Will uncovers more clues about David's death and manages to shake off the man following him. Well, one of them ?
Spoiler alert: Don't read on if you haven't watched the third episode of Rubicon on BBC4. If you've seen later episodes please be aware that many UK viewers have not ? and don't post spoilers
Vicky Frost's episode two blog
Keep the Ends Out
It was something of a plodding episode, this one. I couldn't help feel that it might have benefited from being shown in a double bill ? by the time things got going, it was time to take our leave of Will and his mystery, and Katherine and hers. But what had we learned in the meantime?
The death of David Hadas
"Do you think David knew he was going to die," Will asks Bancroft. "Do you mean do I think he was murdered? Yes."
David's son Evan, who has an undisclosed condition that his father never seemed to deal with, tells Will that he was always promised the Norton. Will returns home and dismantles the bike in an effort to find out why David gave it to him. After searching in many unlikely nooks and crannies, he finally notices a piece of tape on the seat (Come on, Will!), on the back of which is a number code. Inside the seat is stashed a gun.
It is Evan who helps Will crack the code: "I don't think we had an honest conversation that wasn't about baseball," he says. Some of the numbers relate to Yankees World Series wins; from them Will and Bancroft work out the other clues related to pitchers: one answer is Travers. "Why would David leave my name in a code?" Will asks. "So you'd know when you'd broken it," laughs Bancroft. Well, let's hope that's the only reason.
Will asks a friend to check some other names "through his database" (that catch-all). They are Jeffrey Garcia, Alfred Bermudez and Randy Hobbs. Presumably we'll find out their relevance in coming weeks.
The death of Tom Rhumor
Not a great deal new this episode ? save a morsel of important information. Katherine allows herself to be talked into going for dinner with Tom's friend, James Wheeler, who seems to be taking a great interest in her welfare. He swears that he didn't know anything about the townhouse ? telling Katherine: "True friendship is forgiving someone in ways you would never forgive an acquaintance. Tom was my best friend, he was my brother, I loved him" ? before heading off to remove a picture from it. The photo shows seven boys, just out from a swim, all grinning at the camera.
Inside the API
? Interesting that the German security services refuse to recognise the existence of the API, or whatever we should really be calling it.
? What is Ingram's relationship with Maggie? Is he just a colleague giving sound advice? Their conversation about Greg sounded more akin to a father/daughter discussion. He is certainly a puzzle ?
? Miles is clearly having a terrible time with his family ? and refusing to admit how bad things are even to his self, let alone his colleagues. Poor guy.
? The team are puzzled as to why Spangler has assigned them a European puzzle about a Russian thug and a German banker when they are Middle East specialists. I imagine that George Boeck's Syrian heritage might have something to do with that in time, although I could be jumping to conclusions there. Particularly as Boeck appears to be a saint. (Although all those cruises?)
Thoughts and observations
? Ingram claims the first man watching Will is there as part of the clearance process. Do we believe him? It would be a perfect cover, particularly as the tail knew he was blown. Why would he have reacted so violently if it was only a clearance job?
? But there definitely is a second tail on Will too ? and that team knows about the fate of the first FBI man. Linked or separate do we think? And on the side of good or bad? Bad I'm presuming: they are interested in his meetings with Bancroft. "It's Travers, he's still digging."
? I liked the banter between Tanya and Grant about him being named after "one of the five worst presidents".
? Shouldn't Will be a little more worried about completely missing Spangler's deadline?
? I still find it disconcerting when ordinary Americans have guns in their homes. Anyone else?
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2011/apr/21/rubicon-episode-three
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