A valuable spy for the KGB, an American who works for a defense contractor, gets a case of the jitters. His handler hasn't been able to contact him since the FBI got some new encryption devices. It has made it impossible for the KGB to keep tabs on the FBI. The KGB is concerned that if his handler does meet with the spy that the FBI will show up and discover who the spy is. Elizabeth and Philip are tasked with getting the key to the encryption devices.
Nina learns about the spy with the jitters and passes it along to FBI Agent Beeman. He pushes her to get more information. She does so by getting cozy with her boss. Beeman is happy to have the information but (for once) seems a bit sad when he learns what she did to get the intel. Noah Emmerich who plays Beeman almost always look likes he about to start grinning ear to ear. I was glad to see that he actually managed to change his facial expression for that scene.
Philip freaks out when he sees a mark on Elizabeth's back. It came from a guy whom she was pressing for information. They were intimate and he started to beat her with first his hand and then his belt. Philip is ready to deal with the guy but Elizabeth manages to say the right thing and gets him to reconsider. His reaction seemed very defensive and egotistical, not to mention sexist. He seemed to take personal offense at something that happened to Elizabeth. Based on what he said it sounded like he was ready to deal with the guy because according to him that's what men do for their wives. Based on the show up to this point Elizabeth has proven herself to be very capable of dealing with threats.
Stan's wife confronts him once again. It's the same issue as last episode: she feels as if she is losing him to his job. He spends little to no time with her or their son. He can't see the damage he is doing to their relationship because he is too focused on his job.
This episode seems a little more like a Stan and Nina episode than the usual Elizabeth and Philip episode. It isn't a bad episode but it's not even close to being my favorite.
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