Spider moneys will be extinct!
Somebody take that away from Blake.
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S1 E15Unfinished Business
Are you mocking me, son?
No, no, I would never mock.
I've seen those teachers flirt and you totally encourage it by the way.
No females can resist his charm.
I heard that.
A little early in the morning for the worst of humanity.
[strums a note on a balalaika, a traditional Russian stringed instrument, that he sees on Nadine's coffee table]
That's lovely isn't it? That was a present from Boris Yeltsin.
Do you play?
I dabble.
[laughs]
I had to learn for an experimental piece my dance troupe did in Minsk.
[impressed and surprised, raises his eyebrows] Here's to unexpected skills.
[turns away from Matt to get something for him from another room in her home]
[with facial expressions that register surprise at the high quality and luxury of Nadine's furnishings, artwork, and mementos] You know, I always figured that you lived more like a...
[turns back around toward Matt and raises one eyebrow, as if to stop him from saying something inadvertently insulting]
...I just mean more like me. Half of my furniture is from Ikea. And that's the good half.
Eat this.
I'm not hungry.
Fascinating. Eat this.
And drink this.
You two are terrifying when you're in agreement.
You don't have to know all that stuff by heart, you know.
I want to be prepared.
Classified briefs? The CIA doesn't even read those.
If you look too smart on the first day of school, the other kids won't like you.
Hey dad.
Hey.
You look terrible.
Thanks honey.
Crazy for you to be starting a new job. I mean you just got out of the hospital.
It's not a new job; it's more like an aspect of what I'm doing at the War College, only less teaching.
So what is it, exactly?
(hesitates) Consulting.
Everybody knows what that's code for, Dad. It's intelligence work.
Jace, I'm employed by the Defense Department. You're not blowing the lid off of anything with that observation.
It just seems so soon.
I'm fine, Noodle, really. Look, eating eggs, drinking juice.
Reading some counterterrorism-- breakfast of champions.
How are you guys doing?
You know you guys can talk to us about anything. You went through a lot.
That goes for adult children, too.
I know. I'm fine. Pre-law is a very overwhelming distraction.
What about that guy you were seeing, the one with the cute butt?
Mom!
Well, uh, you said it. Garrett, was it?
Jareth.
David Bowie's character in the Labyrinth? You're dating the Goblin King?
God, you guys, he's never heard that one before.
So how is he?
He's fine... We've been busy. I... This conversation is far more stressful than the dirty bomb, okay? That's gallows humor; it's a coping method.
We want to meet him.
I won't say the David Bowie thing.
I'm no military man, but I'm pretty good with facts, and the fact is, Hizb al-Shahid set off a radiological weapon in the United States. They still have enough lethal nuclear material for three more bombs, which Jibral Disah won't hesitate to use against us. And as to his location, we know precisely-- and again, I don't know the military parlance here-- jack diddly squat. So even if this mechanic is a straw, I propose we grasp it with both damn hands before a bomb goes off in Times Square. Is it still our sacred duty to protect the American way of life, or am I missing something here?
Well, that was thorough. Are they gonna make you sign me in every day?
Security's extra spooked. And only top levels are aware of Hizb al-Shahid Issue Station.
Tell me there's a code name.
Murphy Station. For the soap-- it's a cleanup mission.
So conde names not your gift?
I was in a hurry.
And you know Jane Fellows, Army captain, long stint at SOCOM, currently head of HUMINT at DIA. She's a lauded tactician who's run enough covert ops to keep conspiracy theorists awake at night.
And apparently modest, too. I didn't know half that stuff.
JJane
Welcome back. Can't keep a good man down.
Well, when I heard I didn't have to take orders from you anymore, they couldn't keep me away.
Henry here is a decorated Marine pilot whose recent DIA work in Russia is the reason we aren't all bundled up for nuclear winter. He's also a highly regarded theologian with expertise in Islam. We're fighting a radical ideology as much as any man.
JJose
Look, we can talk religion till the sacred cows come home, but at the end of the day, we're a hunter-killer team. We do our job right, and a whole bunch of men are gonna die. I hope you're on board with that, Professor.
All in a day's work, right?
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