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Both times the wife answered; both times there was no one on the other end of the line.

Did a number pop up on a tracer? No, and the calls were blocked.

Is there any way that No, not without a subpoena.

Look, Virgil, if somebody's trying to make contact with Brody, it'll only happen once.

And when it does, we'll be there.

All right? It's all good.

Relax.

All right.

I've got to get dressed.

Many of the men and women in this room are involved in the operation which resulted in your rescue, so we take an extra measure of pride in welcoming you.

Thank you, sir.

Now, we've all read your debrief from Germany, so today we just have a few more questions clarifications, really that might help us in our ongoing fight against Al Qaeda.

- I understand.

- Good.

Good.

We'll, uh, start with Stuart Strickland, lead analyst in our Iraq section.

Sergeant Brody, it's a pleasure.

A few weeks after your capture, Special Forces conducted a direct action mission against a former police HQ in Garma According to your debrief, most of your incarceration was spent at a secret military facility outside Damascus.

What landmarks or structural details can you give us to help pinpoint? Eight months you were smuggled overland to an enemy operating base in Afghanistan.

Now, after so many years, what prompted? Sergeant Brody, my name is Carrie Mathison.

I served as a case officer in Iraq.

Your picture was on our MIA wall.

I saw it every day for five years.

It's good to meet you in person.

Thank you, ma'am.

I'm sorry we were unable to find you sooner.

I appreciate that.

I'd like to start with the first few days of your captivity if you don't mind.

Not at all.

How soon after you were taken did the interrogations begin? Pretty much right away.

What did they want to know? Anything I could tell 'em about U.

S.

ground operations, supply routes, communication codes, rules of engagement.

When you were debriefed in Germany, you said you gave up no such information.

My SERE training was excellent.

And Corporal Walker? Ma'am? Did he give anything up? We were never interrogated together, so I don't know.

But still you must have wondered, especially after you learned of his death.

I'm assuming there's a point to all this, Carrie? There is, sir.

As you know, the first 72 hours after a soldier's capture are critical.

What he knows can be used by the enemy during that period to devastating effect.

The point is Sergeant Brody stopped being a source of actionable intelligence fairly quickly, and yet he was kept alive for eight more years.

I'd like to ask him if he knows why.

I often wondered that myself.

Who was your interrogator? An Al Qaeda commander.

His name was Zayadi.

Zayadi? That's what he told me his name was, anyway.

Was this him? No.

But you know who this man is.

Of course.

Every Marine in country was briefed on high-value targets.

Did you ever meet him? Abu Nazir? Was he ever present during any of your interrogations? No.

Look again.

Sergeant Brody? No, I never met him.

What-what what about Walker? Did he ever mention Abu Nazir? No.

You sure? Carrie, how many times does the man have to answer the question? It's just, I'm just a little surprised, sir.

Abu Nazir was in charge of coordinating attacks against coalition forces at the time.

No one had more reason to sit down with the only two American P.

O.

W.

's in his custody.

Well, apparently, he didn't.

Is there anything else, Carrie? No, sir, that's it.

Thank you, Sergeant Brody.

Thank you.

Moving on, Sergeant Brody, I'd like to turn your attention to anything you may have witnessed or overheard when in captivity.

Remember Mrs.

Base? The math teacher? Yeah.

Yeah, she was, like, my least-favorite teacher of all time.

She's so annoying.

Hey, can you guys come in here a second? Hey, I need help getting ready for tonight.

What's tonight? Some of your father's buddies from Bravo Company are coming over for a barbecue.

There's a bag of corn that needs to be shucked, and the grill needs to be cleaned.

I'll do the corn.

So, do I have to be here? Why is everything always a problem with you? I was just asking a question.

I know things haven't been easy between you and me.

But we all have to find a way to be there for each other now, okay? Yeah, okay.

Clean the grill.

Hello? Hey, Jess.

Hey.

How did it go? I'm actually still here at Langley.

I'm stuck in this debrief, and it's taking a little longer than I expected.

How much longer? Oh, only an hour or two maybe.

Well, don't forget, everybody's coming at 5:00.

Sure.

I won't be late.

Okay.

Bye, honey.

Sergeant Brody you're a man who's endured a terrible ordeal.

Thank you, Mr.

Vice President.

Anything? As a matter of fact, yeah.

Brody just lied to his wife.

- Tell me.

- Max is tailing his town car.

Brody just said he was still at Langley, but he told his driver to drop him off at Bluemont Park.

This is it.

He's making contact.

All right, I'll meet you there.

Where's-Where's Bluemont Park? Saul? Hey.

Late for a meeting off campus.

How many boards can one man sit on? You kissed Carrie Mathison into my debrief this morning.

I'm curious if that was her request or yours.

Hers.

Frankly, I'm surprised you didn't assign her yourself, since she's the only one in the section who's ever been to Iraq.

It's not her resume I have a problem with.

It's her temperament.

What happened? She turned a routine follow-up into a cross-examination.

Kept trying to connect Brody to Abu Nazir.

It's always Nazir with her.

I won't deny she can be a little obsessive on the subject.

Is there something I should know, Saul? Not that I'm aware of.

Because the last time I heard her like this, she bribed her way into an Iraqi prison, caused an international crisis.

I appreciate your concern.

Carrie has learned her lesson.

And we both know how good she is.

What did I tell you when I agreed to give her one more chance? You said only if I agreed to do the babysitting.

I said it would end badly.

For both of you.

You've got a big blind spot where she's concerned.

Trust me.

I did, too.

Now my wife lives in Palm Beach, and I only see my kids twice a year.

Did you fix the audio? Well, we'll know soon enough.

I set up a directional mic near the band shell.

Max, switch to channel three.

Somebody's approaching Brody from 1:00 a female, dark red coat.

I didn't think you'd be able to make it.

I don't understand why you had to go through Mike.

Why didn't you just call me yourself? I did.

Twice.

Are you recording this? But your wife answered.

She didn't give me any messages.

Because I hung up.

She hates me, Brody.

Hates you? Why? Because I got remarried.

Jessica reacted like it was a personal insult.

Like I was publicly giving up hope that you and Tom were still alive.

What the? Who the hell is she? Helen Walker.

It's the wife of the other missing Marine.

Ah, well, then, she's not Brody's contact.

Just keep listening.

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