PREVIOUSLY
The orbital bomb is just a satellite carrying a nuclear payload.
-Is it going to crash land? -Within two weeks.
-Does Luna have these numbers? -Yes.
Help me, please.
How sure are you that Contignet works for the KGB?
Enough to come and see you.
I want to make a deal with you. You make sure Francis stops being a spy.
Farewell, Virgile.
I have a message for KGB agent Dimitri Yemeline.
I have the numbers.
If my father is in the West, I'll surrender.
JINONICE OUTSKIRTS OF PRAGUE
PRAGUE STATE SECURITY OFFICES
Make the conversation last as long as possible,
so we can trace the call.
Dimitri Yemeline.
Where is my father?
At home, in Moscow.
What?
He's no longer in the gulag?
He never was.
-TP 17. -Prikryl, Domestic Security.
We published fake articles in the Czechoslovakian press...
You just connected a call to 224 949. Which switch did it come from?
...hoping you would read them and show yourself.
The call is from switch B.
Not to trick you, Lyudmila, no.
TP 8. Number 8.
I wanted to contact you again and talk.
Lyudmila, are you there?
I asked you to get him over the Wall.
TP 8.
I will. You have my word.
Prikryl, Domestic Security.
You connected a call from 224 949.
But I need proof.
It's coming from TP 204.
Western Prague.
You lied about giving the numbers to the French.
I need proof that you still have them.
I won't give them to you.
-This is TP 204. -Prikryl, Domestic Security.
Just tell me how many numbers there are.
It's coming from TP 306.
TP 306.
I don't trust you.
Lyudmila, how many numbers are there?
Sixteen.
Perfect.
I believe you, Lyudmila.
I'll call you back in 24 hours.
Get my father over the Wall.
Hello, TP 306.
How can I prove to you that your father is in the West?
Send him to France.
The embassy will confirm it when he arrives.
This is my sector, a phone booth on Frantisek Palacky Square in Jinonice.
-Jinonice. -You have the embassy's number?
Yes.
Get me the Jinonice police, now!
I want to protect you both.
You and your father.
The party or the KGB will end up sending him to the gulag and killing him.
And you can't do anything about it.
I want my father to get to the West.
We won't kill him.
You have my word as an officer.
But you, Lyudmila, you are different.
Car number two approaching.
What do you mean?
I have an offer for you.
I know
that you won't believe me, but you have abilities within you
that few people possess.
I can help you develop them. I can teach you a lot.
You can choose the life you want.
Want to be a pianist? Go ahead!
But you must choose your side.
Lyudmila?
Lyudmila!
She's gone, Comrade.
Then find her!
Look everywhere!
MRS. KUCERA, 2 KOLAROVA STREET...
PARIS S.D.E.C.E. OFFICES
What am I hearing?
The distress signal from the orbital bomb, due to an electrical failure.
It was triggered when it entered the thermosphere.
Now it's losing altitude.
If nobody takes control of it,
it should crash here, 25 miles from Paris.
When?
In 12 days.
All our agents in Czechoslovakia are looking for her. Nothing.
What are our chances of finding Luna before the others?
Strong. She always turned to us whenever she was in trouble.
And Francis Mareuil?
-Same thing. -No, Charles.
Mareuil is not an agent. He lied to you at least twice.
With anyone else, you would have stopped the collaboration.
His father was your friend, I know that his betrayal and death affected you.
I thought about dismissing Francis and I still wonder every time I see him.
Too late, you've put him in the middle of our totem pole.
If we find Luna, we'll need to send him to Czechoslovakia to cooperate.
Twelve days is a short time. We've got no choice.
Of course.
If you explain the risks and give him the choice, will he still go?
Yes.
Then do it.
-That won't clear my name. -Yes, it will, because it's an order.
PARIS LATIN QUARTER
Rome, this was your honeymoon.
Yes.
Paul has to do a report on capitals with pictures.
I have Rome and London, I'm missing Washington and Moscow.
-That's why I called you. -Isn't this too political?
I think kids should understand the complexity of the world.
You look happy here.
Do you have pictures of Moscow?
At my dad's house. I can ask him.
-No, don't bother him. -Well, he's not using them.
I thought you'd have some here...
-Are you okay? -I cut myself.
I'm fine, I'm fine.
-Are you okay? -Everything's fine.
I know you.
The pictures were an excuse, right?
You wanted to talk to me about something.
It's about Francis.
He works with your father.
He thinks hiding things will keep us safe, but he's wrong.
Waiting, worrying, never knowing anything.
My mother left because of that.
Francis is doing exactly what his father did.
But it's different, Jean was working for the KGB.
I know.
Jean, a communist. Nobody expected that.
For Paul's presentation,
do you think we can avoid involving your father?
I have a copy of his keys.
He will never know.
This isn't Luna.
It's her mother's, it's the closest we could find.
You've asked me to be a spy.
I'm not sure I'm the right person anymore.
I assure you that you are.
These documents will be hidden at the bottom of this briefcase
and you will only use them when you return to the West.
Ivo will accompany you, he is Czech.
You'll arrive on the same flight,
but you'll meet him only when you leave the airport.
Ivo.
We pick up Luna.
You leave with her by car, via West Germany with these two passports.
You're Benoît Hubert, a CNES engineer, on a holiday with your wife.
What if they ask us questions? Where we live, how we met...
A story takes months to build and memorize, there's no time.
Talk about yourself, only the truth.
You're only changing your name and your wife.
-Is there a Benoît Hubert at the CNES? -Yes.
-Do we look alike? -They'll only check if they have doubts.
Besides, this will only work if Luna contacts us.
She will contact us, Francis.
She will.
If she doesn't, it will be war.
What if the KGB has already found her?
-I'd know about it. -Through Olga?
Yes.
-Want a drink? -No.
Do you recognize this picture?
My father took it.
Hiroshima.
A week after the bomb.
Your father and I were sent by the Bureau to observe.
Have you ever gotten dizzy from something so...
so inconceivable that trying to understand it
makes you doubt everything?
You,
others, the world...
The Big Bang?
Not being able to conceive time or space before the birth of the universe.
But hey, I know, this is nothing like that.
Yes, it's exactly the same thing.
The loss of all our bearings.
My father never told me about all that.
Jean preferred action to words. That's why he collaborated with the KGB.
The Americans are responsible for all this horror.
And if they don't do it again,
it's only because the Russians could do the same.
That's why your father helped the Soviets,
so they could keep up with the Americans. You see?
Did he tell you that?
No, but, that's the only explanation.
I'm scared, Francis.
I feel dizzy like I did back then.
The French must recover the orbital bomb and destroy it.
Otherwise, either the Russians or the Americans will launch an attack.
And it will be war.
It's all on you and Luna's shoulders.
I want you to be aware of all the risks.
If you are caught, you may never come back.
I know.
Good morning.
Virgile!
Hello, Madeleine.
Are you staying here again?
No, no, don't worry about that.
That's good. I could not handle it.
Every first of the month, I think of you.
Your baths in the pond continue,
naked as a jaybird.
Mother Superior no longer dares to send me young girls.
I've never suffered as much as I did here, I only have good memories.
Is it because of him that you never come to see us?
Do you know where he is?
He's with his patients in the park.
You know how he does things.
May I?
Please do.
Good morning, sir.
I'm sorry, no visitors today.
She's found shelter and food.
Well played.
She bought it from a shop on the square.
The shopkeeper remembered her.
If she has money, that means someone is helping her.
I want a list of everyone who attends this church.
PARIS 6TH ARRONDISSEMENT
Are you sure your father won't come home?
He would never come home before nighttime.
The Red Square.
The Bolshoi.
Paul will be spoilt for choice.
Parties at the embassies.
Did you have Russian friends?
Not really.
But it's always the same people at these parties, right?
Yes, but even there, the West and the East didn't mix much.
Dad said if a Russian spoke to us in French or English,
it was suspicious.
That was his greatest fear,
that a Soviet would try to use us to get to him.
Did that ever happen?
I'm not sure.
It was the 14th of July.
He was a film student.
He had come to work and make some money.
He had stayed to watch the fireworks.
I was sitting alone.
He'd stolen a bottle of champagne.
He offered it to me.
It was stupid because I didn't need to steal a bottle.
Did you see each other again?
He was my first kiss.
Alexei Berezin.
Alexei. You've mentioned him before, haven't you?
Surely not! My father found out and it was a scandal.
He sent me back to France.
It's been more than 10 years and I still think about it.
I shouldn't.
No matter what my father says, I know that Alexei was sincere.
Would you mind tidying up a bit
-while I change her? -Of course not.
There we go.
There.
Mrs. Mareuil?
Come with me, please.
Did she sleep with him?
I think so, yes.
You can't imagine how many Romeos the KGB
sends to diplomats' daughters and secretaries.
What's a Romeo?
Agents trained to seduce.
But the real target was Contignet.
Meaning?
The police find the girl with the Romeo in a forbidden place.
Then Contignet has to avoid the scandal.
She came back to France urgently within the year.
Alexei Berezin.
Are you sure?
Perhaps not the same spelling, but I think I've heard that name before.
At the Contignets'?
No, I don't think so.
Your husband's father?
If your remember, call me.
I am not alone.
Tell me what you want and go away. Please.
What did you tell him?
It doesn't matter.
You didn't know him until tonight. Marc.
I've given you a break for three years.
I've only returned because it's vital.
Come on.
-Excuse me? -Yes?
I'll take the same.
I need to quit for good.
-Go see your doctor. -With him, I can't.
We've already tried.
But this will work.
-How? -I've left everything behind.
Good luck, Virgile.
The CIA fired me.
Everything is falling apart. It's over.
I need your help, please. Please.
I need you, please.
Gentlemen.
I can't go through this again.
I'm sorry.
Anne?
Anne. Come with me.
-What is it? -I need to show you something.
We only have four minutes.
You brought me here to look at the stars?
To ask you an important question.
Do you see what's moving?
-Is it a shooting star? -No.
It's a nuclear bomb. Russian.
They've lost control of it.
If no one does anything, it'll start another war.
To regain control, we need a code and the instructions to use it.
A Russian scientist's daughter has them. Charles is sending me to get them back.
-Where? -Czechoslovakia.
-When? -Once we know where she is.
But you're not a spy.
It doesn't matter. I want you to understand.
Ask me all the questions you want. Any question.
But you have to understand that I have to see this mission through.
Francis,
I love you. I love you because you are righteous,
because you always try to do the right thing.
But now you want to make me responsible for your choices.
No, I want to explain you the situation.
No, you want to get rid of your guilt.
Don't go.
Think of your son, think of us.
I have no choice. I need to go, my love.
Charles is manipulating you.
He's lying to the S.D.E.C.E., to everyone. He works with the KGB.
What are you talking about?
Martine didn't have appendicitis.
She had an abortion, and the CIA saved her life.
The CIA?
In exchange, they asked for my help investigating Charles.
These photos prove nothing.
The CIA said they were crucial.
Charles works for the KGB, it makes no sense.
Your dad did too, that didn't make sense either.
It's still the truth, isn't it?
So they betrayed them together?
-Why was my dad murdered and not Charles? -I don't know.
Why did Charles recruit me?
I don't know.
Why didn't you say anything?
They threatened to expose the abortion,
and promised they'd protect you.
-What are you going to do? -I don't know.
JINONICE OUTSKIRTS OF PRAGUE
My wife wanted to teach music.
But she couldn't graduate from the conservatory.
Then the girls were born...
Mirka!
Your friend's here to return your coat.
Your address was in the pocket.
Hello.
It was at the church.
Thank you.
That was very kind of you.
I also wanted to talk to you.
I need your help again with the organ.
Please, leave.
I can't help you anymore.
Leave.
Mirka, what's the matter?
This is a wanted woman.
If she stays here, we'll have problems too.
Do you know her?
I helped her at the church. Things should have stopped there.
Who are you?
My name is Lyudmila Golubeva. I'm from the Soviet Union.
-And the KGB is looking for me. -Why?
I need to call France. Help me.
We don't want any trouble.
My wife is right, leave.
I don't want to leave!
-Where are you going? -To call the police.
I'll tell them the truth.
Your wife gave me money.
And hid me from the police. You'll go to prison.
-You wouldn't... -I have no choice.
I need to make a call to France. Just one call.
We don't have a telephone.
What about at work?
Michal, please.
Yes.
He has a phone at work.
-I'll call France and disappear. I swear. -And if they arrest you?
If I make this call, France will hide me and protect me.
And you too.
PARIS OFFICES OF THE S.D.E.C.E.
Yes, thank you.
Yes, I can't go to work today.
Yes.
Even if it means taking a weekend shift.
Yes.
Francis...
Mareuil?
I'll call you back.
Francis.
Hello, Anne.
Is Francis home, please?
Do I know you?
I'm Virgile.
Did he tell you about me?
Are you with the CIA?
No, not anymore.
Can you tell Francis I'm here?
He's not here.
Are you okay?
Do you have coffee?
Would you like to leave a message?
Yes, tell him I need help.
Not about work, okay? Tell him it's not about work.
But say, maybe you could help me, you...
You're a nurse?
I...
I see how you look at me.
You hate me.
I don't hate you.
I hate the world you come from.
Me too.
But it's my world.
I might have some coffee.
No.
You're right.
Just tell him, okay?
Virgile, wait!
Does my husband know how to reach you?
At my home.
It's 623 20 0.
Mr. Mareuil? It'll be a little longer.
Would you like some coffee?
Mr. Mareuil? Wait, please.
Mr. Mareuil!
Which is why he was permanently released...
What's going on?
You work for the KGB, informing them for 10 years.
You're a mole, like my father.
-Please leave us. -Who told you that?
The CIA knows everything. They asked Anne to investigate you.
Marie told her about Alexei, and you panicking.
The KGB blackmailed you.
-Sit down. -Who manipulated your wife?
A guy called John Summer.
But his description sounds like Larry Goldstein.
He knew exactly where to direct her to, and you didn't see it.
Francis, you're wrong.
Mr. Mareuil, did you speak directly to the CIA?
No.
-Did your wife tell you all this? -Yes, last night.
Charles, take him to the archives.
But, Colonel...
Show him whatever he wants. I'm sorry about your wife.
We should have been more careful.
Let's go.
I'm sorry, sir, he's not in his office right now.
Everything the S.D.E.C.E. discovers is noted, analyzed, and recorded here.
You make rockets, but we make this.
Industrial, scientific, political, military,
and private secrets, of course.
So...
This is it.
What I'm about to show you, you can't tell anyone, okay?
So, here we are in Moscow, with my wife.
This is Marie, my daughter, the day she met Alexei Berezin.
The KGB contacted me to blackmail me. This is what they call a kompromat.
I immediately informed the S.D.E.C.E., which decided to continue the operation.
Marie was sent back to Paris
and I followed the requests of the Russian officer that was manipulating me.
And so I delivered
the plans of our embassy in Moscow.
The plans of the electrical and telephone systems,
emergency exits, surveillance systems, etc.
All the information I gave to the KGB was given to me by the S.D.E.C.E.
In the beginning, it was true, and then, less and less so.
Why?
I wanted to build trust with my attending officer, Olga.
It first got him a huge promotion,
and then I told him the truth, that a lot of the information was fake.
If the KGB found out that he'd been fooled, he would have died.
So I recruited him.
Olga became our best source of information about the East.
He was the one who warned us about the Cuban missiles in '62,
so we could warn the CIA.
So you were never a mole.
No.
What about my father?
Your father's betrayal has nothing to do with me or Olga.
I have his file.
Little is known.
Here, look.
We only know about some of the documents he provided to the KGB.
They recruited him in '49.
Did they torture him?
Yes.
Does the CIA really think you're a mole?
The CIA sees Soviet moles everywhere.
I know Larry Goldstein well.
By associating me with your father,
he wanted to instill doubt in you
to recruit you.
What can I do?
Trust me.
Go to Czechoslovakia.
We have 11 days before the bomb crashes.
Virgile.
Do you swear it's over?
I won't help you if I know I'll fail.
I want it to stop.
You're here, so you've already made up your mind.
No alcohol.
I'll be the one rationing your pills.
At the first slip-up, I'm gone.
-Where are they? -Underneath the cushion.
What made you change your mind?
Your stupid face.
PRAGUE KNOFLÍKÁRNA FACTORY
Watch out, hide!
It's okay, he's gone.
Come on, let's go.
I'll call a friend who lives in Paris.
If your contact isn't in the directory,
I can't help you. Understand?
Write down the name.
Hello? Piotr? Is that you?
It's Michal Kucera. Am I bothering you?
Not like in Paris, I suppose, but I'm fine.
Can I ask you a favor?
I have a meeting with a French client, but I've lost his number.
Do you have a directory?
Yes, he lives in Paris.
His name is...
Francis
M-A-R-E-U-I-L.
I-L, yes.
Hello?
Yes?
I'll write it down, 710, 707, 17, 10.
Perfect.
Thank you, Piotr.
Tell Hélène I say hello.
See you soon.
Don't give them my name.
Tell them to come here,
to the Knoflíkárna Company, Exports Bureau.
Hello?
Hello.
Good evening.
I'd like to speak to Francis Mareuil.
Who's calling?
Lyudmila.
Hello?
Francis, it's me.
How are you?
Fine.
You need to come get me.
Do you have the numbers?
Yes.
Where are you?
Prague.
At the company...
-Knoflíkárna. -Knoflíkárna.
In the Exports bureau.
Francis, it has to be you, nobody else.
I'm coming.
We need to leave.
Freeze!
What are you doing here in the dark?
I'm Michal Kucera, this is my office.
Sit!
Move over.
You can't do that here.
Yes, yes.
I'm sorry. We'll leave immediately.
Excuse us.
Do you have to go?
To Czechoslovakia?
If I hadn't kept things from you, would you still be leaving?
It's not personal, darling.
Trust me, it's not personal.
NEXT EPISODE
Have you seen this woman?
I have a book that's from Alexei Berezin.
-What is it? -Someone broke in.
Run! You and your son's lives depend on it.
We need to go to the airport and find Luna.
Passport.
Come with us.