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S5E2 · Pests

Stan and Oleg wrestle with the harsh consequences of their complicated history, as Philip and Elizabeth face a new mission with devastating implications for their country.

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Gabriel sends Elizabeth to Illinois to follow Morozov and discover whether he is working on a biological weapon to be used in wheat crops being traded to the USSR. In a research greenhouse, she discovers wheat-eating midges. Elizabeth is tired of treating Paige like a child and teaches her a calming technique that she and Philip use. Stan starts dating Renee, a woman he met at the gym, and hears worrisome details about the CIA's plans to blackmail Oleg. He tries to prevent this but is told that the plan will move forward. Philip wonders whether they should kill Morozov, but Elizabeth says that they need him.

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