The Americans: Season 5

Philip and Elizabeth have a new assignment investigating a Soviet defector, an agricultural expert named Morozov, and his family. They have false identities as an airline pilot and a flight attendant and work with a young agent posing as their adopted son Tuan. They continue to disapprove of Paige's growing relationship with Matthew. Paige is still fearful and Elizabeth teaches her more self-defense. Oleg has returned to Moscow and works investigating food chain corruption, a job which may be da

Gabriel sends Elizabeth to Illinois to follow Morozov and discover whether he is working on a biological weapon to be used in wheat crops being traded to the USSR. In a research greenhouse, she discovers wheat-eating midges. Elizabeth is tired of treating Paige like a child and teaches her a calming technique that she and Philip use. Stan starts dating Renee, a woman he met at the gym, and hears worrisome details about the CIA's plans to blackmail Oleg. He tries to prevent this but is told that

Paige uses her newly learned calming technique when Matthew presses her about her emotional state. Dennis and Stan approach two potential sources with no immediate results. Mischa's trip takes an unexpected turn in Ljubljana when his intended contact is not available. Oleg enforces anti-corruption rules in a Soviet supermarket where Martha is seen shopping. After Oleg refuses to meet with a contact who claims to be sent by Stan, he is given a recording that would incriminate him. Philip and Eliz

As a consequence of the Oklahoma City information, Philip and Elizabeth receive new "honey trapping" assignments in Topeka, Kansas, which they grudgingly undertake. Over drinks, Morozov opens up to Philip about the problems with Soviet agriculture. Oleg shares his threatening circumstances with his mother, who tells him that she spent five years in an internment camp. Stan promises to publicly implicate himself in Vlad's killing if the CIA goes after Oleg. After surreptitiously crossing the Yugo

Philip and Elizabeth advance their honey trap missions with Deirdre and Ben in Topeka. In Russia, Oleg continues to investigate food supply chain corruption. The CIA drops its pursuit of Oleg. Evgheniya informs Elizabeth that she has interviewed to become a Russian language instructor inside the US government. After Gabriel and Claudia discuss the risks of a meeting between Mischa and Philip, Gabriel informs Mischa that the reunion with his father will have to wait. Stan enjoys Renee's company,

Elizabeth's assignment changes to getting a sample of pest-resistant wheat. Gabriel discusses Mischa's return to the Soviet Union with Claudia. he informs the Jenningses that he is returning to Russia and explains that the Center will always question Philip's loyalties. Dmitri, Oleg's target in the food chain investigation, confesses his own guilt but refuses to name his contacts despite being imprisoned. At a park, Dennis and Stan approach a Soviet woman, Sofia, who may be willing to become a s

Paige meets Gabriel and learns that he has been a hidden member of the Jennings family throughout her lifetime. She tells Pastor Tim that she has found a purpose and decides to end her relationship with Matthew. Philip and Elizabeth follow Ben to Mississippi and obtain a sample of the pest-resistant wheat, which they give to Gabriel to take to the USSR. They also see Ben meeting with another girlfriend. Elizabeth steals a file containing the names and addresses of Soviet dissidents from a psychi

Oleg's bedroom is unexpectedly searched by the PGU. Evgheniya tells Elizabeth of an upcoming student "immersion" event, but when the Jenningses follow her they find that she is having an extramarital affair. Elizabeth decides not to make a scheduled visit to Kansas. Philip calls Deirdre to also cancel but she breaks up with him. Stan and Dennis meet with Sofia and go over details and terms of a possible arrangement. Claudia fills in for Gabriel and Elizabeth makes an effort to get along with her

Henry informs his parents he wants to attend a prestigious New England boarding school in the fall. Philip checks in on Kimmy and retrieves a recording from her father's office indicating that the Soviet government may be using Lassa fever in Afghanistan against US-backed insurgents. Philip meets with one of Gabriel's other agents, a Russian priest named Father Andrei. In Moscow, Gabriel pays a visit to an unwelcoming Martha. Agent Wolfe relays to Stan conclusive evidence that the KGB was behind

After Tuan's plan to make Pasha miserable at school takes effect, Morozov discusses his homesickness with Philip, and Evgheniya discusses her unhappiness with Elizabeth. After receiving a coded note from Philip, Tatiana approaches Evgheniya and tells her that there will be no repercussions against her family if they return to the USSR. Paige reads Pastor Tim's diary again and finds upsetting comments about her. Claudia tells the Jenningses that she is unaware of any Soviet use of lassa fever and

Philip tells Henry that if he is admitted to the boarding school he can go. Claudia gives the Jenningses a new assignment to target a woman in suburban Boston who might be Anna, a Nazi collaborator in Dyatkovo during WWII. They tell her that Paige can accept the possibility of luring Pastor Tim away. Claudia confirms that the Soviets weaponized William's lassa fever. Henry tours FBI counterintelligence with Stan for a school assignment. Oleg and his partner investigate Lydia and find a ledger de

Pastor Tim tells Paige he has accepted a position in Buenos Aires. Oleg is questioned by the PGU about his relationship with Stan and Tatiana, and William's capture by the FBI. In the food investigation Oleg requests that no action be taken by the KGB against his informants, but learns that no action will be taken against the ringleaders. The Jenningses tell Claudia they are thinking of returning to the Soviet Union with their children. Evgheniya tells Elizabeth that her husband will not return

The Jenningses and Tuan discover Pasha wounded but alive. As a result, Evgheniya agrees to take him back to Moscow without her husband. Tuan criticizes the Jenningses for their "petty bourgeois" concerns, and Elizabeth tells Tuan that he will fail without a partner. Gennadi passes an FBI polygraph test. Renee moves in with Stan because of flooding in her apartment and talks him out of leaving counterintelligence. In Moscow, Martha's language instructor, after consulting with Gabriel, tells her t