The Best Episodes of Covert Affairs Season 5

Annie helps McQuaid with a difficult mission, against Auggie's wishes; Hayley's hunt for the truth becomes more dogged.

Director: Larysa Kondracki

Writer: Tamara Becher

Annie and Auggie dig into a conspiracy theory about the attack on the CIA; Joan and Calder must make a difficult decision.

Director: Larysa Kondracki

Writer: N/A

Annie begins an operation without support from the agency; Calder interrogates Auggie; McQuaid Security has a new recruit.

Director: Emile B. Levisetti

Writer: Joseph Sousa

While on an undercover mission, Annie must keep her guard up after she accepts an invitation to the Russian Embassy in Paris. Auggie attempts to juggle more than one relationship, while Joan unravels the details of Arthur’s most recent business trip.

Director: Jamie Barber

Writer: Henry Alonso Myers

Annie and McQuaid must sneak into Russian territory in pursuit of Belenko.

Director: Emile B. Levisetti

Writer: Henry Alonso Myers

With Russian Vega Force assassins on their trail, Annie and McQuaid work together to escape.

Director: Stephen Kay

Writer: Matt Corman, Chris Ord

Annie and Auggie consider their future just as a connection from the past resurfaces and leads Annie on a race against time to prevent a terrorist attack on U.S. soil. Elsewhere, tension mounts between Calder and Joan as they wait to see who will become the new DCS and Arthur considers about a career in the private sector.

Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá

Writer: Matt Corman, Chris Ord

Annie searches for a rogue chemist in Germany; questions about Joan's time in the Balkans.

Director: Christopher Gorham

Writer: Karen Campbell

Annie thinks about working with Ryan McQuaid in an effort to catch a terrorist in Venezuela. Auggie is questioned by the NCTC.

Director: Stephen Kay

Writer: Stephen Hootstein

After a botched escape attempt, Annie and McQuaid combine forces to get out of Venezuela. Joan works with Arthur and his new co-worker, Caitlyn Cook, to extract their fellow operatives. Calder’s clandestine affair takes on a new dimension.

Director: Stephen Kay

Writer: Tamara Becher

After a startling revelation, Annie works with a new ally; McQuaid and Joan go into the field.

Director: Christine Moore

Writer: Hayley Tyler

Annie and McQuaid's relationship deepens while tracking down Belenko's next target.

Director: Stephen Kay

Writer: Stephen Hootstein

Annie begins a stake out which ends less than routinely after the CIA discovers that a member of the intelligence community may have leaked confidential intel. Joan and Arthur both vie for a piece of government funding, as Calder’s personal and professional lives collide.

Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá

Writer: Zak Schwartz

Auggie's emotional history with a potential asset complicates a mission when he and Annie switch roles as operative and handler in Paris. Joan attempts to play matchmaker for Calder. Arthur heads on his first operation abroad for McQuaid Security.

Director: Jamie Barber

Writer: Karen Campbell

Annie and McQuaid search for an off-grid ex-CIA agent in Azerbaijan; Auggie learns upsetting information about an old friend; Calder has a confrontation with Joan.

Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá

Writer: Hayley Tyler

McQuaid's health hangs in the balance; Annie seeks information in Istanbul; Arthur takes control of McQuaid Security; Calder has a new recruit.

Director: Stephen Kay

Writer: Stephen Hootstein