I'm up to Rogue River and have seen parts of 1x09; was kinda surprised about some things, and I don't believe one word of what Jake told the merc; he already has proven his ability to lie about his whereabouts. Unless somebody *else* verifies that story, it's similar to Hawkins' "Oh, I'm a FBI agent!" story.

The episode with checking his passport? Yes, I've seen that, and it makes me wonder re: CIA. Because, AFAIK, there's no international peace-keeping force in Southern America. But then again, the series is in 2009/10, so....