Dying of the Light
- No, your name.
- Please tell me your name.
My name is Charles Ruchowski.
No!
Say the name, Mr... Mr. Lake!
Tell me, Mr. Lake.
Tell me, what is his name?
What is the name of the spy?
What is the name of the double?
My name is Charles Ruchowski...
- Okay.
- ...a representative for spirit systems.
- One more time.
- A representative...
Well, you tell me...
just tell me, Mr. Lake...
- Charles Ruchowski.
- ...what I
need to know!
This... this doesn't end.
No, no, no. It ends...
when you die!
Every year at this time,
it is my pleasure...
an honor, really... to introduce
former deputy station chief, Beirut,
chief of station Kabul,
holder of the Donovan award,
the distinguished intelligence medal
and the only living recipient
of the intelligence star,
Evan Lake. Evan.
What the hell are you doing here?
Haven't you heard?
The C.I.A. fell from the Berlin
wall and all the president's men
can't put it back together again!
It's broke!
Not reliable. Not trustworthy.
Can't stand up to the white house.
Backstabbers. Watching porn,
tapping phones.
Best and brightest quit or retired.
What in the name of Jesus Christ nailed
to the cross are you doing here?
Because you heard the call.
That's why.
you like a cruise-ship buffet.
You were teaching in a
classroom, working in a kitchen,
training in a gym and
you heard the call.
For some it was adventure.
For some, mystique.
For all, it was 9/11
and you heard the call,
and it was the call of duty
and love of country. Why?
Because you have values!
- Thanks again, Ev. We appreciate it.
- Think they believed a word of it?
- I did.
- You were always an easy touch.
I won't be here next year.
On my way out.
What? You're a pup. What are you, 40?
- Got an offer from the private sector.
- You'll miss it.
Maybe I'll come back next year
just to hear your speech.
Die!
It ends...
when you die!
If you were a reasonable man,
you and I could talk about America.
You would drink something, you would...
you would... you would be set free.
But no, no, no. You want to...
You want to die... He wants
to die, like, what? Crusader!
No. No, Mr. Lake. No,
it's better that you don't die.
- Charles Ruchowski.
- No, you don't die. No, no, no, no, no.
Today, you suffer.
I was talking to someone
down at the farm.
They said you gave a real
barn burner this morning.
What's on your mind?
it was supposed to be temporary.
- That was six years ago.
- You've made your country very proud.
I've gone through all the proper channels,
I've submitted the paperwork,
but I can't seem to reach anyone.
And I am sorry to bother you with this.
How long have you been
in government service?
Marines six years. Agency 30.
S.I.S. three. 36 years,
last three years at medium pay.
That's... That's 110,000 a year.
Hell, I'd retire for that much.
I doubt that, sir.
I have skills better
deployed in the field.
Ev, you have been
an inspiration to me.
I'll look into it, see what I can do.
Come in.
- Milt.
- Wanna grab lunch?
Not today.
- How'd it go?
- Not so good.
Director said he's going
to see what he can do.
- You all right?
- Gotta tamper down, get it under control.
Hey, put that dictionary on my hand.
It's that book over there,
the orange one. It's a dictionary.
I know what a dictionary is.
Thank you.
There are two kinds of
people in this world,
men of action and everyone else.
I'll see you.
Stay!
- Yes?
- Milton?
- Yes.
- This is Bob Deacon at NSA.
A while back you put in a watch
for certain chemical compounds.
- You still interested in that?
- I am.
- Good, something's come up.
Where can I find you? I'm coming over.
A couple of weeks ago that flash drive
came into the possession of the Romanians.
It was water-damaged...
the guy jumped off a bridge.
S.R.I. had no luck, so they
asked us to take a crack at it.
On it we found porn, Islamic sermons,
angry birds and medical reports.
That's where you come in. We ran
"decitabine" and your request came up.
Who was Abdi Abdikarim?
Kenyan national. We had some old passport
records. Other than that, nothing.
S.R.I. made inquiries...
but the Kenyans weren't
all that much help.
Can I have a copy of
the full document?
- There's over 50 pages.
- That's all right.
I'll take it electronically.
You know that the only thing standing between
me and reassignment is your approval.
Mr. Lake, what do you wish
to do when you return?
- There is unfinished business.
- That's what I wish you would talk about.
Muhammad Banir is alive. They say
he's dead... everybody says...
- killed in the explosion.
- There was a body.
So what? I didn't see any head.
I didn't see Banir's head.
If you wish to return
to work at the C.I.A...
- If I wish to return?
that you put the matter of
F***!
All the indications
pointed that direction,
but it wasn't until the pet scan was
complete that we could be sure.
No more memory tests?
Just the opposite. Mental exercises
are shown to be effective...
All right, what is it?
Eight years and I'm dead?
Mr. Ruchowski,
this is not Alzheimer's.
For many years, frontotemporal dementia
and Alzheimer's were confused,
but frontotemporal dementia
is a separate disease.
It's better?
F.T.D. is much more aggressive.
Much more? How much more?
- Did anyone come with you today?
- No.
Family is very important
in a situation like this.
I don't have any brothers or sisters.
No children. My work is my family.
This frontal... F.T.D., is there
anything I should be on the lookout for?
You will be subject to overreactions
or inappropriate reactions,
blank spells. Perhaps you've
noticed this already.
Mood swings,
unreliable sensory perception.
"Unreliable sensory perception."
That's what it's called.
There are support groups,
social services here in Philadelphia...
in fact, wherever you go.
I've spoken with Dr. Gross,
Nathan Gross, in the special care wing.
Now after we're finished, you'll pay
him a visit. He's expecting you.
There's no reason to be alone in this.
- So what is prescribed?
- Usually serotonin inhibitors...
Zoloft, Paxil... or antidepressants.
But those are drugs for crazy people,
manic-depressives. That's not me.
Okay, let's get that clear.
That's not who I am.
Look, these medications address
the behavioral symptoms.
- Not the disease?
- That's correct.
Hey. Have you seen Lake?
- He hasn't been here all day.
- Do you know where he is? Did he call in?
I'm busy, sir. Sorry.
Yeah?
Evan, where are you? I've been
trying to reach you. I left messages.
I've been busy.
- Something's come up.
- What?
I don't wanna talk about
it over an open line.
Where are you? I'll come meet you.
- Evan, where are you?
- Diamond Tuesdays.
You're at Ruby Tuesdays?
Yes, I'm at Ruby Tuesdays.
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