 After undergoing basic orientation, Rita visits her Grandpa Kurt, whom, it’s implied, has a shady past during the Cold War.Suspicious of her work with the government, Kurt tells Rita about the time the Stasi tried to recruit him as an informer and gives her a dog-eared copy of “The Grasshopper Lies Heavy,” with the cryptic message, “You should read this.”

Commonwealth spy Major Hulius Hjorth makes a trip of his own to rendezvous with Paulette in Timeline 2.After 15 years, Paulie is tired of the spy life, but refuses to leave the US.