S1E13 · The Colonel

Complete story — includes the ending

With the meeting with the colonel approaching, Claudia and the Jennings are worried that it has been compromised. Claudia urges Arkady to abort the mission, while Philip and Elizabeth work out a plan to take the kids to Canada if one of them is captured. Arkady accepts Nina's offer in spite of Moscow's skepticism. Meanwhile, Stan tells both Sandra and Nina that his counterintelligence mission will soon be over, but Sandra rebuffs his attempt at reconciliation and Nina tells Arkady. Without incident, Philip meets with the colonel, who asserts that the SDI project is technically infeasible and may even be a ruse to get the USSR to waste resources. Because of Nina's tip, Arkady cleverly manages to get an abort order to Claudia, who warns Philip; they both realize Elizabeth is the one in danger. Philip picks up Elizabeth just as she reaches the parked car with the Weinberger tapes, which the FBI has staked out. They evade the FBI pursuit, but Elizabeth is shot in the abdomen. While she is being treated at the deserted building, Philip phones Stan and has him look after the kids. While in recovery, Elizabeth speaks to Philip for the first time in their native Russian, asking him to "Come home." Meanwhile, Claudia assassinates the CIA official that Elizabeth spared. Prince cracks under FBI pressure and tells them all he knows about the colonel, while Nina gives Arkady a file on Stan. Paige is increasingly puzzled by Elizabeth's behavior and, late at night, enters the home's laundry room—which is off-limits to the kids—but all she finds is laundry.