Confirming her alliance with Russia, Allison Carr (Miranda Otto) meets with Krupin (Mark Ivanir) to discuss their plans.
Carrie learns from Laura Sutton (Sarah Sokolovic) that Numan (Atheer Adel) no longer has the CIA documents, and that they were sold to Russians.
The episode was directed by Michael Offer and co-written by showrunner Alex Gansa and co-executive producer Benjamin Cavell.
"[3] IGN's Scott Collura rated the episode 8.4 out of 10, giving recognition to the depth of the Allison Carr character, as well as Miranda Otto's portrayal.
[5] Cynthia Littleton of Variety wrote that the episode was "nicely done all around" and praised the "great visual touches of film noir".