Previously on The Equalizer...
DELILAH: I saw something.
The money, the guns...
Who are you?
MEL: Word on the Altnet
is that you are a real-life hero.
Your legend is growing.
ROBYN: This is Melody, one of my oldest friends.
HARRY: Why do I have a feeling
this is not a social call?
ROBYN: I need those freaky-ass superpowers of yours.
Since they don't play by the rules, neither can I.
[grunting]
-How can I ever trust him again? - MEL: Bishop probably hates that you're mad at him.
Use that to leverage him.
You're not planning on shooting me, are you?
Depends on how this meeting goes.
ROBYN: Thank you for not taking a shot back in the subway.
DANTE: Maybe the world does need you.
[panting]
♪
[shouts indistinctly]
[horn blaring]
[tires screech]
VI: You all packed for your geology trip
this weekend?
Yep. I'm all ready.
I still find it astonishing that you want to spend
your entire weekend looking at rocks.
You know caves don't have Wi-Fi, right?
I'm evolving.
Uh-huh. ROBYN: Hey.
- Hey, baby. - Good morning.
Hey. Thank you.
You know we're gonna miss you
this weekend for the Costco run.
Could use
those sharp little elbows for the crowds.
You know, something tells me you can handle yourself.
[phone vibrates, dings]
Is that work?
It is.
You know, I'm going to try a new Pilates studio today.
Really?
So everyone is just... having a normal day.
[sighs] Dee, I know this is weird...
Yeah, it's really weird. Yeah.
Am I just supposed to make small talk
and eat my bagel like you're not gonna spend your day
going Jessica Jones on bad guys?
No.
You're supposed to offer me the other half of that bagel.
It's all yours.
Doesn't that seem strange to you?
That girl goes out to get the mail,
and she calls it a hike-- now all of a sudden,
she wants to spend her weekend exploring a cave.
[sighs]
Until the dust settles in this house, I can't see a thing.
[cameras clicking]
The Prophet teaches us
that kindness is an act of faith.
As a diplomat and father living abroad,
it's important that we have a place
to celebrate our culture.
Saudi Arabia is modernizing,
and I'd like to commend my wife,
Misa,
and my daughter,
Mira, for helping bring
this cultural center to life.
Bismillah!
♪
I don't have much time.
I was followed, he's outside.
Just calm down, take a deep breath.
Tell me what's wrong.
My little brother, Ali,
we were supposed to meet a couple days ago,
but he never showed.
It's like he just vanished.
I've called all the places he goes-- his university,
Soho House-- nothing.
He's never gone a day without texting me.
Did you go to the police?
I can't. My parents are refusing.
Won't even discuss it with me.
But they know something.
You think he's in danger?
I know he is.
Ever since Ali disappeared,
Saudi men have been coming into the house,
pulling my parents behind closed doors.
My mother is scared. I can see it.
And there are eyes on me all the time.
My computer. My phone.
I even had to borrow my friend's cell
just to send you a message. Mira,
what do you think might be going on with your brother?
Uh, there were fights at home, him and my parents.
They were trying to get him into an arranged marriage
back in Saudi Arabia,
but this is bigger.
[door opens] Something is very wrong.
You have to find my brother.
Help him.
I will do everything in my power.
In the meantime,
there are no eyes on this.
Take it.
You go. I'll keep in touch with you.
You want to take on the Saudis?
The guys with all the weapons,
all the money
and the diplomatic immunity.
Those are the guys you want to piss off?
Do you know what Mira risked to come to me?
Not only is she living under an oppressive regime,
but her father is
a senior diplomat who works for it.
Stepping out of line like that would have...
major consequences.
I mean, she must have been terrified.
Whatever trouble her brother is in,
- she needs someone by her side. - Well, I mean,
something's definitely up-- Ali cleaned out his bank account
a few days ago; his phone's been inactive just as long.
But, I mean, nothing about this guy spells trouble.
Nothing to indicate why he would suddenly go missing,
or why the Saudis would be so worked up over it.
He's working on his post-grad degree in psychology.
He loves crossword puzzles. He's obsessed
with the Saudi national football team.
I mean, the kid's adorable.
We need to know more about Ali.
What he's into.
His apartment might give us both.
What, weapons and immunity? You're not going alone.
Hey, Dante,
- you got a minute? - Detective Mallory. What can I do for you?
D.A.'s put me on this vigilante case.
I know you had a few run-ins with her.
I wanted to ask you some questions.
I gave the D.A. everything I know.
Yeah, I read the report.
Former military intelligence,
moral compass, highly skilled.
Thinks she's a do-gooder.
Cop to cop, what'd you leave out?
[chuckles] Think I'm keeping secrets?
I'm just looking for some color.
She's clever, uses sophisticated tactics.
It won't be easy.
Easy's no fun.
I like the cat-and-mouse.
Long as you're the cat.
Don't underestimate her.
Oh, I'm not you.
If she's in my crosshairs, I won't hesitate to shoot.
Still all clear. No Saudi activity.
ROBYN: Copy.
Approaching now.
[keys jangling]
Okay, I'm in.
Somebody definitely beat me to it.
Tossed?
Yeah. Someone came looking for Ali.
Or something he had.
Judging by the looks of it, they're motivated.
[Mel screams]
[line beeps] Mel? Mel?
Mel?
Spotter.
[man shouts in Arabic]
[shouts in Arabic]
[grunts]
[tires screech] Bishop!
What are you doing here?
There's ten Saudis around that corner. Get in.
How'd you know?
'Cause I'm working with them. Let's go!
♪
Sorry, I didn't have time - to win you over. - Sure. Best way
to do that is to bind a girl's wrists
and throw her in the back of your car.
It's hard to watch McCall's six when you're dead.
What, you didn't think I knew she had people?
I trained her.
Ali Shah. Why are the Saudis after him?
And why shoot at me for being in his apartment?
I don't know, but I'm assuming it's big,
because they called me to find him.
- So you work for the Saudis now? - Yeah.
Helps me keep an eye on them for the CIA.
And right now the CIA wants to know
why the Saudis have called out their big guns.
Who are their big guns?
You know that crew up in his apartment?
- Yeah. - They're led
by Shakir Khan.
Senior intelligence.
Key enforcer for the regime.
He's the guy they call when they want someone disappeared.
Is that a nice way of saying dead?
Exactly.
Look, whatever's going on,
the CIA doesn't want this spilling out into the streets.
I'm here because they don't...
They can't afford to be involved.
And you gotta keep the oil flowing.
Can't go to bed mad on the Kingdom, can ya?
Drop it. We don't know what this kid's done.
And you know the Saudis-- they're ruthless,
they're resourced and they're way ahead of all of us.
Thanks for the lift.
And thanks for the pep talk.
'Cause you know that woman loves a challenge, right?
You might as well have given her a Red Bull and a high five.
Noted.
HARRY: So, this guy Ali
has drawn the ire of not one but two of
the most powerful intelligence agencies in the world.
What the hell - did he do? - We need to find Ali first,
if he has any chance of surviving.
I might be able to help with that.
I got a bead on Ali's car.
His financials have him parking at a parking garage
near the Soho House around the time that he vanished.
So I called the garage.
Car's still there.
Might be the last place he went.
His sister implied he spends a lot of time at that club.
I'm on it.
Mira thinks her parents know something.
If Saudi intelligence is hunting Ali,
the first thing they would do is pressure his father, Basam.
We need to get into his email server.
Which is in the Saudi embassy.
So?
So I'm kind of on a health kick.
You know, eat right, drink lots of water,
avoid anyone with a state- sanctioned license to kill.
And I promise you, that place is
firewalled every way possible.
Maybe to us, but not to everyone.
[phone vibrating]
Are you okay?
You seem jumpy.
No. I just didn't eat enough today.
I'm gonna go find something.
MIRA: What does Saudi intelligence
want with my brother? What did he do?
We don't know yet.
But I think your parents do.
We have a way for you to help us find out
- what they know about Ali. - I'll do anything.
What do you need?
Mira's in. She just needs
a few minutes to set up.
Great. I'm ready when she is.
So, I got some intel
from a friend who works at the Soho House.
It turns out Ali hasn't been inside in months.
That's weird, 'cause his credit card has him parking
at the valet - on the regular. - He lied to his sister.
He wasn't going to the Soho House.
He was going somewhere else.
Harry, pull up a map of that neighborhood.
- HARRY: - Mm-hmm.
It's the Meatpacking District.
Nightclubs, gambling dens, kinky hotels, lots of places
a 20-year-old would want to go on the low.
Hookah lounge.
He had a tip and a hose
in his apartment, but no pipe.
Right. So he's smoking someplace else.
Yeah, but why would he want to keep that a secret?
Only one way to find out.
[phone ringing]
Mira. What's going on?
Hey, Baba. Do you have a minute?
I just need you to look at the press release
for the cultural center.
I'll look at it tonight.
I really need to get it out today.
Fine. Where is it?
Um, my cloud account. I sent you the link.
Sweet. I'm in.
You sure this won't blow back on Mira?
A hundred percent. She's not opening the door for us.
Basam's system is.
Computers drop crucial security protocols
in order to access shared data in the cloud.
How long? Three minutes to download data
from Basam's email server.
-[whispering]: - Go, go,
go, go, go, go.
You have a typo
in the beginning of the second paragraph.
[tapping keyboard] Okay, got it.
And what else?
Nothing.
It's good.
It's good? No other thoughts?
What, you're asking me to find problems?
Not enough time. She's got to stall, she's got to stall.
When have you ever had trouble doing that?
I have to go.[phone vibrates]
I'll see you at home.
Oh, wait.
Mira, what's going on?
Okay. [takes deep breath]
The thing is, this isn't really about the press release.
She's panicking. She's panicking. MEL: No. No.
Just trust her.
It's about Ali.
Baba, I am scared.
I know you know something.
Why can't you just tell me?
I do trust you.
I just wish you trusted me.
Got it![exhales]
I do trust you,[grunts]
but these things are complicated.
Whew.
It's not something I can talk about,
but I'll see you at home.
[lively Middle Eastern music playing]
[indistinct chatter]
Great place. Lots of character.
Thanks. Yeah, you want to eat, drink or smoke?
[laughs]: All the above.
Actually, I just wanted to know why...
this guy was here.
Why? Who's he?
You don't recognize him?
You got to step your game up.
You're the owner, right?
Reza Shaheen?
You're supposed to know your customers.
Especially the ones who come in all the time.
[chuckles] Wait, what's happening here?
What, your gears turning a little slow, Cheech?
Look, you tell me what I want to know,
or you can tell some real cops
why you are serving underage girls
from Santi Padre High School.
Just level with me, Reza.
This guy, he's missing.
He might be in trouble,
and I'm just trying to help him.
Missing? Hold up.
I don't know anything about that.
I was just trying not to blow up his spot about the girl.
What girl?
White girl. American.
That's why he was coming here. To hang with her.
I know he's the son of some important guy
at the embassy, so I thought they were keeping it quiet
because his parents wouldn't be cool.
But, you know, I swear I have no idea why he'd be missing
or where he is.
MEL: So, Ali was resisting
an arranged marriage while secretly meeting up
with a girl his parents didn't approve of.
It's a real-life Romeo and Juliet.
Yeah, but the Saudis wouldn't send their dogs
after Ali just because he was hooking up with a white girl.
Well, that doesn't mean Juliet's not involved somehow.
Maybe they got into something together.
I think I know what.
I've been going through Basam's emails.
Rob.
They think Ali's a Bee.
What's a Bee?
Two years ago, Saudi Arabia formed an army of "Flies"
to push Saudi propaganda on social media.
So Saudi dissidents,
or "Bees," waged war with them online.
The last time the Flies caught a Bee,
they tortured him, killed him
and carved him up with a bone saw.
It gets worse.
They're on to Ali
because the Flies raided a known Bee hangout in the city.
When they came up empty, they were pissed.
They suspected somebody tipped them off.
- Ali? - As a senior diplomat,
Ali's father was informed of the raid beforehand,
and shortly after, the leader of the Bees,
whom the Saudis refer to as "Dissident X,"
sent out a message warning the Bees
it was gonna happen.
So they think Ali somehow overheard
his father being briefed about the raid
- and put the word out? - They think Ali is Dissident X.
which means if they catch him he could be the next Khashoggi.
HARRY: It's only a matter of time.
Thanks to Defeat Geo, the Saudis found out
that there's a Bee safe house in the city.
They think Ali's there, but, uh,
they just don't have a location yet.
What's Defeat Geo?
Defeat Geo is a proprietary spy software
which infiltrates mobile devices and grants unlimited access.
Now, on the occasion that I help people on the dark web
fight illegal surveillance, Defeat Geo comes up a lot.
Any chance you'd ever done work for a Bee?
Oh, I know I have.
There was this one guy, Zaki Mohammed.
He had to flee Saudi Arabia because of his tweets.
Now, I had to do Internet security for him
because the Saudis will literally never
stop hunting this guy down.
Wait, so then he would know where the safe house is.
- He's how we get to Ali. - No, we're not doing that.
- Why? - You're saying you can't track down Zaki?
Of course I can. In a heartbeat. I did his security.
But it would be a huge betrayal of his trust.
Guys like us live or die by our anonymity.
Disrespecting that would be a-- would be a huge violation.
Come on, Harry, you already saved the guy's life.
Maybe you could do the same thing for Ali.
Oh... Oh, man.
Well, I can't reach out to him online.
You know, he'll-he'll--
he'll get spooked, he'll go dark.
I mean, I'd have - to go in person. - I'm coming with you.
No, no, I gotta go alone. I mean,
these guys know to look out for spotters.
Rob's right.
Ali and I are both running.
The difference is I get caught, I go to jail.
Ali gets caught,
he gets murdered.
HARRY [quietly]: Zaki.
Do I know you?
Yes. I patched your security.
I'm deadtrain.
Wait, no. Just-- whoa, whoa. I need to talk to you.
I would not have come here if it wasn't a matter
of life or death, I swear.
But one of your friends is in serious trouble.
Follow me.
[sighs] I'm sorry, man. I know it's not cool,
me just popping up like...
Zaki, just listen to me...
Who sent you?
Nobody. Okay?
I'm trying to save a Bee-- Ali Shah.
He's in a safe house, but he's not safe.
There is no safe house. Whoever sent you has bad intel.
I'm alone. I'm on your side.
Do you know why I did your security?
Because I know what it's like.
I'm dead. Okay? I worked for the government.
Cyber warfare. And I found evidence.
Bad stuff, dude. Unforgivable crimes
our military was committing.
So I leaked it.
You know, I thought I was doing the right thing,
holding my government accountable.
but they came after me,
and they made me leave everything I knew.
My family, my life, everything.
That's why I wanted to help you.
That's why I want to help Ali.
You don't know what it's like.
I didn't just leave my family behind.
The Saudis dragged them to jail after I fled.
Tortured my best friend.
Forced her to call and tell me what they're doing to her,
what they'll keep doing to her
if I keep speaking out.
These people would burn the city
to the ground to get to me.
Who's to say they're not using you?
Because they'd have to find me first.
If you think that little ten-minute patch
I did for you is good,
can you imagine how secure my own life is?
Thank you.
I don't know Ali Shah.
Most Bees don't know each other. It's safer that way.
But I can get the location of the safe house.
ROBYN: Great job, Harry.
I'm about ten minutes from the safe house.
- I'll call you after. - HARRY: Great.
[incoming call beeps]
What's up, Auntie?
I was dropping off laundry
in Dee's room when I saw what she packed
for her geology trip.
Now, I don't know what you wear in a cave,
but I know it's not strappy, so I dug a bit.
I found a fake ID and the printout ticket
to a Megan Thee Stallion concert in Philly.
What?
Okay, a hip-hop concert,
two nights, 100 miles away?
I could strangle that girl. She is really testing me.
I think it's time for another family meeting.
And tell her what, that I went through her bag?
She's just gonna turn around
and go right back to her father's.
This is the fallout
for telling her what I do.
No, she bought the ticket months ago.
Well, regardless, she's going through with it today.
It didn't even bother her that she lied
to our faces this morning.
Because as far as she's concerned,
I've been lying to her her whole life.
I'm gonna have to think about this,
but I can't think about it now.
There's someone else I have to save.
[call beeps off]
[sighs]
Hey, McCall.
Marcus. Question for you.
- Close the case yet? - Day's still young.
Times you crossed with her, Was there any connection
you could draw between the vigilante
and the Saudi embassy?
I don't think so. Why?
Because there is now.
Embassy got in touch with NYPD
through the State Department.
Somebody matching the vigilante's description
interfered in their business.
What kind of business?
Something about a diplomat's kid.
They asked if she was ours.
Looks like they might do my job for me.
I'm going to go meet with them now.
See if I can get any intel on what she's a part of.
ROBYN: Who's that?
One of Shakir's men.
Looks like Ali was as dangerous
as the Saudis were making him out to be.
Except this was self-defense.
The assailant was armed.
The door's busted in, so clearly he didn't knock.
And judging by those two holes in the wall,
- he came in shooting. - Yeah.
And Ali returned fire and killed him.
- You forgetting about that? - You don't know, do you?
They're not after him because he's violent or dangerous.
They're after him because he's a dissident
exercising free speech.
And this guy here....
Well, I'm sure he was here to drag him to his death.
Well, I sympathize with Ali. I do.
But he's a Saudi national,
and he just killed a Saudi enforcer.
As far as the U.S. is concerned,
it's an internal Saudi affair.
The United States is not going to risk
their relationship with the Kingdom over this.
So Ali is going to be tortured and executed because of a tweet.
Just so some guys in a nice office
can shake hands and have no hard feelings?
Those handshakes keep us off the precipice
of World War III.
Our economy, our diplomacy, our national security--
I cannot risk that by interfering,
- and you know it. - All the effort,
all the money, all the pain.
Just to stop a kid from speaking his mind?
Just because they haven't realized yet
that fear doesn't breed loyalty, trust does.
Look, if you want change for tomorrow,
you gotta make hard choices today.
This is not a hard choice at all.
Go home, Robyn.
If you wanted to stay in the game,
you never should have left it.
Ali must have been using that safe house
to plan his next move.
The apartment had Wi-Fi,
so he must have been communicating with someone.
Okay, I'll pull all DNS queries from the last few hours.
Hurry up. If you can do it, so can the Saudis.
[phone vibrates]
Detective Dante.
Tangling with the Saudis now?
Wow, word travels fast.
All the way to NYPD.
Whatever you're into, they know you're involved.
They?
There's a new cop on you.
Solid track record with big fish.
He's not going to stand down.
He knows you're on this, and he's coming for you.
I'd watch your back.
Thanks for the intel, Detective.
ROBYN: Word opponents?
Data from the safe house Wi-Fi says
that this was the site Ali was on.
So this guy is on the run from Saudi intelligence,
- and he's playing Internet games? - MEL: Well, maybe not.
People hooking up sometimes use this app for affairs
because there's a chat feature
and the messages delete every time you start a new game.
I've heard.
So he could be using it to send covert messages.
Well, he left the apartment in a hurry.
Maybe the game still active. We just need his user name.
Maybe it's something the Saudis might not have.
Give me a second.
So this whole, uh, Word Opponents affair scenario,
you're familiar with that from personal experience or...
Hey, please. I'm married to a hacker, okay?
I'd be way more careful than that.
Mm-hmm. Very good.
Okay, Mira said she and Ali would play sometimes.
His user name is lower case ah29.
Okay, I'm in.
And look at this.
Not only is the game active, Ali just logged on.
Wait, he's talking to somebody right now?
HARRY: As we speak. The mystery player
is Whisper99.
Look what they're saying to him.
"I love you. We'll get through this.
"I'll take you somewhere
the Flies can't find us."
It's Ali's Juliet, the girl from the hookah bar.
Looks like they're running away together.
Yeah, they're meeting in a parking lot
in Crown Heights in half an hour.
Yeah, and if the Saudis get onto this,
he's walking right into an ambush.
Reza? Mira sent me.
To help Ali.
That Romeo and Juliet story you told me.
That wasn't a lie, was it?
But it wasn't the whole truth, either.
We tried keeping it from his parents.
But when he started resisting the arranged marriage...
They found out he had a boyfriend.
And in our culture...
This is all my fault.
Ali is a loyal Saudi, but when he heard
about the raid, he told me.
He saved my life. And now they think he's a Bee.
So he's not a dissident?
No. He just fell in love with one.
[phone vibrates]
Ali, thank God. Where are you?
I'm not coming. They cornered me.
I'm trapped.
Ali, talk to me. What's going on?
Where is he? Get a location.
Where are you, Ali? You have to find somewhere to hide.
- Anywhere. - You remember when we met, Ray?
Ali, please... You called me "kid"
and I pretended to be all mad.[man shouts in distance]
And I turned to you and I said, "I'm not a kid.
I'm 22 and a half.""I'm 22 and a half."
[chuckles]
And you laughed just like that.
I think I fell in love with you right then
'cause it was such a beautiful sound.
[footsteps approaching]
I just wanted to hear it one more time.
Ali, please...
I love y...[call disconnects]
- I have to save him. - Reza, listen to me.
You have to let me help.
You can't save him yourself if they already have him.
I have to, and I know how.
Reza.
Baba.
I had to call on a lifetime of goodwill with the Kingdom
to be here.
Tell me you're not who they say you are.
Who do you think I am?
It was him who got you into this, wasn't it?
The man who poisoned you.
I wasn't poisoned by him.
We fell for each other.
And the Kingdom that I love--
it would have me kill that part of myself forever.
They're going to hurt you.
They're going to torture you and execute you.
You are no dissident. You were simply misled by one.
And you need to give him up to save yourself.
If you do...
...I can get you home.
But if you don't, I-I
can't stop what's about to happen.
My name is Reza Shaheen. By now you may have heard
Saudi intelligence has captured your son.
Mom, is that true?
They think Ali is a dissident, but he's not.
And I want them to take me in exchange for his life.
Why? Who are you?
The man Ali is protecting.
He has never defied the Kingdom except to save me.
But he will never give up my name.
not even under the pain of torture.
Because you're the one he's in love with?
I came here and not the embassy because
if you turn me in, it can buy your family goodwill.
And what makes you think they will exchange Ali for you?
Because I'm Dissident X.
I'll admit to that, and tell them
I forced Ali to help me.
But they'll kill you.
I'll die knowing your brother will live.
I'm calling the embassy.
ROBYN: Please don't.
There's another way to save your son.
Who are you?
I'm someone who specializes
in these situations.
I can end this and make sure that
both young men come out of it alive.
This is not your business,
and nobody here asked for your help.
I did.
When you wouldn't talk to me, I asked her to find out
what was going on with Ali, to save him.
You bring a stranger into our affairs?
You disrespect your father.
I have been the dutiful daughter my whole life,
but if you won't help Ali, then someone has to try.
What are you talking about?
We're trying to help your brother.
Mira, let her.
This is not what he wants.
This is the man he loves.
He's trying to protect him.
If you turn Reza in to be murdered,
you'll be saving Ali, but you'll be losing a son.
Kindness is a mark of faith.
ROBYN: One hour.
Just give me one hour.
Please... give them his name.
This man--
he's going to get you killed, Ali.
And you work for the government that'll do it.
[door opens]
It's time.
-Baba? - Ali, please.
Ali, please, just give them his name.
His name.
Baba...
Baba, don't let them do this.
-Baba? - Please.
Don't let them do this, please.
Baba.
Baba!
[line ringing]
- BISHOP: McCall, what's up? - Don't talk, just listen.
Well, that's a great way to start a conversation.
You must know where they're holding an Ali.
Now, what if I were to tell you that we could save him
and you could end up in a better position
with the Kingdom than you are now?
I'd tell you to get more sleep.
Ali doesn't have that much time.
And the NYPD is back on my tail.
So I need to know if you're coming off the sidelines now.
Got something?
Location of the vigilante. Saudis just called it in.
- Mind if I ride along? - Sorry.
Don't want anything between me
and putting her in cuffs.
[grunts]
[panting]
Are you tired, Ali?
Tired of lying?
Tired of fighting?
This can end.
Just give me the names.
No.
[gasps]
[whimpering] Speak!
Aah! No! No!
This is your last chance.
Please, no, no.
Speak!
BISHOP: Shakir.
- What are you doing here? - Trying to save your ass.
There's been a leak. The CIA is onto you.
This is not your concern.
I'm on retainer with you.
Your concerns are my concerns
Interrogating him here could cause problems for you.
What do you suggest?
We're gonna take him out of here.
Now, I have a place. I'll take Ali,
you're gonna meet us there.
I'm going with the prisoner.
You're very heavy on the radar right now.
If you get detained, every news outlet
leads with this story in the morning.
It's Khashoggi all over again.
Cultural firestorm. Billions lost in sanctions.
Partnerships. Relationships.
I don't think that's a good idea for you or your country.
I'm not letting this traitor out of my sight.
[door bangs open] MAN: Move, move!
- Go, go, go! - Hands! Show me your hands!
NYPD.
MALLORY: Where is she?
OFFICER: Let's go.
Congratulations, Detective. Quite a bust.
Heard you saved the kid.
Except no one's gonna know about it.
Whole thing's with the State Department now.
You knew, didn't you,
that she wouldn't be there?
That's why you wanted to come-- to see the look on my face.
She's never seen unless she wants to be.
Tip like that is a clear setup
for the part she can't do.
The part where people have to get arrested.
Well, I can play games, too.
This was round one.
I'm just getting started.
Ali!
You saved me.
- ROBYN: - After some high-level diplomatic discussions,
Saudi intelligence has agreed
that they will never go after Ali again.
He's safe, he's free.
But... he can never
return to Saudi Arabia again.
Good news is you won't be alone.
- Hey, kid. - Oh...
Oh, I can't believe my parents didn't turn you in.
I owe them my life.
This was their last act of love.
A Saudi diplomat like him cannot have a son like me.
They're sending us back.
So this is goodbye for me, too.
I'm forbidden from ever seeing you again.
Change is coming.
Maybe someday.
[indistinct chatter]
There are a million other bars
in the city, you know.
Hmm. What are the odds?
Maybe we should become drinking buddies.
Hmm. Let's not, though.
I don't love - my worlds colliding. - Yeah, well,
I'm not the one who keeps showing up unannounced.
I don't think she likes me.
[short chuckle] You have that effect on women.
[chuckles]
By the way, that was some fancy dancing you did
with the State Department.
Well, it ain't the Iran nuclear deal, but
the Saudis won't go after Ali. However, we're gonna have to
sweep that abduction and torture under the rug. You know that.
It avoids a major diplomatic incident
for everyone, so...
But the good news is the CIA
loves the fact that the Saudis owe me a favor
for cleaning up their mess.
You want to front like that's why you did it,
when the truth is you have never been able
to resist a good love story.
- Oh. - Mm-hmm.
Well, they usually end better.
Hey, Ali may be free,
but that immunity deal doesn't cover Reza.
He starts up that Dissident X stuff,
and they're gonna come after him again.
I promise you.
Maybe he lied to save Ali.
Maybe Dissident X is not even a person at all.
See, that's what oppressors have never understood, Bish.
You can't kill an idea.
[short chuckle]
And I'm gonna make sure to tell 'em that.
This is a nice place you got here.
Your secret is safe with me.
He didn't pay for that, you know.
[laughs]
Come down for a drink?
No. I have an even bigger crisis waiting for me at home.
- I'll see you. - Okay.
[gasps] Hey.
Are you cheating on me?
Oh, man, I'm so sorry you had to find out this way.
Well, what's Zaki have that I don't?
Well, it turns out that nearly getting shot
in an alley is a real turn-on for me, so... [clicks tongue]
Huh. I'll keep that in mind.
[chuckles]
Can I fin... Yeah, you can finish.
Have you lost your mind? Are you really gonna
let her go to this concert?
No.
But I don't want to confront her.
I think she might come clean.
I just want to give her a chance.
She's had months to do that, Robyn, and she hasn't.
And where the two of you are right now...
There was no trust in the house of the person
I was helping today, and it nearly cost him his life.
What this house needs is trust.
So... I'm gonna give her mine.
[vehicle approaches] Maybe she'll do the same.
[horn honks]
Here she comes, our little spelunker.
You all set?
Uh, yeah. Yeah, I'm fine.
- Are you okay? - Excited?
Yeah, I guess.
It's really not that big of a deal.
What are you talking about? It's a huge deal.
You're trying something new.
Come on, co... come here,
give me a hug. I'm proud of you.
Thanks, Mom. [short chuckle]
Okay, well, I'll see you.
Wait.
Just in case.
I'll call you when I get there.
Okay. Love you, babe.
Love you.
Bye.
[door closes]
Just wanted to know where I stood.
I know you wanted her to take a step towards you,
and she will, at her own pace.
Just... give it time.
Now go save that child from herself.
[sighs]
You going somewhere?
Uh, hey. Yeah.
Aunt Vi and I were about
to... go get
some frozen yogurt.
Did you forget something?
No, no.
No, um...
I need to tell you something.
Fro-yo sounds good. [short chuckle]
Yeah, okay.
Don't forget to get your 50 bucks back.[laughs]
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