President Keane (Elizabeth Marvel) is livid when Wellington (Linus Roache) admits to ordering the air strike on her behalf after she refused to do it.
Two paramedics are permitted into the compound to extract the severely wounded J.J. One of them secretly plants a listening device, enabling the FBI detail to monitor the conversations inside.
Carrie, not wanting to deal with the side effects of Seroquel, buys some black market meds from Josh (Alex Hurt), and asks Dante (Morgan Spector) to help her manage her medication levels.
Carrie also proposes to Dante a plan to connect Wellington to Simone Martin's dealings, but warns that it's "completely illegal".
Agent Maslin (Matt Servitto) sees the report and declares that it's not true, as he had just been in touch with the hospital and learned that J.J. was stable.
Club gave the episode an "A−" grade, calling it a "a genuine nail-biter" and adding "Homeland can still deliver the escalating tension and dread exploding into chaos that made it a hit in the first place".