The Numbers Station
4-9-3-1.
4-3-1-9.
0-7-7-4.
7-3-4-1.
7-4-4.
7-5-7-5.
get that?
I got it.
Radio 2, NPR Radio
or something...
Uh-huh.
There's some f***ing guy,
scientist or something.
Real sick bastard.
You listening?
Avidly.
Says he measured
out the remains,
the cremated
remains of a dead man.
Measured out the, uh, minerals
left behind, you know?
The iron phosphates, the...
Whatever it is we're made up of.
Says he added it all up
to the cost of $4.40.
You believe that?
Yeah, I guess so.
$4.40.
Burnt down man's worth less
than a f***ing Big Mac,
all you can say
is "I guess so"?
Says give this poor bastard
what he's got coming.
Authentic?
Yeah.
Ten minutes.
Start the count.
on the newcomer, Rainer...
Can I get you something?
Two shots. Scotch.
on the game?
Nah, spread's terrible.
Here. One
for the road.
No, thanks. Been
sober for three years.
Interesting career.
You do something long enough.
You close your eyes, you just can't
think of doing something else.
They found your accounts.
Where'd you spend it?
Look, man, I just wanted to start over.
Quit the Agency.
Have your drink.
It could have been anybody
walk through your door.
Yeah. But
it was you.
Go clean up your mess.
Three minutes.
Start the count.
please, God.
Why did you do that?
Why? Why did
you do that?
Why did you do that?
Have you lost
your f***ing mind?
She's just a kid.
Jesus Christ.
The f***, Emerson?
No loose ends.
been out in the field?
It should say
there, in the file.
I want to hear what you say.
A long time.
I didn't know you smoked.
When did you start?
Right after I quit drinking.
Why did you stop drinking?
I was a drunk.
What would you say is
your current disposition?
How do I feel?
How do you feel about the girl?
She asked a very good question.
Which was?
Why?
Well, that's a question
that needs to be asked.
We are not sociopaths.
We're vulnerable to qualms of
conscience like anyone else.
day, and we vote up or down.
Like everything else,
it has all been distilled
down to zeros and ones.
They have asked for me to
describe your emotional state
in as detailed
a manner as possible.
fit to remain in the field.
I hate that it had
to turn out this way.
Me taking care of the girl,
me taking care of the police.
What you need, what
we're willing to offer,
is a change of pace.
We have a station
for you to look after.
Blackleg Miner.
One of the smaller terminals.
England?
Yeah.
Far the f*** out,
middle of nowhere.
Old American Army base.
Officially it doesn't exist.
Unofficially, it's used to broadcast
numbers to our European field agents.
How long?
Until your head is right.
You'll be babysitting
a broadcaster.
Civilian, right?
Yeah, cryptology specialist.
And one of the very few people who
can process code at this level.
You and another team, alternating shifts.
Three days each.
You keep the station safe,
you keep the code safe.
Whatever it takes.
Okay.
Do the job, Emerson.
I don't wanna look like an ass for
sticking my neck out on this one.
'Cause I've got nothing left, nothing
to keep you from the wolves.
4-5-5.
broadcast come through.
the authorities.
You do that.
Wanna hear my latest theory?
Sure.
We're coordinating troop
movements in Afghanistan.
Long-term
tactical formations.
Yeah.
Illegal missions unsanctioned by the
UN, that's why it's all hush-hush.
It's good, right?
Yeah.
some sort of awful experiment.
Stuff two people in
a box, see how long
it takes for one of
us to kill the other.
Ah, give me something.
We're up two hours
early next shift.
You guys been waiting long?
No, you're good.
Good shift?
Yeah.
Got to catch up on sitting alone
for 70 hours. It was nice.
You know, my contract's up pretty soon.
I was thinking of re-upping.
Nothing else you'd rather do?
No.
I was recruited by a
software company in college.
The kind that
makes apps for phones.
What's wrong?
Pay is no good?
No, it was great, actually.
Obscene, to be honest with you.
Why didn't you do it, then?
I don't know. I don't know, I guess
I just felt like it was silly,
it wasn't really that
important, you know?
I guess I like the idea
of serving my country.
Even if I don't know
exactly what it is I do.
What about you? You never
wanted to do anything else?
There comes a time when you
do a thing long enough,
you can't really
imagine doing
anything else, you know?
So, if I stay here, I'm
stuck with you forever?
Yes. Be careful
what you wish for.
it again, aren't you?
What?
You have that
look that you get.
What look?
You're squinting one eye as if
you're taking aim with a gun.
You're gonna be late.
It's horrifying.
I'm sure you're
great fun at parties.
Seriously, you don't
have to think about
killing everyone
that you ever meet.
I don't.
Okay.
So, just for fun, what would
happen if I wasn't here on Monday?
horrible train accident?
No. Train's here.
I'm just not on it.
It wouldn't be fun.
Come on, what would happen?
I'd have to make a phone call.
You'd have to
make a phone call?
No fun.
Company man.
Hi.
How you doing?
Good.
You should have seen
your face back there.
What?
When I didn't get off
you looked like you were about
to have a heart attack.
How was your weekend?
Good.
I had a great weekend,
thanks for asking.
So you got that text?
Confirming the...
What I already knew.
Yeah, I got it.
Did you get mine?
I was trying to
make a joke about
the White House
Correspondents' dinner,
but my phone spell-checked it into
whorehouse correspondents' dinner.
Spell-checks are
usually pretty accurate.
Right. I'm sure there's
a whorehouse
correspondents'
dinner somewhere.
Somewhere, yeah.
I know, I know, I got it.
No phones inside.
Hey, if it were up to me,
I couldn't care less.
Gone. Done.
Okay?
Should be out by now.
Yeah.
Probably just got
a last-minute broadcast.
What?
Nothing.
One sec.
No... Ah!
I can't hear.
Shh.
Eardrums.
Stay quiet, okay?
Okay.
Stay quiet.
Stay here.
Be quiet, okay?
Katherine.
We're clear.
Are you sure?
We'd know by now if
somebody else were in here.
Whose hand is that?
I don't know.
Can you hear?
Yeah.
If they know the code from before,
they're gonna come back in.
They're gonna use it again.
No, the codes
change every shift.
Meredith's code but not ours.
Where are they?
Take a deep breath.
We're gonna walk. We're
gonna call for help. Okay?
"Cardiff, Aberdeen, Glasgow,
Belfast, Oxford, Slough."
"Cardiff, Aberdeen, Glasgow,
Belfast, Oxford, Slough."
Blackleg Miner Station.
Go ahead.
The station's been compromised.
Requesting
immediate evacuation.
One moment.
Evac authorized.
ETA?
Four hours. For now, standard protocol.
Secure location. Retire asset.
Repeat.
The code has been compromised.
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