Eyal Lavin quotes from Covert Affairs

Eyal

[having just rescued Annie from a Russian prison] Sorry to drop in unannounced, but I didn't have your phone number. You weren't doing anything today, were you? [Annie hugs him] You're okay.

Annie

So, do you think we should finally do this? [the agents move to exchange identical briefcases] Wait, how do we know which is which? [Eyal turns his over, showing Annie a sticker] Powerpuff Girl?

Eyal

My niece gave it to me for luck. I've never put it this much to the test before.

Annie

Maybe the Riviera next time.

Eyal

I don't know. The beaches in Israel are much better.

Annie

Really?

Eyal

[smiles] Didn't you hear? Everything's better in Israel.

Eyal

Remember, I'm the guy who cooked for you. How many men do you have cooking for you, huh?

Annie

Actually --

Eyal

Cook organically!

Annie

You lied to me yesterday. Why should I believe you now or ever?

Eyal

It's Thursday. I don't lie on Thursdays.

Annie

So you said medical school? Did you finish?

Eyal

No.

Annie

What happened?

Eyal

In 2002 my family needed me and so I took a leave of absence. Never went back.

Annie

Doctor Lavin has a nice ring to it.

Eyal

You're my mother.

Annie

Did you ever think of going back?

Eyal

No. It's different in Israel. Our ambitions are about life, living well, not our careers.

Annie

What about having both?

Eyal

See, that's very American. Life takes you where it takes you. You can only do so much, sometimes none at all. History taught us that.

Annie

Don't fight the current? Is that it?

Eyal

Or swim with it. Instead of fighting, live your life. The current may know something you don't.

Eyal

Why are you here, Annie Walker?

Annie

This is a suicide mission. Don't do it. It's not what your sister would want.

Eyal

[chuckles] Oh, you didn't know my sister. This is exactly what she would have wanted. See, we know this is when you fight the current.

Annie

What are you doing?

Eyal

Just establishing protocol.

Annie

What is this place?

Eyal

It's a friend's. This isn't Mossad business, if that's what you're getting at.

Annie

You came on your own? How did you know how to find me?

Eyal

It was a lucky guess. [smiles] Believe me, that's just a slight exaggeration. Hey, just know that you have at least one really good friend back home.

Annie

You've already done more for me than I can already repay.

Eyal

You bet your ass I have! We're talking about Simon Fisher's sister, right? Look, whatever he may have meant to you, it's over. You don't owe him in perpetuity.

Annie

I owe her.

Eyal

[shakes his head] A normal person doesn't do this kind of thing. You know that, right?

Annie

Auggie, are you busy?

Auggie

I'm the only one here who can work without a screen, so yes.

Annie

I just need a minute. I wanted to introduce you to Eyal Lavine.

Auggie

[receives hug from Eyal] Oh. Hello.

Eyal

It is so great to finally meet you.

Auggie

August Anderson. Thanks for helping us out.

Eyal

You know, I have to confess that after weeks of coded texts and encrypted emails, one forms a picture in one's mind.

Auggie

You didn't think I'd be blind.

Eyal

I didn't think you'd be this short.

Auggie

[laughs] Well, I didn't think you'd be this handsome.

Eyal

[laughs] I like you, Auggie Anderson.

Auggie

I'll try to take that as a compliment.

Eyal

Listen, just because I saved you out of a Russian prison doesn't mean you owe me.

Annie

I didn't say I did.

Eyal

Why not? I saved you out of a Russian prison!

Annie

Is there anything that Mossad could share with us about the intel that was on that watch? Maybe if we had some specific leads --

Miss Walker, these questions are inappropriate and they are not helpful. As far as I can tell, your field work at best is unpredictable and at worst it is reckless.

Eyal

Hey! Don't talk to her that way.

Excuse me?

Eyal

She's just trying to make the best of a bad situation. If you want to yell at somebody, yell at me.

That can be arranged.

Eyal

So how long before your supervisors realize you shared your intel with us?

Annie

I don't know. I don't care. They paired us together because we work well together. They can't have it both ways.

Eyal

I'm impressed. You're learning to work your agency, showing them you can't be pushed around. You had me, you know. When Griffin was running away, you could have kept that watch for yourself. Why share it with Mossad?

Annie

I didn't share it with Mossad. I shared it with you.

Annie

The guy does demo.

Eyal

That's probably where Cole got his explosives.

Annie

You take the front door and I'll take the back.

Eyal

If you're so eager to get shot, why don't you take the front door?

Annie

We're two highly trained intelligence operatives. You don't think we can get the drop on a contractor with an NRA card?

Eyal

You want to tell me what just happened here? What's going on with you?

Annie

Rivka's at Langley. She says you've gone rogue. That you doctored the photos of al Masri, not Mossad. You.

Eyal

Wait a minute. Rivka's at Langley?

Annie

You wouldn't do that, would you?

Eyal

You mean she's there right now?

Annie

I'm telling you she just left Joan's office. Eyal, tell me that's not true!

Eyal

I'm sorry, Annie. It's true.

Annie

You're lying.

Eyal

Annie, I did it.

Annie

Mossad got caught pulling a fast one on the CIA and now you're taking one for the team to smooth things over. You're sacrificing yourself to protect them!

Eyal

You're wrong. I acted on my own.

Annie

Was there no other way to achieve what you wanted than by using me like this? I trusted you.

Eyal

I told you a long time ago that there's no such thing as trust among spies, but you don't seem to get it. You know this thing you keep doing, looking for the good in people? Not only does it make you weak, it makes you a target, and an easy one at that.

Annie

Maybe you're right: maybe I'm naive, maybe I need to grow a thicker skin. I'm still having trouble believing you would give me doctored photos knowing what would happen, given all we've been through.

Eyal

What are you saying, Annie?

Annie

I'm saying I'm giving you one last chance to save our friendship.

Eyal

There's nothing I can say.

What did you tell her?

Eyal

That I acted alone. That's what I was supposed to do, wasn't it?

We had no choice. It had to be done.

Eyal

By way of deception, thou shall do war.

Eyal, you had a role to play here for Mossad, for Israel.

Eyal

Annie trusted me completely.

Yes, that was the point.

Eyal

That's all over. I'm finished here. What now?

Now you go to Tel Aviv. We'll find a desk for you.

Eyal

I don't think so.

You don't think so? What the hell is that supposed to mean?

Eyal

It means I quit.

Excuse me?

Eyal

I've done some foolish, dangerous, questionable things for Mossad, for you. But this, this crossed the line.

Don't forget which side of the line this woman is on.

Eyal

I trusted her. She saved my life five times, even though she only counts three.

Listen to me: what is happening here is much larger than you know. We've all had to play our parts. We've all had to pay the price.

Eyal

Yeah? What have you lost in this grandiose scheme, hmm?

You.