In May, 2002, CBS aired an episode of their primetime drama The Agency which featured a photograph taken by my father,
Daniel Waugh. The episode centered around a CIA operative captured and held hostage somewhere in central Asia, and the Agency's
efforts to track down and rescue him. Below, you will see how the wizards at CBS incorporated my father's shot into the show. The
original photograph (right) features a group of tombs at Shah-i Zinda, located in Samarqand, Uzbekistan. It was taken in 1969.
Scene 1: The CIA receives a video tape of their captive agent. They manage to pinpoint the
location of the hostage by zooming in on the buildings reflected on his glasses.
Scene 2a: The agent's captors interrogate and torture their prisoner relentlessly. One of
the kidnappers walks by a window with a view of Shah-i Zinda.
Scene 2b: A clear view through the window. Birds flutter by in the distance.
Scene 3: The Agency sends in their elite soldiers to rescue the kidnapped operative.
Special Forces storm the building where the captive is being held. The tombs of Shah-i Zinda loom in the background.
