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Joe McNamara
The CIA officer running the Lioness programme, again pushed between field danger and her family.
ClearStory · PARAMOUNT+ · SEASON 2 · EPISODE 2
LIONESSSeason 2
I Love My Country
The setup
The CIA chooses Army helicopter pilot Josephina Carrillo as its route into Los Tigres because the cartel leader is her uncle. Joe travels to Iraq to recruit her, but an attack turns their first meeting into a deadly test.
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Captain Josephina ‘Josie’ Carrillo
A US Army helicopter pilot recruited because of her family’s connection to the Los Tigres cartel.
KM
Kaitlyn Meade
Joe’s CIA supervisor, managing the political and intelligence consequences of the mission.
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Byron Westfield
CIA Deputy Director of Operations, connecting the mission to the White House.
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Alvaro Carrillo
Josie’s uncle and leader of the Los Tigres cartel in Mexico.
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Tracer
A Delta Force operator temporarily attached to Bobby’s QRF—and Bobby’s former partner.
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Content note: Gun violence, military combat, strong language, threat and distress, terrorism, death and bereavement.
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