An Old Friend – The show begins with Policia National Officer interviewing Jenny Franklin (Margarita Levieva). She denies remembering what happened. Doubting her story, the officer asks if remembers stabbing tampons in the victim’s eyes. She claims to know nothing about the incident or her name. Chief Inspector Ohana Charron (Astrid Jones) arrives at the scene. The officer gives her a rundown of what happened. He tells her both the perpetrator and victim don’t know who their identity. Ohana says it’s convenient for Jenny to utilize the amnesia excuse. The officer reports four similar incidents have taken place this week. He says the only other survivor claims to have amnesia as well.

Jenny complains about not getting medical treatment. Ohana is surprised by Jenny’s age. She thought with elite combat skills, Jenny would be in her 20s. Jenny asks her to identify herself. Claiming to work for Europol, Ohana tells Jenny she knows Chauncey Lew (Cillian O’Sullivan). Jenny is confused. Ohana questions why she would put her life on the line to help a rogue, disavowed former CIA agent. She describes Chauncey’s undercover operation as illegal. Jenny denies knowing anything about Marseille. Ohana contributes the death of five CIA operatives to Chauncey who was tricked by a spy. She offers Jenny protection from Chauncey if she is being blackmailed.

Sobbing, Jenny denies having any other options because Chauncey threatened her daughter, Becca (Lydia Fleming). They agree to work together to take Chauncey down. Ohana asks her to explain the nature of Chauncey’s mission. Jenny asks for some clothes and privacy before getting into his mission. Ohana emerges from a room. She informs the officer to prepare a tactical until they know Chauncey’s location.

Chris (Charles Brice) struggles to access Jenny when Ohana taps on the van window, with her gun drawn. Chauncey knows Jenny spilled her guts about his operation. She warns Chauncey he needs to explain his operation. When the lights start blinking, Ohana doubles over in pain before morphing into Jenny.

Anya Markova (Stasya Miloslavskaya) puts on mascara when SuYin (Jeremy Ang Jones) knocks on the door. She questions how he found out where she lived. He reminds her of who his father is before explaining how he got spies to do some digging on her. He tells her she attends Moscow Polytechnic school, with a B-minus grade point average. Laughing, she asks why he felt the need to research her so thoroughly. Jokingly, she questions if he is ready to propose yet. He informs her about his engagement with a Ming Dynasty descendant since he was 4 years old.

In the meantime, he gives himself to her and invites her to a gala to celebrate the growing friendship between the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China. Anya is impressed. She asks, where am I going to get a Chinese outfit this late. He gives her a red dress. She assures him it is not right for her to accept such a lavish gift from a foreign dignitary. He tells her if she refuses to come, Faina Orlov (Anastasia Martin) will cut off his private parts. She tells him they will need his private parts tonight.

Svetlana Petrova (Alyona Khmelnitskaya) tells Anya the location, a safe in the library, of the last Yaroslav exemplar. She orders Anya to retrieve the exemplar and leave as she entered as a guest.  The exemplar is to be delivered to the extraction team. If something prevents her from delivering it, she is ordered to implement the Omega Protocol.

Chauncey denies Ohana’s story is true. He says the spy Ohana was talking about was Rose who he believes never betrayed him. He shows her an image of Rose. Jenny asks if he believed her because they were having an affair. He informs her of him and Rose growing up together, she was his fiancé. They joined the Air Force and CIA at the same time. She asks what happened. Rose integrated into a group that was believed to be planning a terrorist attack. She compares the group to Los Jinetes. He says they were the same group, with a silent partner who was funding the operation. She reminds him of what he said about not ever meeting Gideon. He denies having entail on him.

Jenny is confused, with all the lies. He admits to being so close to getting Gideon, they could intercept him before any terrorist could be carried out. When they arrived, Gideon fled, leaving only Rose who detonated the bomb. He believes someone morphed into Rose did it. He says Gideon led him and his team into a trap. She demands to know who is funding his mission since the CIA is not involved. He claims to be funding the operation from a family trust. She refuses to believe him. He says the money from douchebags scamming the world while generating wealth.

She accuses him of wanting her to put herself and her family at risk to help him. He asks her to help him lock Gideon up because it will not be possible without her. She reminds him of the footage from last night. Ohana will utilize the footage to track her down. He promises to take care of it. Before leaving, she turns around to ask what happened to Rose. He admits to killing her.

Becca is lying in bed as Maddie Davis (Amanda Bright) tells someone she believes Claire Reed’s (Anna Jobarteh) skate was tampered with. It didn’t just miraculously happen. She comments on Becca’s strange behavior after Claire fell. Getting out of bed, Becca enters the room, where the US Figure Skating team is talking about her. One of the girls asks how long she has been there. Becca assures Maddie she had nothing to do with Claire’s skate. Maddie asks her to move back in with Jenny. Becca sees the earrings she gave Maddie in the trash bin.

Jenny walks in as Chris and Chauncey try to convince Felipe Calero (Jose Luis Garcia Perez) to respond to Sara Fonte’s provocative text messages. She reminds them of what happened last night. Chauncey says they need another way in. Jenny suggests she get in contact with Felipe’s sister, Ines Santos (Mabel del Pozo). She knows where Ines is staying.

As she returns to her hotel room, Becca sees Jenny talking to Chauncey. Jenny touches his hand while encouraging him to trust her. When she tries to talk to Becca, she rushes into her room. She pleads with Becca to talk to her before informing her of a message from US Figure Skating coach Jeremy Arbaugh (Robert Crumpton). Becca scolds her for not being there for her. When Jenny asks what has gotten into her, Becca accuses her of being caught up in a “random cock of a total stranger.” Jenny viciously grabs her by the through and dares her to speak like that again. Frantic, Becca rushes away.

Svetlana reminds Anya of a missing tooth that got knocked out during training while putting it back in. She tells her cyanide is virtually painless. She fastens a belt of instruments to unlock the safe around her right thigh and a belt of weapons around her left leg. She asks if she is wearing her diaphragm. Anya flinches when Svetlana touches her cheek.

SuYin is waiting when Anya arrives at the embassy. He introduces her to his mother, Zhang Min (Elvira Alejandro Ang)-=- and father, Li Jun (Antonio Wu). As they watch the dancers, he comments on her dress, which he would like to see her out of. She asks, where is Faina. He says she and her father, Artur Orlov (Juris Zagars) must remain upstairs. Svetlana reminds her of the Yaroslav exemplar.

Becca receives a text from Jenny, apologizing for what happened earlier. She ignores the text and enters a shop, where she steals a dress. She buys a pair of earrings before leaving. Outside the store, Tomas Alonso (Mat Cruz) catches up with her to warn her about fleeing a crime scene. She pretends to not know what he is talking about. He suggests she act like nothing happened. He promises to not tell if she will accompany him somewhere. She asks where. He says it is a secret.

Chauncey enters the Europol Headquarters in Madrid to speak with Ohana. She asks if he has come to give himself up. He reminds her of how Jenny walked out of her custody after morphing in her. She demands to know more about Jenny. He welcomes her to his world, where no one believes her. He tells her Gideon is planning something bigger than before. He promises to let her take credit for taking down, “The top financier of right-wing terrorism in Europe.” She wants him to offer her something for what he is asking. He relents, providing her with the name, Zoya Kotova who Jenny killed. Zoya was a member of the Jackals, an assassin group. In return, he wants the bathhouse footage.

Sara Fonte (Jenny) visits Ines at a cathedral. While she waits on her to pray, she has a flashback of Felipe killing Ramon Santos (Javier Abad). Ines prays for her son. Jenny tells Ines she lit a candle for her husband. Ines explains how Felipe is too obsessed with his work to settle down and be happy. Jenny informs her of Felipe refusing to answer her messages. Ines tells her about a meeting Felipe has with a business associate. She invites Jenny to visit the estate.

SuYin and Anya had dinner at the embassy. Svetlana warns Anya that Suyin is wasting time. She spills wine on her dress. He escorts her upstairs, where they meet an Embassy guard (Kamil Nguyen). SuYin bribes him with money to gain entrance to the upstairs. She pushes SuYin down on the bed and ties his hands to the bed frame. He tells her Faina’s location. She orders him to stay put, cramming a rag in his mouth before leaving. She enters the library. Svetlana assures her she has enough time if she hurries. She opens the safe to discover the Yaroslav exemplar is not there.

Jenny and Ines arrive at Felipe’s estate. Ines pokes fun at herself when she speaks of Felipe keeping his business secret. When Felipe enters the room, he demands to know why she is there. Ines tells him about inviting Jenny to help her cook. Chris is not so sure Felipe is going to buy Jenny’s story of just running into Ines at church. Ines and Jenny carry in food to Felipe and his guest. Felipe tells Damian Abasolo (Oleg Kricunova) it is for Spain. He says Gideon will be unhappy when he hears this news. Andres Calero (Luis Callejo) tells them to control themselves in front of Jenny. Felipe introduces her to Damian.

Jenny offers to serve Damian before she leaves. She goes on a tangent about protecting their country’s traditions from outsiders. Tears come to her eyes as she continues to talk about their country. Chris calls her speech as Heil Hitler shit. Damian and Felipe are surprised Jenny is such a supporter of their country. They toast to her.

Tomas takes a few pictures of Becca before taking a selfie of them together. He asks why she chose to figure skate. She claims to have been drawn into by Maddie who turned out to not be her friend after all. He asks if she is good. She denies wanting to capture the limelight. He says you hold back to make her feel better. He explains the meaning of his tattoo. One displays strength while the other means he gets what he wants. Another tattoo is about killing. She refuses to believe he has killed anyone. She asks if he would do something for her. He agrees.

Felipe credits Jenny for the deal going through with Damian. He opens up about the dangerous enterprise he is involved in. He refuses to get her involved, but she insists.

She arrives at the hotel. Chris tells her Becca decided to stay out to clear her head. She removes her wig and heads into a club, where Damian is having a drink. She is surprised he remembered the club. He comments on how it has changed. She refers to him as Dmitri. He compliments her beauty. He claims to have searched for her when she disappeared. She didn’t want anyone to find her. He would’ve done anything to protect her, even given up his life. She accuses him of not protecting her. He asks her about Jenny. She questions why he is working with Felipe and Andreas. He says it is not always his option. She asks who is Gideon. He denies knowing him. She offers to help him get out. He assures her it isn’t that easy. She promises to help him disappear. He offers to have Gideon present when he delivers what Felipe wants.

She gives him her phone number when she spots Tomas. She tells Damian they have been followed. She takes off after him. She is hit by a car, but immediately gets up and continues chasing Tomas. They meet face to face on a subway train. He asks if she wants to fight. A fight ensues. He finally knocks her to the ground. As he prepares to get off the train, he assures her Felipe will cut her to pieces. She grabs his coat as the subway door shuts. His blood splatters everywhere.

Gaia Morozova (Alexandra Prokhorova) puts a gun to Damian’s head and orders him to not do anything foolish. He tells her the people he works for are very powerful. Svetlana tells him he works for her. She tells him how Anya used to talk about him. She said he wanted to marry her. He tells her to leave Anya out of it. She says Anya never loved him because he was weak. He asks what do you want. As she turns the crown on a pocket watch, the room goes dark. Damian appears to be floating in water. He looks up to see Svetlana as the episode comes to an end.

 

In From The Cold Review

Jenny may have just wiggled her way into the Calero’s criminal enterprise. She tells them what they want to hear and they fall for it. While Chauncey denies faltering the CIA operation that killed five operatives, it is difficult to tell who is telling the truth. With Svetlana’s late entrance into the present, it could be that she is Gideon.

The acting and directing are great as usual. I am eager to see what is in store for Jenny in the next episode. The episode deserves a 7. Get more In From The Cold recaps here. Support ReelMockery by clicking the link.