Saul (Mandy Patinkin) brings Quinn into the loop on the mission with Carrie (Claire Danes), and tells him to watch over her.
It is also learned that Saul is being considered for the position of Director of the CIA and is expected to be told so officially at a hunting retreat.
When they stop for gas, Dana sees a news report on their disappearance and learns that Leo is suspected in his brother's death, which he told her was a suicide.
When she confronts him, he finally admits that his brother's death was his fault; they had been playing a game of Russian Roulette with their father's gun, which was Leo's idea, and it went off.
Upon learning what Carrie has done, Saul tells her that Javadi's agents made her while she was talking to Hall, and that the operation has been compromised.
When Lockhart's nomination is announced, Saul offers an impromptu toast in which he makes it clear he doesn't care for the appointment.
Co-executive producer Patrick Harbinson wrote the episode, receiving his first writing credit for the series.
She called it "a bit of a bland episode with too much of a focus on a storyline that just didn’t work, but in those final moments, it finds a jolt of excitement that will hopefully carry through into next week.