Carrie (
Claire Danes) meets her
asset, Fatima Ali (
Clara Khoury), after
Friday prayers at a mosque. Fatima agrees to
defect to the United States and provides the time and location of a meeting between her husband,
Hezbollah district commander Abbas Ali, and Abu Nazir (
Navid Negahban). Carrie and Saul (
Mandy Patinkin) relay the information to Estes (
David Harewood) from a safehouse. Estes questions the reliability of the tip, and Saul worries it could be an ambush, making it clear neither fully trusts Carrie’s judgment. The Brodys attend a function with the Waldens. Vice President Walden (
Jamey Sheridan) tells
Nicholas Brody (
Damian Lewis) that one of
Iran’s nuclear sites survived recent air strikes and asks him to pressure the
Secretary of Defense to support further action. The families grow closer as Cynthia Walden (
Talia Balsam) invites Jessica (
Morena Baccarin) to co-host a fundraiser, and Dana (
Morgan Saylor) meets the Waldens' son Finn (
Timothée Chalamet). Saul later speaks with Estes over the phone phone about capturing Nazir and questions Carrie’s reliability. Carrie overhears the call and suffers a breakdown. On the roof, she admits to Saul that her failure with Brody has shaken her confidence, but insists that the Carrie who recruited Fatima years earlier can be trusted. After reflecting, Saul authorizes the operation. As the meeting unfolds, Walden brings Brody into a
situation room to watch a live feed of the raid. Realizing what is happening, Brody secretly texts “May 1” to Nazir moments before the strike, enabling Nazir to escape while Abbas Ali and another lieutenant are killed by
Delta Force. Saul and Carrie retrieve Fatima to escort her out of the country. Against orders, Carrie searches Fatima’s apartment and gathers documents from her husband’s belongings. As Saul and Fatima are forced to flee by an angry crowd, armed men spot Carrie and chase her through the building. She narrowly escapes, rejoins Saul, and hands over the documents, angering him. Brody drinks with former Marines Mike (
Diego Klattenhoff) and Lauder (Marc Menchaca), who speculate that Tom Walker’s attack must have been part of a larger plot, noting inconsistencies in his actions. Brody dismisses Walker as merely a traitor. Preparing to ship Abbas Ali’s documents to Langley, Saul discovers a hidden compartment containing a memory card. Viewing it, he is shocked to find Brody’s recorded confession made before his aborted
suicide bombing. == Production ==