Still smarting over the latest blow to his fake marriage, Phillip heads off to New York for a big convention for travel agents. This is mostly all just a cover to intersect with a Polish freedom fighter named Andrzej Bielawski. Bielawski is respected by the U.S. government for turning pro-democracy after his wife and children were killed. Exiled to France, he plots to form a new government to throw off the yoke of Soviet oppression. The Centre can't just kill him off for various and complex reasons, so they have to settle for ruining him and alienating him from his allies. To that end, they've also assigned Phillip's old girlfriend to the mission. Remember the one he left behind once he was assigned to Elizabeth? Yeah, her. Once Irina and now Anne, she, too, is a spy. Like Phillip – or Mischa, as she once knew him – she is increasingly discontented with her double life.
At first, their reunion is strictly professional. They're there to take down Bielawski, and that's it. Alas, Bielawski has become a priest and taken a vow of celibacy since the death of his family. Even though he is very charmed by Anne, he remains devoted to his faith. Anne drugs him and has Phillip slap her around to make it look like she was beaten and raped. Threatened with imprisonment and disgrace, Bielawski has no choice but to renounce his democratic goals and retreat into the shadows. For Anne, ruining a genuinely decent man is the last straw. She plans to leave the life, and wants Phillip to come with her. She even tells him they have a son together, conceived before Phillip went into the Academy. She still loves Phillip and he probably still loves her, and they soon fall into bed together.
Back home, Elizabeth wishes she'd killed Grannie while she had the chance. Instead, she has to continue working with her. She's assigned to bribe a scientist into funneling secrets to her, after she dons one of her repertoire of Alias-worthy wigs and pays off his gambling debts. She also spends some time at the Beeman house, chatting with Sandra about how hard marriage is and what it takes to make it work. Meanwhile, Stan is off peeling away his layers of crushing sadness and clothes to spend a little time with Nina the mole.
In the end, it's not entirely clear whether or not Anne's son actually exists or if he was a ploy to woo Phillip. Either way, Phillip decides to stick it out with his fake marriage and see if it can maybe become something real. He lies to Elizabeth about what happened with Anne, but seemingly with good intentions. As for the rest, your regular recapper will be back with the full recap.