Philip gets Charles, who has become somewhat of a mess, to help him get into a university where information on ARPANET is located. Charles does so (though he almost blows it when the code he's written down smears on his hand because of sweat), and Philip is able to plant the bug while posing as a janitor, but he's forced to kill someone to do so.
Elizabeth meets up with Larrick, who agrees to give her codes she needs before he has to go to a contra training camp. Lucia, who is supposed to meet him at the camp, wants to kill Larrick while she's there, but Elizabeth tells her the operation is more important.
Nina reluctantly agrees to take the polygraph for Stan. Oleg coaches her on how to beat it, and while she's too nervous at first, he gets her to think about him while she's taking it, and she ends up passing it.
Elsewhere, Henry breaks into a neighbor's house in order to play their Intellivision.
This episode contains examples of:
- The Alcoholic: Charles has become this since the last time he appeared; it's left ambiguous as to whether this is his way of dealing with being a Deep Cover Agent.
- Ask a Stupid Question...: When Elizabeth and Philip are at their travel agency:Philip: The painters want to know whether you prefer egg or ivory in the wainscotting in the outer office.
Elizabeth: What's the difference?
Philip: The color. - Blatant Lies: After they complete the mission and get together at a bar, Charles insists to Philip he hasn't been drinking. When Charles leaves, Philip asks the bartender to give him whatever Charles was drinking, which turns out to be cranberry juice...and a little vodka.
- Call-Back: During the polygraph, Nina is asked questions about Chris Amador and Vlad's deaths.
- Disappeared Dad: Lucia's father, though unlike most examples of this trope, it's implied it's because he was kidnapped by the same type of people Lucia is fighting against.
- Foreshadowing: Henry breaking into other people's houses becomes important in the following episode, and the following seasons.
- Philip shows Henry a picture of a car he's thinking about getting, which shows up in a later episode.
- History Repeats: Lampshaded; Elizabeth describes Lucia as being young and impetuous, and someone who "burns hot", to which Philip replies, "That sounds like someone I know."
- Lie Detector: Nina passes the polygraph Stan and the FBI give her.
- Overly-Nervous Flop Sweat: When Charles and Philip on on their mission, Charles sweats so much the code for Philip he's written on his hand becomes smeared. Fortunately, he remembers it for Philip after briefly panicking.
- Reveal Shot: After Nina passes the polygraph, we see her at the end wearing only a bathrobe, and ready to get into bed with someone. Turns out to be Oleg. Their relationship also turns out to be important.
- Revenge Before Reason: Elizabeth thinks Lucia is like this; Lucia wants to kill Larrick for all of the people in Nicaragua that he killed, but Elizabeth says they need him for their mission (as she puts it, Larrick is a monster, but he's their monster). Of course, Larrick hasn't committed atrocities against the Soviet people.
- Wasn't That Fun?: Charles tries to act like this when he and Philip are in the bar after completing their mission. Philip, who had to kill a man, is in no mood for this.
