<Tr> <Td> ← Previous "Beirut is Back" </Td> <Td> Next → "New Car Smell" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Homeland (season 2) List of Homeland episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> "State of Independence" is the third episode of the second season of the American television drama series Homeland, and the 15th episode overall . It originally aired on Showtime on October 14, 2012 . </P> <P> Saul (Mandy Patinkin) is boarding a plane home at Beirut Airport when he is pulled aside by a uniformed soldier . He is led to a closed room and questioned by a well - dressed man implied to be an intelligence officer . Saul is travelling on a diplomatic passport and refuses questioning on grounds of diplomatic immunity . He attempts to intimidate the man, but is forced to grudgingly comply and open the diplomatic bag . The intelligence officer clearly knows what to look for, and eventually finds a memory card inside the lining . Saul is allowed to proceed home . Once aboard the plane, he removes the real memory card from a secret compartment inside the briefcase handle and puts it into his pocket . </P>

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