The Mole
Sofia returns to her burned house and picks up her silver locket from the bedroom. Anne notices her and invites the woman over for dinner. Sofia politely refuses and hurries back home.
Joao, still listening to the tapes obtained from Silveira, realizes that Sofia may have a big secret. It turns out she’s in love with Mia and the pair were actually involved in an illicit relationship together. ..
Wilson and Anne are having dinner at their place when they hear a knock on the door. They answer to find Nixon with a group of Russian operatives. Nixon tells them that he has been blocked from speaking by the Russians, but he is willing to talk with them in private. Nixon invites the Parker over for dinner, but Anne is unsure whether they can trust him. The Parker seems to be a bit of an outsider at RARET, so Anne decides to let him in for dinner.
Wilson and Henrique discuss an upcoming attack on RARET that is due to take place soon.
Fernando is still alive, having shot his foot rather than his head. While he contemplates what it means to have his foot amputated, Joao and Carolina continue to grow closer together. Joao admits he’s ready to risk everything to be with her. He tells Carolina that his incident with the receptionist is a one off, given she knows he’s been with her, and the pair wind up kissing. ..
Goncalo tells his friends that he has found out that Joao was dating Ursula, which corroborates the story that Joao is the mole. Goncalo then visits Cesar in prison and admits to him that he was the one who leaked the information to Joao. This confirms the story that João is the mole.
Meanwhile, Sofia is given a secret note to meet Joao: “I have Mia’s diary. I’ll wait for you tonight at the dam.” Sofia shows right on time, where she finds Joao there waiting. ..
Sofia admits that she found out several days prior to her death that Mia was working with the Russians. They both had fake passports and were intending to leave the country. Sofia is adamant that she’s not involved in the murder, but was a big part of Mia’s life.
Joao seems to believe her too, and after handing over the diary, walks away. Only, her diary is completely empty and a dud; a play to make her talk and spill the truth.
Goncalo meets with Henrique and reveals the truth he’s been hiding all this time. Between sneaking into James Wilson’s office (which Goncalo has seen) and sleeping with Ursula, Goncalo is more convinced than ever that Joao is the Russian spy.
As they sit and smoke together, we cut across to Sofia and Joao, as she prepares to leave town. With Ramiro late for his training in Berlin the day of the murder, Joao figures out that Ramiro is the one who murdered Mia. Just before Sofia leaves, Joao has her drugged and taken away.
The Episode Review
Ramiro killed Mia and it was probably obvious that he was involved. However, it turns out that Mia and Sofia were romantically involved which is a nice twist.
Meanwhile, Joao’s chances of remaining undetected are in serious jeopardy, with Goncalo discovering the truth and ready to pounce on him for it. There’s a good bit of investigative work conducted by him across this season, and bringing Ursula and Cesar back into the picture works well to round out this story in a compelling way. ..
Despite the show’s attempts to pivot away from its soap opera roots, the Carolina/Fernando/Joao storyline continues to be ineffective. ..
The ending of the show hints that there are more stories to be told and that we’ll have to wait and see what the finale has in store for us.
