02x18 - Exposed

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02x18 - Exposed

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Previously on The Equalizer...

- Robyn Mccall.
- Who are you?

Carter Griffin. CIA.

That's Mason Quinn.

I will always win.

Bishop.

QUINN: Don't come for me again,

because then I'll have
to come after you.

DANTE: Delilah Fulton?

I'm Detective Dante.

You're worried.

Bishop was her mentor.

Don't you worry?

I would never let anything
happen to you.

Mom, it's not me that I'm worried about.

It's you.

ROBYN: What is Mason
Quinn doing in Sevastopol?

And who's this guy he's talking to?

That's Omar Delgado. Cuban intelligence.

This path you're walking down
ends in darkness.

That's where the monsters live.

(INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER)

There you are.

(PHONE CAMERA CLICKING)

(METAL CLINKS)

GUARD: Hey.

(SPEAKS SPANISH)

(GASPING)

(SPEAKS SPANISH)

- (ENGINE STARTS)
- (ALARM SOUNDING)

(SHOUTING IN SPANISH)

(TIRES SCREECHING)

Mom?

Mom, come on, we're gonna be late.

Mom?

(DOOR OPENS)

Hey.

Yeah.

You okay, Mom? You look...

b*at.

(LAUGHS SOFTLY) Nothing I can't handle.

But Aunt Vi's gonna have
to take you to school today.

I got to take a shower
and run right back out again.

Oh, um, I actually have to tell you...

Whatever it is, can it wait?

Sure.

See you later.

Maybe.

Okay, spill it. I can hear you worrying.

Mom didn't come home last night.

Then she shows up
this morning looking like

she's been in a bar fight,
like-like it's nothing.

Well, helping people
the way your mom does

isn't exactly a nine-to-five.

If she were a nurse or a cop,

w-we wouldn't even bat an eye.

Okay, fair.

But tell me you haven't
noticed that, lately,

when we talk to her, she's distracted?

And if you ask her
what's going on with her,

she just changes the subject?

I can't say that I haven't.

I just can't believe that,
after everything,

she still will not talk to me.

It's like she doesn't trust me.

Auntie, do you think
she's hiding stuff again?

HARRY: The Cuban embassy?

You broke into the Cuban embassy. Alone?

Rob, why didn't you tell us?

Because I knew what you would say.

Mason Quinn.

Taken last week in Sevastopol.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. H-Hold on a second.

I thought we were leaving Quinn alone.

How long have you been back at this?

Long enough to know
he's planning something big,

here in the States.

This guy in the picture
with him, Omar Delgado.

Former Cuban intelligence
turned freelance militant.

And right after this meeting,
he snuck into the U.S.

- Robyn...
- If we find Delgado,

he'll lead us right back to Quinn.

If he's here, he's getting help.

That's why you broke into the embassy.

Yes, to get Delgado's
classified list of contacts.

Now I need your help tracking them down.

HARRY: Rob, Quinn threatened to k*ll you

if you went after him.

All right? You know
what Quinn is capable of.

Which is why I'm doing this.

If I operate in the shadows,
he'll never know.

Because breaking into the Cuban embassy

is really operating in the shadows.

(STAMMERS) Listen, Rob,

I get it, okay?
I get that it's personal.

What he did to Bishop.

But maybe the pain
that you think is driving you

is actually blinding you?

MEL: Look, you said you knew
what we were gonna say.

That's because you know
what you're doing is dangerous.

This is what Bishop warned you about.

Come on, you know
that quote about revenge.

You're digging two graves.

Yeah, maybe it is blinding me.

Maybe I just need some sleep.

Yeah.

- I'll call you later.
- Yeah.

- Thanks.
- Mm-hmm.

You thinking what I'm thinking?

Yes, I am.

(LINE RINGING)

Yeah, it's McCall.

We need to meet.

It's about Quinn.

(SCHOOL BELL RINGS)

Wow.

Vera, these are sick.

VERA: Thanks for helping me.

I'm nervous about the speeches, though.

I'm sure you'll be great.

That was convincing.

Oh. Sorry, it's just...

stuff with my mom.

I get it.

Mine have been all over me
since I got a B-in calc.

I mean, come on, it's calc.

God forbid I'm not perfect.

(LAUGHTER)

You don't have to be an ass, Logan.

- Dude.
- Come on, let's pass.

See he's taking the break-up well.

You have no idea.

I kind of feel bad for him.

I still care, he's just so...

Logan?

Exactly.

But speeches are today,
and we have to be pumped.

You know what Coach Gilmore says.

"Winning the race
means showing your face."

(BOTH LAUGH)

What does that even mean?

Who knows?

Got you to forget about
your mom and smile, though.

That's true.

(BOTH LAUGH)

Omar Delgado is here, in New York?

You know him?

Been chasing him for years.

The man's an ideologue.

He left Cuba because he felt

they'd gone soft against the West.

Well, he's been hiring himself
out to Russians lately,

staging operations
against European targets.

So what's he doing with Quinn?

That's why we need to find him.
See what they're planning.

From Cuban intelligence.

Delgado's contacts in the U.S.

If he's here, he's getting help
from old friends.

But I can't cover them all.

I'll scramble a response team.

If he's made contact with these names,

we'll know pretty quick.

Call me as soon as you find something.

And Carter...

Keep my name out of it.

Quinn cannot see me coming.

PHILLIP: ...giving our
school the opportunity

to serve the community.

Vera, breathe. You're gonna be great.

PHILLIP: Now, you all know

my family owns Donatella's Pizza.

Vote for me and it's Free Pizza Friday.

- No cap.
- (CHEERING, APPLAUSE)

Holding you to it, Phillip.

GIRL: Go, Vera!

Hello, fellow Cardinals.

I'm Vera Franks.
I don't have free pizza,

but I can promise you
that if you vote for me,

- (PHONES CHIMING, VIBRATING)
- I will do everything I can

can to make next year
the best year ever.

Here at Lindheim,

I have made not only the
greatest friends of my life...

Dude.

...I've also had some
of the best times of my life...

(PHONES CHIMING, STUDENTS WHISPERING)

TORI: Oh, my God, she's nude.

(LAUGHTER)

BOY: Whoa.

Anybody want to meet the twins?

GIRL : Oh, my gosh, that's her.

Logan,

how could you do this?

TORI: Damn, Vera.

No wonder you get straight A's.

They look more like B's to me.

(DISTORTED CHATTER, LAUGHTER)

Okay, Vera? Vera, breathe.
Is that really you?

I sent that photo to Logan.
He begged me for it.

But it was supposed to disappear.

- Okay.
- And now the whole school

has a picture of me, naked.

Okay, he-he must've taken a screenshot.

He swore he wouldn't.
How could he do this?

It's revenge.

He's trying to get back at you

for breaking up with him.

Well, it worked.

Everyone's gonna see this, Dee.

Every college I apply to, every job.

My U.N. internship.

My dreams of being in politics.

My life is over.

No. No, it is not.

Okay? We're not gonna let that happen.

The person who should be
paying for this is Logan.

This is harassment, okay?

We need to go to the administration.

No, Dee, if-if we do,
then my parents will find out.

They're your parents, okay?
They will have your back.

You don't know them.

They'll only care what
their church friends think.

Okay, w-well, maybe the school
will keep it confidential.

Okay, they said if anything happens,

then we should go to them and
not try to handle it on our own.

Come on, Vera.

Let's at least go talk to them.

We can't do nothing.

Let's go.

Come on.

GIRL: Vera.

We are so, so sorry.

Honestly, we didn't know
you had it in you.

(STIFLED LAUGHTER)

Man, I'd hit that.

No, no. Okay. Ignore them.

Keep your head up.

It's okay. Just keep moving.

All right? I got you.

Hey. You're back.

Just got to grab a few things.

Maybe you can also get some rest.

You haven't been back
before dawn in days.

Honestly, Auntie, I'm feeling it.

So is Dee.

You know what happened
to Bishop triggered her.

She's worried that she's gonna lose you,

and whatever it is you're doing,
you won't talk about it.

Can't talk about it.

And in spite of her
keeping your secrets,

she thinks that you've
stopped trusting her.

- (STAMMERS)
- I'm sure

what you're doing is important.

But Robyn...

Dee needs to feel
like she matters to you.

Okay.

You're right.

It's lunchtime at school.
I-I'll give her a call, say hey.

Good.

Remember,

we're here for you, too.

(PHONE BUZZING)

(SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

Voice mail.

I'll catch up with her tonight.

Promise.

(PHONE BUZZING)

It's work. I got to take this.

Yeah, Carter. What you got?

A hit on Delgado's possible location.

Texting the address now.

(DOOR OPENS, CLOSES)

Hey. What'd they say?

They said they can't do anything
unless I can prove it was Logan.

They would need copies of our texts,

and I'd have to show them the photo.

Wait? Seriously? That's not right.

It was humiliating.

And if I want to go after him,

they'd have to bring in the police,

and then my parents would know.

Can't they do anything
without the police?

They said they could
stop all the bullying,

but I'd have to mention names.

Everyone would hate me.

And the school psychologist kept asking

why I sent the photo in the first place.

What am I supposed to tell her?

I felt bad for not having sex with him,

so I sent him a photo of me
so he wouldn't get mad?

Okay, now, Vera, look at me.

This is not your fault. It's Logan's.

Maybe my mom could...

No. I-I don't want her knowing.

And what if she decides
to tell my parents?

No, Dee, I can't.

Okay, okay, then... I mean,
we-we need to figure out

who we can talk to that can help.

Stop acting like you can fix this.

You can't. No one can.

(STAMMERS) This is my fault.

I knew it was stupid to send,

and now I'm gonna pay for this
for the rest of my life.

No. You weren't stupid, Vera.

You trusted him.

Well, I was stupid for that, too.

(LAUGHTER)

I got to go.

No, Vera. Vera.

(DOOR CLOSES)

(LAUGHTER)

You proud of yourself?
Dragging Vera like that?

As much I would like to take
credit for that, it wasn't me.

You were the only one with that photo.

Says her. Who knows
who else she texted it to?

You know damn well it was you.

I heard whoever sent it
used a burner, so...

(SCOFFS)
...they have no way to prove it.

Besides, I think it
made her more popular.

Everyone knows who she is now.

(SOFT LAUGHTER)

You think this is a joke?

It's as*ault and harassment.

You know, maybe even child p*rn.

What you did was a crime.

And you're gonna pay for it.

(SCHOOL BELL RINGS)

(CHUCKLES)

ROBYN: It's Delgado, all right.

Make sure they take him alive.

GRIFFIN: Target confirmed.

All units move.

Thanks, Carter.

GRIFFIN: No, I should be thanking you.

The Company's been
after Delgado for years.

The least I can do
is give you a courtside seat.

Go, go, go! All right, let's move!

(g*nf*re)

MEL: Where is she now?

Your tracker still has her at home.

Maybe Rob is leaving this alone.

I don't know. Something's off.

Yeah, but not her instincts.
Look, check this out.

Intelligence chatter
has been linking Delgado

to the Russian as*ault on
the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.

Plus, there's been whispers
that Quinn's been

recruiting assets in South America.

I mean, it's just rumors, but...

Yeah, rumors that could get her k*lled

if she doesn't leave it alone.

Target secured, target secured.

Got your ass.

Well, it doesn't mean he'll talk.

Then we'll make him.

We need to know what Quinn is planning.

DELILAH: Hey, Detective Dante?

Delilah, right?

What can I do for you?

Unfortunately, your friend's right.

Because she's a minor,
if we get involved,

her parents would have to be notified.

Okay, but why should she be punished

for something that someone did to her?

If she files a complaint,
we will do everything we can

to support her, and hold the
responsible party accountable.

But what about the photo?

I mean, is there anything you can do

to make people erase it?

We can't seize phones
from every kid in your school.

But if the photo's been shared,
the unfortunate truth

about the Internet
is once it's out there,

there's very little anyone can do.

What do I tell her?

That no one can really help her?

She's terrified.

Tell her that she doesn't
have to do this alone.

Coming forward isn't easy,

but I know for a fact
that doing nothing is worse.

Thank you for your time.

Hey, there is someone else you can try.

There is a woman who specializes

in difficult cases like this.

She has people who can maybe help.

She calls herself the Equalizer.

Thanks.

I'm sure she probably has
more important things to do.

You never know.

Thank you.

(PHONE BUZZING)

Hey, Vera? You okay?

No.

I did a reverse face search.

He didn't just send it to the school.

Dee, I'm on p*rn sites, too.

Oh, my God, Vera.

They have my face
on other people's bodies

doing awful things.

It's like...

...like I'm watching myself
getting r*ped over and over.

What am I gonna do?

This is absolutely appalling.

That someone would do this
to that sweet girl?

Never understand how
people can be so cruel.

Right? This could affect
the rest of her life.

And I tried handling it
on my own, but...

Mom, I hate asking.

I-I didn't want to ask,

but... I know that

whatever you're dealing with
is, like, way more important

- than high school drama...
- Dee.

I am involved in something
very important right now...

...but nothing is more
important than you.

I can absolutely help.

And I'm glad you came to me.

Thank you.

Wait, so how are you gonna do it?

I mean, are you, are you
taking it to your team or...?

It's better you don't know the details.

Mom, Vera's my best friend.

Okay? No one is going to care

as much as I do.

Whatever you're doing,

I need to be a part of it.

Think about it, Dee.
After all you've been through,

you sure you want
to pull back this curtain?

ROBYN: Yeah, she's right.

The more you know, the more
secrets you'll have to keep.

If that's the cost
of helping Vera, then...

I mean, Mom, haven't I proved
that you can trust me?

Please, don't shut me out.

Delilah, I want you to meet
two of the best people I know.

- Harry.
- Hi, kiddo.

It's good to meet you.

Sorry it's not under
better circumstances.

And this is...

Aww, come here.

...Mel.

MEL: Sorry, I just...

couldn't help myself. Look at you.

(LAUGHS) Um, hi.

Have we all met before?

No, uh, not in person.

- They've known you all your life.
- But not in a creepy way.

Actually, if I were her,
I'd be a little creeped out.

MEL: Aww.

It's unbelievable.

I-I mean, why is the burden of proof

always on the victim?

It's obvious. Vera dumped Logan,

and he revenge-p*rn her.

It's a modern classic.

Because we don't teach our boys
how to express themselves

- the right way.
- MEL: Mm-hmm.

And they're often rewarded
instead of being punished.

Meanwhile, girls are told by the world

that it's their fault,

and the more they keep
hearing from people,

the more they believe it.

That is exactly what Vera's
doing, she's blaming herself.

Mom says that you guys might be
able to make this all go away?

Uh, I might be able to do
something about the photos...

MEL: But the humiliation

and the trauma, that can't be erased.

It's a process, and Vera's gonna
need a lot of support.

Well, I won't let her
go through this alone.

She's like a mini-you.

Um, okay, look, I'll try and find proof

that Logan sent the photo and track down

the p*rn distributors
that it was sent to, all right?

- Okay.
- Whoa.

Hey. Baby steps.

You're not ready for where we're going.

Get her a drink.

Nonalcoholic.

Oh, okay.

Hey,

listen, forget about them.

This will give me a chance
to get to know you.

And where you got those badass shoes.

- Come on.
- (LAUGHS)

Appreciate the help, Harry.

Live to serve.

Don't appreciate being spied on, though.

See you found the, uh, tracker.

Listen, if it's any consolation,
we did it out of love.

I mean, can you really
blame us for worrying

after what Quinn did to Bishop?

I told you, I've got this.

Now, how about a little less
love and a little more trust?

Now,

can you help my daughter?

Right.

The FBI has been largely ineffective

when it comes
to this kind of cybercrime,

but that's because they have a
pesky little thing called rules.

You know, they have
to play fair, whereas, uh...

me, you know, not so much.

One of the challenges of being
dead these last few years

was making sure there wasn't
a trace of me on the Internet...

especially my picture...
and I accomplished that

by inventing a bot specifically
designed to erase my image.

So you can do the same for Vera.

I might be able to, with some tweaks.

While I'm at it, I can also
probably make a connection

to the dirtbag... I'm sorry,
to the, uh, "wayward teen"...

who, uh, sent the picture
around in the first place.

No, you had it right the first time.

You know, Mel's right, though.

Getting rid of these photos
is really only half the battle.

And Vera's really lucky
to have a pal like Dee

to see her through this whole thing.

(PHONE BUZZING)

- I got to take this.
- Mm.

Hey.

How's it going with Delgado?

So far, the guy's a rock.

We're getting nothing.

It's still early.

Not anymore. Langley called.

Given Omar's stature, the
director has taken an interest.

He wants to take custody,
rendition him offshore.

No. I'll lose my access.

My chance to get to Quinn.

When are they going to move him?

Tomorrow morning.

I want a cr*ck at him first.

Everything okay?

Yeah, just Aunt Vi checking on Dee.

Everything's fine.

No, we go way back.

Your Mom and I have known
each other since before

- she even met your dad.
- What?

Yeah. She's always been
a force of nature.

Wow, so, she literally saved

all those schoolgirls from insurgents?

Seven armed hostage-takers, and, yeah,

because of your mom,
everyone made it out alive.

Wow, that is... intense.

You know, she never really
tells me any of that stuff.

Oh, well, that's 'cause
she doesn't want to brag

about all the good that she does.

But what she does brag about,

a lot, is you.

She talks about me?

(LAUGHS): Are you kidding me? Yeah.

We know things about you

you don't want to know that we know.

(LAUGHS): Okay?

You're surprised?

Yeah, I mean, I don't know.

I just, I figured,
like, when she was working,

she kind of shut out
the mom part of her brain.

No.

That's what makes Robyn so special.

She never loses sight

of what's important,
and to her, that's you.

I know you're not
telling stories about me.

(GASPS) I would never.

(LAUGHTER) Harry's on the case,

but it, uh, may take some time.

Okay.

School night. Got to get you home.

Aww, come on, just a little longer?

- It was lovely meeting you.
- (LAUGHS): Yes.

Finally.

And now you know we're here
if you need us, okay?

Aww. (LAUGHS)

We got her.

DELILAH: Thank you.

Aww, you're welcome, sweetie.

Good night.

Thanks. For trusting me.

Any movement?

None. What's your plan?

ROBYN: There's only
one way to get information

out of someone like this.

You have to gain their trust.

(DOOR OPENS)

Thought you might be thirsty.

Please, I'm not a child.

Step one, earn their trust.

Fine. Let's get to it.

In eight hours,
you'll be renditioned offshore,

where you'll be repeatedly tortured

on a daily basis, possibly for years.

If you tell me what Quinn is planning,

I can make sure that doesn't happen.

I assure you,
it will never come to that.

My people will come for me.

Your people don't know where you are.

And in just a few hours,
you are going to disappear

off this Earth, so you may
want to reconsider that.

Now,

where is Quinn?

What's he planning?

(EXHALES)

(SIGHS)

I told you, you're wasting your breath.

And you're running out of time.

You think that I fear t*rture?

Small price to pay for what's coming.

What's coming?

New day.

You know what? I'm done.

What's coming?
You tell me or I swear to God,

I'll put a b*llet through your head.

(expl*si*n)

- (ALARM SOUNDING)
- (g*nf*re)

Told you they'd find me.

We've been breached. We have to go.

- How did they find us?
- I don't know.

Back exit. Go, go, go.

No!



Come on. Let's go.

McCall. McCall!

She left again.

Last night, after I went to bed.




Come on.

With Quinn's compliments.

We're all clear.

No one's following.

We're headed to the transfer point.

He wants to speak with you.

Thanks for the lift.

QUINN: Do I need to worry?

No, they know nothing
about the operation.

Yet somehow they found you.

Well, my people are looking into it.

They seemed to know about you,
but not about the att*ck.

What's our status?

All the material is now in the country,

all the target areas have been selected.

And that's how you gain their trust.

Target areas?

They're planning an att*ck.

Were there any issues
with the materials?

You know

I don't like surprises.

Everything is on track.

With your suggested
distribution of the expl*sive,

our models show the radiation cloud

will affect most of Manhattan.

Radiation?

He's talking about a dirty b*mb.

Are we still on schedule?

Yeah, it's still next week,
of course, but, uh...

(g*n CLICKING)

Thanks for the info, mate.

If a dirty b*mb blows in Manhattan...

It would take down the city.

Poison hundreds of thousands.

Make it uninhabitable for years.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Hey, um, have you seen Vera today?

Uh-uh. No.

- Hey, did you see Vera?
- No.

Hey, Colin?

- Was Vera in homeroom?
- No.

Hope she's okay, though.
That had to be rough.

(EXHALES)

(LAUGHTER)

- (LAUGHTER)
- DELILAH: Hey!

What are you doing?

Okay, seriously?

What if this was you?

Or you? Or you, Tori?

I mean, what if your body was plastered

on every phone in school, just..

random creeps just perving on you?

I mean, don't you get it?

This could be any one of us.

It could still be any one of us.

(CRYING SOFTLY)

She has been violated,
and she is in pain.

We should be supporting her.

I...

Aren't there enough trolls
tearing us down all the time?

(SCHOOL BELL RINGS)

(PHONE BUZZES)

_

_

(LINE RINGING)

(QUIETLY): Vera,
please answer, please answer.

Please answer. Come on.

VERA: Hey, it's Vera, leave a message.

Hey, Vera, um, it's me.

Please call me.
I'm-I'm freaking out here.

I need to hear from you.

(EXHALES)

(SCHOOL BELL RINGS)

MEL: Babe, did you even sleep?

I couldn't.

Uh, someone on the 'net
is hunting my eraser bot.

Every time it tries
to destroy Vera's photo,

my code just gets obliterated.

Your code? How's that possible?

I don't know. It's coming from

a-a Russian p*rn farm that feeds

dozens of sites.

They're the ones distributing
the-the pictures of Vera,

and from the looks of it,
hundreds of other stolen images.

So, you spent all night looking at p*rn?

Yeah, but honey,
it's the, it's the icky p*rn.

All my personal p*rn
is ethically sourced.

So why Russia?

They've been using sites
like this for years

to infect our decadent Western computers

with malware and sleeper code.

I s... Okay, I'm trying
to get into this system,

but something is fighting me.

I've never seen code like this
in my entire life.

LUKA: Hey, you! Okay.

- Oh. Hey.
- All right, okay.

- Who's that?
- I don't know.

Uh, can he see us?

I don't think so.

You, American IP trying
to get in my system.

Stay out, or next time,

I'm not so nice.

Next time, I k*ll your entire system.

Hey, you listen to me, okay?

Whoever you are.

What you're doing
is a form of cyberterrorism,

and exploitation, okay?

So if you don't stop right now...

Blah, blah, blah.

Now shut up and go away.

- He kicked me off his system.
- What?

- How'd he do that?
- I don't know.

(PHONE RINGING)

Yep, hey, what's up?

Delilah.

Hey, hey. Um, is my mom here?

No, we haven't seen her. Why?

I've been calling her,
like, a million times

and she's not answering.

Okay, okay. What's wrong?

It's Vera, okay?
She wasn't at school today,

she's not at home
and she just sent this.

- Oh...
- I think she's gonna hurt herself.

HARRY: Oh, God.

- Harry?
- Okay, all right, look,

go to the car, text me the
number, I'll track her phone.

Yeah. Okay, it's this way, honey.
Let's go.

All right, we've rung the bell.

FBI, NSC, Homeland.

We're scrambling
a response team, but, McCall...

They wanted to know where
the information was coming from.

I had to tell them you were involved.

Damn it, Griffin. I told you
I couldn't be exposed.

You know what's at stake.

No one knows Quinn like you.

You know how he works, how he thinks.

Hell, we don't even know what he wants.

It's obvious what he wants.

Why don't you people see that?

Every action, every move
has been about one thing.

Creating instability.

China, North Korea, Russia.

They all want to push us off
the world stage,

but no one wants a w*r.

What happens if that b*mb goes off?

When, suddenly, you have
two million American refugees

looking for shelter?

When the center of free trade collapses?

How long will it take us to recover?

But what's in it for Quinn? Is it money?

If he pulls this off,

all of our enemies will be
lining up to kiss the ring.

He'll have real currency:

power.

And all because your bosses let him go.

McCall, wait.

They want you to lead the task force.

If anyone can stop Quinn...

...it's you.

(PHONE CHIMING)

She's somewhere in Midtown, I
can't get a lock on her signal.

She's near Lexington and st.

Oh, God, I know where she's going.

You sure?

Um, the hotel, the hotel where
we had our sophomore dance.

Okay,
she and Logan went up to the rooftop.

It's-it's where they had
their first kiss.

All right, I'll have the NYPD
meet you there.

(PHONE BUZZING)

Mom. Hey, where are you?

My phone was out of cell range.
What's wrong?

It's Vera. Okay, she may
be trying to k*ll herself.

Um, I'm with Mel. We think
we know where she's going.

Okay, hang tight, baby girl.
I'm on my way.

Okay.

No!

Vera, don't.

Don't come any closer.

Hey, no, no. She trusts me.

Vera?

Please, just stay back.

Vera, I just want to talk to you.

Why'd you have to come?

'Cause I care about you.

I don't want to lose you.

Vera, you're really scaring me,
okay? Aren't you scared?

Yes, I'm scared.

But I'm also terrified that
every time I talk to someone,

I'll wonder, do they know?

And all I'll want to do is die.

Nothing I've ever done matters anymore.

No, Vera, it does.

It matters to me.

You matter to me.

Okay, what would I do without my friend

who speaks three languages?

My friend who shared
half of her sandwich with me

when my lunch got stolen.

The friend who let me hold her hand

and cry all over her
when Jason was k*lled.

Do you remember how we felt

after he was gone?

How much we miss him?

How much we knew he wanted
to give to the world?

That can't happen to you.

The world needs you.

It'd be an awful place
if you were not here.

I mean, think about your little brother.

He adores you.

Henry.

Vera, look at me. Look.

What Logan did was awful.

But there are people who love you.

There are people
who will stand with you.

But we can't stand with you
if you're not there.

Because, as you know, winning the race

means showing your face.

Okay?

Please.

Come on.

It's okay.

I got you, okay?

She's pretty special, your kid.

Yeah, she is.

Gonna tell me where you were?

Later.

Sorry you couldn't reach me,

but it looks like you did
all right on your own.

I wasn't alone.

You made sure of it.

And you're always with me,
even when you're not.

So... thank you, Mom.

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATION)

That girl's got some
big challenges ahead.

Recovering from something
like this is no easy feat.

(PHONE BUZZING)

It's okay. Go.

I get it now.

Why you're not there sometimes
and why you do what you do.

I can't even imagine
what would've happened

if I hadn't been there for Vera.

Hey.

GRIFFIN: Hey. Things are moving fast.

Task force is coming together.

The director needs an answer.
Will you lead it?

I'm in.

On one condition.

I'm gonna need my people on it, too.

Honey, you have to sleep.

Mm. Not until I get
all these pictures down.

I think I figured out
why the guy's code is so fire.

All right?

He's former FSB cybersecurity.

- Russian intelligence?
- Mm-hmm.

Yeah, maybe you don't
mess with him, then.

That's what Paulie said to Rocky

about Drago, okay?

But Apollo Creed needs to be avenged.

- Apollo Creed, huh?
- Anyway, the point is,

I think I found a way into his system.

See, he's got a vulnerability,

which I'm about to exploit right now.

- Again, American IP?
- (ALARM SOUNDING)

- I warned you.
- (LAUGHS)

Harry? What's happening?

He's breaching my system.

Then why are you smiling?

Because that's the vulnerability.

Right? See, when he att*cked me,

he had to open up his system.
which is allowing me now

to do this.

What's happening?

Oh, I'm just, uh,
nuking your entire system.

Right now my malware

is multiplying and destroying
every single p*rn site

that you're connected to.

It's also turning
your servers into bricks.

Except for the one in your
apartment, which is right now

sending Pro-Ukraine propaganda
to the Kremlin.

- Dasvidaniya, buddy.
- Have a nice time in Siberia.

(LAUGHS) Wait, so does
this mean that...?

Yes, it does. Right now,
my eraser bot is free

to scrub the Internet with impunity.

(LAUGHS): Oh, hey. Perfect timing.

My bot is currently seeking

and destroying every
single p*rn fake of Vera.

That's great.

Doesn't sound great.

It's not that. It's about Quinn.

He's gonna hit New York
with a dirty b*mb.

- (SCHOOL BELL RINGS)
- VERA: I don't think I can do this.

I'm not sure I'm ready
for all the shade or worse,

the pity party?

Wait, no, no, no, no.
What if that doesn't happen?

Okay, V, you've got this, and
I will be right here with you.

(EXHALES): Okay.

You did this?

We all did this.

VERA: Thank you for this.

Dee, you literally saved my life.

Let's bounce.

DANTE: Logan Jeffries.

Detective Dante, NYPD.

You're under arrest for
sharing an intimate photo

of another individual
without their consent.

I just notified your parents.

What? No, I-I didn't...

Better hope those don't
end up on the Internet.

A thing like that could
really hurt your future.

- Thank you.
- Don't thank me.

Thank the anonymous individual
who sent me proof

that burner belonged to Logan.

Glad you called that number I gave you.

Yeah. Me, too.

DELILAH: Oh, my God,
you should've seen it.


It's like the whole school had her back.

Ooh, and Logan,
when the cops arrested him?

I would have loved to have seen
the look on that boy's face.

Oh, you can.
It is all over the Internet.

Dee,

I want you to know,

what you did for your friend,

standing up for what's right...

...I am so proud of you.

So proud of the woman you're becoming.

We both are, baby.

And...

I know I've been secretive lately,

but there's something going on

that you both need to know about.

Something dangerous...

- (TIRES SCREECHING)
- ...and I'm going to have to...

Mom!

(MEN SHOUTING)

DELILAH: Mom.

Robyn!

Mom!

(TIRES SCREECHING)

- Mom. Mom? Mom...
- Robyn? Robyn!

- Mom! Mom...
- No!

Mom...
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