In episodes 2 and 3 Harry and Ruth's relationship, both professional and personal, becomes tainted and cooled by his revelations about Elena and Sasha. Harry is reluctant to talk to her about his son when she insists he is compromised in dealing with any of the Gavriks. Ruth begins to investigate CIA Deputy Director Jim Coaver on Harry's command, since he was the only other person involved in turning Elena into an MI5 asset during the Cold War, but her faith in Harry begins to falter and she turns her attention to his and Coaver's shared past.