"Previously on "Agent Carter"..." "Carter:" "A woman from your lab died, and two of my men were killed to hide the evidence." "I had nothing to do with that." "Best way to explain is to show you." "Only one thing was left behind... zero matter." "Tonight, we'll clear out the laboratory." "Carter:" "We need to get to your lab to retrieve the research and the zero matter." "Whitney Frost?" "Now hand it over." "♪" "Run." "Sousa:" "Dr. Wilkes?" "Carter:" "He didn't make it." "♪" "[Chatter]" "Man:" "Is Dr. Wilkes a suspect in the explosion at Isodyne?" "Woman:" "Why did he do it?" "Was it a personal vendetta?" "What was Isodyne working on in the lab?" "Is there a danger of radiation?" "Vega, clear a perimeter." "No press for a hundred yards." " How you holding up?" " I'm fine." "How goes the search?" "Slow going." "Dr. Wilkes brought a lot of work home." "Anything regarding Isodyne's work on zero matter?" "Nothing that would explain why a bunch of gorillas were shooting at you last night." "They were shooting at Dr. Wilkes." "They wanted him killed." "I suppose I did their job for them." "You know what happened at the lab was an accident." "Nevertheless, Dr. Wilkes is dead, and the only lead that we have in the case is a tie pin, the same kind that Dottie Underwood tried to steal in New York." "I called Thompson when I got back into the office." "Haven't heard back yet." "I doubt he'd call to report his lack of progress." "[Floorboard creaks]" "[Foot thuds, floorboard creaks]" "Do you hear that?" " It's hollow." " [Grunts]" "♪" "[Whistles]" "There must be 50 grand in here." "Plane ticket to Moscow, one way." "And a Russian passport." "Why would Wilkes have a Russian passport?" "Maybe because he's a Russian spy." "Do you have any evidence to support that preposterous theory, Agent Baker?" "Found this under his mattress." "Tokarev TT-33." "Same gun that was used to kill the agents moving Jane Scott's body." "Baker:" "Your pal Wilkes wasn't just a spy." "He killed two of our guys." "A spy who hides every bit of incriminating evidence in one easily discovered place?" "I don't believe it for one moment." "You think someone planted all this?" "I think Isodyne is trying to frame Dr. Wilkes and they want us to do their dirty work." "[Spurs clanking]" "[Woman crying]" "End of the line, Colt." "Ain't nowhere else for you to hide." "I own this town." "Tough talk, Sheriff." "Now draw!" "Howard:" "Hold it!" "You're in the shot!" "[Horse neighs]" "Still in the shot." "Cut!" "[Bell rings]" "That's lunch!" "One hour, everybody." "Woman:" "Mr. Stark, we have rushes for you to look at." "I always thought you should be in pictures, Peg." "What do you say?" "Arlene French called in drunk." "You want to play a sassy beer wench?" " I'd rather be the cowboy." " I like it." "I don't think the audience is ready yet." "But they're ready for a movie based on a comic book." "Sounds like a dreadful idea." "I'll have you know, this is a historical drama." "Kid Colt was a real person." "And if it fails, there will be a substantial write-off come tax season." "Sorry I missed you last night." "We wrapped late." "And Irene Dunne and I wrapped even later." "Do you have time to talk about the real world for a moment?" "Unbelievable." "That rift snuffed out an atomic explosion like a match." "You got a blockbuster flick on your hands, Peg." "You have any idea what could do that?" "Zero matter, or at least that's what Dr. Wilkes thought." "I was hoping you'd have some answers." "Well, that kind of power doesn't exist in the natural world." "This zero matter stuff..." "This could be the greatest find of the century." "Well, apparently, it's important enough for Isodyne to fabricate a story about Dr. Wilkes being a Communist." "Howard:" "You know, that's an easy enough setup." "He's already a target 'cause of the color of his skin." "I won't let them tarnish Dr. Wilkes' name like this." "Wilkes was a member of the Arena Club?" " Is that what that pin is from?" " Yeah." "And I'm amazed they allowed him to be a member." "They keep their ranks male and pale." "Jarvis here isn't even white enough for them." "Please." "I'm 1/16 Turkish." "What kind of organization is it?" "Howard:" "Social club." "For L.A.'s silver spoon crowd since 1906." "The influential, the powerful, the reptilia and the rodentia." "The Arena Club is where they all congregate." "Jarvis:" "They've been trying unsuccessfully to recruit Mr. Stark for years." "I'm not a joiner." " Women aren't allowed." " Well, there's that, too." "That pin belonged to one of the men that tried to kill me last night, and Dottie Underwood tried to steal one just like it back in New York." "Who is Dottie Underwood?" "She kidnapped you." "♪" "At gunpoint, not long ago." "♪" "You were wearing your brown mohair jacket." "The Russian knockout with the killer backhand." "A Soviet spy in an old-boys club?" "What the hell have you gotten yourself into, Peg?" "Carter:" "I don't know." "But at least I know where to start looking." "♪" "[Door opens] [Chadwick clears throat]" "Oh!" "You scared the life out of me." "Front page above the fold." "Hmm?" "You were right, the Commie angle was perfect." "Cops didn't doubt our story for a minute." "Well, you're the one that sold it." "I'm not the only actor in the house, hmm?" "Why aren't you at work?" "Oh, I was..." "I wasn't feeling well this morning." "I..." "Chadwick:" "Oh, you okay?" "Oh, yes. [Chuckles]" " I'm better now." " Good." "I'm gonna pull the '39 Moet out of the cellar." "Cal." "What if I told you I wanted to retire from acting?" "You mean after the election, right?" "I'd hate for anything to overshadow the campaign now." "No." "Of course." "Of course." "It was just idle thoughts, and..." "[Chuckles]" "Well, when..." "We win this thing and move to Washington, you can retire and have all the babies you want." "[Chuckles]" "Mm." "That sounds wonderful." "♪" "How did they get this?" "We haven't even released a statement yet." "Isodyne desperately wants the world to believe that Jason Wilkes is a Communist." "And they have friends at the Times." "Well..." "Look who finally decided to show up for work." " Jack, what..." " An appalling surprise." "I missed you too, Marge." "What are you doing here?" "Hey." "I had some business in town." "Figured I'd drop by and clean up another one of your messes." "Is that what you think you do?" "Your incident report from the accident at Isodyne..." "I fixed a couple of details." ""I chased the Russian spy into the lab but couldn't apprehend him before he set off an explosion."" "This is rubbish." "This is covering your behind, Carter." "I'm not filing a report about you running around Hollywood with this guy." "People might get the wrong idea." "And what idea is that?" "That you're a Communist." "The only Communist I know is Dottie Underwood." "Have you gotten one iota of information out of her yet?" "Or is she still rearranging the office furniture atop your sternum?" "Don't worry about things that don't concern you, Carter." "She was stealing from the very organization that we are investigating." "And that investigation is concluded." " Your John Hancock, please." " I'm not signing my name to that." "Fine." "You don't need to." "You can't do that, Jack." "She was acting as a part of my investigation." "On loan from my office." "Isodyne is using Wilkes as a patsy." "They found something so dangerous, it destroyed their own lab." "Now they're pretending it never happened." "If only you could prove that." "Watch the Isodyne film." "See for yourself what they're hiding." "I already read the book, and it stunk." "The case is closed." "[Scoffs]" "I'd forgotten what a pleasure it was to work with you." "♪" "Carter:" "Can't believe this." "Absolutely ridiculous man." "It's nearly 10:00." "Does Howard know that I'm waiting on him?" "Take a number, honey." "And, um, who are these people, please?" "According to the accountants, production assistants." "I see." "Well, they all look very... useful." "Not in the slightest." "Somebody turn down the sun, please." "Have you quite finished fannying about?" "We have work to do." "I am working." "It's called thinking." "They help me think." "I need to find out more about the Arena Club." "Who's a member, who's a friend, who's an enemy, and most important of all, what do they talk about behind all those closed doors?" "I'll tell you what they talk about..." "Buying low, selling high, and gout." "I want to plant listening devices in the club and let them incriminate themselves." "Well, that sounds boring." "You want something jazzier." "Besides, that club is men only, remember?"