The Americans 4X12: A Roy Rogers In Franconia
Added 2025-09-08 16:00:09 +0000 UTCElizabeth (Keri Russell) and Paige (Holly Taylor) return home after the mugger incident, hiding this from Henry (Keidrich Sellati). Philip (Matthew Rhys) comforts them, although Paige is shaken over whether Elizabeth previously did something like this before.
Philip meets with William (Dylan Baker) to provide him the access code, but William says he will no longer steal bioweapons as he fears their repercussions. Later, he and Gabriel (Frank Langella) use a pay phone to contact Martha's parents, telling them she is fine and she loves them. They later talk with William, convincing him that his duties as KGB agent will be over if he delivers the Lassa virus. During this, Paige spends time with Matthew (Daniel Flaherty), and they kiss. She returns home, where her parents make it clear that they disapprove.
Aderholt (Brandon J. Dirden) starts investigating the Mail Robot, after finding a report that an old woman, Betty, died on the night it was repaired. He and other agents open the Mail Robot, discovering the bug. He informs Stan (Noah Emmerich) and Wolfe (Peter Jacobson), they decide to not disclose it as it would cost their jobs, but they decide to watch whoever changes the bug. A janitor is detained, claiming she worked for a mobster who tried to find out about a gambling operation.
At the Rezidentura, Tatiana (Vera Cherny) tells Oleg (Costa Ronin) that she is getting transferred to the embassy in Nairobi. She offers him the position of her deputy, which he decides to decline. Oleg calls his mother, who is still questioning when he will return to Russia. He later meets with Stan, expressing disdain for the bioweapons missions due to their high risk and the fact that Russian labs won't be able to handle them. He then reveals that the KGB has an inside man at an American lab, but is unable to identify him. After checking a list of possible names, the FBI identifies William as the inside man and sets out to catch him. Philip leaves to meet with William, and when Paige demands to know where he is going, Elizabeth reveals that he is picking up a weapon intended to defend Russia from any attack.
