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The Americans 4X3: Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow
🕑 Added 2025-08-18 23:49:07 +0000 UTCWell, I can only assume that we aren't going to be able to let the center know that plan for killing Pastor Tim needs to be altered. He's going to end up dead, and Paige is not going to be able to verify where her parents are and she's going to assume they were involved.
Okay so, Elizabeth and Philip meet with Pastor Tim to try to tell their side of things. But, he's not really buying it. However, he does tell them that he told his wife about the situation. Back at home, they tell Paige that, and she freaks out claiming that his wife is always saying, "I shouldn't say this but..." and then spilling beans that weren't her's to spill.
Philip tells her that the best thing to do right now is for Paige to go see Pastor Tim and try to talk to him. We need to keep him on our side so he doesn't tell anyone else. She tries, but just gets upset and frustrated that he told his wife. She ends up storming out.
So now we've got a decision to make. Philip thinks it's time to leave. He's ready to just be done with the whole thing and go home. However, Elizabeth thinks the center's plan, of sending them out of town to Epcot for a long weekend and having someone else kill Pastor Tim and his wife while they are away, is the thing to do. Paige might still suspect, but she'll never know for sure. Even though Philip doesn't like the idea, he's gets on board. Henry is very excited about it.
However, when Elizabeth and Philip show up Gabriel's to check in, they find him collapsed on the floor, coughing up blood. They pretty much immediately assume the bacteria has gotten him. They don't know what to do, so they hunt down William and explain the situation to him. Once he realizes what's going on, he tries to flee. But, they track him down. Philip tackles him and spits in his face forcing him to inject all of them with some antibiotics. They don't actually know if they'll work, but it's better than nothing.
They need to stay quarantined in Gabriel's house for the next 36 hours (or more if they start showing symptoms) and inject themselves every 6 hours. So, no Epcot for them. They dispose of Gabriels body and stick the bacteria in the oven (William claims it will kill it- seemly risky to me, but I'm no expert).
Meanwhile, Stan is becoming more and more suspicious of Martha. He's been staking out her place and observing her at work. He asks one of the other agents (I forgot his name) to help him with this, but he refuses. He does offer to take Martha out to dinner. But I can't tell if this is for romantic purposes or to help Stan.
Over in Russia, Nina has been found guilty of her crime and is (I think) back in a cell as opposed to the room they had given her when she was useful to them. I assume they are going to kill her? I mean she's already (I think) at a work camp and they said her punishment would be, like, the ultimate one or something. So, it doesn't seem like death is off the table.
