EPISODE

1. The Drone Queen

Carrie makes a vital choice when her counterpart in Islamabad gives her urgent intelligence resulting in a media disaster. Saul has issues with his new position/job.

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Carrie, now operating as the CIA station chief in Kabul, authorizes an airstrike on a farmhouse in Pakistan believed to be the whereabouts of Taliban leader Haissam Haqqani. However, reports soon emerge that the airstrike occurred during a wedding, killing Haqqani and 40 other people. Among those killed were the family of medical student Aayan Ibrahim, who survived the airstrike and has a video of the wedding he was filming on his mobile phone at the moment of the strike. One of Aayan's friends uploads the video online against his wishes, creating a rift between the United States government and the Pakistan Armed Forces. Carrie travels to the Islamabad embassy to meet with its station chief, Sandy Bachman. Before Carrie arrives, Sandy leaves the embassy without protection to meet with the secret source of his intelligence on Haqqani. At the same time, Sandy's identity is leaked to the Pakistani press and his face is shown on the television news. Carrie and Quinn attempt to pick Sandy up, but a violent mob surrounds their vehicle and beats Sandy to death. Carrie and Quinn narrowly escape.

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