Blindspot (2015) s04e20 Episode Script
Coder to Killer
1 [KEYS JINGLING, DOOR UNLOCKING.]
No, Mom, I'm not moving to New York.
It's just a short-term gig.
I can still watch Mr.
Jingles next month.
Uh, hopefully it leads to more work with Blue Annex Technologies.
I just spent three weeks getting security clearances.
This could open a lot of doors for me.
Yep.
Uh-huh.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah, I meet my supervisor tomorrow.
He's from Silicon Valley.
Cool, right? All right.
All right.
[SIGHS.]
Mom, you're killin' me.
I gotta go.
I love you.
[MUTTERS.]
Unbelievable.
[GAGGING.]
[DOOR CREAKS.]
[PATTERSON.]
Hello? Is anybody in here? [FLOOR CREAKING.]
Aaaagh! There's a monster under the bed! [GIRL GIGGLING.]
There she is.
You're so good at this! All right, you wanna go get your dad? - Yeah! - Let's go.
Come on.
[CHUCKLES.]
- [ROARS.]
- [RICH LAUGHING.]
Uh-oh! Look who found the monster! [PATTERSON.]
Yeah! Bethany is very good at Hide and Seek.
Well, that's because that little monster's daddy showed her the best places to hide.
Didn't I? [MUTTERING PLAYFULLY.]
[GIRL GIGGLES.]
- Do you want to go back there? - She's my monster! - Mwah, mwah, mwah! Okay - Yes! - Front, that's a good hiding spot.
- All right, you know what? We're gonna go play some computer stuff, - ya little smarty-pants.
- Oh, really? Wow.
Okay, so I made some slight adjustments to your pizzeria order you're welcome.
- What adjustments? - I, uh, added some wagyu beef tartare and some lobster sushi.
I thought it'd be fun.
Uh, Vito's doesn't make that.
Okay, so by "adjusted" I meant "cancelled and completely reimagined.
" Did you reimagine who's going to pay for it? What kind of jerk do you take me for? I wouldn't snatch the bill out of the hands of the hosts of a party that's just rude.
Don't worry, I ordered a little caviar and crackers for Bethany.
Uh, we can hardly afford the pizza.
- We'll catch up.
- Yeah.
Your mom really needed that money.
Speaking of, have you heard from her? I did.
She's working through the steps, I guess.
Makes giving away our life savings to save her kind of worth it.
Well, who needs money when we have all of this? [DOOR OPENS.]
[RICH.]
Oh, well, look who finally decided to show up.
Hey, I was trying to be a good houseguest and let Reade get ready first.
Mistake.
[RICH.]
So, the whole "Laverne & Shirley" act doesn't extend to showering together.
Got it.
- Easy.
- We're not at work.
I'm off-duty.
I can say inappropriate things.
Forgot your phone.
You got a calendar alert for a meeting with Lexi? Oh, so showering together is a no-no, but you can still creep on each other's phones? I'm meeting up with an old college friend for coffee.
- So, a date.
- No.
I'm meeting up with an old college friend for coffee.
"A," you don't drink coffee.
"B," Lexi rhymes with sexy.
- I'm gonna get another beer.
- [RICH.]
Lexy - [PHONE PINGING.]
- Anybody want something? - [WELLER.]
You're so good.
- Is that another tattoo hit? Uh, no.
It's a message from Cook Federal Pen.
A prisoner claims to have valuable intel but will only talk to us.
Okay, set something up for the morning.
I don't think this can wait.
He claims it's time-sensitive and needs to talk to us tonight.
Who's the prisoner? [RICH.]
Sho Ahktar.
To what do we owe the displeasure? - Friends! - [JANE.]
Friends? Last time we met, you were trying to steal an NSA computer virus to kill all of us.
Doesn't mean I haven't missed you.
Even Rich The Snitch.
Seems like suckling from the teat of Big Brother has its privileges.
Better than rottin' away in a prison cell.
What is that shade of eye shadow called, by the way? - "Midnight Punch in the Face"? - [WELLER.]
Okay! You said you wanted to talk.
Start talkin'.
[SHO.]
Before I do, I need you to promise me witness protection in writing, round the clock security [READE.]
Well, that's not how this works.
You need to give us something that bears fruit, then we'll talk deals.
Before I was arrested a year ago for the tiniest of crimes, I was snatched up along with some members of a very high-profile client I was selling to.
Part of a terrorist group called the D - [LOUD DRILL WHIRRING.]
- [INDISTINCT MEN'S VOICES.]
- [DRILLING STOPS.]
- So, a terrorist group called what? - Called the Dab - [DRILLING STARTS UP.]
[DRILLING STOPS, BOARD CLATTER.]
- One more time? - [DRILLING WHIRRING.]
[PATTERSON.]
I got this.
Hold the work! Please! [CONSTRUCTION PAUSES.]
[READE CLEARS THROAT.]
Go ahead.
Part of a terrorist group called the Dabbur Zann.
But that was just for starters.
They also wanted an Nash-Shab weapons system.
[JANE.]
And they thought you could get them an anti-tank missile? I could have gotten them one.
They wanted ten.
But I got pinched before I could source them.
Okay, I'm still waiting for the part where you offer us even a tiny morsel of fruit.
I overheard some chatter today from the guys I got arrested with.
Sounds like the Dabbur Zann got their missiles from another seller.
- Who? - [SHO.]
I don't know.
I tried to ask, casually bring it up, but You got beaten to a pulp? You should take a class on snitching or something.
- You're not very good at it.
- I tried to sign up, for yours at the learning annex, but it was all full.
All right, is that all you have? Did I mention the part where they're planning an attack in New York? When? Tonight.
Tomorrow.
Sounded like it was already in motion.
I'm not giving any deals until you give us something more concrete, something better than tonight or tomorrow.
Take him to interrogation.
Yeah.
- [DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES.]
- Sho's laptop was confiscated when he was arrested no one could crack it.
You guys want to take a run at it? That's gonna be easier said than done.
- Yeah.
- All right.
This is not the best day to rely on the computing power of the New York office of the FBI.
Look at this.
This is literally literally my worst nightmare.
I delayed the Blue Annex upgrade as long as I could.
We're the last government agency to install it.
Watching the custom network that I built from scratch get replaced by a tech conglomerate's uninspired cloud-based system, is a special kind of torture.
Well, for what it's worth, at least you know the new system is gonna have a ton of Bugs? Yeah, I'm getting itchy just thinking about the patches that I'll have to code.
Well, there's worse reasons to be itchy.
Look, just make do with what you got.
We need results, fast.
Keep me updated.
Yeah, okay, I'll send you a carrier pigeon.
Hey, Briana, uh are you on babysitting duty? I'm the FBI's official liaison to Blue Annex, yes.
You need something? Who's in charge of these guys? Leonard Perkins.
Perkins? Really? The guy who coded this whole atrocity is actually here in person? Wow.
[PERKINS.]
Patterson.
Perkins.
I found an old module you built.
Had to rip it right out of the wall.
It's impressive, you should donate it to a museum.
[CHUCKLES.]
Listen, I will take my 2011 tech over your new monstrosities any day.
Help yourself.
It's in the trash if you want it.
[CHUCKLES.]
Okay, hey, um I'm gonna need major computing power in my lab tonight.
And I'm gonna need your lab empty.
All agents and staff were instructed to clear out for the weekend so we could work.
Something came up, and it can't wait.
Well, it's gonna have to.
We just started the system by system reboot.
I can't stop it in the middle.
Just give me fair warning when you knock out my lab and put it under the knife, please.
Look, the good news is, once we do shut you down, it should only be for ten minutes.
Great.
I can't wait.
Hey.
Hey! The relay goes upstairs.
Yeah, I got this.
He's one of my new guys.
Decker, you heard her.
Upstairs.
[PHONE VIBRATES.]
I'll be back to check on it.
Great, thanks.
This is Briana.
[DISGUISED VOICE.]
Have you thought about my offer? I'm at work.
I can't talk about this right now.
We're out of time.
I need to know.
Are you in, or out? I don't even know who you are.
I know who you are.
Do they? Or do they look right through you? You're asking me to betray everyone.
I'm asking you to realize your potential.
It's time you get the respect you deserve.
Not to mention, a very generous paycheck.
It's up to you, Briana.
But I need an answer today.
Briana! I was looking for you.
- You were? - Yeah.
We have reason to believe the Dabbur Zann is gonna carry out another attack in New York.
And obviously, we're short-staffed, so I was hoping you could help us out tonight.
Uh, sure.
Wh-what do you need? Rich and Patterson will catch you up in the lab.
I'm on my way.
Hmm.
What is this code supposed to be? Hey, get your paws off my stuff! It looks like a game.
Are you and Boston writing a Wizardville sequel without me? No, it has nothing to do with Wizardville.
I am making a puzzle-solving app for Bethany.
Okay, that's super adorable.
Sounds like you're taking the role of auntie very seriously.
She's a super fun kid.
She's at that age where her brain is it's forming connections that can't be rewritten.
So, you're trying to program her in your own image? No.
I'm not I'm try [SIGHS.]
Okay, let's just crack Sho's computer.
Yes! Okay.
Well, if he really wanted to cooperate and help us stop a terror attack, you'd think he would give us the password.
Well, he says he doesn't remember.
- And you believe him? - I don't believe anyone who has been on the FBI's most wanted list.
Oh, well, as a top ten alum, I will try not to take that personally.
All right, Sho used a random password generator.
It changes daily, and he lost the device that gave him the passwords when he went to jail six months ago.
If we had some of the old passwords, we could use those as a starting point.
And then run the random password algorithm until we generated the new one.
You say that like I haven't thought of it already.
- Oh.
- Sho gave me the ones he remembered.
So, if we can plug these in, the system will crack Sho's laptop in 20 minutes.
Okay, well, in the meantime, why don't we come up with a name for this Bethany app you're developing? - Uh - Baby's "Baby's First Mind Game.
" No, that sounds like something else.
"Inside the Baby's Brain" Bra Bri What are you guys doing? Br Briana.
Are you giving me a hilarious nickname? Excuse me? Around here, you have to earn a hilarious nickname.
Just ask Gravy Boat over here.
[WELLER.]
Let's start at the beginning.
When and where did Dabbur Zann first approach you about the anti-tank weapons? - Am I going to Montana? - Excuse me? When you put me in witness protection.
Because the Dabbur Zann has tiny hotbeds throughout that state.
I'd prefer to go Let's just try and stay focused.
I'm also concerned with the southwest coast of Louisiana, and anywhere north of the Mason-Dixon Line.
You do realize that you can go straight back to prison if you don't answer my questions.
All right.
What was the question? When did you first meet the Dabbur Zann? September of last year.
September when? Early? Mid? No, it was October, because I remember seeing pumpkins on the doorsteps in Manhattan, so I guess it could have been early November, actually.
So, it was last fall the first time you met these guys.
That wasn't the first time.
First time was in Philadelphia.
I'm sorry.
It's hard to keep my thoughts straight when every word I speak tightens the noose around my own neck.
How's that deal coming? It's a whole lot better the more you tell me.
Let's focus and start talking.
With this new identity, do I get a plus one? 'Cause I'd love to disappear - Something wrong? - No.
[SHO.]
No, scratch that.
My other girlfriend, Jess.
Reade has a coffee date with an old college friend tomorrow.
Lexi.
Ah.
And you're not sure how you feel about it.
What does it matter what I feel? We're just friends.
Well, I don't know.
Are you? This is stupid.
I don't even know why I'm talking about it.
Look, with everything that happened with Kurt, the hardest part for me was trying to deny how I felt.
It was impossible to be around each other without acknowledging it.
Okay, it's just, I hate this.
The work and the personal together? It gets messy.
No offense.
[CHUCKLES.]
[CHUCKLING.]
None taken.
[DOOR BUZZES.]
This guy's a nervous wreck.
He can't keep his thoughts straight.
Doesn't feel good being a rat.
Let's hope there's something on that laptop.
[COMPUTER TRILLING.]
Hey, we got an "L"! Thank you, Vanna.
Now, back to watching paint dry.
Is there anything I can do? - Coffee? - No, we're good.
You don't need me here, do you? Course we do! Once we crack this laptop, the race is on to find something useful.
Hey, why don't we get to know each other better? How 'bout, uh, some 20 Questions? How about zero questions? Okay, first question.
It's Friday night.
Are you going out, or you staying in to make dinner? Briana.
- Going out, for sure.
- Right? [CHUCKLES.]
Yeah.
- What about you, Patty Cakes? - Pass.
Oh, come on, don't be a Passy Cakes.
[SIGHS.]
Home is where the Hulu is.
Yeah! It is a phenomenal streaming service.
Okay, speaking of home what kind of people are your neighbors? - Do you like 'em? - These are weird questions.
- [COMPUTER CHIRPS.]
- [PATTERSON.]
Damn it, Perkins! I told him to warn me when the reboot was gonna happen.
He said it should only take about ten minutes, right? Okay, the next question.
This is a fun one.
Do either of you have any chronic health problems? What is the matter with you? [BEEPING.]
Whoa! What the hell? You scared me, man.
It's fine.
So, sector eight just rebooted, which should cover the second level sub-basement.
Shoot.
I forgot to tell Patterson about her lab.
Do me a favor and wire this through terminals four through nine.
[PERKINS TYPING.]
[GAGGING.]
[KEYBOARD CLACKING.]
[BEEP.]
[BEEP.]
It's been ten minutes.
The system should be booting back up any second.
Okay, question number 28.
Out of 20? What the hell, man? If a financial emergency were to arise, do you feel confident that you would be able to take care of it? Sure.
Boston and I are working on a sequel to Wizardville right now.
You're not being serious.
That's not actually happening.
I mean, I couldn't even afford a surprise parking ticket right now.
Guess it's a good thing I can't afford a car, heh.
I haven't had a raise in years.
Okay, that kinda brought the room down, there.
Next question: What do you feel about the schools in your area? Hey! Talk to you for a second? Yeah.
- What? - I know what you're doing.
Trying to get to know Briana a little better? Make her part of the team? These are questions on the adoption home study questionnaire.
How did you know I was looking into that? I accidentally looked at your browser history a bunch of times.
- I do it a lot.
- That is none of your business.
I'm just surprised.
I didn't know you wanted kids.
I don't.
Well, you should probably avoid adopting one.
I-I don't know what I want, okay? I was just looking.
I-I've been spending time with my dad and playing with Bethany, and that just made me think that maybe I should think about it.
Someday.
In the future.
In the far, far distant future.
Okay.
I'm excited.
Let's go for it.
- Let's adopt a kid.
I'm down.
- No, I - Oh, my God.
Drop it, okay? - What? Where are we on Sho's laptop? Uh, without my system, nowhere.
Maybe there's a problem with the reboot.
I'm gonna go down to the server room and give Perkins a piece of my mind tck! I'll go with you you'll need a supervisor to access the rooms with the new hand scanners.
In the meantime, can you get on this computer without a computer? Every second we waste here, Dabbur Zann is planning an attack.
Oh, yeah, crack a a computer password without a computer system? Sure, no problem.
- Good.
All right, let's go.
- [RICH.]
Okay.
Okay, so, we know the base equation, and enough of the variables, don't we? Isn't it just a matter of plugging in the values, and solving for the remainders? I mean, I'm not saying it wouldn't take a long time, but theoretically, that could work, right? Did I say something wrong? No.
It's just Patterson usually comes up with the math stuff.
All right, I've been plugged in for a little bit too long.
You know what? Let's, uh, sharpen those pencils and roll up our sleeves.
[TRILLING.]
Ready for another round with Sho? The more this guy talks, the less he seems to say.
So, he's either too nervous to roll over on these guys anymore, or he's out of intel.
We're gonna crack him.
You will be having pancakes with Bethany in no time.
I hate that one breakfast matters so much.
I want to be around.
I don't wanna be like my mom.
I want Bethany to know how much I love her, and I'll always be there for her.
Hey, she does.
You spend time with her every chance you get.
And you make every minute count.
Yesterday, I watched you read, like, ten books to her.
And then you taught her the Johnny Cash song.
And you made her the Easter Bunny out of Play-Doh.
And that was just during bedtime.
That bunny was pretty good, wasn't it? - It was.
- Mm.
And Kurt, down the road, there's gonna be so many more bunnies.
We're gonna take time off, vacation, move back to Colorado eventually and watch her grow up.
But right now [SIGHS.]
Right now, we're working to make sure that Bethany has a world to grow up in.
So everything that you're doing right What is it? Sho likes control, doesn't he? This might be the first time in his life that he feels like he doesn't have it.
Maybe if he gets some of it back, he might get it together enough to give us something useful.
What do you have in mind? Okay, Sho.
So, what do you want from witness protection? Whatever you need, just write us a list.
- Really? - Yes.
But, you do have to give us something that we can use to stop this attack.
Think of this as, you know, a starting point for negotiations.
And while you're writing you can tell us where you arranged the deal with the Dabbur Zann.
It was in Manhattan, right? Yeah.
The Dairman Hotel.
- Have you been? - [WELLER.]
No.
It's a little rich for our blood.
Do you think six armed guards at all times, 24/7, is excessive? Well, let's just say this is a conversation starter.
That's my thinking.
Make it a dozen.
Hmm.
So, why'd you meet at the Dairman Hotel? Was it in view of a target, or close proximity to a safe house? Nah.
It's all about the service.
What kind of service? I called the restaurant there one night, and requested whale.
You know what they said? "Which species?" - That's something.
- Yeah.
Ahem.
Okay, so, Sho, you and these Dabbur Zann soldiers are all just hanging out at the Dairman Hotel, doin' deals, eating whales.
- How many were there? - How many whales? - Just the one.
- How many Dabbur Zann? Seven.
Got a little crowded, even for the presidential suite.
So, the hotel is where they asked you to get the weapons for the attack.
Yeah.
You know, we stayed in, partied, got lit during the pay-per-view fight.
Fight? Which fight? Willis versus Gomez.
Epic.
You got to watch that live? You saw the knockout? 90-inch screen in 8K.
I don't watch anything anymore unless it's in 8K now.
Hurts my eyes.
I'm gonna put that on my list.
I tried to find a clip of that online the next day.
Couldn't find it anywhere, though.
You know, copyright laws.
Too bad.
You missed a good one.
Willis went low on Gomez three times, but Gomez pulled it out.
If you're a fan, you should watch live.
I tried to.
The live broadcast, eh, it glitched.
It cut out.
Everywhere.
People were pissed.
The only place that you could have seen it live and known all of those details, is if you saw it in person in Las Vegas.
Why lie about that? You know, maybe the saying should be, "Whatever happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, unless you've got a big mouth.
" Done.
I think this is it.
All right, let me try.
[ZAPATA.]
Ah, it's no good.
Let's see All right.
Okay, try the same password but change the last letter to "N.
" [KEYBOARD CLACKING.]
[ZAPATA.]
Okay, we're in.
What do we look for? There's so much to sift through.
Hey.
Sho was in Las Vegas October 23rd.
- Which he didn't want us to know.
- [PATTERSON.]
What? We said that we would only help him if he was 100 percent transparent with us.
Well, I can tell you right now, he's 100 percent hiding something.
Okay, there were two files that were downloaded around that date.
[PATTERSON.]
First file looks like stolen security protocols for Nellis Air Force Base, which is in Vegas.
[ZAPATA.]
Okay, the other is a bunch of digits, he typed into the notepad.
A serial number, maybe? No, that's an FBI file number, just an older designation.
Trust me, I spend a lot of time dealing with paperwork.
Okay, if Rich and Reade can get the system back up, it'll take us two seconds to access whatever file this is.
Okay, but we're running out of time for "ifs.
" It's old enough, we might have a hard copy in the archives.
I can at least find which boxes to sift through.
Good.
Lead the way.
How much farther is the server room? Hey, it's not my fault the elevators are out.
Blame Perkins.
Hey, so this Lexi date, - you guys are going for coffee? - It's not a date, Rich.
Oh, are you and what's-her-name still a thing, or Zapata and I are not an item.
Well, then why can't it be a date, you know? Enjoy yourself.
Enjoy other people.
Heck, spread your wings, at least until you and Patterson finally get together.
Wait, what? I'm just putting it out into the universe.
- Something's wrong with you.
- Yeah.
[PANEL TRILLING.]
- All right, find Perkins and fix this.
- Okay.
You know, a "please" wouldn't kill ya.
Perkins? Hello? Hellooo? Where are you, my finely-coiffed friend? Perkins? Oh, boy.
Reade? Reade?! Perkins is dead! Reade! [TRILLING.]
This box has files from the '80s, '90s, and five from 2004.
And it's dated 2011.
[SIGHS.]
Yeah, well, this one's stuffed with old office supplies.
Finding the file number from Sho's computer could take years.
Sho claimed that the Dabbur Zann was gonna attack at any moment.
So, assuming that's still true, we don't have a lot of time.
Who filed these? Gremlins? Found it! Uh File 219-3206.
It is an arrest record for a Pavel Makarov.
Uh, Bulgarian citizen.
History is arm trafficking and joined the Dabbur Zann in 2009.
[ZAPATA.]
Sho must have stolen his file to research his new client.
I saw this guy.
Today, here in the building.
Hey.
Hey-hey-hey! - [WELLER.]
You sure? - Yes.
I-I-I called him out because he was carrying the wrong cables for our network.
And it's because he's not a real Blue Annex worker.
[ZAPATA.]
He infiltrated their team.
Do you think that he's Dabbur Zann, - here to kill Sho? - Or to break him out.
Maybe Sho never really turned on the Dabbur Zann.
What if his story about getting them anti-tank weapons was just a ploy to get us to move him here? Reade and Rich should be at the server room by now.
My phone is down.
- Mine too.
- And mine.
Whoever's doing this must be using a jammer.
We have to get down there.
Okay, you, stay here in case the server comes back up.
Patterson and I will go find Reade and Rich.
- Jane, we'll go get Sho.
- Okay.
What took you so long? I was almost running out of lies.
Ah, sweet relie Hey, what the hell?! No, no, no.
That wasn't the deal.
I'm not telling you anything until you get me out of here.
The second we hit the street, we can finish our transaction, go our separate ways.
So how are we getting out? Perfect.
All right, gonna override the lock.
[PANEL TRILLING.]
Aaah-hah! Hey, hey, hey! It's us.
Where's Reade? I don't know.
I figured you would know.
Someone locked me in the server room.
All right, we need to talk to Perkins.
We gotta get this system rebooted.
- Where is he? - Well, he's on a bit of a break permanently.
Oh, man.
- We gotta go find Reade.
- Wait-wait-wait.
There's barely anyone here tonight because of the update.
Fastest way to find Reade is if we get these cameras up and running.
Yes, that's what I was thinking.
Okay, I have the upgrade codes, so that's a good place to start.
[KEYBOARD CLACKING.]
Okay.
Uh okay.
- [COMPUTER CHIRPS.]
- Great! The update is complete.
- Let's reboot everything.
Rich? - Oh, okay.
Okay, uh mainframe.
Remote access.
Comms.
And security.
I told you to wait in the lab.
There is a killer in the building.
Which is why I didn't feel safe.
This is not how you get a nickname, Briana.
- [MACHINERY HUMMING.]
- All right, we're back.
Whoa.
That update really sped things up.
I kind of feel like a jerk for being so mean to him now.
Hey, you know what? It's because I'm spending too much time with you.
- That's what it is.
- Don't put this on me.
- The man is in the room! - [PATTERSON SIGHS.]
All right, we can work around the jammer now.
- [PHONE LINE RINGING.]
- [WELLER.]
Patterson.
[PATTERSON.]
Perkins is dead and Reade is missing.
Pavel's already got to Sho.
They're on the move.
Uh, I'm scrubbing through the live feeds now.
[KEYBOARD CLACKING.]
Hey! Got 'em.
All right, they're headed to the east lobby exit.
They have Reade with them.
He looks unconscious.
Can you lock the building down? Not quick enough.
The system is still coming back online.
Well, then, we just have to catch up to them.
[PHONE LINE RINGING.]
- [PHONE RINGS.]
- East lobby security desk.
This is special agent Patterson.
Prepare to engage with two dangerous persons holding an agent hostage - headed your way.
- What? Hey, Sprouse, we got a problem.
Hey! Uhh! [CHUCKLING.]
So badass.
Hey, you remind me of a young me, except bigger and thicker and whiter.
[WELLER.]
FBI! Show me your hands! Show me your hands! Drop that lighter.
[SHO.]
You really don't want him to do that.
Your friend is soaked in highly flammable cleaning solvent, so "don't move" back atcha.
That's not how this works, Sho.
Your friend's about to be a human bonfire.
We say how this works.
- Stop! - You two are better at playing scared than I am, but I guess I was good enough.
Sho you don't need to do this.
Oh, no? You wanna make a deal? Why don't you write me a list of the things you want? Sound cool? As soon as you walk out of here, the entire FBI is gonna hunt both of you down.
I guess we need a head start.
[WELLER.]
No! [WELLER.]
No! [READE COUGHING.]
Oh, God, I hate being wet.
[CHUCKLING.]
They're gone.
NYPD's joining our manhunt for Sho and Pavel.
I'll send them our search patterns now.
- Update our teams on the ground.
- Yeah.
We should get you to the hospital.
I'll see a medic.
I'll be fine.
You don't look fine.
I'll feel a lot worse if Sho Ahktar and the Dabbur Zann execute a terrorist attack.
Now, are we sure his story was a red herring? We finally heard back from every defense contractor that manufactures anti-tank weapons.
All missiles are accounted for.
But you don't just break a convict out of an FBI office for nothing.
According to Pavel's file, he already has a lot of money.
So Sho's giving him something else.
Okay, what do we know about Pavel? Not much.
He carried out attacks - in Syria, Yemen, Kosovo - [ALARM BLARING.]
Ooh, what is that? It's a new kind of intel alert.
The updated system streamlines information sharing across agencies.
I gotta give it to Perkins.
It's it's pretty cool.
So, according to the DOD, Pavel Makarov was thought to be killed in an air strike two years ago along with his wife and daughter.
So this is about revenge.
We know Sho was in Vegas to steal security protocols from Nellis Air Force Base.
What if Pavel hired him to find the person or people responsible for killing his family? That's not a bad theory.
See, that's how you earn a nickname.
Who gave the order for the air strike? Uh, Colonel Sheryl Meeks.
She's now retired, living in an estate just outside of New York City.
So Pavel hired Sho to find the identity and the location of the colonel.
Sho steals the information from the Air Force base, but gets arrested before he can get it to Pavel.
So this is an information exchange.
Pavel came to collect.
He's gonna go after Meeks.
I'll send local PD to the estate.
Weller, Jane, Zapata, head over there.
Take a team and make sure she gets to a safe house.
Let's move.
[SIREN WAILING.]
Officers, identify yourselves.
[MAN ON RADIO.]
Stone and Myers.
Other unit is on the way.
They'll be here soon.
- Code word? - Seabreeze.
You're clear.
[SHERYL.]
Any sign of him? Uh, no.
Not yet.
We have your property surrounded with FBI teams.
We even have a police unit.
Another one on the way.
So we might not have to leave.
We'd prefer it if you did, the sooner the better.
I'm almost done.
Sorry, ma'am.
[SMALL MOTOR WHIRRING.]
What's that noise? Oh, that's the dinosaur hunter.
The what? Oh, hey.
[LAUGHING.]
Mom, can I bring my truck? Yes, you can.
But listen, you have to finish packing first, okay? Where's your father? Emmett, you can't run off like that.
It's okay, sir.
This is for you.
Wow.
Thanks, little man.
[MAN.]
Come on.
Let's go.
I can't believe this is happening.
I retired eight months ago so that I could finally relax and spend time with my family.
This'll be over soon, ma'am.
Yeah, that's what I kept telling myself when I was in the Air Force.
"This war will soon be over.
" And yet here we are still.
I'm pretty sure this is an isolated incident.
I get briefed once a month on all the potential threats on my life.
This wasn't even deemed a high priority.
Yeah.
Do you have kids? Yeah, I do.
I've got a daughter.
Well, from one bad-guy hunter to another, hug your daughter every chance you get, because it never ends.
And if and when it does, it might not be how you want it to.
Yes, ma'am.
[BAG ZIPPING.]
[SIREN APPROACHING.]
Officers, identify yourselves.
Officers? [MAN ON RADIO.]
Uh, Bronson and Garney.
Code word seabreeze.
[WELLER, ON RADIO.]
Copy.
You're clear.
- [DRAWS KNIFE.]
- Will you please [GROANING.]
All packed.
Okay Well, I'll go find your son and your husband.
Then we'll get out of here.
What's going on? Officers, any movement outside? Sheryl, just come here.
Okay? Jane? Tasha? What's your 20? South side of the first floor.
Agent down.
Pavel's in the house.
Agent Hughes? Is the family secure? Agent Hughes? Do you copy? Agent Hughes, answer me.
Sheryl, come with me.
We're gonna go out that door.
I've got eyes on Emmett and Calvin.
[EMMETT.]
Where's Mom? Run! Emmett, go! [FIGHTING SOUNDS, SHOUTING.]
- Emmett, run! - He got Dad! Go downstairs.
Stay quiet.
Jane, Tasha, Sheryl and the kid are coming to you.
I'm going after Pavel.
Okay, Kurt, be careful.
[DOOR CREAKS.]
Emmett, listen, where's your father? [BOTH GRUNTING.]
[TOY CAR WHIRRING.]
[BOTH GRUNTING.]
[BOTH GROWLING, GRUNTING.]
I got a shot.
- Me too.
- Take it.
Kurt, are you hit? [PAINFUL GRUNTING, PANTING.]
I'm okay.
I'm not hit.
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING.]
[GASPING, PANTING.]
Where's Emmett and Sheryl? They're fine.
It's over.
[WELLER.]
We vetted the rest of the Blue Annex workers.
They checked out okay.
And they'll be finished soon.
Pavel was only able to infiltrate their team by impersonating a new hire that the rest of the team had never met.
The real Gavin Decker was found murdered in his apartment.
I'll put a protective detail on the Meeks family for a while.
Pavel went after them alone, but with Sho still out there, can't be too sure.
My guess is he's long gone by now.
Nah, he'll be back.
He's too pompous to stay in hiding for long.
All right, everyone go home and get some rest.
We need to refocus our energy on trying to figure out whatever Dominic has planned.
Good work.
We still got a few hours before Bethany leaves.
I know still time for pancakes.
Heh heh heh.
Briana? - Great work today.
- Thank you.
Yeah, I know you've been meaning to get more out of this for a while.
And I think you're ready for bigger things, so Let's talk later this week.
Thank you.
[LOCKER SQUEAKS SHUT.]
[DISTANT FOOTSTEPS.]
[PHONE VIBRATING.]
Have you decided yet? I'm out.
Whatever you're up to, you can find somebody else.
I'm sorry to hear that.
Both there's no time for someone else.
- I just sent you something.
- [PHONE CHIMES.]
Oh, my God.
They seem like nice people.
I dropped by for a visit today.
Don't worry, they didn't see me.
If you hurt my parents Do as I ask and I won't have to.
You told me I had a choice.
And ideally you would've believed that and been a willing participant.
One way or another, you're doing this today.
Tell me when it's done.
[PHONE HANGS UP.]
[DOOR OPENS.]
Talk to the doctor yet? Yeah, nothing life-threatening, I'm fine.
Thanks for earlier.
If you hadn't been there I'd have inherited one sweet apartment.
- That's harsh.
- [LAUGHING.]
Silver lining, you know? Have a good non-date.
[PHONE DIALER BEEPS.]
Hey, Lexi, uh, I'm not gonna be able to make coffee.
I just got swamped here at work.
I'm gonna be here for a while.
Yeah.
[PHONE BEEPS.]
[BUZZ BUZZ.]
Tweet, tweet.
[BLOOPING, DOG BARKS, CAT SCREECHES.]
Are you okay over there? Yeah, I I'm just making adjustments on the new system.
[SQUEAK ALERT SOUND.]
Okay, are you sure you're not just making these mindless little tweaks to avoid filling out your adoption application? I told you, I'm not filling it out.
You don't have to.
I already did it for you.
That's right, I just saved it in your drafts folder.
You just gotta hit "send.
" Excuse me, I told you to drop it.
You're welcome.
These adoption lists take forever.
Even if you don't think you'll want a family until way in the future, you should do this now.
I can't.
My life is is crazy.
I mean, when would I have time for a kid? When would we have time for a kid? Oh, stop it.
[KEYBOARD CLACKING.]
[BEEPING.]
[BETHANY.]
Hi, Patterson.
Hey! She says she misses you.
Bethany, I miss you, too.
Okay, I'm gonna leave you to this.
We just wanted to show you what she did.
Oh, wow, I need to start working on a new puzzle for you.
Since she finished her puzzle, she gets pancakes.
[RICH CHUCKLES.]
- [BETHANY.]
I love you.
- Okay, bye.
I love you, too.
[COMPUTER CHIRPS.]
[COMPUTER CHIRPING.]
[SIGHS.]
Okay, okay, okay.
[KEYBOARD CLACKING.]
Ta-da! There you are.
[WELLER.]
Sorry.
Took a little while.
Someone fell in love with a little Chihuahua on the way home.
Wow, did you get to pet it? - Yes! - Of course she did.
It was too fluffy not to.
- Hi.
- Hi.
[BOTH CHUCKLING.]
- That little one's amazing.
- [JANE.]
Mm.
I know our job is important.
We're making the world a better place.
But I can't keep working just for the future.
I mean, we don't know what's gonna happen.
I do know I wanna grab as many moments as I can, spend it with her and you.
[CHUCKLES.]
I do.
- Well - Yes? what do you wanna do with this moment? Well should we go feed the duckies at the pond? - Okay, uh - Hmm - How about the zoo? - Zoo! - Okay.
- Zoo it is! - [BABBLING.]
- Okay, come on.
[GRUNTS.]
Come on.
Okay.
Off to the zoo we go.
[BETHANY.]
Zoo! [TRILLING.]
No, Mom, I'm not moving to New York.
It's just a short-term gig.
I can still watch Mr.
Jingles next month.
Uh, hopefully it leads to more work with Blue Annex Technologies.
I just spent three weeks getting security clearances.
This could open a lot of doors for me.
Yep.
Uh-huh.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah, I meet my supervisor tomorrow.
He's from Silicon Valley.
Cool, right? All right.
All right.
[SIGHS.]
Mom, you're killin' me.
I gotta go.
I love you.
[MUTTERS.]
Unbelievable.
[GAGGING.]
[DOOR CREAKS.]
[PATTERSON.]
Hello? Is anybody in here? [FLOOR CREAKING.]
Aaaagh! There's a monster under the bed! [GIRL GIGGLING.]
There she is.
You're so good at this! All right, you wanna go get your dad? - Yeah! - Let's go.
Come on.
[CHUCKLES.]
- [ROARS.]
- [RICH LAUGHING.]
Uh-oh! Look who found the monster! [PATTERSON.]
Yeah! Bethany is very good at Hide and Seek.
Well, that's because that little monster's daddy showed her the best places to hide.
Didn't I? [MUTTERING PLAYFULLY.]
[GIRL GIGGLES.]
- Do you want to go back there? - She's my monster! - Mwah, mwah, mwah! Okay - Yes! - Front, that's a good hiding spot.
- All right, you know what? We're gonna go play some computer stuff, - ya little smarty-pants.
- Oh, really? Wow.
Okay, so I made some slight adjustments to your pizzeria order you're welcome.
- What adjustments? - I, uh, added some wagyu beef tartare and some lobster sushi.
I thought it'd be fun.
Uh, Vito's doesn't make that.
Okay, so by "adjusted" I meant "cancelled and completely reimagined.
" Did you reimagine who's going to pay for it? What kind of jerk do you take me for? I wouldn't snatch the bill out of the hands of the hosts of a party that's just rude.
Don't worry, I ordered a little caviar and crackers for Bethany.
Uh, we can hardly afford the pizza.
- We'll catch up.
- Yeah.
Your mom really needed that money.
Speaking of, have you heard from her? I did.
She's working through the steps, I guess.
Makes giving away our life savings to save her kind of worth it.
Well, who needs money when we have all of this? [DOOR OPENS.]
[RICH.]
Oh, well, look who finally decided to show up.
Hey, I was trying to be a good houseguest and let Reade get ready first.
Mistake.
[RICH.]
So, the whole "Laverne & Shirley" act doesn't extend to showering together.
Got it.
- Easy.
- We're not at work.
I'm off-duty.
I can say inappropriate things.
Forgot your phone.
You got a calendar alert for a meeting with Lexi? Oh, so showering together is a no-no, but you can still creep on each other's phones? I'm meeting up with an old college friend for coffee.
- So, a date.
- No.
I'm meeting up with an old college friend for coffee.
"A," you don't drink coffee.
"B," Lexi rhymes with sexy.
- I'm gonna get another beer.
- [RICH.]
Lexy - [PHONE PINGING.]
- Anybody want something? - [WELLER.]
You're so good.
- Is that another tattoo hit? Uh, no.
It's a message from Cook Federal Pen.
A prisoner claims to have valuable intel but will only talk to us.
Okay, set something up for the morning.
I don't think this can wait.
He claims it's time-sensitive and needs to talk to us tonight.
Who's the prisoner? [RICH.]
Sho Ahktar.
To what do we owe the displeasure? - Friends! - [JANE.]
Friends? Last time we met, you were trying to steal an NSA computer virus to kill all of us.
Doesn't mean I haven't missed you.
Even Rich The Snitch.
Seems like suckling from the teat of Big Brother has its privileges.
Better than rottin' away in a prison cell.
What is that shade of eye shadow called, by the way? - "Midnight Punch in the Face"? - [WELLER.]
Okay! You said you wanted to talk.
Start talkin'.
[SHO.]
Before I do, I need you to promise me witness protection in writing, round the clock security [READE.]
Well, that's not how this works.
You need to give us something that bears fruit, then we'll talk deals.
Before I was arrested a year ago for the tiniest of crimes, I was snatched up along with some members of a very high-profile client I was selling to.
Part of a terrorist group called the D - [LOUD DRILL WHIRRING.]
- [INDISTINCT MEN'S VOICES.]
- [DRILLING STOPS.]
- So, a terrorist group called what? - Called the Dab - [DRILLING STARTS UP.]
[DRILLING STOPS, BOARD CLATTER.]
- One more time? - [DRILLING WHIRRING.]
[PATTERSON.]
I got this.
Hold the work! Please! [CONSTRUCTION PAUSES.]
[READE CLEARS THROAT.]
Go ahead.
Part of a terrorist group called the Dabbur Zann.
But that was just for starters.
They also wanted an Nash-Shab weapons system.
[JANE.]
And they thought you could get them an anti-tank missile? I could have gotten them one.
They wanted ten.
But I got pinched before I could source them.
Okay, I'm still waiting for the part where you offer us even a tiny morsel of fruit.
I overheard some chatter today from the guys I got arrested with.
Sounds like the Dabbur Zann got their missiles from another seller.
- Who? - [SHO.]
I don't know.
I tried to ask, casually bring it up, but You got beaten to a pulp? You should take a class on snitching or something.
- You're not very good at it.
- I tried to sign up, for yours at the learning annex, but it was all full.
All right, is that all you have? Did I mention the part where they're planning an attack in New York? When? Tonight.
Tomorrow.
Sounded like it was already in motion.
I'm not giving any deals until you give us something more concrete, something better than tonight or tomorrow.
Take him to interrogation.
Yeah.
- [DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES.]
- Sho's laptop was confiscated when he was arrested no one could crack it.
You guys want to take a run at it? That's gonna be easier said than done.
- Yeah.
- All right.
This is not the best day to rely on the computing power of the New York office of the FBI.
Look at this.
This is literally literally my worst nightmare.
I delayed the Blue Annex upgrade as long as I could.
We're the last government agency to install it.
Watching the custom network that I built from scratch get replaced by a tech conglomerate's uninspired cloud-based system, is a special kind of torture.
Well, for what it's worth, at least you know the new system is gonna have a ton of Bugs? Yeah, I'm getting itchy just thinking about the patches that I'll have to code.
Well, there's worse reasons to be itchy.
Look, just make do with what you got.
We need results, fast.
Keep me updated.
Yeah, okay, I'll send you a carrier pigeon.
Hey, Briana, uh are you on babysitting duty? I'm the FBI's official liaison to Blue Annex, yes.
You need something? Who's in charge of these guys? Leonard Perkins.
Perkins? Really? The guy who coded this whole atrocity is actually here in person? Wow.
[PERKINS.]
Patterson.
Perkins.
I found an old module you built.
Had to rip it right out of the wall.
It's impressive, you should donate it to a museum.
[CHUCKLES.]
Listen, I will take my 2011 tech over your new monstrosities any day.
Help yourself.
It's in the trash if you want it.
[CHUCKLES.]
Okay, hey, um I'm gonna need major computing power in my lab tonight.
And I'm gonna need your lab empty.
All agents and staff were instructed to clear out for the weekend so we could work.
Something came up, and it can't wait.
Well, it's gonna have to.
We just started the system by system reboot.
I can't stop it in the middle.
Just give me fair warning when you knock out my lab and put it under the knife, please.
Look, the good news is, once we do shut you down, it should only be for ten minutes.
Great.
I can't wait.
Hey.
Hey! The relay goes upstairs.
Yeah, I got this.
He's one of my new guys.
Decker, you heard her.
Upstairs.
[PHONE VIBRATES.]
I'll be back to check on it.
Great, thanks.
This is Briana.
[DISGUISED VOICE.]
Have you thought about my offer? I'm at work.
I can't talk about this right now.
We're out of time.
I need to know.
Are you in, or out? I don't even know who you are.
I know who you are.
Do they? Or do they look right through you? You're asking me to betray everyone.
I'm asking you to realize your potential.
It's time you get the respect you deserve.
Not to mention, a very generous paycheck.
It's up to you, Briana.
But I need an answer today.
Briana! I was looking for you.
- You were? - Yeah.
We have reason to believe the Dabbur Zann is gonna carry out another attack in New York.
And obviously, we're short-staffed, so I was hoping you could help us out tonight.
Uh, sure.
Wh-what do you need? Rich and Patterson will catch you up in the lab.
I'm on my way.
Hmm.
What is this code supposed to be? Hey, get your paws off my stuff! It looks like a game.
Are you and Boston writing a Wizardville sequel without me? No, it has nothing to do with Wizardville.
I am making a puzzle-solving app for Bethany.
Okay, that's super adorable.
Sounds like you're taking the role of auntie very seriously.
She's a super fun kid.
She's at that age where her brain is it's forming connections that can't be rewritten.
So, you're trying to program her in your own image? No.
I'm not I'm try [SIGHS.]
Okay, let's just crack Sho's computer.
Yes! Okay.
Well, if he really wanted to cooperate and help us stop a terror attack, you'd think he would give us the password.
Well, he says he doesn't remember.
- And you believe him? - I don't believe anyone who has been on the FBI's most wanted list.
Oh, well, as a top ten alum, I will try not to take that personally.
All right, Sho used a random password generator.
It changes daily, and he lost the device that gave him the passwords when he went to jail six months ago.
If we had some of the old passwords, we could use those as a starting point.
And then run the random password algorithm until we generated the new one.
You say that like I haven't thought of it already.
- Oh.
- Sho gave me the ones he remembered.
So, if we can plug these in, the system will crack Sho's laptop in 20 minutes.
Okay, well, in the meantime, why don't we come up with a name for this Bethany app you're developing? - Uh - Baby's "Baby's First Mind Game.
" No, that sounds like something else.
"Inside the Baby's Brain" Bra Bri What are you guys doing? Br Briana.
Are you giving me a hilarious nickname? Excuse me? Around here, you have to earn a hilarious nickname.
Just ask Gravy Boat over here.
[WELLER.]
Let's start at the beginning.
When and where did Dabbur Zann first approach you about the anti-tank weapons? - Am I going to Montana? - Excuse me? When you put me in witness protection.
Because the Dabbur Zann has tiny hotbeds throughout that state.
I'd prefer to go Let's just try and stay focused.
I'm also concerned with the southwest coast of Louisiana, and anywhere north of the Mason-Dixon Line.
You do realize that you can go straight back to prison if you don't answer my questions.
All right.
What was the question? When did you first meet the Dabbur Zann? September of last year.
September when? Early? Mid? No, it was October, because I remember seeing pumpkins on the doorsteps in Manhattan, so I guess it could have been early November, actually.
So, it was last fall the first time you met these guys.
That wasn't the first time.
First time was in Philadelphia.
I'm sorry.
It's hard to keep my thoughts straight when every word I speak tightens the noose around my own neck.
How's that deal coming? It's a whole lot better the more you tell me.
Let's focus and start talking.
With this new identity, do I get a plus one? 'Cause I'd love to disappear - Something wrong? - No.
[SHO.]
No, scratch that.
My other girlfriend, Jess.
Reade has a coffee date with an old college friend tomorrow.
Lexi.
Ah.
And you're not sure how you feel about it.
What does it matter what I feel? We're just friends.
Well, I don't know.
Are you? This is stupid.
I don't even know why I'm talking about it.
Look, with everything that happened with Kurt, the hardest part for me was trying to deny how I felt.
It was impossible to be around each other without acknowledging it.
Okay, it's just, I hate this.
The work and the personal together? It gets messy.
No offense.
[CHUCKLES.]
[CHUCKLING.]
None taken.
[DOOR BUZZES.]
This guy's a nervous wreck.
He can't keep his thoughts straight.
Doesn't feel good being a rat.
Let's hope there's something on that laptop.
[COMPUTER TRILLING.]
Hey, we got an "L"! Thank you, Vanna.
Now, back to watching paint dry.
Is there anything I can do? - Coffee? - No, we're good.
You don't need me here, do you? Course we do! Once we crack this laptop, the race is on to find something useful.
Hey, why don't we get to know each other better? How 'bout, uh, some 20 Questions? How about zero questions? Okay, first question.
It's Friday night.
Are you going out, or you staying in to make dinner? Briana.
- Going out, for sure.
- Right? [CHUCKLES.]
Yeah.
- What about you, Patty Cakes? - Pass.
Oh, come on, don't be a Passy Cakes.
[SIGHS.]
Home is where the Hulu is.
Yeah! It is a phenomenal streaming service.
Okay, speaking of home what kind of people are your neighbors? - Do you like 'em? - These are weird questions.
- [COMPUTER CHIRPS.]
- [PATTERSON.]
Damn it, Perkins! I told him to warn me when the reboot was gonna happen.
He said it should only take about ten minutes, right? Okay, the next question.
This is a fun one.
Do either of you have any chronic health problems? What is the matter with you? [BEEPING.]
Whoa! What the hell? You scared me, man.
It's fine.
So, sector eight just rebooted, which should cover the second level sub-basement.
Shoot.
I forgot to tell Patterson about her lab.
Do me a favor and wire this through terminals four through nine.
[PERKINS TYPING.]
[GAGGING.]
[KEYBOARD CLACKING.]
[BEEP.]
[BEEP.]
It's been ten minutes.
The system should be booting back up any second.
Okay, question number 28.
Out of 20? What the hell, man? If a financial emergency were to arise, do you feel confident that you would be able to take care of it? Sure.
Boston and I are working on a sequel to Wizardville right now.
You're not being serious.
That's not actually happening.
I mean, I couldn't even afford a surprise parking ticket right now.
Guess it's a good thing I can't afford a car, heh.
I haven't had a raise in years.
Okay, that kinda brought the room down, there.
Next question: What do you feel about the schools in your area? Hey! Talk to you for a second? Yeah.
- What? - I know what you're doing.
Trying to get to know Briana a little better? Make her part of the team? These are questions on the adoption home study questionnaire.
How did you know I was looking into that? I accidentally looked at your browser history a bunch of times.
- I do it a lot.
- That is none of your business.
I'm just surprised.
I didn't know you wanted kids.
I don't.
Well, you should probably avoid adopting one.
I-I don't know what I want, okay? I was just looking.
I-I've been spending time with my dad and playing with Bethany, and that just made me think that maybe I should think about it.
Someday.
In the future.
In the far, far distant future.
Okay.
I'm excited.
Let's go for it.
- Let's adopt a kid.
I'm down.
- No, I - Oh, my God.
Drop it, okay? - What? Where are we on Sho's laptop? Uh, without my system, nowhere.
Maybe there's a problem with the reboot.
I'm gonna go down to the server room and give Perkins a piece of my mind tck! I'll go with you you'll need a supervisor to access the rooms with the new hand scanners.
In the meantime, can you get on this computer without a computer? Every second we waste here, Dabbur Zann is planning an attack.
Oh, yeah, crack a a computer password without a computer system? Sure, no problem.
- Good.
All right, let's go.
- [RICH.]
Okay.
Okay, so, we know the base equation, and enough of the variables, don't we? Isn't it just a matter of plugging in the values, and solving for the remainders? I mean, I'm not saying it wouldn't take a long time, but theoretically, that could work, right? Did I say something wrong? No.
It's just Patterson usually comes up with the math stuff.
All right, I've been plugged in for a little bit too long.
You know what? Let's, uh, sharpen those pencils and roll up our sleeves.
[TRILLING.]
Ready for another round with Sho? The more this guy talks, the less he seems to say.
So, he's either too nervous to roll over on these guys anymore, or he's out of intel.
We're gonna crack him.
You will be having pancakes with Bethany in no time.
I hate that one breakfast matters so much.
I want to be around.
I don't wanna be like my mom.
I want Bethany to know how much I love her, and I'll always be there for her.
Hey, she does.
You spend time with her every chance you get.
And you make every minute count.
Yesterday, I watched you read, like, ten books to her.
And then you taught her the Johnny Cash song.
And you made her the Easter Bunny out of Play-Doh.
And that was just during bedtime.
That bunny was pretty good, wasn't it? - It was.
- Mm.
And Kurt, down the road, there's gonna be so many more bunnies.
We're gonna take time off, vacation, move back to Colorado eventually and watch her grow up.
But right now [SIGHS.]
Right now, we're working to make sure that Bethany has a world to grow up in.
So everything that you're doing right What is it? Sho likes control, doesn't he? This might be the first time in his life that he feels like he doesn't have it.
Maybe if he gets some of it back, he might get it together enough to give us something useful.
What do you have in mind? Okay, Sho.
So, what do you want from witness protection? Whatever you need, just write us a list.
- Really? - Yes.
But, you do have to give us something that we can use to stop this attack.
Think of this as, you know, a starting point for negotiations.
And while you're writing you can tell us where you arranged the deal with the Dabbur Zann.
It was in Manhattan, right? Yeah.
The Dairman Hotel.
- Have you been? - [WELLER.]
No.
It's a little rich for our blood.
Do you think six armed guards at all times, 24/7, is excessive? Well, let's just say this is a conversation starter.
That's my thinking.
Make it a dozen.
Hmm.
So, why'd you meet at the Dairman Hotel? Was it in view of a target, or close proximity to a safe house? Nah.
It's all about the service.
What kind of service? I called the restaurant there one night, and requested whale.
You know what they said? "Which species?" - That's something.
- Yeah.
Ahem.
Okay, so, Sho, you and these Dabbur Zann soldiers are all just hanging out at the Dairman Hotel, doin' deals, eating whales.
- How many were there? - How many whales? - Just the one.
- How many Dabbur Zann? Seven.
Got a little crowded, even for the presidential suite.
So, the hotel is where they asked you to get the weapons for the attack.
Yeah.
You know, we stayed in, partied, got lit during the pay-per-view fight.
Fight? Which fight? Willis versus Gomez.
Epic.
You got to watch that live? You saw the knockout? 90-inch screen in 8K.
I don't watch anything anymore unless it's in 8K now.
Hurts my eyes.
I'm gonna put that on my list.
I tried to find a clip of that online the next day.
Couldn't find it anywhere, though.
You know, copyright laws.
Too bad.
You missed a good one.
Willis went low on Gomez three times, but Gomez pulled it out.
If you're a fan, you should watch live.
I tried to.
The live broadcast, eh, it glitched.
It cut out.
Everywhere.
People were pissed.
The only place that you could have seen it live and known all of those details, is if you saw it in person in Las Vegas.
Why lie about that? You know, maybe the saying should be, "Whatever happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, unless you've got a big mouth.
" Done.
I think this is it.
All right, let me try.
[ZAPATA.]
Ah, it's no good.
Let's see All right.
Okay, try the same password but change the last letter to "N.
" [KEYBOARD CLACKING.]
[ZAPATA.]
Okay, we're in.
What do we look for? There's so much to sift through.
Hey.
Sho was in Las Vegas October 23rd.
- Which he didn't want us to know.
- [PATTERSON.]
What? We said that we would only help him if he was 100 percent transparent with us.
Well, I can tell you right now, he's 100 percent hiding something.
Okay, there were two files that were downloaded around that date.
[PATTERSON.]
First file looks like stolen security protocols for Nellis Air Force Base, which is in Vegas.
[ZAPATA.]
Okay, the other is a bunch of digits, he typed into the notepad.
A serial number, maybe? No, that's an FBI file number, just an older designation.
Trust me, I spend a lot of time dealing with paperwork.
Okay, if Rich and Reade can get the system back up, it'll take us two seconds to access whatever file this is.
Okay, but we're running out of time for "ifs.
" It's old enough, we might have a hard copy in the archives.
I can at least find which boxes to sift through.
Good.
Lead the way.
How much farther is the server room? Hey, it's not my fault the elevators are out.
Blame Perkins.
Hey, so this Lexi date, - you guys are going for coffee? - It's not a date, Rich.
Oh, are you and what's-her-name still a thing, or Zapata and I are not an item.
Well, then why can't it be a date, you know? Enjoy yourself.
Enjoy other people.
Heck, spread your wings, at least until you and Patterson finally get together.
Wait, what? I'm just putting it out into the universe.
- Something's wrong with you.
- Yeah.
[PANEL TRILLING.]
- All right, find Perkins and fix this.
- Okay.
You know, a "please" wouldn't kill ya.
Perkins? Hello? Hellooo? Where are you, my finely-coiffed friend? Perkins? Oh, boy.
Reade? Reade?! Perkins is dead! Reade! [TRILLING.]
This box has files from the '80s, '90s, and five from 2004.
And it's dated 2011.
[SIGHS.]
Yeah, well, this one's stuffed with old office supplies.
Finding the file number from Sho's computer could take years.
Sho claimed that the Dabbur Zann was gonna attack at any moment.
So, assuming that's still true, we don't have a lot of time.
Who filed these? Gremlins? Found it! Uh File 219-3206.
It is an arrest record for a Pavel Makarov.
Uh, Bulgarian citizen.
History is arm trafficking and joined the Dabbur Zann in 2009.
[ZAPATA.]
Sho must have stolen his file to research his new client.
I saw this guy.
Today, here in the building.
Hey.
Hey-hey-hey! - [WELLER.]
You sure? - Yes.
I-I-I called him out because he was carrying the wrong cables for our network.
And it's because he's not a real Blue Annex worker.
[ZAPATA.]
He infiltrated their team.
Do you think that he's Dabbur Zann, - here to kill Sho? - Or to break him out.
Maybe Sho never really turned on the Dabbur Zann.
What if his story about getting them anti-tank weapons was just a ploy to get us to move him here? Reade and Rich should be at the server room by now.
My phone is down.
- Mine too.
- And mine.
Whoever's doing this must be using a jammer.
We have to get down there.
Okay, you, stay here in case the server comes back up.
Patterson and I will go find Reade and Rich.
- Jane, we'll go get Sho.
- Okay.
What took you so long? I was almost running out of lies.
Ah, sweet relie Hey, what the hell?! No, no, no.
That wasn't the deal.
I'm not telling you anything until you get me out of here.
The second we hit the street, we can finish our transaction, go our separate ways.
So how are we getting out? Perfect.
All right, gonna override the lock.
[PANEL TRILLING.]
Aaah-hah! Hey, hey, hey! It's us.
Where's Reade? I don't know.
I figured you would know.
Someone locked me in the server room.
All right, we need to talk to Perkins.
We gotta get this system rebooted.
- Where is he? - Well, he's on a bit of a break permanently.
Oh, man.
- We gotta go find Reade.
- Wait-wait-wait.
There's barely anyone here tonight because of the update.
Fastest way to find Reade is if we get these cameras up and running.
Yes, that's what I was thinking.
Okay, I have the upgrade codes, so that's a good place to start.
[KEYBOARD CLACKING.]
Okay.
Uh okay.
- [COMPUTER CHIRPS.]
- Great! The update is complete.
- Let's reboot everything.
Rich? - Oh, okay.
Okay, uh mainframe.
Remote access.
Comms.
And security.
I told you to wait in the lab.
There is a killer in the building.
Which is why I didn't feel safe.
This is not how you get a nickname, Briana.
- [MACHINERY HUMMING.]
- All right, we're back.
Whoa.
That update really sped things up.
I kind of feel like a jerk for being so mean to him now.
Hey, you know what? It's because I'm spending too much time with you.
- That's what it is.
- Don't put this on me.
- The man is in the room! - [PATTERSON SIGHS.]
All right, we can work around the jammer now.
- [PHONE LINE RINGING.]
- [WELLER.]
Patterson.
[PATTERSON.]
Perkins is dead and Reade is missing.
Pavel's already got to Sho.
They're on the move.
Uh, I'm scrubbing through the live feeds now.
[KEYBOARD CLACKING.]
Hey! Got 'em.
All right, they're headed to the east lobby exit.
They have Reade with them.
He looks unconscious.
Can you lock the building down? Not quick enough.
The system is still coming back online.
Well, then, we just have to catch up to them.
[PHONE LINE RINGING.]
- [PHONE RINGS.]
- East lobby security desk.
This is special agent Patterson.
Prepare to engage with two dangerous persons holding an agent hostage - headed your way.
- What? Hey, Sprouse, we got a problem.
Hey! Uhh! [CHUCKLING.]
So badass.
Hey, you remind me of a young me, except bigger and thicker and whiter.
[WELLER.]
FBI! Show me your hands! Show me your hands! Drop that lighter.
[SHO.]
You really don't want him to do that.
Your friend is soaked in highly flammable cleaning solvent, so "don't move" back atcha.
That's not how this works, Sho.
Your friend's about to be a human bonfire.
We say how this works.
- Stop! - You two are better at playing scared than I am, but I guess I was good enough.
Sho you don't need to do this.
Oh, no? You wanna make a deal? Why don't you write me a list of the things you want? Sound cool? As soon as you walk out of here, the entire FBI is gonna hunt both of you down.
I guess we need a head start.
[WELLER.]
No! [WELLER.]
No! [READE COUGHING.]
Oh, God, I hate being wet.
[CHUCKLING.]
They're gone.
NYPD's joining our manhunt for Sho and Pavel.
I'll send them our search patterns now.
- Update our teams on the ground.
- Yeah.
We should get you to the hospital.
I'll see a medic.
I'll be fine.
You don't look fine.
I'll feel a lot worse if Sho Ahktar and the Dabbur Zann execute a terrorist attack.
Now, are we sure his story was a red herring? We finally heard back from every defense contractor that manufactures anti-tank weapons.
All missiles are accounted for.
But you don't just break a convict out of an FBI office for nothing.
According to Pavel's file, he already has a lot of money.
So Sho's giving him something else.
Okay, what do we know about Pavel? Not much.
He carried out attacks - in Syria, Yemen, Kosovo - [ALARM BLARING.]
Ooh, what is that? It's a new kind of intel alert.
The updated system streamlines information sharing across agencies.
I gotta give it to Perkins.
It's it's pretty cool.
So, according to the DOD, Pavel Makarov was thought to be killed in an air strike two years ago along with his wife and daughter.
So this is about revenge.
We know Sho was in Vegas to steal security protocols from Nellis Air Force Base.
What if Pavel hired him to find the person or people responsible for killing his family? That's not a bad theory.
See, that's how you earn a nickname.
Who gave the order for the air strike? Uh, Colonel Sheryl Meeks.
She's now retired, living in an estate just outside of New York City.
So Pavel hired Sho to find the identity and the location of the colonel.
Sho steals the information from the Air Force base, but gets arrested before he can get it to Pavel.
So this is an information exchange.
Pavel came to collect.
He's gonna go after Meeks.
I'll send local PD to the estate.
Weller, Jane, Zapata, head over there.
Take a team and make sure she gets to a safe house.
Let's move.
[SIREN WAILING.]
Officers, identify yourselves.
[MAN ON RADIO.]
Stone and Myers.
Other unit is on the way.
They'll be here soon.
- Code word? - Seabreeze.
You're clear.
[SHERYL.]
Any sign of him? Uh, no.
Not yet.
We have your property surrounded with FBI teams.
We even have a police unit.
Another one on the way.
So we might not have to leave.
We'd prefer it if you did, the sooner the better.
I'm almost done.
Sorry, ma'am.
[SMALL MOTOR WHIRRING.]
What's that noise? Oh, that's the dinosaur hunter.
The what? Oh, hey.
[LAUGHING.]
Mom, can I bring my truck? Yes, you can.
But listen, you have to finish packing first, okay? Where's your father? Emmett, you can't run off like that.
It's okay, sir.
This is for you.
Wow.
Thanks, little man.
[MAN.]
Come on.
Let's go.
I can't believe this is happening.
I retired eight months ago so that I could finally relax and spend time with my family.
This'll be over soon, ma'am.
Yeah, that's what I kept telling myself when I was in the Air Force.
"This war will soon be over.
" And yet here we are still.
I'm pretty sure this is an isolated incident.
I get briefed once a month on all the potential threats on my life.
This wasn't even deemed a high priority.
Yeah.
Do you have kids? Yeah, I do.
I've got a daughter.
Well, from one bad-guy hunter to another, hug your daughter every chance you get, because it never ends.
And if and when it does, it might not be how you want it to.
Yes, ma'am.
[BAG ZIPPING.]
[SIREN APPROACHING.]
Officers, identify yourselves.
Officers? [MAN ON RADIO.]
Uh, Bronson and Garney.
Code word seabreeze.
[WELLER, ON RADIO.]
Copy.
You're clear.
- [DRAWS KNIFE.]
- Will you please [GROANING.]
All packed.
Okay Well, I'll go find your son and your husband.
Then we'll get out of here.
What's going on? Officers, any movement outside? Sheryl, just come here.
Okay? Jane? Tasha? What's your 20? South side of the first floor.
Agent down.
Pavel's in the house.
Agent Hughes? Is the family secure? Agent Hughes? Do you copy? Agent Hughes, answer me.
Sheryl, come with me.
We're gonna go out that door.
I've got eyes on Emmett and Calvin.
[EMMETT.]
Where's Mom? Run! Emmett, go! [FIGHTING SOUNDS, SHOUTING.]
- Emmett, run! - He got Dad! Go downstairs.
Stay quiet.
Jane, Tasha, Sheryl and the kid are coming to you.
I'm going after Pavel.
Okay, Kurt, be careful.
[DOOR CREAKS.]
Emmett, listen, where's your father? [BOTH GRUNTING.]
[TOY CAR WHIRRING.]
[BOTH GRUNTING.]
[BOTH GROWLING, GRUNTING.]
I got a shot.
- Me too.
- Take it.
Kurt, are you hit? [PAINFUL GRUNTING, PANTING.]
I'm okay.
I'm not hit.
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING.]
[GASPING, PANTING.]
Where's Emmett and Sheryl? They're fine.
It's over.
[WELLER.]
We vetted the rest of the Blue Annex workers.
They checked out okay.
And they'll be finished soon.
Pavel was only able to infiltrate their team by impersonating a new hire that the rest of the team had never met.
The real Gavin Decker was found murdered in his apartment.
I'll put a protective detail on the Meeks family for a while.
Pavel went after them alone, but with Sho still out there, can't be too sure.
My guess is he's long gone by now.
Nah, he'll be back.
He's too pompous to stay in hiding for long.
All right, everyone go home and get some rest.
We need to refocus our energy on trying to figure out whatever Dominic has planned.
Good work.
We still got a few hours before Bethany leaves.
I know still time for pancakes.
Heh heh heh.
Briana? - Great work today.
- Thank you.
Yeah, I know you've been meaning to get more out of this for a while.
And I think you're ready for bigger things, so Let's talk later this week.
Thank you.
[LOCKER SQUEAKS SHUT.]
[DISTANT FOOTSTEPS.]
[PHONE VIBRATING.]
Have you decided yet? I'm out.
Whatever you're up to, you can find somebody else.
I'm sorry to hear that.
Both there's no time for someone else.
- I just sent you something.
- [PHONE CHIMES.]
Oh, my God.
They seem like nice people.
I dropped by for a visit today.
Don't worry, they didn't see me.
If you hurt my parents Do as I ask and I won't have to.
You told me I had a choice.
And ideally you would've believed that and been a willing participant.
One way or another, you're doing this today.
Tell me when it's done.
[PHONE HANGS UP.]
[DOOR OPENS.]
Talk to the doctor yet? Yeah, nothing life-threatening, I'm fine.
Thanks for earlier.
If you hadn't been there I'd have inherited one sweet apartment.
- That's harsh.
- [LAUGHING.]
Silver lining, you know? Have a good non-date.
[PHONE DIALER BEEPS.]
Hey, Lexi, uh, I'm not gonna be able to make coffee.
I just got swamped here at work.
I'm gonna be here for a while.
Yeah.
[PHONE BEEPS.]
[BUZZ BUZZ.]
Tweet, tweet.
[BLOOPING, DOG BARKS, CAT SCREECHES.]
Are you okay over there? Yeah, I I'm just making adjustments on the new system.
[SQUEAK ALERT SOUND.]
Okay, are you sure you're not just making these mindless little tweaks to avoid filling out your adoption application? I told you, I'm not filling it out.
You don't have to.
I already did it for you.
That's right, I just saved it in your drafts folder.
You just gotta hit "send.
" Excuse me, I told you to drop it.
You're welcome.
These adoption lists take forever.
Even if you don't think you'll want a family until way in the future, you should do this now.
I can't.
My life is is crazy.
I mean, when would I have time for a kid? When would we have time for a kid? Oh, stop it.
[KEYBOARD CLACKING.]
[BEEPING.]
[BETHANY.]
Hi, Patterson.
Hey! She says she misses you.
Bethany, I miss you, too.
Okay, I'm gonna leave you to this.
We just wanted to show you what she did.
Oh, wow, I need to start working on a new puzzle for you.
Since she finished her puzzle, she gets pancakes.
[RICH CHUCKLES.]
- [BETHANY.]
I love you.
- Okay, bye.
I love you, too.
[COMPUTER CHIRPS.]
[COMPUTER CHIRPING.]
[SIGHS.]
Okay, okay, okay.
[KEYBOARD CLACKING.]
Ta-da! There you are.
[WELLER.]
Sorry.
Took a little while.
Someone fell in love with a little Chihuahua on the way home.
Wow, did you get to pet it? - Yes! - Of course she did.
It was too fluffy not to.
- Hi.
- Hi.
[BOTH CHUCKLING.]
- That little one's amazing.
- [JANE.]
Mm.
I know our job is important.
We're making the world a better place.
But I can't keep working just for the future.
I mean, we don't know what's gonna happen.
I do know I wanna grab as many moments as I can, spend it with her and you.
[CHUCKLES.]
I do.
- Well - Yes? what do you wanna do with this moment? Well should we go feed the duckies at the pond? - Okay, uh - Hmm - How about the zoo? - Zoo! - Okay.
- Zoo it is! - [BABBLING.]
- Okay, come on.
[GRUNTS.]
Come on.
Okay.
Off to the zoo we go.
[BETHANY.]
Zoo! [TRILLING.]