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The Americans 5X7: The Committee on Human Rights
🕑 Added 2025-09-26 16:00:18 +0000 UTCPaige (Holly Taylor) talks to Gabriel (Frank Langella), learning how he has helped Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth (Keri Russell) for many years. The encounter seems to impact Paige, as she finally realizes that Gabriel was always part of her family. Philip and Elizabeth decide not to tell her about their discovery at the greenhouse, leaving Paige believing the lie that the US plans to destroy Soviet grain crops.
Elizabeth steals a file from a psychiatrist containing the names and addresses of Soviet dissidents, named "Committee on Human Rights." With this, they drive to Bolivar County, Mississippi in order to follow Ben (Brett Tucker) at a field where he watches over the wheat. They also follow him to Memphis, discovering that Ben is seeing another woman.
Paige confides in Pastor Tim (Kelly AuCoin) that the encounter with Gabriel made her reconsider some aspects in her life. Later, she decides to break up with Matthew (Daniel Flaherty).
Stan (Noah Emmerich) and Aderholt (Brandon J. Dirden) meet with Sofia (Darya Ekamasova), a Soviet woman who works at TASS. Sofia is scared about her son's safety, and Stan's attitude does not convince her in becoming an informant. Later, Stan is informed by Wolfe (Peter Jacobson) that he will be transferred out of his field when the operation with Sofia ends. This impacts Stan's date with Renee (Laurie Holden), so he opens up more about his work.
In Moscow, Oleg (Costa Ronin) tells Yelena (Snezhana Chernova) about having lost contact with the CIA agents. He later finds Yelena's captivity record in a labor camp.
Elizabeth delivers a sample of the pest-resistant wheat to Gabriel before he leaves. As she stays with Paige to console her break-up, Philip visits Gabriel at his apartment. Gabriel opens up about his past in USSR, admitting that he did horrible things because he was scared of any repercussions. Philip then asks if Renee is a KGB agent, but Gabriel is unsure. As Gabriel exits the apartment, he admits that having Paige recruited was a mistake.
