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| Written by: | Ron Nyswaner | |||
| Directed by: | Dan Attias | |||
| Production number: | 5WAH08 | |||
| Running time: | 52 minutes | |||
| Original airdate: | November 22, 2015 | |||
All About Allison is the eighth episode of Season 5 of Homeland. It aired on November 22, 2015.
Synopsis
Carrie needs Allison's help. Quinn's plans change.
Episode guide
2005
In flashbacks, Carrie arrives in Baghdad for the first time. She is there to replace Allison Carr, a case officer who is frustrated with the futility of the situation in Iraq and has decided to take leave. Allison introduces Carrie to one of their most valuable assets, Iraqi attorney Ahmed Nazari, though Ahmed voices his refusal to work with anyone other than Allison. Allison and Ahmed meet privately, where Ahmed indicates romantic feelings for Allison and reveals he's systematically stolen eight million dollars from the Ministry of Justice. When Allison agrees to run away with him, Russian intelligence agent Krupin enters the room. Krupin points out that everything in the room has been recorded and hints that Allison could face federal prison. If Allison agrees to work for the SVR instead, he offers her half of the money along with mutual information exchange that will help her climb the ranks of the CIA.
Present-day
Saul is detained while Mossad negotiaties with the CIA to arrange his return. When Etai gets word that a deal has been reached, he helps Saul escape the premises.
During a stop for supplies, Quinn gets suspicious of the jihadist group he's escorting to Syria. When he goes to investigate what is being loaded onto their truck, one of the men knocks him out. Bibi remarks to a confused compatriot that they are going back to Berlin, as was always the true plan. Quinn wakes up later, finding himself tied up in the back of the now moving truck, where he can see a supply of chemical weapons.
Carrie arranges a public meeting with Allison where she pleads with Allison to review the case files regarding Ahmed Nazari. A sniper is positioned to shoot Carrie on Allison's signal, but she opts against it. When Numan successfully hacks into Ahmed's laptop, Carrie takes note of a photo of Ahmed at a beachside bar. Carrie recalls a conversation in Baghdad where Allison mentioned a bar in St. Lucia. After a web search confirms it to be the same bar, a shocked Carrie says "Oh my God... Allison."
Appearances
Main Cast
- Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison
- Rupert Friend as Peter Quinn
- Sebastian Koch as Otto Düring
- Miranda Otto as Allison Carr
- Alexander Fehling as Jonas Hollander
- Sarah Sokolovic as Laura Sutton
- F. Murray Abraham as Dar Adal
- Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson
Guest Stars
- Atheer Adel as Numan
- Mark Ivanir as Ivan Krupin
- René Ifrah as Bibi
- Allan Corduner as Etai Luskin
- Micah Hauptman as Mills
- Makram Khoury as Samir Khalil
- Oshri Cohen as Igal
- Darwin Shaw as Ahmed Nazari
- Hadar Ratzon Rotem as Tova
Background information
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