The Centre tasks Philip and Elizabeth with stopping an East German assassin they previously hired. The KGB has had a change of heart about killing American scientists working on the "Star Wars" missile defense program, fearing it would escalate to an open declaration of war. However, they have lost contact with the killer, forcing the Jennings to hunt him down before he can complete his mission.
Claudia (Granny) reveals to Elizabeth that Philip lied about sleeping with his former flame, Irina, in New York. This betrayal shatters the burgeoning genuine romance between the couple, leading Elizabeth to demand they return to a purely professional "arrangement". [S1E8] Allegiance
To buy time and force the FBI to protect the targets, the Jennings plant a bomb in a scientist's car, making it easy to find so the FBI will move the scientists to safe houses. The Centre tasks Philip and Elizabeth with stopping
In The Americans , the eighth episode of Season 1 is titled . It first aired on March 20, 2013, and serves as a pivotal turning point for both the series' espionage plots and the central marriage. Episode Summary Claudia (Granny) reveals to Elizabeth that Philip lied
Despite the assassin's death, one of his traps succeeds. He had hidden a bomb inside an FBI agent's walkie-talkie, which detonates and kills a scientist along with three agents.