Cal (Tim Roth) and the team are hired by the Korean Embassy to protect the Ambassador, Park Jung Soo (Kelvin Han Yee) from an assassination attempt at his son, Won He's wedding. Cal shows the staff at the Embassy a video of the assassination of a Colombian mayor, demonstrating the signs on a person's face they need to be aware of. Secret Service Agent Paul Aronson (Tom Verica) has been assigned to protect the ambassador. Koreans are not known for displaying emotions, as this is not viewed as acceptable in their culture. Gillian (Kelli Williams) explains they think it disrespectful to look into someone's eyes during a conversation. Also that the expressions exhibited by someone has no bearing in culture. I.e emotions transcend cultural nuances.
Cal explains when the staff see a person displaying the same expressions as the killer on the video, they must respond to this as hostile. Gillian's husband, Alec (Tim Guinee) also shows up at the embassy and tells her he must leave after the wedding for a meeting. Cal puts Ria (Monica Raymund) and Eli (Brendan Hines) on metal detector duty, where Ria once again tells Cal that Alec just lied to Gillian. He tells her it's none of her concern. Ria: "You saw that he lied to her - right?" Cal: "it's none of your business."
Cal explains to Park that to be certain of finding the assassin means the wedding has to be cancelled and this is the only way; which he declines and Cal notices the unease with which Park talks about Han Yong Dae (Brian Tee) has to carry a gun. Park isn't worried about himself, but only wants his wife and Won He to be safe. Immediately we're meant to think Han is somehow involved as Park's reaction has shown.
Ria and Eli stop a man at the metal detector, who has raised his eyebrows, they ask what he's hiding and he refuses to empty his pockets until Secret Service Agent Karl Dupree (Sean Patrick Thomas) demands he does so. He was hiding drugs and Ria tells Dupree they didn't need his help. As they patrol inside at the reception, Gillian notices Han bow to Won He, but at the time doesn't make anything of it. Cal spots a man look into his pocket and suspects he's the assassin. A shot is fired and Won He is hit. The man claims to be a political activist, Cal doesn't believe he's the assassin. Paul hasn't found any weapon yet and Gillian finds a lighter and that he was running away with a bottle of water. This turns out to contain gasoline and he was going to set himself alight as a political protest. Why wasn't he noticed at the metal detector.
Gillian: "I could dive into that cake fully clothed."
Cal: "There's an image."
Dupree works with Ria under the guise of being assigned by Paul, but Ria reads his lies, he suggested he should work with her. At the hospital, Won He's wife, Phoebe (Amanda Schull) doesn't know if anyone wanted to hurt her husband and Cal watches her eyes flutter showing she's not being honest. Gillian thinks it could be a reaction to her husband being shot. Gillian always has something like that to say. Probably why she hasn't noticed Alec's lies. She always manages to find some other reason for someone's behaviour or reaction .
Eli asks for the videos from the photographers and one of them refuses. He doesn't want anything being stolen and put onto the Net, without him being paid for it. One of the others tells them to comply, since they need to find who did this to Won He. See the "ol' be helpful when you've got something to hide'" ploy. The team analyze the footage for reactions of fear, anger, contempt. Ria questions the best man, Garret (Patrick Cavanaugh) as he's hiding something. Alec wants Gillian to walk him out as he's got an important meeting, yeah floozing with some bimbo is urgent. She can't do him any favours.
During the video of the rehearsal dinner Cal sees Garret scratch his nose with his middle finger whilst making a speech about Won He. This explains Gillian, is "a gestural emblem, an unconscious gesture with a specific meaning." Cal equates this as being a hostile gesture. Garret admits Won He has a gambling addiction and he borrowed money from him to pay his debt, but ended up placing another bet. Phoebe is oblivious to his gambling and thinks he gave it up. Park tells her he paid off Won He's debts.
Gillian only now tells Cal about Han's low bow towards Won He, which shows disrespect as he's only a servant. Alec also tells Cal of his need to leave and Cal doesn't believe him. Cal shoots a gun and Park immediately stands in front of Han to protect him, confirming Han is his son. Han didn't shoot Won he but took Phoebe to meet some man. They watch the video of the wedding again, Cal forgets Dupree's name, which is a bit strange as he seems to recall everything else. Phoebe shrugs her shoulder when she says her name, meaning she's lying about her name.
It's decided the shooter isn't on the footage as the shooter was filming the footage. That was apparent since he was the one who wanted to be helpful, as said before. Phoebe was married to Howard ( Jake M Johnson) and he thought it was for life. Perhaps Gillian also believes this and is in denial of her own marriage and Alec's constant lies to her. Dupree asks Ria for a drink but she can read every lie he'll tell her. It's not just about a drink, it'll get complicated cos she likes him, but he's willing to risk it. Gillian tells Cal she has to make it up to Alec.
There I asked for an episode where they only had one case to deal with and I got my wish, thus far, but have to say it wasn't that interesting an episode. So if the guests were checked for reactions at the metal detector and during the ceremony, why were all of them kept behind when Won He was shot. Maybe two reasons: Ria and Eli and the rest didn't do a good job or secondly, the assassin was good at hiding emotions. Also no one checked the reactions of the staff hired for the wedding. Which makes it seem a bit unbelievable that only one of the guests would be the killer. Gillian: "I love weddings, such a beautiful celebration of love and hope. Plus there's cake." One reason why Gillian may be in denial about her own marriage. Suggesting she's naive. Cal on weddings, "Don't trust them, lead to marriage."
There was quite a bit of eye contact from Park and Han when they spoke with Gillian and Cal. So much for not maintaining any. The Korean Embassy was the same building used for JAG HQ in JAG.
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