Safe House (The Americans)
| "Safe House" | |
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| The Americans episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 9 |
| Directed by | Jim McKay |
| Written by | Joshua Brand |
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| Production code | BDU108 |
| Original air date | April 3, 2013 |
| Running time | 48 minutes |
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"Safe House" is the ninth episode of the first season of the period drama television series The Americans. It originally aired on FX in the United States on April 3, 2013.
Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth Jennings (Keri Russell) tell their children that they are separating. Paige (Holly Taylor) blames Elizabeth, but Philip tells her that it was a joint decision.
The Beemans (Noah Emmerich and Susan Misner) have a party the next day, with Philip, Elizabeth, and the children attending. Also there are Agent Frank Gaad (Richard Thomas) and Stan's partner Chris Amador (Maximiliano Hernández). Gaad announces to Stan, Amador, and several other agents that he is planning to assassinate Arkady Ivanovich (Lev Gorn), the KGB's Resident, in retaliation for the deaths of the FBI agents from the previous episode, an idea which Stan isn't enthusiastic about. Elizabeth confides in Sandra about Philip leaving and Sandra offers her support.
Philip spends the night with Martha (Alison Wright), who confesses her love for him and tells him she would do anything for him. The next morning, Martha reveals to Philip that Gaad is preparing to assassinate a KGB agent. She leaves for work and Philip soon follows, but is stopped by Amador, who had been stalking Martha. Amador tells Philip to come in for questioning, but he resists and claims that he "banged her brains out for the last ten hours." Amador gets angry, fights Philip, and pulls a knife, but Philip turns it on him, wounding him badly. He puts Amador in his trunk and drives off. He brings him to a safe house to try to treat the wound as Elizabeth arrives. They realize he was at Stan's party.
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