02x09 - Blowback

[bunniefuu]

Jack: Over million Americans

leave the safety of
our borders every year.

If danger strikes,

the FBI's International Response Team

is called into action.

♪♪

[Voice echoing] We got you.

[Woman gasping]

[Gasps]

[Door closes]

Unit Chief Jack Garrett,

you have the right to remain silent

and refuse to answer questions today.

If you give up that
right, anything you say

can and will be used against
you in a court of law.

[Voice echoes] You
have the right to consult

with an attorney before
and during this questioning.

[Man speaking indistinctly] If
you cannot afford an attorney...

[Voices overlapping indistinctly]

Woman: [Whispers] I'm sorry.

Unit Chief Garrett, do
you understand these rights

as I've explained them to you?

Yes.

♪♪

[Theme music]

(Dramatic instrumental music)

[Camera shutters clicking]

"Three may keep a secret, if two of
them are dead." Benjamin Franklin.

Are you willing to sit down
now and answer our questions?

Yes.

Jack, are you sure you
don't want your lawyer?

It could get rough.

I don't need a lawyer.

Let the record reflect that
IRT Unit Chief Jack Garrett

has waived his right
to counsel at this time.

Let us identify those also
present for this session...

Agents Brian Lynch and Jody Reynolds

with the FBI's Office of
Professional Responsibility.

Janice Reichel, Deputy
Counsel, District of Columbia,

representing the Department of Justice.

Walter Atwood, Deputy Director
of National Intelligence,

and I am Linda Barnes,
Executive Assistant Director

of the FBI's National Security Branch.

Deputy Director Atwood
and I have been authorized

to conduct this joint
inquiry for the FBI and DNI.

Now, Unit Chief Garrett,

can you walk us through the beginnings

of Case Number - -
in Qalea, Kurjikistan?

We were refueling in Lisbon,

when Agent Russell
Montgomery gave notification

about a request from the U.S. Ambassador

and the Kurjikistan Foreign Minister.

It was a double homicide
involving a U.S. citizen

and a Kurjik national.

Keri Lodel, . She's from
Providence, Rhode Island,

and she worked as a network engineer

for a U.S. contractor called
Global Strategem Development.

Also, Aron Sabri, , from Qalea.

He worked as a security guard for GSD.

Now according to Captain Rifai
of the Kurjik National Police,

Keri was stabbed to death by
by a co-worker who she was

allegedly having an affair with.

That man's name is Edward Delgado.

Delgado is years old,
from Alexandria, Virginia.

He's a systems analyst,

and he's married with
a -year-old daughter.

Sabri, the local security
guard, appears to have d*ed

during the struggle with Delgado

as he fled the GSD housing compound.

So it looks like all this took place

inside of Qalea's Steel Ring.

Steel Ring?

It's a heavily fortified
-square-mile area

much like Baghdad's Green Zone.

Jack, uh, I know Delgado.

You know him?

I-I mean, knew him.

We used to work together
for an NGO in Myanmar.

Simmons: When was this?

Three years ago when I
took my leave of absence.

What do you remember about him?

Honestly, this doesn't
make any sense to me at all.

The man that I knew... he could
barely raise his voice in anger,

much less escalate to m*rder.

Not only that, he's a fugitive now.

As someone whose job
requires her to analyze

and objectively profile the
behaviors of criminal suspects,

wasn't Agent Seger's
judgment already compromised?

No, not at all.

Not at all?

You don't believe Agent
Seger's history with Mr. Delgado

could have in any way
impacted her ability to...

No, I don't, just like I don't believe

that Deputy Director Atwood's
longtime friendship with me

is going to impact his
ability to be objective

during this inquiry.

Did Agent Seger disclose to you

or to any other member of your team

the full extent of her prior
relationship with Mr. Delgado?

Agent Seger disclosed that
she previously worked with him

in Myanmar three years ago.

She didn't happen to mention

her personal relationship with this man?

No. She didn't mention it,
but... doesn't matter because...

What matters is how well you
know the members of your team.

No doubt this line of
questioning is important,

but let me jump ahead.

When you landed in country,
run us through the protocol.

When we landed in Qalea,
we began coordinating

with Captain Basir Rifai,

head of the Kurjik National Police.

Unfortunately, my men
have made little progress

in our hunt for the
fugitive, Edward Delgado.

We are beginning to believe he
may have escaped the Steel Ring

and may in fact be already dead.

Because as a westerner on the run,

he could've easily fallen into the hands

of the militant group,
the Brotherhood of Faith.

Yes, one of many terror
groups that plague my country.

Only this one was led

by one of your former army
generals, Rashan Noori.

Indeed. An even deeper wound for us.

But Delgado's a pretty smart guy, right?

So you think if he's
really gonna roll the dice

outside the Ring, he's only gonna do it

if he knows exactly where
he's gonna be able to hide

for a little bit.

You may be right, Agent
Jarvis, but in my experience,

the desperate man always
makes the desperate choice.

Well, right now Agent Seger and
I should inspect the crime scene

while Agent Simmons here
evaluates our suspect's

possible escape routes
from the housing compound.

Yes, of course.

I'd also like the bodies
of Keri Lodel and Aron Sabri

brought back here so Agent Jarvis

can conduct supplemental autopsies.

I'll arrange for the transfer.

Unit Chief, earlier you mentioned,

if I'm not mistaken, that
the Kurjik Foreign Minister

was one of the folks who had asked

for the IRT's help in
this matter. Is that right?

Yes, that's right.

Did you or did you not

acknowledge and respect
the lead investigative role

of the local authority, Captain Rifai?

Deputy Director, the
IRT's role, as always,

was to advise and assist
Captain Rifai and the KNP

during the course of this
double homicide investigation

and the pursuit of the
fugitive, Edward Delgado.

Now much of that advice and assistance

comes from your team's ability

to build these behavioral profiles

of criminal suspects.

- Is that right?
- Yes.

And as Assistant Director Barnes

has pointed out, Agent
Seger was familiar with...

perhaps a bit too familiar with

the particular subject, Mr. Delgado.

Agent Seger demonstrated no bias

during this investigation.

In fact, her awareness

of Mr. Delgado's actions in the past

only helped to contextualize
the evidence we found

at Keri Lodel's crime scene.

Isn't GSD helping to update

your department's technical security?

It is. Some of my
officers knew the victim

as well as Mr. Delgado.

Did they ever see the two of
them out together socially?

No.

But your theory is a lover's
quarrel gone horribly wrong.

Before the security guard
confronted Mr. Delgado,

he radioed for help.

It was a.m., and he'd heard
screams from this apartment.

He then pursued the suspect from here

and confronted him on the
balcony at the end of the hall,

but Mr. Delgado got the better of him.

That doesn't confirm
an intimate relationship

- between the two of them.
- No, I agree.

It more strongly confirms
a probable sexual as*ault

that escalated to m*rder.

Just all this rage.

Jack: Yeah, it's overkill.
Something personal.

[Cellphone rings]

What do you got, Mae?

What I got is something
weird in Keri's tox panel.

So she has Lorazepam in her system

even though she does not
have a prescription for it,

and the amount of the drug is so high,

it's like she's been sedated.

And on top of that, Keri has
no defensive wounds on her.

So you think

Keri was drugged, and then
she was stabbed to death.

I mean, that's what
it's looking like to me.

What about the second
victim, Aron Sabri?

Well, the COD is blunt force trauma,

which is consistent with
being tossed off a balcony,

but unfortunately,

the post-mortem injuries are making it

really difficult for me
to confirm the extent

of the struggle with the suspect,

and I'm also really puzzled
by the abrasions on his hands.

But, I mean, it is what it is.

Okay, thanks, Mae. [Hangs up cellphone]

Jack, there is nothing
here to confirm or deny

an intimate relationship
between these two.

And there's certainly
nothing to tell why

whatever relationship they did have

took such a tragic turn.

Maybe his room will tell us more.

Maybe, but I really
think we need to conduct

a deeper victimology of Keri Lodel.

If you look at her mementos,

she's obviously very popular
with lots of different people,

any one of whom could have developed

some twisted sense of an attachment

that would have motivated this v*olence.

Okay. We'll have Monty follow up.

Barnes: So to be clear, the
next step in your investigation

was based on Agent
Seger's recommendation?

No. Conducting a victimology
is part of our profile building.

But you just described
how Agent Seger said

a deeper victimology would
help you move off Delgado.

That's not what I said,
and you keep trying

to twist my words like that.

- I'm only trying to clarify.
- You're trying to hang the IRT.

That's what you're trying to do here.

- Perhaps it's time we took a break.
- I think we're fine.

- I think we're taking a break.
- Aron Sabri and Keri Lodel

are not the only victims of this case.

A civilian suspect lost his life

because of the IRT's reckless actions.

You think I want to hang the IRT?

Unit Chief Garrett, let me
be crystal clear with you.

When we are all done here today,

I will have everything
I need to shatter the IRT

into a thousand pieces

and scatter the remnants to the wind.

♪♪

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What's your big secret?

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Well, that could have gone... better.

- It's going fine.
- Mm, 'cause you don't think

it's hard to prove bias
when you lay your own cards

out on the table like that?

You need to tread lightly.

Is that so?

Yes, it is. This isn't just an inquiry.

This is a political game of chess.

You like chess?

I like boxing.

[Chuckles] I see that.
Now I love chess myself.

Requires patience and
understanding strategy

and of human weakness.

Plus you always get to be king.

Not that I don't appreciate
the pep talk, but I don't.

Settle down. I'm trying to protect you,

and if you really
wanna see justice done,

you will gather the
facts... just the facts,

and let the powers that be do the rest.

I shouldn't have to remind you

that no one in this
room is under arrest.

So if you don't mind,

I'm gonna go stretch my
legs and get some coffee.

Anybody want anything?

This is ridiculous.

Look, I think it's
best if we avoid sharing

for the time being.

You think they wired the room?

Why would they wire the room?

Because while we are not
actually under arrest,

we're prohibited from discussing
anything that has to do

with the case with each other.

Unbelievable. What do they
think that we're gonna do,

sit in here and try
to line our stories up?

That's exactly what they think,

and even the mere
appearance of collusion

is cause for termination if
not straight up prosecution.

[Door closes]

So... how are Karen and the kids?

Oh, come on, Walt. Cut the crap.

I'm sorry, man. This is tough.

But I want you to know I got your back.

I don't need you to have my back.

Jack, you heard the woman yourself.

This is not about who
is right or who is wrong.

This is about who's to blame.

Walt, we did everything by the book.

I know you did, Jack,
but we got a body count.

So book or no book,
somebody screwed the pooch.

I just don't want that
somebody to be you.

You're not done with me yet.

No, we're not.

But you and Barnes needed
a time-out, so... excuse me.

Agent Seger, three years ago,
you took a leave of absence.

- Yes, I did.
- Why?

- Why?
- Yes, that's the question.

Uh, I'm not sure that I understand.

You have my personal file
sitting right in front of you.

You know exactly why
I took the time off.

Yes, I do know why.
Unfortunately, I suspect

some of my tricks as an interrogator

are going to be transparent to
an expert in forensic psychology

such as yourself, am I right?

I'd only ask your indulgence.

Or you can choose to
not answer the question,

but that might suggest something
about your state of mind,

don't you think?

You want to play games?
I can play your game.

Three years ago,

my husband, SSA Brad Seger...

he was k*lled in the line of duty,

and I took a leave of
absence for bereavement.

I'm very sorry for your loss.

Thank you.

During your bereavement leave,
you traveled extensively,

but I'd like to focus on
the time you spent in Myanmar

three years ago, during which time

you became... quite
familiar with Edward Delgado,

the man who would later become

the focus of the investigation in Qalea

and the man whose
complicated connection to you

- would prejudice your team.
- That is not true.

Regardless of my personal
knowledge of Delgado,

my team, without prejudice,
pursued this man as a fugitive

from the law.

In fact, it was Agent Montgomery
who reached out to his wife

to get a better understanding
of where he might seek refuge.

Agent Montgomery, I haven't
been able to get a hold

of my husband in hours.

- Mrs. Delgado...
- Please call me Amelia.

Amelia, please.

[Sighs]

There was an incident at
the GSD housing compound.

Two people were k*lled.

One was a woman who worked with
your husband named Keri Lodel.

The other was a security
guard named Aron Sabri.

Your husband is also missing.

Missing?

What do you mean, missing?

Amelia, when was the last time

you communicated with your husband?

He e-mailed me yesterday morning.

What did he say?

Nothing. He just sent me photos.

May I see them?

[Touchscreen clicks]

How often did the two of you communicate

while he was overseas?

Once a week, mainly by e-mail.

Must have been tough... for both of you.

Why do I get the feeling that
what you really wanna ask me

is if I think my husband
was sleeping with Keri.

[Scoffs] Is it possible?

No, it isn't.

He sent me those photos so
that I could see his friends,

that's all.

Okay.

Well, was your husband under
any unusual stress lately?

No, not that I know of.

He's a good man. He
gets along with everyone.

I swear, he'd never hurt anyone.

Delgado's wife gave me access

to all of her husband's social media,

and I'm going through it
now, but I gotta be honest,

Amelia seemed to know
her husband really well.

So if he wasn't having
an affair with Keri,

then what would be his
motive to k*ll her?

Well, if Delgado didn't k*ll Keri,

then why does he att*ck the guard?

And why does he run?

Which brings us to our
more pressing question...

where is Edward Delgado?

Listen, guilty or not, he's
not some hardened criminal.

He is a stranger in a strange land,

and it's like Mae said before.

If he did manage to sneak
out of the Steel Ring,

it's because he knows
someone on the other side

who might protect him.

- I may have found something.
- [Typing on keyboard]

Looks like Delgado got pretty close

to the family of his first interpreter.

Young man's name is Omar Tahan.

I apologize, Agent Seger.

What was the young man's name again?

Omar Tahan. He was Delgado's translator

for two weeks until those
duties were transferred

to an officer from the KNP.

And why were those duties transferred?

Delgado's work exposed him to
confidential KNP communications,

and Mr. Tahan would have
not been permitted access.

Once you identified Mr. Tahan,

what did you or your team do next?

We drove out to the Tahan house.

It was located mile
northwest of the Steel Ring,

and that's where we discovered
Mr. Delgado hiding out.

Did he offer any resistance?

No, he did not. He came into
custody without incident.

Agent Seger, whose decision was it

to transport Edward
Delgado back to the IRT jet

rather than transfer him
immediately into KNP custody?

That was Unit Chief Garrett's decision.

And do you recall if you
perhaps challenged that decision?

- No.
- No, you don't recall, or...

- No, I did not challenge it.
- Did you encourage it?

Look, at this point,
Delgado was a suspect

in a joint task force investigation

between the IRT and the KNP.

It was well within Unit
Chief Garrett's purview

to bring a suspect onto
the jet for questioning.

- And who questioned him?
- I did.

[Clicking]

[Exhales deeply]

You gotta talk to me, Ed.

You have to tell me what happened

in the apartment with the guard.

Why did you run?

Were you sleeping with her?

What do you think?

Honestly, I don't
think you'd ever betray

the mother of your child.

I just... wanna go home,

and I swear to God I didn't do this.

I know, so let me help you.

But you don't understand. You can't.

[Sighs] This is insane.

You being here, dropping into my life,

just like you did before.

To "save" me.

No, I think we saved each other.

Did we?

You know, I still remember
exactly where we were

when you told me we were together

for all the wrong reasons.

But the crazy thing is,

if you don't leave me,
then I don't go home.

I don't get married, and...

I don't get my baby
girl, Julia, in my life.

Yeah, and I don't get

to be here with you
right now to help you.

You have to trust me, Ed.

Truth is, there is only one
person in the whole world

that I trust, Clara.

Clara, Jack just got off
the phone with Captain Rifai.

He's asking us to transfer
him to KNP custody.

KNP? No, hold on a second.

I'm an American citizen
arrested by the FBI.

Why can't you guys hold on to me?

Okay, everything is gonna be okay, Ed.

My team and I will be with
you every step of the way.

It's a joint investigation.

Actually, it was
easier bringing him here

than it will be getting
him back to the Steel Ring,

so I'll need to coordinate
security protocols

for Captain Rifai.

Okay, I'll get him ready.

Barnes: Security protocols?

Such as encrypting communications

between the KNP and the IRT

before, during, and
after prisoner transfers.

- Is that correct?
- Yes.

Excuse me, SSA Simmons.
Could we rewind a moment here?

You get the call from Captain Rifai.

He asks you to give him the guy.

Could you walk me through
what should have happened next?

The plan was for the IRT
to convoy the prisoner

back to KNP headquarters
inside the Steel Ring.

We were to travel by
way of secured route,

mapped by Captain Rifai.

The primary concern for the operation

was to avoid the main road

between the airport and the Steel Ring.

Right, because what do
they call that road...

"Damnation Alley"?

Agent Simmons, we know
what should have happened.

- Tell us what did happen.
- We were ambushed

by fighters loyal to
the Brotherhood of Faith.

And do you know how you were targeted?

How?

No. It was a random att*ck.

Random?

It wasn't random.

You were found because you got caught

talking on open lines of communication.

That's impossible. I
personally secured those lines.

Well, you tell me, sir.

Are you incompetent,
or are you a traitor?

'Cause the digital
evidence says no encryption.

These logs can't be right.

Those logs are from the KNP server.

What happened during the ambush?

We engaged in evasive maneuvers.

At one point, we were
forced off the road,

and a g*n battle ensued.

The prisoner was hit by g*nf*re.

You got Delgado sh*t.

It was at that point
the decision was made

to double back to the jet.

- Who made that decision?
- Unit Chief Garrett.

It was the only chance we
had to save Delgado's life.

Was that your unit
chief's medical opinion

or that of his field medical
examiner, Agent Mae Jarvis?

You know, I don't know.

I was too busy getting
us the hell out of there.

Tell us what happened once
you got back to the jet.

Delgado had been sh*t in the chest.

Here, here. I got him out of the SUV,

and I was gonna help carry
him up to the conference room,

and that's when they
tried to board the plane.

[Loud slam, men shouting]

"They" being those Brotherhood boys.

Yes. Clara and Mae and
the rest of our flight crew

got Delgado out of the line of fire.

Mae: All right, bring him right in here.

Okay.

Clara, can you get his vest off?

Okay.

I mean, there was a lot of chaos.

[g*nf*re, glass shattering]

Jack and I were able to hold them back

while Clara and Mae tended to Delgado.

We should get an oxygen line started.

- Tighter.
- [Grunts]

Atwood: And nobody else got injured?

I'm sorry?

Delgado was the only one who got sh*t.

Yes, he was.

We were able to get the
cargo bay doors closed.

[g*nf*re continues]

But you weren't able to save
Delgado's life, were you?

Come on. Stay with me.
Come on. [Panting]

Mae.

Come on, Edward!

[Panting]

Okay, tell me what to do. What do I do?

Mae?

He's gone.

♪♪

[Whispers] I'm sorry.

Looks like they're regrouping, Jack.

Probably calling in reinforcements.

Well, you don't think they're gonna
try and board the plane, do you?

I don't want to have to find out.

Captain Rifai, where's
our backup you promised?

Rifai: They are en route to you now.

SSA Jarvis, when Unit Chief Garrett

ordered the unit back to the jet,

did you know the full extent
of Mr. Delgado's injuries?

Um, I had identified an entry wound

to his upper right thoracic region,

and I suspected that
his lung had collapsed.

- So did you challenge the order?
- No

You had a man with a gaping chest wound,

and you didn't insist on being
rerouted to U.S. Camp Granato,

where they have a field hospital?

No, I didn't... because

I mean, truth is, I knew
that what I had on the plane

could stabilize him, and everything else

was just an unknown variable,

and it was all happening
while we were under enemy fire.

I get it. It was tough out there.

- Yeah, it was.
- Maybe that speaks to why,

after medical school, you
became a medical examiner

instead of continuing
in trauma medicine.

Excuse me?

Do you recall a young man

by the name of Dylan Jacobs?

Yeah. Yeah, I remember Dylan.

You were a resident at
St. Colette's Trauma Center

the night he was brought in.

Do you recall what happened to him?

Yeah, he d*ed on the table.

And his family felt that
you and Dr. Justin Wyatt

and the hospital were negligent.

They filed a lawsuit.

Uh, that was settled out of court

with a nondisclosure agreement.

So are you saying you can't
disclose whether or not

you feel responsible
for Mr. Jacobs' death?

Jack, I am so sorry.

I-I should have told you everything.

No, it's all right, Clara.

You told me everything you needed to.

Hey, guys, listen.

[Lowered voice] I-I know
we're not supposed to talk,

but there is something
else going on here.

Barnes and Atwood basically blamed me

for the entire ambush.

They said that I didn't encrypt
the lines of communications,

and what they offered as proof

were the digital log books
from the KNP command post.

I'm telling you, those
logs were doctored.

But, presumably, only
somebody who works for the KNP

- could have done that.
- Right.

Clara, I think you were
right from the start.

Delgado never fit the
profile of Keri's k*ller.

Question is, why did he run?

Maybe he didn't trust the local cops.

Maybe. Delgado's job focused
primarily on improving

cybersecurity for the KNP,

so what if he came across something

that he shouldn't have?

A secret, something so compromising

that someone inside the KNP would be

willing to frame him for m*rder.

Okay, but consider this.

You know that security
guard, Aron Sabri?

He was only moonlighting
at the GSD compound.

His primary job was
patrol officer for the KNP.

Remember the abrasions on his hands?

The ones that Mae
really couldn't explain?

What if they hadn't come
from a struggle with Delgado?

What if they were a
result of stabbing Keri

over and over again?

So you think the original
plan was the guard kills Keri,

then he kills Delgado
as he tries to escape.

Only Delgado got the better of him.

Unfortunately, as good as this sounds,

it's pure speculation.

Yeah, and given our current status,

we need some hard evidence to prove

that someone from the KNP
was behind all of this.

And I'm not sure we're gonna
be able to prove anything

when we've been stripped of everything.

Maybe not everything. Look,
if we're right about Delgado,

and he did discover the
KNP's dirty little secret,

if he's the man that I remember,

he would have hedged
his bets on the evidence.

What do you mean?

I think that he would
have sent his proof

to the only person in
the world that he trusts.

[Door closes]

- You okay?
- Sure. [Scoffs]

Look, you know they're just
playing these mind games

in order to try to break you.

Yeah, well, they're ballers at it,

'cause I feel pretty broken.

It'll be all right.

I mean, I don't care what anybody says.

When you have someone's
life in your hands,

you feel the weight
of that responsibility.

And, yeah, you can... You
can put on a brave face,

but I don't think you
ever really learn how to...

turn your emotions on and off.

And if you lose that person,

[Sighs] You never stop
second-guessing yourself.

[Sighs]

[Door opens]

Agent Montgomery, I'd like
to direct your attention

to the events that took place
after Mr. Delgado's death.

You recall receiving a
distress call from Betsy Ross?

Yes, I do.

Hey, boss, what's going on?

We're in trouble.

- [g*nf*re in distance]
- We got ambushed by the Brotherhood.

We sustained a casualty. It looks like

they're gonna try to board the plane.

Okay, I'll call the KNP right now.

I tried that. They're too far away.

I need you to call in the cavalry

from U.S. Camp Granato right now.

Why did you ignore Unit
Chief Garrett's direct order?

I didn't ignore it. I
assessed the situation.

I looked at the map.
They were too far away.

Perhaps you would be willing to tell us

when you first became
aware of the existence

of the Z-TAC Nighthawk S- .

I can't tell you about a program
that doesn't exist, now, can I?

You must think you're pretty smart.

I think the Nighthawk S-
is the worst kept secret

in the U.S. Intelligence community.

Did Jack Garrett
direct you to compromise

the Nighthawk system?

No, he did not.

- What's going on?
- Jack: They're knocking at the door.

Okay, Jack, the way I see it,

your only option is
to take off right now.

I'm not sure how that's gonna happen.

- They've got us surrounded.
- Not for long.

- [Typing on keyboard]
- Agent Montgomery,

do you know what it
means to misappropriate

and destroy a $ million
unmanned aerial vehicle?

With all due respect, $ million

suggests that you're including
the R&D on the project.

The price tag for a single
drone is $ . million.

Do you honestly think this is a joke?

Yes. Do you wanna know
if I stole the drone?

Yes, I stole the drone because
there were men with g*ns

going after my team, so I hacked

the nearest surveillance drone in flight

and I strafed the airfield
with it... several times.

Thank God those boys

over at the Brotherhood of Faith

are really bad at skeet sh**ting,

because that gave them time
to draw away from the plane

and for me to create a
$ . million light show,

which allowed my team
to get off the tarmac

and get out of harm's way.

Were you aware of enemy casualties?

There were none. You didn't
know that at the time.

I understand at the end of all this,

there has to be a blame game,

but the truth of the matter is

there's only a chosen few
who will ever be qualified

to work in the field.

There's no other way to say it.

Their instincts, their
judgment, their courage...

it's better... because it has to be.

Because in the heat of the moment,

they make the hard choices.

And do you think that you
are one of those chosen few?

[Scoffs]

I don't think it.

I know, so I did what
I did. I'd do it again,

and I'm now prepared to accept
the consequences of my actions.

- Good, because, Agent Montgomery...
- [Chair scrapes floor]

... you're under arrest,

for willful theft, malfeasance,

and destruction of government property.

I need your badge.

[Thud]

[Clatter]

[Handcuffs click]

Hello, Amelia.

Thank you for, uh, for meeting me.

[Siren wailing in distance]

Ed and I had no secrets, Clara.

I came here today because I know

that you were important to his life,

and I really need someone
to get justice for him

and for Keri.

That's exactly what I intend to do.

May I see the photos
that he e-mailed you?

[Touchscreen clicking]

Did Ed have a habit

of sending you candid
snapshots like these?

No. But I'm glad he did.

Do you mind e-mailing
me copies of these?

Why?

Amelia, my team and I believe

that Ed was framed for Keri's m*rder

because of a secret that he discovered,

and I think these photos will tell me

exactly what that secret is.

♪♪

- Hey, what's going on here?
- [Elevator bell dings]

- It's all right, Jack.
- No, it's not all right.

Let it go, my friend. Let it play out.

It's all part of the process.

What's the charge?

What does it matter, Jack?
This is the worst of it.

Walter, listen to me.
Delgado was set up.

I may have a way to get the evidence.

- Agent Seger and Simmons are working on...
- Whoa, whoa.

Seger and Simmons can't
be working on anything.

You know that.

Oh, damn it, Jack. You
have just opened yourself

right back up. We're
talking insubordination.

Yeah, yeah, not to mention

conduct unbecoming a federal officer.

Take him back upstairs.

[Door opens]

[Door closes]

Please, take a seat.

Unit Chief Garrett,

during the course of
the proceedings today,

did you or did you not communicate

with members of your IRT unit?

- I did.
- Where and when did

these prohibited
communications take place?

Like the rest of my team,

I feel responsible for
Mr. Delgado's death.

- That wasn't the question.
- It's the reason we're here.

Unit Chief Garrett.

The real reason that Mr. Delgado is dead

is betrayal.

What are you talking about?

He was a good man doing good work,

who, by chance, uncovered a secret.

He found out about a
deal between the KNP

and the leader of the
Brotherhood of Faith,

Rashan Noori.

In exchange for ratting
out t*rror1st cells,

Noori was guaranteed that the KNP

would turn a blind eye

toward its own criminal activities

which include the trafficking
of Kurjik children.

You know all this how?

Delgado followed the protocol.

He met with the U.S. Ombudsman in Qalea.

He offered evidence, but
to answer your question,

I know about all this
because Mr. Delgado

also violated protocol.

He sent copies of the
same evidence to his wife

in encrypted messages in photos.

Like this one.

Saying that Edward
Delgado used steganography?

Yes. He was able to camouflage
one digital file within another,

and if you continue to
swipe past those images,

you'll find the encryption
that was provided to me

by BAU Technical
Analyst, Penelope Garcia.

Let me see that.

Despite this evidence, your conduct...

This evidence helps
to prove that the IRT

was also set up, just like Delgado.

Set up?

Yes, because the most compromising part

of this deal with the
devil is that it was all

illegally sanctioned by a
U.S. Intelligence officer.

That's why Delgado had to be framed.

That's why my team had to be ambushed...

to protect the identity of the officer,

code-named "Bishop."

I have an obligation to
tell you that if you accuse

an Intelligence officer of a crime

without sufficient evidence...

That's the real trick, isn't it?

How do you get to the
truth in a shadow world

defended by lies?

I like to think that's where
profiling comes in handy.

The ability to decipher
motive behind behavior,

the liar behind the lie.

Something tells me you think

you already know the
answer to that, Jack.

I think I do, Linda.

First, you have to ask
yourself who benefits?

Who would be best served
by taking advantage

of an off-the-shelf resource like Noori?

But more importantly,
who would have the nerve

to make that deal with the devil?

It would have to be
somebody who felt comfortable

rationalizing all those necessary evils

in order to protect the greater good.

It'd have to be somebody
who believes that

the ends always justify the means.

Right.

You see what I'm saying?

Bishop. So maybe even someone who enjoys

the game of chess?

Because in chess, the
Bishop's personality

is often considered sly, cunning...

and corrupt.

Plus you always get to be king.

Assistant Director Barnes,

I would consider your
next move carefully.

Oh. I am.

Deputy Director Atwood,
you're under arrest.

You have the right to remain silent.

You can't be serious.

Jack's psycho profile
B.S. isn't evidence.

But the e-mails that Agent Garcia

found on your private
server are, Walter.

You have no idea what you've done.

You son of a bitch.

You had Delgado k*lled.

You put my team in the line of fire

like we were expendable.

You are expendable!

Because you're soldiers,
Jack, just like I am.

And soldiers sacrifice themselves

so others won't have to.

You think I like lying
down with dogs like Noori?

You're damn right it's a necessary evil.

You know why? Because
we're at w*r, my friends.

Make no mistake, just
because we're telling people

to keep streaming and shopping,

we're in a dog fight for
everything we hold to be true.

And without men like me,

without men willing to
do what is necessary,

we will lose!

Spare me the self-righteousness,

and don't you dare compare yourself

to the men and women in uniform.

You're a clerk

and a criminal.

Barnes: Get him outta here.

[Handcuffs clicking]

♪♪

[Door opens]

How you doing?

- [Door closes]
- Better,

now that I got the handcuffs off.

- But... what's going on?
- [Door opens]

Given our current state of affairs,

I've agreed to this little tête-à-tête.

Thank you.

Obviously, I've made no secret

about my desire to
diminish the IRT's role.

You'd like to get rid of us.

I'd like you to be accountable.

We are. We always have been.

Then why did you ask me here, Jack?

If not to ask for leniency
for Agent Montgomery?

And this is what I'm talking about.

The fact remains that in
spite of his good intentions

or the positive
results, Agent Montgomery

must be held accountable
for his actions.

And even if I were to recommend

not seeking criminal prosecution,

at the very least, the Bureau
must terminate his employment.

She's right, Jack.

No, I don't think so.

Because Agent Montgomery's actions

or any actions taken
by a member of my team

are done on my orders,

whether directly stated or implied.

The buck stops with me, always,

so if anyone's gonna get fired, it's me.

I'm serious, Linda.

I know you are, Jack, but I'm not sure

you appreciate the scope
of the situation here.

You just took down

the Deputy Director of
National Intelligence.

Now I'm gonna be the
one to take your badge?

Yes, because that's how it works.

That's accountability.

Unit Chief Jack Garrett,
let me be crystal clear.

You and your unit are on notice.

You may consider this your first strike,

and in this game, a second strike means

you are out.

[Door opens]

[Door closes]

You good?

Me? Forget about me. They
were about to lock you up.

Yeah, but I knew you guys
would come break me out, right?

Or share a cell with you.

[Chuckles] We had each other's backs.

Yes, we did. Let's go
home, get some rest.

Uh, guys?

Well... no rest for the wicked.

[Paper rustles]

No.

'Cause we got a job to do.

♪♪