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Breach · 2007 — 第 5 / 20 章 · 3'21" · B2

Eric Gets Debriefed on Turf Protection, Explained：turf protection

Hanssen's first meeting runs on arrogance and jargon — he sneers at women in pantsuits and lectures the room on encryption, then bristles when Eric offers to handle the invitations. Afterward a mentor explains what Eric just saw: "That was turf protection," he says, and lets him in on the mole hunt behind a closed door.

あらすじ

Hanssen, newly put in charge of the Bureau's Information Assurance Division, holds his first meeting. He dismisses women in pantsuits, boasts about writing a program in ones and zeroes, and lays out a full tech overhaul. Eric offers to route the outside appointments through himself; afterward an experienced agent tells him the meeting was really about turf, and reveals a mole investigation.

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turf protectionanswer tobuild a case againstworried about protocol

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このシーンの表現

turf protection

defending one's territory

After the meeting, Hanssen tells O'Neill what they really watched: agencies guarding their own turf.

What you saw was turf protection, not teamwork.

このシーンの他の表現

  • answer to

    report to, be accountable to

  • build a case against

    gather evidence against someone

  • worried about protocol

    fussing over procedure

  • counter-operational

    against cooperation

  • sensitive information

    confidential information

このシーンのメモ一覧

52 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ

表現 · B1disapprove of something

not approve of

Besides, I disapprove of women in pantsuits.
表現 · B1nothing but something

only, just

I wrote a program last night using nothing but ones and zeroes just to see if I could do it.
表現 · B2a relic

an outdated thing literally a relic; here an obsolete system

First, we drop ACS, which is a relic.
表現 · B2not nearly enough something

far from enough

There's not nearly enough bandwidth.
表現 · B1move to something

switch to

You need to move to an ATM system instead of the WAN.
表現 · A2instead of something

rather than

You need to move to an ATM system instead of the WAN.
表現 · A2start with something

begin with

Start with Linux A-B servers, which puts us into Red Hat.
表現 · B1in a memo

as a written memo

Would it be easier if I sent this in a memo?
表現 · A2set up something

arrange

You're gonna set up meetings for me with the appropriate systems managers at the CIA, DIA, NSA, and the intel agencies of each armed service.
発音You're gonna

Going to reduces to gonna, almost one word.

You're gonna set up meetings for me with the appropriate systems managers at the CIA, DIA, NSA, and the intel agencies of each armed service.
スラング · A2gonna

going to — Casual speech only; avoid it in writing.

You're gonna set up meetings for me with the appropriate systems managers at the CIA, DIA, NSA, and the intel agencies of each armed service.
表現 · B1ahead of someone

in front of us

They're all ahead of us on IT. We have to study them.
表現 · B1would you mind if ...

is it okay if

Would you mind if we book those appointments through me, Bob?
発音mind if

Mind if runs together as one sound.

Would you mind if we book those appointments through me, Bob?
表現 · B1fight crime with something

combating crime

Perfect. We're fighting crime with 19th-century technology, and he's worried about protocol.
表現 · B2leave it up to someone

let him decide

Set up those meetings. Leave it up to him, they'll never happen.
表現 · C1organizational arrogance

institutional arrogance

Didn't you spot it? Organizational arrogance.
文法 · B2it's a CIA officer we're trying to build a case against

cleft sentence: The it-cleft shifts the focus onto a CIA officer as the real target.

Because it's a CIA officer we're trying to build a case against.
発音it's a

It's a blends into a single sound.

Because it's a CIA officer we're trying to build a case against.
表現 · B2the mole

a hidden spy literally a mole; here a spy inside the agency

Now, could the mole be someone from the Bureau and not the CIA?
スラング · B1'Cause

because — Very casual; use because in writing.

'Cause we're the Bureau, and the Bureau knows all.
スラング · B2picky

choosy — Informal; it sounds light in formal writing.

Of course, the enemies of this country aren't so picky.
表現 · B2share someone's hatred

hold the same hatred

They'll work with anyone who shares their hatred of us.
文法 · B2who shares their hatred of us

relative clause: The who-clause defines which people they will work with.

They'll work with anyone who shares their hatred of us.

「Eric Gets Debriefed on Turf Protection」を読み解く

What's really going on

On its surface the meeting is about modernizing FBI computers, but it is really a contest over control. Hanssen spends his time establishing dominance — mocking a colleague's clothing, showing off, and dictating orders — while Eric quietly tries to insert himself into the process with a modest "Just protocol." The mentor's verdict names what is happening: "That was turf protection you were just watching in there." The same instinct reaches further than one office. The mole hunters behind the closed door are ready to suspect the CIA but not themselves, an arrogance summed up in "'Cause we're the Bureau, and the Bureau knows all." Every agency protects its own ground, and that habit is exactly what makes a spy so hard to catch.

Theme

PowerThe meeting is a fight over who controls access and credit, and the mentor names the instinct: turf protection.
SecretsBehind a closed door, analysts hunt a mole, and the Bureau's confidence in itself keeps it from looking inward.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Turf protection means guarding your own power base.
  • To answer to someone is to report to them.
  • Build a case against means to gather evidence.
  • The Bureau's 'knows all' attitude is the real target.

発音のポイント

  • You're gonna — Going to reduces to gonna, almost one word.
  • mind if — Mind if runs together as one sound.
  • it's a — It's a blends into a single sound.
Besides, I disapprove of women in pantsuits.

Hanssen's opening jab: a put-down of a female colleague disguised as a personal opinion, setting the meeting's tone.

The world doesn't need any more Hillary Clintons.

A pointed, political-sounding dismissal of ambitious women, said as if it settles the matter.

That's why you've got agents who still keep sensitive information in cardboard boxes.

Hanssen's way of shaming the Bureau: outdated systems force even classified material into boxes.

Perfect. We're fighting crime with 19th-century technology, and he's worried about protocol.

A sarcastic summary of the clash — real problems go unfixed while someone fusses over procedure.

That was turf protection you were just watching in there.

The mentor's plain label for the meeting: not policy, not competence, but agencies guarding their own ground.

'Cause we're the Bureau, and the Bureau knows all.

An ironic echo of the Bureau's self-image — the confidence that stops it from suspecting its own.

They'll work with anyone who shares their hatred of us.

The counterpoint: America's adversaries cooperate easily, unlike the agencies that won't work together.

このシーンについての質問

What does 'turf protection' mean here?

It is bureaucratic slang for guarding one's own territory — an agency or unit resisting cooperation to keep control of its people and resources. The mentor uses it to explain why the meeting went nowhere.

Why does Hanssen resist letting Eric book the meetings?

Hanssen wants the contacts and the credit to stay in his hands. When Eric offers to route the appointments through himself for 'protocol,' Hanssen treats it as a grab at his control.

Why are they hunting a mole inside the Bureau?

The task force behind the closed door is looking for a spy in the intelligence community. Because so much damage points to American agencies, they have to consider that the mole may be one of their own.

Why are there no CIA officers in the room?

The analysts deliberately keep CIA officers out because the case is being built against a CIA suspect. Their absence also shows how each agency protects its own turf instead of sharing.

Does Eric already know a mole is being hunted?

Not until this conversation. The mentor reveals that analysts behind a closed door are looking for a spy, and that the Bureau itself is not exempt — which reframes the assignment Eric has just been given.

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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再生中 · 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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