In Control (The Americans)

"In Control"

The Americans episode

Episode no.

Season 1
Episode 4

Directed by

Jean de Segonzac

Written by

Joel Fields
Joe Weisberg

Featured music

"The Pictures on My Wall" by Echo & the Bunnymen

Production code

BDU103

Original air date

February 20, 2013

Running time

42 minutes

Guest appearance(s)

Richard Thomas as Frank Gaad
Annet Mahendru as Nina
Susan Misner as Sandra Beeman
Reg Rogers as Charles Duluth
Peter Von Berg as Vasili Nikolaevich
Margo Martindale as Claudia
Daniel Flaherty as Matthew Beeman
Alison Wright as Martha Hanson
Johanna Day as Dana Simon
Leif Riddell as Agent Peters
David Adkins as George

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"In Control" is the fourth episode of the first season of the period drama television series The Americans. It originally aired on FX in the United States on February 20, 2013.

Ronald Reagan is shot. Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth Jennings (Keri Russell) find out by watching it broadcast on television after spending the afternoon in a hotel room together. Stan Beeman (Noah Emmerich) and Chris Amador (Maximiliano Hernández) are practicing speaking Russian when they hear the news. Agent Frank Gaad (Richard Thomas) tells Stan that he needs to find out if John Hinckley, Jr. is working with the KGB, and tell him to meet with Nina (Annet Mahendru).

James Brady is falsely declared dead by several news broadcasters as Elizabeth meets Claudia (Margo Martindale), where Claudia tells her to prepare for Operation Christopher - a code name for Russian agents engaging in guerrilla warfare in the event of a coup. Claudia informs her that she doesn't believe the KGB were behind the shooting.

Nina, hearing word from Stan, makes an excuse to KGB Resident Vasili Nikolaievich (Peter Von Berg), about spying on congressional aides. Vasili lets her go, but has her followed. Stan notices this as they are about to meet, and walks right past her. They eventually meet up later where Nina tells him that everyone at the Embassy believes Alexander Haig is staging a coup.

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