04x02 - Mato

Episode transcripts for the TV show "The Blacklist". Aired September 2013 - current.*
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Former government agent Raymond "Red" Reddington (James Spader) has eluded capture for decades. But he suddenly surrenders to the FBI with an offer to help catch a t*rror1st under the condition that he speaks only to Elizabeth "Liz" Keen (Megan Boone), a young FBI profiler who's just barely out of Quantico.
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04x02 - Mato

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He won't find you-- Reddington-- if that's what you're hoping for or worried about.

Tom's alive. You don't have Agnes.

I'm not worried about anything.

I won't apologize for trying to restore my family.

Even if it means destroying mine.

Reddington-- He took you from me.

And you hate him for it, for stealing your child.

I know how that feels.

You would've been with Agnes now if you hadn't tried to escape.

Yes.

But then again, so would you.

[ Cellphone rings, beeps ]

Tell me.

I got the girl.

Find a way across the Straits, then contact my office in the Keys. Do it quickly.

Agnes has been away from her mother too long.

[ Grunts ]

[ g*nsh*t ]

She's gonna k*ll us!

[ Wind whistling ]

[ Grunts ]

[ g*nsh*t ]

Aah!



Red: - The child...

[ Truck stops ]

No.

[ Grunts, groans ]

[ Groans ]

[ Sighs ]

Liz and Agnes.

No.

Please assist Mr. Kaplan. You all right?

[ Red clears throat ]

[ Dembe grunts ]

Where are they?

In danger. How did you find us?

Tom: I had Aram tracking that car.

I spent the better part of the day stuck in the trunk.

Who was the driver?

Had to be one of Kirk's hired hands.

6-foot, rough trade, dark skin.

Likes Western wear.

Mato. I saw his face.

Who's Mato?

A finder. A tracker. k*ller when necessary.

How do we find him?

I don't know.

You don't know or you won't say?

We had a mutual friend.

He gave Mato his start as a skip tracer.

It was years ago.

Little Nikos.

I can talk to him.

If he knows anything, he'll tell me.

West Texas' favorite bail bondsman.

An Amarillo institution for 25 years to life.

Dembe, call Edward. Tell him to ready the jet.

We're gonna pay a visit to Little Nikos.



[ Water lapping ]

[ Gasps ]

[ Grunts ]

[ Metal creaking ]

[ Object thuds, water pouring ]

Excuse me. Sorry.

It's Mr. Reddington.

Red: We have two targets-- Elizabeth Keen and Agnes Keen-- traveling separate paths to an unknown location.

Constantin Rostov, also know as Alexander Kirk, fled with Elizabeth in a private seaplane that departed from Playa Larga... mm, less than an hour ago, due west.

Aram: - What about Agnes?

I have a lead on Agnes.

She was abducted by one of


Kirk's private contractors, a high-priced tracker known only as Mato.

He missed the flight off the island.

Then he's trapped in Cuba.

There's no way he'll make it past the PNR after the international incident you just caused there.

Ordinarily I would agree with you, Agent Navabi, but Mato isn't your garden-variety mercenary.

From what I'm told, he's an Indian-- part Sioux, part I don't know what, son of a Shaman.

Mato could sneak up on a deer in a glade and smack it on the rump.

He'll find his way off the island.

We'll notify the seaports just in case.

Good luck. And let us know what you turn up.

[ Receiver beeps ]

Contact Customs and Border Patrol.

They work with the Coast Guard to monitor the air and waters around Cuba.

Sir, I don't understand why we're going to such extremes--

Agent Ressler is on a return flight from Cuba.

It's time to set aside your personal feelings and help out this investigation.

This is my fault.

If anything happens to Elizabeth or the baby...

You have nothing to apologize for.

You tried to help us find a normal life.

I'd take that risk again.

I don't regret trying to get away from you.

Of course you don't.

Regret requires age or wisdom.

We were trying to protect Agnes.

I guess that didn't work out.

When we get to Amarillo, I think it would be best to do as I say, both of you.



Mayday, mayday, mayday.

Plane down off the coast of Havana.

23 degrees, 52 minutes north.

[ Water continues pouring ]

82 degrees, 49 minutes south.

Mayday, mayday, mayday.

Can anyone hear me?

My sat phone.

Gone.

[ Static crackling ]

You need to untie me, Masha.

Mayday, mayday, mayday, is anyone there?

[ Loud clank ]

What was that?

You need to know that Agnes is safe.

She'll be cared for.

[ Metal creaking ]

You see anything?

One of the pontoons is taking on water.

We don't have long.

Untie me!

Masha, I'm your father. You can't let me drown.

Watch me.

[ Static ]

We've got every sonar operator in the Miami district working on this.

We launched the search as soon as I received your call.

Any chance the plane is still in range?

A light aircraft, flying low and slow? We'll find it.

We monitor 2 million square miles of ocean from Miami.

Agent Ressler, welcome back. This is Captain Daly.

He's our liaison with the US Coast Guard.

I'm authorized to give you full access to our radar screens.

If that seaplane is flying low, won't it avoid detection?

Most radar transmitters are on the ground, aimed at the sky.

Ours float in the sky on balloons, looking down.

They're designed to detect small aircraft, like the one you described.

If you don't mind me asking, who's on the plane?

Friend.

A fugitive.

Daly: Sounds complicated.

[ Car door closes ]

When we get inside, let me talk to him.

He and I have history.

He and I don't. I'll be more persuasive.

Is that what this has come to?

The chance for you to punish me by hurting someone I care about?

You are not my concern. Agnes is.

If someone you care about is hurt in the process of finding her, so be it.

Do you remember what I looked like that night?

Lying in the street, my head torn open...

Annie's body in front of me.

You know I don't know what you looked like. I was away.

Right, but he does.

Little Nikos sat by my bed in the hospital.

When I healed, he gave me work, a reason to push on.

He's a decent man.

I'm only here to serve you today because of his kindness.

You may speak to him first.

Briefly.

[ Door bell jingles ]

Afternoon. Can I help you?

[ Door closes ]

Little Nikos, please.

Oh, wish I could oblige, Miss...

Mr. Kaplan, an old friend.

Mr. Kaplan, I wish I could oblige, but Nikos is takin' a little nap.

Perhaps it's time for a wake-up call.



Uh, I'm afraid that's not possible. He's in surgery.

Where?

His stomach.

And where might we find his stomach?

Woman: I told him he couldn't come in.

Oh, my. Me and my timing.

Man: What the hell is going on?

Is this a lap band?

I knew all those desserts would catch up with Little Nikos one day.

I think I see some baklava in there.

Put that down. Helen, get him out of here.

Call building security.

I need your capable team here to wake up your patient.

What? Call security right now.

Wake him up. - I can't. We're in the middle of a procedure.

I'd be putting his life in danger.

His life's already in danger. How 'bout yours?

[ Monitor beeping steadily ]

There are no life vests, no inflatable rafts.

We're gonna flip.

Our only chance is out there, holding onto the pontoons.

You mean my only chance.

[ Unzips pocket ]

You're not going anywhere.

[ Seat belt clicks ]

[ Exhales sharply ]

[ g*nsh*t ]

We're not gonna survive unless we trust each other.

I'll never trust you.

We're a family. Not Reddington. Us.

If you wanna hold your child in your arms again, we need to trust each other.



The Coast Guard just picked up a brief ELT signal from a light aircraft west of Havana, somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico.

An ELT signal? Are you telling me their plane went down?

It appears that way, sir.

But we have a location for them.

It's not that simple.

This ELT signal's an older model. Analog frequency.

No digital signal to carry GPS coordinates.

ELTs are notoriously unreliable, especially if they're... submerged underwater.

We've narrowed the search field to 220 square miles.

SAR teams are gearing up now.

I know this is not about me, it is about Agent Keen, but I don't know if I have the strength to lose her again.

None of us do.

Stay on it. Say a prayer.

And notify me the minute you have an update.

He's awake and in excruciating pain.

I gave him a self-administering morphine drip to manage his discomfort.

Even that won't be enough unless you get what you want quickly and leave.

Remember... we're getting what we need, one way or another.

[ Monitor beeping steadily ]

[ Groans softly ]

Kate. What are you...

What's happening?

We only have a minute. Raymond Reddington is here.

[ Grunts ]

He wants Mato.

[ Breathing heavily ]

[ Groans ]

[ Click ]

[ Groans ]

Tell me how to find Mato.

No.

He'll k*ll you if you don't.

He'll k*ll Mato if I do.

I'm not gonna hurt you, Nikos.

You're a good man. Loyal.

Protective of those who are protective of you.

I admire that in a person.

Unfortunately for you, I'm surrounded by people who don't.

Tom, I'd like to introduce you to Little Nikos, the man who's protecting the sociopath who stole your baby.

Good luck with that surgery, Nick.



Don't let go.

No matter what, don't let go.

They're looking.

The FBI, the Coast Guard.

They'll find us.

They'll find you... [ Gasps ] ...which is enough. [ Exhales sharply ]

No. No!

[ Grunts ]

[ Inhales deeply ]



[ Gasps ]

[ Grunts ]

[ Exhales sharply ]

I told you not to let go.

I can help you.

It's too much.

You said we have to trust each other.

Do you trust me?

Yes.

Then hold on.

They will find us.

They will find us.

Here's my little girl.

That's Agnes.

I'm gonna put this right... here, because she is the reason I am doing this. Remember that.

[ Breathing heavily ]

I'll just take this.

That's enough, yeah.

[ Grunts, exhales sharply ]

Tell me how to find Mato.

I... I can't do that.

Well, you do have guts.

[ Nikos breathing shakily ]

[ Instrument whirs ]

What do you think this does?

[ Whirring ]

[ Nikos screams, cries ]

I'm sorry it had to be Nikos.

If there's no sincerity behind your words, don't waste them.

[ Nikos screaming ]

What would you have me say, Kate?

Say that you understand.

I didn't just give you my friend as an act of contrition.

I'm not sorry for what I did.

I betrayed you for the same reason I just betrayed Nikos-- to keep Elizabeth safe, just like you asked me to all those years ago, when you first put her in my arms as a baby girl, only now she has a baby girl of her own, and your existence in their lives puts them in constant danger.

Say that you understand or don't say anything at all.

[ Nikos screaming ]

Hey, stay awake.

Stay with me. Talk to me.

Tell me, uh, about your parents.

What were their names?

[ Ship horn blows ]

Help!

Over here! Help!

[ Horn blows ]


[ Door opens ]

I got a phone number and a password.

Nakaidoklini?

It's a famous medicine man. I don't know.

You text that name to that number using Nikos' cellphone, and Mato will show up in person at the bail office.

It's how they do it.

[ Monitor beeping steadily ]

I'm so sorry, Nikos.

Kate.

Oh, thank you. Thank you.

Uh, he needs medical attention.

First aid?

Uh, do you understand?

Medicina.

¿Medicina? Sí.


I have a first aid kid--

Good, good. Show me.

He needs it right now. Right now.

Why did you save me?

Why?

Because you know where Agnes is.

Is that the only reason?

You need to keep pressure on that leg.

You've lost a lot of blood.

[ Groaning ]

I saved you because of Agnes, but... also maybe because you might be telling the truth.

Me llamo Elizabeth Keen. I'm with the FBI.

That man was in my custody when our plane crashed.

Medicina?

No, no, no, no. Uh...


Señor... t*rror1st.

Muy malo. Muy malo.

¿Terrorista?


[ Whispers ]

Shh, shh, shh, yes.

Uh, necesito un radio.

Radio? Sí, sí.


[ Switch clicks ]

[ Speaking Spanish ]

Do you have a g*n? ¿Pistola? Pistola?

The g*n is in the toolbox.

Uh, I don't-- No comprendo. [ Switch clicks ]

23.227 North.

No, slow down. Please slow down...

[ g*nsh*t ]

[ Groans ]

I believe he said the p*stol is in the toolbox.



[ Knocks on door ]

Come in.

Coast Guard just intercepted a distress call on the Gulf.

Some Cuban fishing vessel.

Keen was on board.

So she's alive?

You can come in, Aram.

Sorry, I just wanted to hear the update, which is... the greatest update ever.

Did you talk to her?

No, but we heard her voice.

The pilot was in the middle of giving the coordinates when the transmission cut out.

The signal cut out? Why? Could you get it back?

All that matters is that the search teams have a target now.

They're gonna find that boat.

Agent Ressler... the signal. What aren't you telling me?

Keen's voice.

The last thing we heard was her asking if there was a g*n on board.

Honor the sacred, Honor the Earth, and everyone who shares it.

Honor the elders...



...the 4-legged, the 2-legged, the winged ones, the plant and animal people.

Walk in beauty and balance.

Oy, kak krasivo! I take photo for Facebook, yeah?

[ Chuckles ]

You don't want your money?

I need to know that you're gonna safely deliver that baby to Kirk.

His jet is waiting at MIA.

[ Velcro rips ]

Put the girl into Kirk's hands only.

I understand.

[ Cellphone chimes ]

[ Motor whirring ]

If this man dies--

It'll be your fault. You got him involved.

[ Click ]

I need an ETA.

Man: Intercept team should reach your position in 20 minutes.

They want to know how many passengers, over.


Three passengers, and make sure there's a medical team standing by.

[ Click ]

Two passengers. Over.

[ Static hisses ]

I know you were lying about believing in me.

But I promise, once we reach our destination, you'll know that everything I've told you is true.

Of course you believe that. You're a classic narcissist.

You were, what, abused as a child? Abandoned?

Made to feel powerless?

You must've suffered some sick, traumatic, dark event to believe that the sick, traumatic dark things you've done to me and everyone I care about could ever result in me loving you.

[ Sighs ]

You're doing fine, Maisy.

[ Cup thuds ]

He should be here any minute.

Sorry about Nikos.

Kaplan: You did your job.

I know, but...

I didn't mean to...

He knew where my baby was, all right?

That's the only reason I pushed so hard.

Why are you telling me this?

Because he's your friend.

So you want me to make you feel better?

Everyone wants me to make things easier for them.

Cleaner.

That's what I am, after all, the Cleaner.

Just forget I brought it up.

In my desire to make life easier for your baby, I betrayed Raymond, and now he doesn't know what to do with me.

Well, he knows what he has to do, and he wants me to make it easier for him.

But I won't.

I'm not here to make him feel better, and I'm not here to make you feel better, Tom.

[ Footsteps approaching ]

I need some air.

[ Maisy humming ]





Man: Watch yourself!

[ Door bangs opens ]

[ Tires screech ]

[ Grunts ]

Where's my daughter?!

Where's my daughter?

Uhh!

Huh? Where is she?!

Where-- where's my daughter? Huh? Where is she?

Red: Tom!

[ Mato grunts ]

Let's get out of the heat.

Thank you.

Of course, Raymond.

Found your boat near Madeira Bay, a few miles offshore.

It's being escorted to a nearby marina.

Was there anyone on board?

[ Indistinct conversations ]



Where's the survivor?

Excuse me.

FBI. We need a minute.

Sir, the woman, the one who was with you, where is she?

I don't understand.

Where is the woman?


He took her. On a speedboat.

They took her away in a speedboat.

Who took her away? Quien se la llevo?

The t*rror1st.


Where the hell are they?



Put Romina on the phone. I want Agnes to see her mother.

Where is she?

We'll all be together soon.

[ Coos ]

Hi, Agnes. Hi.

[ Babbling ]

Did you hear that?

We're gonna be together soon.

[ Coos ]

I love you.



Red: This'll be quick, as I have no time and less patience.

Tell me where Alexander Kirk took Elizabeth Keen and her daughter.

The strong silent type.

You're not doing much to break down stereotypes here.

I'm not afraid of pain.

Mm. Or dying, I'm sure.

You know, some years back, I was hiking Devils Tower for a bracing dip in the spiritual vortex, when who did I run into but the tribal leader of the Lakota Nation, a man of vast responsibility.

He invited me to witness the extreme version of the Sun Dance ritual.

Not just anyone can attend the Sun Dance.

True, and you can't get a table at The Fat Duck without a reservation.

But I find in either case, a generous donation gets you in the teepee.

I watched a tribal member, much like yourself, suspend himself from a cottonwood tree with flesh hooks through his chest.

Three hours he dangled, skin stretched like salt water taffy, while he left his body to communicate with the Great Spirit.

Like you, the man on that tree didn't fear death.

But you know what terrified him?

The thought of eternity on earth, trapped in a dark box, surrounded by rotting flesh, forever.

I hear that's why some Native people leave spirit holes in their caskets, to allow their souls to pass on to the next great hunting ground in the sky.

[ Cuckoo clock chiming ]

After I sh**t you, sir, you will be locked in an airtight, concrete crypt, unless you tell me what I need to know before those figures stop dancing.

[ Music playing ]

Kirk said they're going to the Summer Palace.

That's all I know.

Yes.

I know the Summer Palace.

[ Music continues playing ]

[ g*nsh*t ]

[ Thud ]

[ Turns off engine ]

Liz: What is this place?

It's yours. It belongs to you and Agnes, of course.

It's a lovely location to raise a little girl, don't you think?

The armed g*ons don't do much for the landscape.

Well, the coercion was necessary and temporary.

All I ever intended to do was show you, prove to you who you are, who I am.

And then you can choose for yourself.

Like a Russian fairy tale.

That's right.

Excuse me, Elizabeth. I have much more to show you, but my physician is waiting for me.

Hello, Elizabeth. My name is Katja.

You can think of me as the Palace Keeper.

Palace?

The Summer Palace.

It's what Mr. Kirk calls the cottage.

Anything you need during your stay, let me know.

[ Telephone rings, beeps ]

Director Cooper.

Red: I know where Elizabeth is, Harold, where Kirk is taking Agnes.

Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.

Kirk owns a cottage there where he would go to escape the dreary summers in Novosibirsk.

Are they hurt? Injured?

I don't know and I can't find out.

I'm deep in the heart of Amarillo, Texas.

How quickly can your people get there?

Agents Ressler and Navabi are flying back from Miami.

I can redirect their plane.

I'll send you a location.

I'll handle this quickly.

You always do, Kate.

[ Door closes ]

Can I get you something else?

Yes. My daughter.

I understand, Elizabeth.

I know some of what you've been through, but little Agnes will be here soon.

And when she's here, you will need your strength.

Tell me about Kirk.

How long have you known him?

I have worked here for nine years.

I took over from my mother.

She worked my entire childhood maintaining the Summer Palace.

So you know him well?

No, actually, I don't. He hasn't visited here in years.

It's been... too painful for him.

Until now.



[ Floorboards creak ]

[ Doorknob squeaks ]



This was my bedroom.

Welcome home, Masha.



I promised you the truth.

But... there was a fire. I...

I sh*t my father. I remember.

What's the memory of a small child?

You didn't remember me or your mother or this room.

Reddington lied to you, Masha.

He told you your father was dead, but thanks to you-- what you did on the water--

I'm very much alive.

All the stories Reddington's told you about who he is and his connection to you-- he knew you were looking for answers and he took advantage of that to re-enter your life.

But the answers you've been looking for are here.

Reddington, he was in love with your mother and he's obsessed with you.

But it can't be true.

[ Whispers ] But you know it is.

[ Normal voice ] I'm sorry. I said too much.

You must be feeling overwhelmed.

I'll go and check on your daughter's arrival.

Do you know why I call this cottage the Summer Palace?

We came here for a vacation one July, and my little princess loved it.

It's been a palace ever since.



[ Portico feat. Jono McCleery's "Where Are You" playing ]

♪ can you ♪
♪ or me ♪
♪ save anyone ♪
♪ from disappearing? ♪
♪ the shape ♪
♪ of time ♪
♪ a shade of light ♪
♪ receding ♪
♪ where I sleep ♪
♪ in your arms ♪
♪ what I see ♪
♪ shut all paths ♪
♪ where they lead ♪
♪ where you are ♪
♪ all I need ♪
♪ home ♪


[ Man shouts ]

[ Tires screech, car doors close ]

Man: Spread out! Come on, let's go!

[ Man shouts indistinctly ]

[ g*nshots ]

Return fire!

Aah!

[ g*nshots ]

No.

Man: [ Shouts indistinctly ] Move in! Move in!

Man: Hands in the air! In the air!

Stand down! Stand down, she's one of ours.

Secure the house. Find Kirk.

Find that child.

Man: [ Speaks indistinctly ] I got hot.

[ Birds chirping ]

[ Men speak indistinctly ]

[ Radio beeps ]

Navabi: - He's gone, and if Agnes is with him, she's gone, too.

[ Radio beeps ]

[ Men shouting indistinctly ]

[ Crying ]

He's waiting for you inside.

Where are we?

Home. Your home.

Let's go.

[ Car door closes ]

What is this place?



[ Exhales sharply ]

[ Crying ]

[ Exhales sharply ]

I'm gonna find her.

[ Sniffles ]

[ Gordon Lightfoot's "If You Could Read My Mind" playing ]

♪ if you could read my mind, love ♪
♪ what a tale my thoughts could tell ♪
♪ just like an old-time movie ♪
♪ 'bout a ghost from a wishin' well ♪
♪ in a castle dark ♪
♪ or a fortress strong ♪
♪ with chains upon my feet ♪
♪ you know that ghost is me ♪
♪ and I will never be set free ♪
♪ as long as I'm a ghost that you can't see ♪
♪ if I could read your mind, love ♪
♪ what a tale your thoughts could tell ♪

Stay with the car.

♪ just like a paperback novel ♪
♪ the kind the drugstores sell ♪
♪ when you reach the part where the heartaches come ♪
♪ the hero would... ♪

There are places back here that have never borne a human footprint.

53,000 acres of virgin wilderness, all but one owned by the Bureau of Land Management.

One acre, a jewel.

A single buildable acre.

Like a flawless diamond set in a sea of emeralds.

The real estate equivalent of a unicorn.

I acquired it some years ago from a family who had held it in trust for over a century and a half.

Beautiful.

Yes.

You understand, Kate, that I--

Have no choice?

Isn't that the speech, Raymond? That I know too much?

Every single one of your weaknesses, all your faults, all your secrets.

I dedicated my life to you.

You entrusted me with everything you value-- your freedom, your life, a child.

I have never failed you.

What you see as a betrayal of trust was actually a fulfillment of your wishes, to protect your interests.

No more, no less.

You presumed to decide what was best for me.

Even if I resolve the anger, the pain you caused...

I can't trust you.

Ever.

I'm standing before a stranger.

And yet, I know you believe what you did was best for Elizabeth, which is why I brought you here.

You've told me you've always wanted a pristine, unspoiled place to live out your days in peace.

So the acre is yours.

For all eternity.

[ Cocks g*n ]

[ g*nsh*t ]


♪ if you could read my mind, love ♪
♪ what a tale my thoughts could tell ♪
♪ just like an old-time movie ♪
♪ 'bout a ghost from a wishin' well ♪
♪ in a castle dark ♪
♪ or a fortress strong ♪
♪ with chains upon my feet ♪
♪ you know that ghost is me ♪
♪ and I will never be set free ♪
♪ as long as I'm a ghost that you can't see ♪
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