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The investigation leads Jack and Greer to Paris, while Hanin is uncomfortable when her husband returns from abroad with fresh commitment to his cause.

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The investigation leads Jack and Greer to Paris, while Hanin is uncomfortable makes a drastic decision to protect her children when her husband returns from abroad with fresh commitment to his cause.
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Jack and Greer decode a fresh piece of intel that takes them to Paris and one step closer to the elusive Suleiman. Hanin's husband returns home with a renewed fervor for his secretive mission, leaving her unsure of their family's future.

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The investigation leads Jack and Greer decode a fresh piece of intel that takes them to Paris and one step closer to the elusive Suleiman. Hanin's Paris, while Hanin is uncomfortable when her husband returns home from abroad with a renewed fervor for fresh commitment to his secretive mission, leaving her unsure of their family's future.
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* MamaBear: Hanin's protectiveness towards her children is shown when she calls Sara away when one of her husband's followers takes too close an interest in the fourteen-year-old. Unfortunately, she can't protect her daughter when she's not around...

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* MamaBear: Hanin's protectiveness towards her children is shown when she calls Sara away when one of her husband's followers takes too close an interest in the fourteen-year-old. Unfortunately, she can't protect her daughter when she's not around...around, leading to her decision to take her children and run.
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* MamaBear: Hanin's protectiveness towards her children is shown when she calls Sara away when one of her husband's followers takes too close an interest in the fourteen-year-old. Unfortunately, she can't protect her daughter when she's not around...

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* {{Bookends}}: The episode begins and ends with explosives controlled by a DeadManSwitch. First Jack's grenade trick from the pilot is seen by security footage in a meeting. Later, an apartment in Paris is stormed, and a woman wearing a suicide vest is shot by police who don't realise the explosives will go off if she loses her grip on the switch in her hand.
* CallBack: Jack gets to watch his tussle with Sulemain and his brother in the [[Recap/JackRyanS01E01Pilot Pilot]] when the security footage is played at a debriefing he attends.



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* RunningGag: Both the doctor and Cathy advise Jack to try yoga for his back. Later, Greer walks into an office where Jack is working to find him in the Upwards Facing Dog pose and asks what the hell he's doing.

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* HiddenBadass: Matice gives the analyst a gun and a basic lecture on gun safety, not realising he's talking to a former Marine. Jack takes the gun and handles it in a way that indicates he knows what he's doing, and Matice shuts up.
* RunningGag: Both the doctor and Cathy advise Jack to try yoga for his back. Later, Greer walks into an office where Jack is working to find him in the Upwards Facing Dog pose and asks what the hell he's doing.doing.
* ShoutOut:
** Greer refers to Jack as ''Film/RainMan''.
** Cathy asks her assistant to send a report to Dr. Rumack. Creator/LeslieNielsen portrayed Dr. Rumack in ''Film/{{Airplane}}''.
* SpottingTheThread: Seeing the footage of Sulemain in the interrogation room, Greer realises from the way he reacts to being cuffed that he has a criminal record, which leads them to France where he was imprisoned.
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* BadLiar: Jack tells Cathy his being escorted from the party by helicopter was over a shipment of tainted Romanian lettuce. She's understandably skeptical.
* BenevolentBoss: Greer notices Jack sitting uncomfortably and asks what's up. Jack tries to dismiss the problem as having "Tweaked my back" during the fight last episode, but Greer, who's seen Jack's file, orders him to go get it looked at.
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* ContinuityNod: At the hospital, Jack refuses to take medication for his back. Book-version Jack Ryan has a history of dependency on pain medication stemming from his back injury.
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* RunningGag: Both the doctor and Cathy advise Jack to try yoga for his back. Later, Greer walks into an office where Jack is working to find him in the Upwards Facing Dog pose and asks what the hell he's doing.

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