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and spending every day blaming

yourself for her death.

Don't touch her.

You should tell the truth.

No one can hurt you anymore.

The truth?

The truth is I risked my neck

every day for 10 years,

trying to smuggle

the same secrets

as Alexander handed over

to the Americans in one go!

And in return, he gets to live a wonderful

life in the land of opportunity,

and I get nothing!

Please, if you want to talk,

you can reach me at this gallery.

Get out! Get out!

Let's wait for Sasha.

Is he getting

on your nerves yet?

You need to find someone

to fall in love with, Misha.

Just because you're happy

and in love, Katya,

doesn't mean the world

is the same.

Sasha's higher up the ranks.

I need you back.

I won't betray him.

But you already did.

Before you were married.

Imagine how he'd feel

if he found out.

Now, I'm going to leave

something with you.

You pass it on

tomorrow after work.

You still do want to make a difference,

don't you, Katya?

Here's Sasha.

Happy anniversary, my friend.

Where were you?

At school. Finishing up.

We have the opera tonight

What is it?

I just need to get changed.

There they are.

Oh. Hey!

Uncle Sasha, you came!

Hello.

She's been asking

for you, Sasha.

Where were you?

I was late back from work, Dmitri.

I'm sorry.

Congratulations on being chosen for

the American delegation.

My recommendation.

Thank you, sir.

Uh, we shall be rooming

together in New York.

Oh, let's hope

you don't snore, Oleg.

Come on. Grab hold.

Don't want you to go, Papa.

Everything I do, I do for you,

my precious one.

What's the matter?

You haven't said ten words to me all day.

Sasha...

What is it, my love?

I have to work late tomorrow.

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

What is it?

We're leaking

information at work.

It's been a while. I think

it's someone on the inside.

- You told Dmitri?

- I've told everyone.

When they find who it is,

they'll kill them, you know.

It's treason, Katya.

We're heading to a peace delegation

to the United States.

And in the meantime, they're stealing

our information.

They're laughing at us!

We will do everything we can

to find this person, sir.

But in the meantime...

Search all of us, search our families, everything.

We have nothing to hide.

We will, Sasha.

What's the matter, Katyusha?

It's snowing.

Katya?

Sasha...

I haven't been honest with you.

How?

You know, when my parents

were murdered...

I worked so hard to prove

I was a model communist.

I know it wasn't easy.

No, it was the hardest thing

I've ever done

because, actually, I hated

the system that killed my mother and

my father and left me with no one.

I always knew I wanted

to fight the system.

I'm an agent.

I work for the Americans,

and I have done, for years.

You're a spy?

Is this a joke?

So that's why you married me?

No.

No, Sasha, I swear.

No, Sasha...

Sasha, please. Don't!

What's the matter?

Lauren, there's something

I haven't told you.

Are you gonna break my heart?

Uncle Alex.

What are you doing here?

I had to come.

This is Marina.

She's a wonderful journalist.

I don't know who you are or what you want,

but you stay away from my niece.

- Uncle Alex...

- No, Lauren. No, no, no.

Don't you remember me,

Uncle Sasha?

Do you remember Dmitri?

He was my father.

You're Dmitri's daughter.

When you defected, they hanged him.

I was seven.

Oh, God.

I... I didn't know

You didn't think for a moment

about anyone but yourself.

I was trying to save Katya.

I'm sorry.

Really, I'm... I'm very sorry.

I waited a long time to hear that.

Marina...

This is what I wanted to tell you.

Get out.

Lauren...

Get out.

I'm so sorry.

Oh, God.

I didn't know who she was.

What have I done?

Are you following me?

Yes.

- I want to explain.

- What?

That you used me?

Lauren, I was a girl with

a father who adored her.

And then I was an orphan

that no one wanted.

That happened

because Alexander defected.

Yeah, well, that regime was brutal

And it punished a lot of wrong people.

But you planned this

to the last detail.

Do you have any goddamn idea

how humiliating that is?

Lauren, I wanted to

tell you the truth.

I never wanted

to hurt you, Lauren.

Well, you did.

Deeply.

I'm sorry about your father.

I love you, Sasha.

I chose to tell you.

Please, can you walk with me?

So?

I married you because

I fell in love with you.

I... I gave up the work I was doing.

I see.

So you just changed your mind after a while?

I was blackmailed.

They said, if I didn't start again,

they would tell you everything.

I couldn't bear losing you.

I couldn't lie to you anymore, Sasha.

Because of me, they're looking for you.

I'll cancel my trip.

No, you can't do that.

They'll know something was wrong.

They're ruthless,

and they'll find you.

I never wanted you to suffer.

Then you should have given me the

choices you fight so hard for

because I believed

in this country.

Sasha, if you go to New York,

we have a chance.

You'll be out of here,

and I can join you.

They will help me out.

They will get me out of here,

if I give them your information.

Please. We could leave this place.

You want me to defect?

If we stay, they'll find me.

And they'll blame you.

We'll both hang.

- Oh, Katya...

- Please.

I love you.

Sorry I kept you waiting, Sasha.

I was with the KGB.

They just caught someone.

They think it's a primary source.

Who is it?

Too early to disclose.

Has he confessed?

By the time they're finished,

they'll have a confession.

Well, let's hope they don't

have the wrong person then.

We're fighting a war, Sasha.

We have to come out on top.

I don't want my daughter to grow up

with a nuclear threat

or a foreign flag.

I want her to have a happy life.

That's why I do this.

Isn't it why we all do it?

Sasha?

They found someone.

I thought it was you.

I thought it was you.

That's why we have to leave.

It's all right.

- Bread, Mama?

- Thank you.

Would you like some bread?

I'm very proud, my son.

Such a high-level delegation.

To Sasha

To Sasha

Give me your plate, darling.

Please, stay

and talk to Sasha.

- Sit, Mama.

- Thank you.

Who did they catch?

I don't know.

It's best if we don't contact

each other for a while.

Well, whoever they caught, won't the

Americans help get them out?

Katya, if we get caught,

we're on our own.

Nobody escapes.

- Goodbye, my dear.

- See you in a week.

- Thank you for dinner.

- Thank you for coming.

Bye, Sasha.

Take care, my son.

Oh. Thank you.

Are you missing your mother already?

You'll be back in a week.

Bye, Misha.

Ah, bye, my friend.

Hope you have a safe trip.

- Goodbye.

- Bye.

I know that was hard for you.

You're used to this. I'm not.

I'm not going to defect.

Because of your parents?

Because of you.

No.

Sasha.

These contacts who are helping you,

I want to know who they are.

I cannot compromise them.

You know that.

Fine.

But you said you have a safe house.

I want to see

you go there myself.

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