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Episode 7 - The Best Policy
A young woman drives a Jeep down a desert road. Her male passenger -- turns out they're brother and sister Nicole and Marcus Bradin -- displays a baggie containing hashish. Trucks full of Yemeni soldiers pass them by, then form a blockade. Weapons drawn, they order the pair out of the vehicle, which they search. Finding the drugs, they take the two Americans prisoner.
A U.S. State Department official named Peters shows Gillian, Eli, and the pair's parents a tape of Nicole and Marcus in custody; he explains they were captured 29 days ago and are about to be sentenced to death. The Lightman Group has been hired to interpret which of the Yemeni negotiators' demands are serious -- as opposed to posturing -- so the duo can be released.
Meanwhile, Cal introduces Ria to his old college friend, Dr. Jeffrey Buchanan, who's now a consultant to a pharmaceutical company called Ribocore. Someone stole the formula for Ribocore's new insulin pill, Priox, and a knockoff version is flooding the market -- and the side effects are causing strokes.
Cal interviews three chemists who had access to the lab, lies about finding a fingerprint on the computer, and determines the woman, A'isha Walker, who'll submit to fingerprint testing is the thief. She claims she didn't break into the lab to steal the formula, but a study that indicates Priox -- not the knockoff -- is causing the strokes. Jeffrey dismisses Cal's findings, but promises to check out A'isha's story.
Back at the State Department, Gillian visits her husband, Alec, who works there. His assistant says he's at lunch. When Gillian and Eli observe negotiations with the Yemeni ambassadors, Gillian tells Peters to deal directly to Deputy Ambassador Rafid, who was the last to enter the room -- a sign of status in the Middle East -- using tapes of Arafat and Barak arguing about this as proof. Gillian also notices Peters is more concerned about Nicole.
Later, Ria notices the body language between Gillian and Alec is suspect. Cal tells her to mind her own business. Ria also thinks Jeffrey isn't being honest.
But Cal trusts Jeffrey -- until A'isha's arrest for industrial espionage hits the TV news. Jeffrey says that was Ribocore CEO Erica Vandeman's doing and someone wired A'isha $500,000 before the break-in, which she's now trying to cover up.
Cal interviews A'isha, who isn't lying about selling the Priox formula from memory and the knock-off being a mere duplication. And visiting Neeman Labs, which did the original testing, will confirm this. A Neeman official tells Cal that's all true, and Ribocore fired them for failing to OK the drug, adding, "Science and business don't mix."
Watching the tapes of Nicole and Marcus, Cal notices she's intentionally slurring her words, which is a military code to indicate that she hasn't broken. Her father reveals she's actually a U.S. agent. Gillian confronts Peters, who refuses to trade missiles for Marcus' release, even though a Red Cross representative has photos showing that he's been tortured. Nicole's important. He's not.
Cal and Ria pay Erica a surprise visit, falsely claiming pharmaceutical journals have been questioning Ribocore's lab reports. Cal notices she bites her lip (a classic liar's move) when answering. Then they visit the FDA, where they learn Jeffrey is on Ribocore's payroll.
Cal tells Gillian he doesn't want to believe Jeffrey's guilty, explaining he was a great friend when Cal was dealing with his mother's death. But Ria shows him a vintage videotape of Erica announcing Priox's imminent arrival, and every time she mentions a certain 9,000-person study, she not only bites her lip, but Jeffrey also looks down and away, which is a sign of guilt. (We see shots of guilty celebrities doing the same.)
Cal confronts Jeffrey, who admits to having an affair with Erica, but claims he had no idea she'd manipulated that study. Cal warns him to stay away from Erica because she's going to jail.
Watching tapes of Rafid trying to look larger than life, Gillian and Eli realize his desire to be recognized as a leader may be an effective negotiating tool. And hours before Marcus is set for execution, Peters offers Rafid a new deal: Give Nicole and Marcus their freedom, we'll agree to all your non-military demands -- and here's your invitation to a state dinner at the White House, where you'll be seated next to President Obama. He takes the deal.
Meanwhile, as Cal and FDA and FBI agents watch and listen, Jeffrey runs straight to Erica, who denies manipulating that study. But Jeffrey points out the study claims Priox has no side effects, which is scientifically impossible. Erica admits postponing the Priox launch would've bankrupted Ribocore; she says she needed to buy a few months, and they would've eliminated the dangerous side effects. She's busted.
Afterward, Cal reminds Jeffrey that he told him to stay away. "I would've lied for you," says Cal. "I wish I could believe that," replies Jeffrey.
Back at the office, Cal and Gillian are recapping the day's events. While pointing out that he saved Jeffrey's reputation and kept him out of jail, she gets a phone call. It's her husband, who's just learned he has to work late tonight.
Gillian asks if Cal wants to get dinner. He'll take a raincheck. He smiles. She frets. They split. Next thing we see is Cal watching her husband getting into car and hugging a young blonde.
A U.S. State Department official named Peters shows Gillian, Eli, and the pair's parents a tape of Nicole and Marcus in custody; he explains they were captured 29 days ago and are about to be sentenced to death. The Lightman Group has been hired to interpret which of the Yemeni negotiators' demands are serious -- as opposed to posturing -- so the duo can be released.
Meanwhile, Cal introduces Ria to his old college friend, Dr. Jeffrey Buchanan, who's now a consultant to a pharmaceutical company called Ribocore. Someone stole the formula for Ribocore's new insulin pill, Priox, and a knockoff version is flooding the market -- and the side effects are causing strokes.
Cal interviews three chemists who had access to the lab, lies about finding a fingerprint on the computer, and determines the woman, A'isha Walker, who'll submit to fingerprint testing is the thief. She claims she didn't break into the lab to steal the formula, but a study that indicates Priox -- not the knockoff -- is causing the strokes. Jeffrey dismisses Cal's findings, but promises to check out A'isha's story.
Back at the State Department, Gillian visits her husband, Alec, who works there. His assistant says he's at lunch. When Gillian and Eli observe negotiations with the Yemeni ambassadors, Gillian tells Peters to deal directly to Deputy Ambassador Rafid, who was the last to enter the room -- a sign of status in the Middle East -- using tapes of Arafat and Barak arguing about this as proof. Gillian also notices Peters is more concerned about Nicole.
Later, Ria notices the body language between Gillian and Alec is suspect. Cal tells her to mind her own business. Ria also thinks Jeffrey isn't being honest.
But Cal trusts Jeffrey -- until A'isha's arrest for industrial espionage hits the TV news. Jeffrey says that was Ribocore CEO Erica Vandeman's doing and someone wired A'isha $500,000 before the break-in, which she's now trying to cover up.
Cal interviews A'isha, who isn't lying about selling the Priox formula from memory and the knock-off being a mere duplication. And visiting Neeman Labs, which did the original testing, will confirm this. A Neeman official tells Cal that's all true, and Ribocore fired them for failing to OK the drug, adding, "Science and business don't mix."
Watching the tapes of Nicole and Marcus, Cal notices she's intentionally slurring her words, which is a military code to indicate that she hasn't broken. Her father reveals she's actually a U.S. agent. Gillian confronts Peters, who refuses to trade missiles for Marcus' release, even though a Red Cross representative has photos showing that he's been tortured. Nicole's important. He's not.
Cal and Ria pay Erica a surprise visit, falsely claiming pharmaceutical journals have been questioning Ribocore's lab reports. Cal notices she bites her lip (a classic liar's move) when answering. Then they visit the FDA, where they learn Jeffrey is on Ribocore's payroll.
Cal tells Gillian he doesn't want to believe Jeffrey's guilty, explaining he was a great friend when Cal was dealing with his mother's death. But Ria shows him a vintage videotape of Erica announcing Priox's imminent arrival, and every time she mentions a certain 9,000-person study, she not only bites her lip, but Jeffrey also looks down and away, which is a sign of guilt. (We see shots of guilty celebrities doing the same.)
Cal confronts Jeffrey, who admits to having an affair with Erica, but claims he had no idea she'd manipulated that study. Cal warns him to stay away from Erica because she's going to jail.
Watching tapes of Rafid trying to look larger than life, Gillian and Eli realize his desire to be recognized as a leader may be an effective negotiating tool. And hours before Marcus is set for execution, Peters offers Rafid a new deal: Give Nicole and Marcus their freedom, we'll agree to all your non-military demands -- and here's your invitation to a state dinner at the White House, where you'll be seated next to President Obama. He takes the deal.
Meanwhile, as Cal and FDA and FBI agents watch and listen, Jeffrey runs straight to Erica, who denies manipulating that study. But Jeffrey points out the study claims Priox has no side effects, which is scientifically impossible. Erica admits postponing the Priox launch would've bankrupted Ribocore; she says she needed to buy a few months, and they would've eliminated the dangerous side effects. She's busted.
Afterward, Cal reminds Jeffrey that he told him to stay away. "I would've lied for you," says Cal. "I wish I could believe that," replies Jeffrey.
Back at the office, Cal and Gillian are recapping the day's events. While pointing out that he saved Jeffrey's reputation and kept him out of jail, she gets a phone call. It's her husband, who's just learned he has to work late tonight.
Gillian asks if Cal wants to get dinner. He'll take a raincheck. He smiles. She frets. They split. Next thing we see is Cal watching her husband getting into car and hugging a young blonde.
