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Breach · 2007 — 第 10 / 20 章 · 2'17" · B2

Eric Learns the Real Story, Explained：caught in the act

On the surface, an agent is told a cover story was fake and he's now inside the biggest investigation in FBI history. Underneath, everyone in the room is quietly deciding how much to trust him. "This is the worst breach in the history of U.S. intelligence," one says — a line meant to justify every lie he was told.

あらすじ

Eric O'Neill is pulled aside and told the truth: the Information Assurance Division was invented to lure Robert Hanssen back from the State Department, and his office at 9930 is wired with cameras, microphones and heat sensors. He is then walked into a conference room where the team lays out the biggest espionage case in FBI history.

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このシーンの表現

caught in the act

caught red-handed

The boss explains the Director wants Hanssen caught the moment he makes a drop.

The thief was caught in the act.

このシーンの他の表現

  • no such thing as

    it does not exist at all

  • breach

    a security leak

  • bigot list

    insiders cleared to know

  • badge out

    swipe in or out

  • earned it

    he deserves it, darkly

このシーンのメモ一覧

41 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ

表現 · B1that sort of thing

and things like that

Sweet little anecdotes about how much she loves rough sex, that sort of thing.
表現 · B1a big fan of something

a great lover of

He's a big fan of strippers, too. Has been for years.
文法 · B1do love

emphatic do: The stressed do insists that they really do love him.

But his grandchildren do love him.
文法 · B1is there?

tag question: The tag turns a flat statement into a request for confirmation.

There's no such thing as the "Information Assurance Division," is there?
表現 · B2lure someone back

tempt someone back

We created that to lure him back from State.
発音had to

In speech 'had to' often runs together as /hætə/.

I'm sorry we had to mislead you.
表現 · B1in the history of something

in the record of

But this is the worst breach in the history of U.S. intelligence.
表現 · B1get one's wish

get what one wanted

The good news is, you got your wish.
発音got your

'Your' weakens to /jər/, so 'got your' almost sounds like one word.

The good news is, you got your wish.
表現 · B1in the middle of something

right in the midst of

You're in the middle of the biggest case we've ever run.
文法 · B2we've ever run

relative clause: The clause narrows 'the biggest case' to the biggest one they have ever run.

You're in the middle of the biggest case we've ever run.
表現 · A2stop at something

pause at

He badged out at 5:12, stopped at his dry cleaners, drove by dead drop Ellis, then went home.
表現 · A2drive by something

pass by car

He badged out at 5:12, stopped at his dry cleaners, drove by dead drop Ellis, then went home.
スラング · C1dead drop

secret handoff spot — Spy jargon for a covert handoff point.

He badged out at 5:12, stopped at his dry cleaners, drove by dead drop Ellis, then went home.
スラング · B2the Agency

the CIA, by nickname — Washington shorthand for the CIA.

If it deals with Russian sources, then the Agency has to be briefed on it.
表現 · A2so far

up to now

Got 50 on the bigot list so far.
スラング · C1bigot list

list of people cleared to know — Insider jargon; outsiders rarely recognize it.

Got 50 on the bigot list so far.
表現 · B2run a case

lead an investigation

Director's running the case. He sees your pages every day.
表現 · B1keep something coming

keep sending them

Keep them coming, by the way.
表現 · A2why don't we do something

how about we

Why don't we just arrest him? Can't do that.
表現 · B1at risk

in danger

If we can't get him to talk, their lives are all at risk.
表現 · B2in the act of doing something

in the middle of doing

Director wants him caught in the act of making a drop.
文法 · B2him caught

object complement: The past participle shows Hanssen is the one who would be caught.

Director wants him caught in the act of making a drop.
表現 · B2the death penalty

capital punishment

That would give you the death penalty.
発音coming in

'Coming in' links smoothly across the two words.

See you, Dean. Thanks for coming in, Rich.

「Eric Learns the Real Story」を読み解く

What's really going on

Eric has spent weeks being lied to, and the reveal is less an apology than a recruitment pitch: "I'm sorry we had to mislead you. But this is the worst breach in the history of U.S. intelligence." The scale of the betrayal is what makes the lying acceptable to the people doing it. In the briefing that follows, the room's real anxiety shows through the logistics — the bigot list, the CIA's need to be briefed and Hanssen's daily routine. "If we can't get him to talk, their lives are all at risk," someone says, and that is the actual reason they cannot simply arrest him. What looks like procedure is fear: they need him caught in the act, a drop in progress, because only that charge carries the death penalty.

Theme

BetrayalHanssen's crimes are framed as the worst breach ever, and the team's whole operation exists to prove what he gave away.
DeceptionEric was lied to for weeks; the fake division and wired office show how far the Bureau will go to catch a traitor.

このチャプターで学べること

  • The new division was invented just to catch a mole.
  • Hanssen's reach is why they cannot simply arrest him.
  • 'Earned it' turns a compliment into a death sentence.
  • Jargon like bigot list marks who is trusted with the case.
  • The plan is to wait and catch him mid-drop.

発音のポイント

  • had to — In speech 'had to' often runs together as /hætə/.
  • got your — 'Your' weakens to /jər/, so 'got your' almost sounds like one word.
  • coming in — 'Coming in' links smoothly across the two words.
There's no such thing as the "Information Assurance Division," is there?

Eric realizes the division he was assigned to never existed — it was a cover to bring Hanssen back under FBI watch.

But this is the worst breach in the history of U.S. intelligence.

The speaker frames Hanssen's spying as the single worst intelligence disaster in American history, justifying the deception.

You're in the middle of the biggest case we've ever run.

What sounds like a compliment is the truth: Eric has been dropped, unknowingly, into the center of the operation.

He knows the names and locations of every source we've ever turned.

This explains why they can't just arrest him: if Hanssen talks, every Soviet source he knows could be exposed and killed.

Director wants him caught in the act of making a drop.

The goal is to catch Hanssen mid-handoff with his Russian handlers, the only charge that carries the death penalty.

Don't you think he's earned it?

A rhetorical question that really means Hanssen deserves the worst punishment — 'earned it' here is sarcasm.

このシーンについての質問

Why can't they just arrest Hanssen?

Because he knows the names and locations of every source the FBI has ever turned. If he isn't caught red-handed and forced to talk, those people are all at risk — so the team needs to catch him in the act of making a drop.

What is a "bigot list"?

It's FBI jargon for the list of people cleared to know about a classified operation. When someone says they've got fifty on the bigot list, it means fifty people are already read in on the Hanssen case.

Why do they want to catch him during a drop?

A drop — handing material to his Russian handlers — is the strongest evidence, and it is what makes the death penalty possible. Arresting him earlier would only tip him off and put his sources in danger.

Does the CIA get involved in the case?

Yes. As one agent insists, if the case deals with Russian sources, the CIA has to be briefed on it. The scene shows the Bureau and the Agency having to coordinate even on a highly secret operation.

Is the Information Assurance Division real?

No. It was created as a cover to lure Hanssen back from the State Department, and the office at 9930 was built and wired specifically to monitor him.

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次のチャプター · 第 11 章be read inKate Reveals the Mole Was Hanssen
第 1 章riding the deskEric Is Assigned to Watch Hanssen第 2 章keep an eye onKate Recruits Eric to Spy on Hanssen第 3 章lapsedHanssen Interrogates His New Assistant第 4 章wipe off the mapHanssen Explains Why He Stayed第 5 章turf protectionEric Gets Debriefed on Turf Protection第 6 章the varsityHanssen Lectures Eric on God and Empire第 7 章work miraclesKate Explains Why They Picked Eric第 8 章play the gameHanssen Invites Eric to His Home第 9 章shoot his mouth offKate Reveals Hanssen Is a Traitor再生中 · 第 10 章caught in the actEric Learns the Real Story第 11 章be read inKate Reveals the Mole Was Hanssen第 12 章insanely loyalHanssen's Letter to the KGB第 13 章boundariesJuliana Confronts Eric About Hanssen第 14 章put on yourselfEric Asks His Father About Quitting第 15 章come out firingHanssen's DIA Meeting Cut Short第 16 章power playHanssen Dumps His Tail第 17 章sure as hellEric Confesses He Lied to Hanssen第 18 章keep 'em straightJuliana Reads Herself Into the Case第 19 章keep your head on straightEric Questions If It's Worth It第 20 章at the end of the dayHanssen Pulls a Gun on Eric
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