trash.
With Pastor Tims departure, a part of her faith is leaving, too.
Shes been maintaining it just to keep up appearances.
Elizabeth retrieves the cross from the rubbish.
You have to wear it until hes gone, she says.
Over in Moscow, Oleg Burov is being grilled over his relationship with Tatiana at the Rezidentura.
Burov admits he had an intimate relationship with her but denies they ever discussed operations.
This is a tense exchange because hes lying.
He is the one who alerted the FBI to Williams actions.
Specifically, he told Stan Beeman and the KGB knows Beeman was involved in Williams arrest.
one of the agents asks.
Burov plays it well.
He hasnt lied before, and it doesnt seem like hes lying now.
He uses logic as a shield.
Beeman works for counterintelligence in Washington, D.C.
Your country, my country, important both sides venture to understand and get along, he says.
No war, I hate war.
Philip and Elizabeth meet with Claudia and tell her things are proceeding apace with Pastor Tim.
They also reveal theyve been talking about whether its time for them to end their tour in America.
I understand, Claudia says.
I find when officers start to think seriously about it, its usually time.
She adds, It takes two or three years to adjust.
Longer for the kids.
But people dont usually regret coming home.
Later, he gets good news.
Leniency has been granted.
The little fish were let go, but the big ones got away, too.
Alexei is not taking them back, Elizabeth tells Tuan after the meeting.
Evgheniya is not going to change his mind.
And shes not going back without her husband.
They have to rethink this.
They dont think shes conning them, but theyre not sure about him.
If shes a part of this, shes the best long-game player Ive ever seen.
Honestly, were worried about her.
If shes already blown, and theyre using her, my god, Stan says.
We dont know anything.
Maybe its working, maybe its not, his boss says.
In other words, the FBI is fine with her being at risk.
The Jennings family has a meeting with Pastor Tim, giving him a compass as a congratulations/going-away gift.
Before you go, we wanted to get your advice on a family thing.
Do you think we could ever take Paige and Henry back home?
This is a massive, unnecessary risk.
Does Paige know youre thinking about this?
Not yet, Philip tells him.
We will talk to her soon, Elizabeth promises.
But in a few years it wont be your decision to make anymore.
I wish I could tell you what you should do.
But I dont know.
Henry is in a whole other show, living the life of a normal American teen.
A man comes to meet him, Philip er, Mischas brother.
Everyone feeds at the trough.
Im sorry to say, his father tells him.
I dont, Oleg.
Never will, his father says.
I raised you and your brother to be good, honest.
But the ones who control things, they dont want change.
Theyll fight back and theyll win.
But if they keep trying to accuse Oleg of wrongdoing, his father is ready to fight.
I couldnt help your mother.
But I can crush people now.
In D.C., Philip and Elizabeth drive over for some family time with Tuan.
Theyre fretting about what will become of Henry and Paige if they retreat to Russia.
Who will they talk to until they learn Russian?
I think Paige would do well there, after she got used to things.
I think shed like it, Elizabeth says.
But Philip has other questions.
Would they just go around Moscow as Paige and Henry Jennings?
They dont have real Russian names to claim as their own.
They should take your name, Elizabeth suggests.
When they meet up with Tuan, he has alarming news.
To nudge the Morozovs back to Moscow, he convinced Pasha to attempt suicide by slashing his wrists.
He hates his life here.
They find him, they find the note, theyll take him back, Tuan says.
Pasha could also end up dead, Philip says.
Hes not about to let another innocent die because of their missions.
They call the Morozov house, but no one answers.
Its time to take a walk.
We end on a cliffhanger, and Pasha is the one dangling…
