Samir reports to her that he saw Ahmed Nazari (Darwin Shaw), a corrupt Iraqi lawyer who was presumed dead, in Iraq five months prior.
Bibi (René Ifrah) asks Quinn (Rupert Friend) to guide his group to the Syrian border via Turkey.
Quinn reaches out to Dar Adal (F. Murray Abraham) and informs him of his opportunity to get close to Al-qaduli, a CIA kill target.
Saul (Mandy Patinkin), having been caught taking a copy of the leaked documents out of the station, is subjected to a battery of interrogations by Dar Adal.
As they talk about her, Düring (Sebastian Koch) reveals that he doesn't plan on renewing Carrie's contract at the foundation, due to her being "unbalanced".
The episode received a rating of 92% on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, with the site's consensus stating "In the action-packed 'Oriole,' Homeland brings Carrie and Allison together with a surprising turn of events.
"[1] Price Peterson of New York Magazine rated the episode 4 out of 5 stars, with the summation that it was "full of fascinating character moments and crackerjack suspense sequences, and on the whole brought together disparate elements in a highly satisfying way".