
Gabriel rents an apartment from which he observes the activities of Yusef al-Tawfiki, a Palestinian known to be an associate of Tariq al-Hourani he begins to surveil Tawfiki. Jacqueline Delacroix, a fashion model who had an affair with Gabriel, has a bad experience at a photo shoot and decides to go on a vacation. Ari returns to Israel and briefs the Prime Minister. Julian drives to Port Navas, where he learns from Peel that Gabriel left after talking with a man. Julian rejects an offer from Oliver Dimbleby to buy Isherwood Fine Arts. Ari later meets with Gabriel and tells him the operation is approved. Ari meets with a publisher named Benjamin Stone who agrees to provide cash for the operation but refuses to assist Julian. Ari goes to Port Navas and tells Gabriel that Tariq al-Hourani, who killed Dani and maimed Leah, killed the ambassador in Paris he convinces Gabriel to return to active service with Israel. Julian initially refuses to disclose Gabriel's location, claiming that without the painting Gabriel is restoring Isherwood Fine Arts will go bankrupt, then relents. Yossi Gavish identifies a waiter on the tape.Īl-Hourani learns that the Office suspects him of killing the ambassador, that his next layover will be in Amsterdam and that he has been targeted for assassination by "an old friend."Īri tells Julian Isherwood that he needs to speak with Gabriel. After he and Shamron review the tape, Uzi visits Bella. Uzi flies to Jerusalem with a video tape of he ambassador's last minutes. He identifies the perpetrator as al-Hourani and asks permission to assign Gabriel to kill al-Hourani. He calls Uzi Navot in Paris and issues instructions then travels to Jerusalem to brief the Prime Minister. Shamron watches international news feeds of the assassination. Shamron is saddled with Lev Ahroni as his operations chief. Ari Shamron has been reinstated as director of the Office after a series of disasters. He then shoots and kills an American student he had being seeing as cover.

In Paris, Tariq al-Hourani kills the Israeli ambassador, his wife and two bodyguards. The stranger offers Peel a job watching his residence. Timothy Peel, a bored youngster, learns that he is an art restorer. Years later, a stranger is living in Port Navas, Cornwall, England.

As the Leah and Dani are preparing to return to Israel, their car explodes, killing Dani and severely injuring Leah. In Vienna in January 1991, Gabriel Allon, using the alias Mario Delvecchio, finishes his work as an art restorer for the day and dines with his wife Leah and son Dani.
