Double Fault
Milad is in trouble. He’s been arrested and thrown into a crowded jail cell. He’s in deep trouble and only a miracle can save him now. Mossad aren’t intending to break him out either, given they don’t have the resources to spare.
Tamar is not so sure but she’s on a mission herself, with a golden opportunity to poison Mohammadi through Peyman. Marjan tells her that he’s going to be out of the North Tehran police station in less than an hour, and Tamar is eager to take advantage of the opportunity. She tells Marjan that she has a poison that can incapacitate him for hours, and Marjan is hesitant but agrees to go along with the plan.
There’s a lack of evidence with poison rather than a booby-trapped phone, which kinda throws the whole plan with Vahid into question. Nahid is also restless too, given Marjan hasn’t shown up to their therapy session on account of an emergency.
Speaking of which, Tamar calls Vahid pretending to be shaken up and scared. She speaks about Milad being caught in prison and he tells them he has a way of breaking him out, given he’s close with the police. As we know, he’s the one who actually put him there in the first place. ..
Shahin, Milad’s old friend from when they were both in prison, is also in the same cell as me. He’s been through a lot too.
Milad remains calm with the police as they question why he was at Vahid’s compound. He’s beaten for his efforts, eventually brought back in with a bloody cuts across his face to show for it. While he sits with Shahin, Tamar shows up at the police station with Vahid.
When they park up outside, he questions her ties with Peyman and any potential romantic links. He encourages her to cancel the upcoming date she had scheduled, delaying the poisoning gig to free Milad in the process. ..
Tamar and Vahid arrive just in time to see Milad’s name come up on the computer screen of the police officers. They demand to know what he’s hiding, and Tamar and Vahid sit at the station, twiddling their thumbs. ..
After Milad is freed, Tamar finds out that it was Vahid who had him arrested in the first place. ..
After completing the side quest, Vahid no longer pursues Tamar. This leaves our protagonist free to continue the mission. She shows up to see Peyman and reveals all, including how Vahid had Milad arrested. Meanwhile, Vahid is approached by Faraz who decides to use him for his own devices. ..
As the episode draws to a close, Faraz shows up at the tennis club but receives a call from Marjan, who blows her own cover, demanding he show up back home and see Nahid. She wants the game to go on like normal but for Faraz, this flies in the face of his own principles – especially when he notices Tamar there. What will he choose to do?
The Episode Review
The episode revolves around the mistakes made by the characters. Milad was involved in a mistake that led to him being freed, and then another mistake that caused the mission to go wrong. The episode is full of frustration as each character tries to make sense of their actions and how they could have been avoided.
Despite the tension, this chapter is still brisk. The shorter episode run-time allows for this to be a more nimble episode than one may expect. ..
This second season of Tehran has not been as good as the first but it’s still an enjoyable watch, flaws and all.
