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In the Covert Affairs episode "Speed of Life" (Season 3, Episode 4) the character Simon Fischer admits to Annie Walker that the tattoo on his upper left shoulder blade of Ursa Minor was inspired by John Keats' poem Bright star, would I were steadfast as thou art. He also tells her that she is the first one to have guessed that the tattoo is of Ursa Minor. Although she asks him, Simon doesn't tell her who in his life was his bright star or the reason behind getting the tattoo. In the episode "Let's Dance" (Season 3, Episode 10) Annie travels to Moscow to track down the double-spy Lena Smith and avenge Simon's death. Here she goes to a coffee shop where the image of the tattoo can be found. It turns out that the waitress is Simon's sister, Zarya, and she admits to Annie that she is the bright star of the tattoo. This tattoo is also the symbol used by Jai Wilcox to mark Simon Fischer's dossier within the CIA (Season 3, Episode 1).
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