12. The Star

Complete story — includes the ending

Brody leaves Akbari's body in his office and escapes the building, then meets up with Carrie to go to a safehouse, where Carrie reveals that she is pregnant with his child. Saul attempts to have them extracted, but Lockhart discloses Brody's location to Javadi, whose men capture and imprison Brody. Javadi informs Carrie that Brody has been sentenced to a public hanging; Carrie calls Brody, who implores her not to attend, but Carrie goes regardless and watches helplessly as Brody dies. Four months later, Iran offers the IAEA access to its nuclear sites in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions. Saul joins the private sector, having been fired from the CIA by Lockhart. Lockhart promotes Carrie to station chief in Istanbul. She requests that Brody be given a star at an upcoming memorial for CIA members having lost their lives on the job, but Lockhart refuses. After the ceremony, Carrie, who has by now delivered her baby, uses a marker to draw a star on the wall in Brody's memory.