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S5E4 · What's the Matter with Kansas?

Philip and Elizabeth have qualms about a new assignment, while a specter from Philip's past creates unforeseen dangers. At the FBI, Stan makes a shocking play that could throw his career into turmoil.

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As a consequence of the Oklahoma City information, Philip and Elizabeth receive new " honey trapping " assignments in Topeka, Kansas, which they grudgingly undertake. Over drinks, Morozov opens up to Philip about the problems with Soviet agriculture. Oleg shares his threatening circumstances with his mother, who tells him that she spent five years in an internment camp. Stan promises to publicly implicate himself in Vlad's killing if the CIA goes after Oleg. After surreptitiously crossing the Yugoslav border into Austria, Mischa arrives at John F. Kennedy Airport. Paige finds Pastor Tim's diary while babysitting at his house. Elizabeth tells her that it was brave but dangerous and later suggests to Philip that the diary might be useful.

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