Notice! SPOILERS for The Diplomat season 2, episode 6 ahead.
The attack on HMS Courageous has always been at the center of political drama and The Diplomat
season two finally revealed the various masterminds behind it. The Diplomat The first season, beginning with the attack on HMS Courageous and Kate's new appointment as US Ambassador to the United Kingdom, inextricably linked the two eventsinvolving Kate in its consequences as a consequence of US foreign policy, because the culprit behind it was originally believed to be Iran. However, if the first season thinned out the herds of potential perpetrators one by one, The Diplomat season two needed to generate real answers.
Sufficient evidence against Russian mercenary Roman Lenkov ensured that there was no doubt about who carried out the attack, but how opaque everything was regarding the instigators made them virtually impossible to uncover, especially after Merritt Grove's actions detonated the car bomb. in The Diplomat end of season 1. In fact, the truth behind who organized the explosion on HMS Courageous was eventually revealed only because one of the instigators confessed. Before that, Kate, Austin and Eidra's investigation pointed to Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge, whose dislike made him the perfect villain, but who didn't even know that the explosion was planned by British masterminds.
The four people involved in the courageous attack on HMS
Merritt Grove
The attack on HMS Courageous was strategically planned by a group of government officials fearful that the Scottish secession movement had managed to secure and win a referendum. Grove was part of a group of current and former government officials concerned about how this would have changed the layout of the United Kingdom forever. and diminished its strength. Having received Russian money in the past, Grove had a connection with Lenkov, which passed on to Margaret Roylinwho effectively instructed and paid Lenkov to attack the ship.
Lenny Stendig
Although it never appears on the screen in The Diplomat In Season 2, Lenny Stendig was an integral part of the plan to provoke outrage through the attack on the HMS Courageous. A far-right MP, Stendig agreed with Roylin and Grove about the risk of a Scottish referendum at that time. However, Stendig's greatest contribution was his decision to plant a bomb in Grove's car to isolate him.. While learning from Kate about Grove's possible reconsiderations, Roylin wanted Stendig to talk to Grove and “stiffen the spine” to prevent Grove from seeking asylum in exchange for information, but Stendig took a different path.
Margaret Roylin
Roylin's ability to always know what was happening in Whitehall gave him the knowledge to fear a Scottish referendum, but it was his connections and cunning that led Roylin to use an attack on a British ship as the perfect strategy to rally unity. All over The DiplomatRoylin's actions never seemed to be interested in the morality of a plan, focusing instead on its effectiveness. Still, even Roylin did not want dead British sailors on his conscience, but only a plan that would have calmed thoughts of Scottish secession.
Penn's reasoning was aimed at protecting the US, as she believed that Scottish secession would have resulted in the closure of the only European nuclear base that US submarines could use.
Grace Penn
US Vice President Grace Penn was the last to be revealed as responsible for the attack on HMS Courageousbut their involvement was relatively limited, as Penn gave Roylin the idea of an attack on a British ship to promote unity. Penn's reasoning was aimed at protecting the US, as she believed that Scottish secession would have resulted in the closure of the only European nuclear base that US submarines could use, virtually opening the Atlantic for Russian submarines to move as they pleased. It's unclear whether Grove and Stendig knew of Penn's involvement, but her position certainly made her the most dangerous.
What happened to HMS Courageous
Roman Lenkov's attack was not supposed to be lethal
Roylin explained in The Diplomat Season 2, Episode 4 How the attack on HMS Courageous was never supposed to cause casualties, but only manageable damage that resulted in the unity of the nation and causing the Scottish secession movement to lose momentum. The plan involved Lenkov using limpet mines, which were not available. Switching to a small anti-ship missile would have produced a big hole, but it was The damaged propeller shaft of HMS Courageous caused 120 tonnes of diesel fuel to be transported for under-deck storage in the area the missile struck. what did The DiplomatHMS Courageous' attack was especially lethal.
All six episodes of The Diplomat Season 2 is available to stream on Netflix.