Sock Puppets (Homeland)
| "Sock Puppets" | |
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| Homeland episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 9 |
| Directed by | Dan Attias |
| Written by |
Chip Johannessen Evan Wright |
| Production code | 6WAH09 |
| Original air date | March 19, 2017 |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
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"Sock Puppets" is the ninth episode of the sixth season of the American television drama series Homeland, and the 69th episode overall. It premiered on Showtime on March 19, 2017.
Dar Adal (F. Murray Abraham) betrays Javadi (Shaun Toub) by revealing his location to Mossad, who are eager to interrogate him regarding the IRGC's operations. Grasping his situation, Javadi secretly calls Carrie (Claire Danes) and puts his phone in speaker mode, allowing her to hear what's happening. Carrie and Saul (Mandy Patinkin) have the call traced, but arrive at Javadi's hotel room well after he's been taken away by Mossad operatives, though they do find the phone he left behind. On his phone is the footage of Farhad Nafisi (Bernard White) confessing that he was working for Mossad. Carrie and Saul present this evidence to President-elect Keane (Elizabeth Marvel). Along with Dar Adal's involvement and the framing of Sekou Bah, they convince Keane that Dar, along with elements of Mossad, have been conspiring to falsely paint Iran as having violated the nuclear agreement.
Max (Maury Sterling) follows up on Conlin's death and traces the location of Conlin's last phone call to the tech startup he was investigating. Aiming to learn more about the outfit, Max responds to one of their job postings. Max is interviewed and hired by Brett O'Keefe (Jake Weber). Max soon comes to learn that the organization's primary function is to control a massive number of fake social media accounts in order to push O'Keefe's political agendas online.
Keane brings the solicitor general, George Pallis (David Thornton), into the fold to advise on Dar Adal. Pallis states that there is simply not enough evidence directly linking Dar to the conspiracy. He recommends that the only way to bring down Dar is for Carrie to testify that Dar covered up the infiltration by a Russian agent in the CIA Berlin station. Carrie is reluctant as it would lead to Saul being disgraced due to his relationship at the time with Allison, who was the mole. Carrie meets Saul and explains, much to his dismay, that it's currently their only course of action.
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