1 00:00:02,135 --> 00:00:03,625 Previously on Limitless... 2 00:00:03,803 --> 00:00:06,465 We give him the pill once a day. It enhances his cognition. 3 00:00:06,639 --> 00:00:07,469 Five NZT pills. 4 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:09,369 - What are those for? - Whatever you want. 5 00:00:09,542 --> 00:00:12,204 I might have a few extra NZT pills, my own stash. 6 00:00:12,379 --> 00:00:14,176 We are gonna talk about this later. 7 00:00:14,347 --> 00:00:16,076 Pretty tidy stitch job. 8 00:00:16,916 --> 00:00:19,248 - The FBI teach you that? - Yes, it did. 9 00:00:19,419 --> 00:00:22,445 Rach, I really mean it when I say don't tell anyone about this, OK? 10 00:00:22,622 --> 00:00:24,146 Not anyone, ever. 11 00:00:24,324 --> 00:00:26,485 Sands killed Rebecca's father. 12 00:00:26,659 --> 00:00:29,560 I couldn't help my father. Maybe I can help you. 13 00:00:29,729 --> 00:00:31,822 Just don't lie to me. Ever. 14 00:00:36,536 --> 00:00:40,131 "I wanna wake up in the city that never sleeps." 15 00:00:40,306 --> 00:00:42,934 Frank Sinatra once sang that, and now it's a cliché. 16 00:00:43,109 --> 00:00:46,010 But when things get bad, and I would say that living with the knowledge 17 00:00:46,179 --> 00:00:48,613 Sands killed Rebecca's father qualifies as bad, 18 00:00:48,782 --> 00:00:52,343 it's comforting to know that I can walk out any door, any hour of the night, 19 00:00:52,519 --> 00:00:54,646 and New York is still going. 20 00:00:54,821 --> 00:00:57,585 Plenty to keep an NZT-enhanced mind occupied. 21 00:00:57,757 --> 00:00:59,418 That's kind of how I wound up here. 22 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:03,394 - Beard. - Beard. The guy had a beard? 23 00:01:03,563 --> 00:01:07,192 No, he's saying the guy had a neck tattoo. FBI. 24 00:01:07,367 --> 00:01:09,699 Do you have a sketch artist on hand? 25 00:01:11,037 --> 00:01:13,597 Yeah. Marty. 26 00:01:13,773 --> 00:01:17,436 Hey, Marty. Do you mind if I take a stab at this? Thanks very much. 27 00:01:21,448 --> 00:01:23,916 I know what you're doing. 28 00:01:25,718 --> 00:01:29,313 Brian Finch, not the hero the people want, or need for that matter. 29 00:01:29,489 --> 00:01:31,081 What are you even doing out here? 30 00:01:31,257 --> 00:01:34,226 - I'm about to close this case. - Look, I get it, you're good at this. 31 00:01:34,394 --> 00:01:37,158 And you may like that doing good helps you forget all the bad. 32 00:01:37,330 --> 00:01:38,695 But what you're really doing 33 00:01:38,865 --> 00:01:41,698 is ducking a bunch of trouble that's gonna find you anyway. 34 00:01:49,409 --> 00:01:51,900 You're gonna have to lie to her sooner or later. 35 00:01:53,580 --> 00:01:56,674 - You're pretty good at that, huh? - Yeah. 36 00:02:01,754 --> 00:02:05,656 There you go. 37 00:02:05,825 --> 00:02:09,659 We got a 10-10, body of a male in his 20s found in Grand Ferry Park. 38 00:02:09,829 --> 00:02:11,763 All units please respond. 39 00:02:24,244 --> 00:02:28,237 Are you eating Funyuns? Doesn't that defy the rules of... 40 00:02:28,381 --> 00:02:31,714 You're not the only rebel tonight. This whole avoiding Rebecca thing... 41 00:02:31,885 --> 00:02:34,479 Dude, what am I supposed to do? 42 00:02:35,755 --> 00:02:37,052 You know, when I'm around her, 43 00:02:37,223 --> 00:02:40,386 all I can think about is how I know that Sands murdered her dad, 44 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:44,155 that the person who killed him is the same one keeping me alive. 45 00:02:45,098 --> 00:02:46,463 Can I tell her that? No. 46 00:02:46,633 --> 00:02:49,193 No, because that would mean you would have to tell Rebecca 47 00:02:49,369 --> 00:02:51,599 that you are Senator Morra's mole in the FBI, 48 00:02:51,771 --> 00:02:55,935 which means losing, let's see, the enzyme and your immunity. 49 00:02:57,644 --> 00:02:59,407 And my freedom, my life. 50 00:02:59,579 --> 00:03:02,571 And even if you found some way to dodge all that, 51 00:03:02,749 --> 00:03:04,876 you'd have to go back to being just Brian. 52 00:03:05,051 --> 00:03:06,075 Hey. 53 00:03:06,252 --> 00:03:08,948 Let's face it, you'd miss me, wouldn't you? 54 00:03:11,858 --> 00:03:16,886 So, I'm telling you, pushing Rebecca away is not the way to handle this. 55 00:03:17,063 --> 00:03:19,429 That's not what I'm doing. 56 00:03:22,202 --> 00:03:25,330 Dude, you can ignore her, but you can't ignore me. 57 00:03:36,316 --> 00:03:38,284 Huh. That's weird. 58 00:03:40,820 --> 00:03:42,287 Hmm. 59 00:03:48,127 --> 00:03:50,220 - Did you find something? - Yeah. 60 00:03:51,764 --> 00:03:53,823 This is a city government-issued key. 61 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:55,194 How do you know? 62 00:03:55,368 --> 00:03:58,166 One time I memorized the whole NYC government directory online. 63 00:03:58,338 --> 00:04:01,967 And that key starts with a nine seven, which is the Department of Buildings, 64 00:04:02,141 --> 00:04:03,199 followed by a one, 65 00:04:03,376 --> 00:04:06,903 which specifically means the Manhattan Permit Approvals Office. 66 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:10,675 So maybe you should move your investigation there. 67 00:04:12,485 --> 00:04:15,784 Let's just say it was a very productive night. 68 00:04:17,357 --> 00:04:21,794 While the energy of the city temporarily took my mind off things, 69 00:04:21,961 --> 00:04:25,590 I was right, or the other Brian was right. 70 00:04:25,765 --> 00:04:28,097 I knew I couldn't avoid Rebecca forever. 71 00:04:33,506 --> 00:04:35,701 My subconscious just wouldn't let me. 72 00:04:35,875 --> 00:04:38,901 - Brian, what the hell? - Never mind. 73 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:41,942 I know people at the NYPD. 74 00:04:42,115 --> 00:04:43,605 You think they're not gonna tell me 75 00:04:43,783 --> 00:04:45,751 my consultant is running around flashing his badge? 76 00:04:45,885 --> 00:04:46,715 Well... 77 00:04:46,886 --> 00:04:49,616 - You haven't been answering my calls. - My phone's dead. 78 00:04:51,291 --> 00:04:52,781 That's weird. 79 00:04:56,129 --> 00:04:59,621 Are you on NZT when you're off duty? We've talked about this. 80 00:04:59,799 --> 00:05:03,895 Well, technically I am working, Rebecca. I'm just not working for you. 81 00:05:04,070 --> 00:05:06,300 - Whoa. Look over there. - Nice try. 82 00:05:06,472 --> 00:05:08,633 No, no, I'm serious. 83 00:05:10,576 --> 00:05:12,635 What's going on? 84 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:21,000 Ripped & Corrected By mstoll 85 00:05:45,111 --> 00:05:47,978 Emergency generators are in use. Please conserve all power. 86 00:05:48,147 --> 00:05:50,377 Mike, what, are you hitting me with a pick-me-up? 87 00:05:50,550 --> 00:05:51,881 Yep. 88 00:05:52,051 --> 00:05:54,451 - We're assembling in the bullpen. - Be right there. 89 00:05:57,990 --> 00:05:59,821 You're gonna double your dose? 90 00:05:59,992 --> 00:06:03,086 Listen, I really appreciate you not saying anything to... you know. 91 00:06:03,262 --> 00:06:05,787 We are gonna talk about this. 92 00:06:05,965 --> 00:06:09,833 We have two distinct areas that are currently affected by the blackout. 93 00:06:10,002 --> 00:06:13,267 The financial district took the first hit at 0400 hours. 94 00:06:13,439 --> 00:06:15,532 Authorities are dealing with the usual mess, 95 00:06:15,708 --> 00:06:19,041 people trapped in subways, elevators, as well as the what-ifs, 96 00:06:19,212 --> 00:06:22,739 you know, what if the backup generator fails and the hospitals go dark 97 00:06:22,915 --> 00:06:25,406 or the cell tower goes down or the water stops running? 98 00:06:25,585 --> 00:06:27,280 So, in the northeast... 99 00:06:27,854 --> 00:06:28,912 Hey, family. Got power? 100 00:06:29,088 --> 00:06:30,385 Lightning bolt emoji. 101 00:06:30,556 --> 00:06:33,354 No power. Tommy gets to stay home from school. Yay. 102 00:06:33,526 --> 00:06:36,051 We're in Jersey, doofus. We got power here. 103 00:06:36,229 --> 00:06:38,663 Yeah, but it's still Jersey. No power here. 104 00:06:38,831 --> 00:06:41,163 Mom, how about you and Dad? 105 00:06:41,334 --> 00:06:42,858 Oowers on her. 106 00:06:43,035 --> 00:06:46,334 Mom, we've talked about this. Autocorrect, please. 107 00:06:48,007 --> 00:06:51,534 Sorry, it's on now, as is the power. Can you kids come home? 108 00:06:51,978 --> 00:06:53,104 City's gonna be a tangle. 109 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:56,976 Rach and Cam, I'll have Mike and Ike pick you up, take you to Westchester? 110 00:06:57,150 --> 00:06:58,674 Pea soup emoji. 111 00:06:58,851 --> 00:07:01,684 I think that means she'll cook? Or you guys'll watch The Exorcist ? 112 00:07:04,323 --> 00:07:06,985 Hey, Rach, try not to bang your FBI escort, OK? 113 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:09,060 Oh, wait, too late. 114 00:07:09,228 --> 00:07:10,752 Middle-finger emoji, jackass. 115 00:07:10,930 --> 00:07:13,228 You're here because we have to acknowledge 116 00:07:13,399 --> 00:07:16,698 that the blackout hit our financial lifeline first. 117 00:07:16,869 --> 00:07:20,532 Cyber is working on an angle that countries like China and Russia 118 00:07:20,706 --> 00:07:22,936 are powerful enough to actually launch a cyber attack 119 00:07:23,109 --> 00:07:25,543 that will basically knock us back to the Dark Ages. 120 00:07:25,711 --> 00:07:27,338 Yeah, I don't know. 121 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:30,371 - Brian, you have a thought. - I do. 122 00:07:30,550 --> 00:07:33,485 As a matter of fact, while we still have power, 123 00:07:33,653 --> 00:07:36,417 I'd like to propose an alternative offender. 124 00:07:36,589 --> 00:07:39,319 - Come on up. - OK. 125 00:07:42,361 --> 00:07:45,990 So, dark red indicates our city's highest level of energy consumption, 126 00:07:46,165 --> 00:07:48,656 the largest consumer being here and here. 127 00:07:48,835 --> 00:07:51,497 Now, even though these two areas seem geographically disparate, 128 00:07:51,671 --> 00:07:54,003 they are, in fact, connected by the wind. 129 00:07:54,173 --> 00:07:59,167 Now, the power outages are following the natural citywide gust flow. 130 00:07:59,345 --> 00:08:01,939 I got a D minus in environmental science, by the way. 131 00:08:02,114 --> 00:08:04,105 It was a real squeaker, but passing's passing. 132 00:08:04,283 --> 00:08:06,308 Brian, your parents must have been very proud. 133 00:08:06,486 --> 00:08:09,614 They really were. All right, watch this. 134 00:08:09,789 --> 00:08:11,848 Drafts get stuck inside the city walls 135 00:08:12,024 --> 00:08:14,788 and then slingshot up and over the high-rises, 136 00:08:14,961 --> 00:08:19,830 and you can see it goes right from the financial district up to Midtown. 137 00:08:19,999 --> 00:08:22,160 So you're saying the blackout is weather related? 138 00:08:22,335 --> 00:08:25,327 I'm saying that based on the pattern, whatever's causing the blackouts 139 00:08:25,505 --> 00:08:28,440 might be getting blown around by the wind, but, you know, 140 00:08:28,608 --> 00:08:32,135 I'd have to confirm by visiting local power plants, and... 141 00:08:32,311 --> 00:08:37,271 And we should still rule out the possibility of cyber warfare, of course. 142 00:08:39,619 --> 00:08:42,247 - All right. Go. - OK. 143 00:08:42,421 --> 00:08:44,389 Agent Paget will coordinate with Cyber. 144 00:08:44,557 --> 00:08:47,185 Agent Boyle will deal with the task force here on the floor. 145 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:49,692 - I'll give you a lift. - You're coming? 146 00:08:49,862 --> 00:08:52,387 - Is that a problem? - No, I just... I don't know. 147 00:08:52,565 --> 00:08:55,159 It's kind of a wild guess. I don't wanna waste your time. 148 00:08:55,334 --> 00:08:59,270 Well, I've seen those pan out before. You can explain it on the way. 149 00:09:00,706 --> 00:09:02,037 We should let Mike and Ike know. 150 00:09:02,208 --> 00:09:05,405 I actually kind of sent 'em on a mission of their own. 151 00:09:12,051 --> 00:09:13,985 Man, what in the hell are you doing? 152 00:09:14,153 --> 00:09:16,587 - Nothing. - You're primping. 153 00:09:17,456 --> 00:09:20,084 - I'm not primping. - Like a peacock. 154 00:09:20,259 --> 00:09:22,454 Gotta look good to win over little sister Finch. 155 00:09:22,628 --> 00:09:24,823 Oh, please. That ship already came in. 156 00:09:24,997 --> 00:09:29,491 - Well, do tell. - Yeah, we've been, um... texting. 157 00:09:29,669 --> 00:09:30,761 Mm-hm. 158 00:09:30,937 --> 00:09:34,805 Which is mainly... you know, me texting. 159 00:09:35,875 --> 00:09:39,367 She's not texting you back. How many texts have you sent? 160 00:09:42,114 --> 00:09:44,275 I mean, do Bitmojis count? 161 00:09:46,986 --> 00:09:48,476 - Oh, hi. - Hi. 162 00:09:48,654 --> 00:09:51,179 - Hi, Rachel. Hi. - Thanks for picking me up. 163 00:09:51,357 --> 00:09:53,257 Yeah. 164 00:09:57,697 --> 00:09:59,494 Are we going or just? 165 00:09:59,665 --> 00:10:01,758 - Buckle up. - Yeah. 166 00:10:02,768 --> 00:10:07,796 Generator's operational. I've had my guys check and recheck. 167 00:10:07,974 --> 00:10:13,412 Nothing wrong with the turbine blades. The rotor is moving. The stator is good. 168 00:10:14,780 --> 00:10:17,510 It doesn't make any sense. We should be hot. 169 00:10:17,683 --> 00:10:20,208 Engineer, please stand by after pressure test. 170 00:10:20,386 --> 00:10:24,083 You guys hear that? 171 00:10:29,528 --> 00:10:34,227 Hey, Maurice. So the electricity's not making it out of the generator. 172 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:36,095 It's not reaching the power lines. 173 00:10:36,268 --> 00:10:39,328 Exactly. It's just disappearing into thin air. 174 00:10:40,706 --> 00:10:43,106 - Can you open it up? - Sure. Step back. 175 00:10:43,275 --> 00:10:45,903 - What are you looking for? - Well... 176 00:10:52,852 --> 00:10:54,285 Well, if it was carried by the wind, 177 00:10:54,453 --> 00:10:58,389 it might be something we can't see with the naked eye. 178 00:10:58,557 --> 00:11:00,252 Do you mind if I borrow that black light? 179 00:11:00,426 --> 00:11:02,690 Be my guest. 180 00:11:05,064 --> 00:11:07,157 Here, step back. 181 00:11:28,954 --> 00:11:33,220 - What the hell is it? - Whatever it is, it's organic. 182 00:11:33,392 --> 00:11:35,758 Could that be causing the blackout, though? Thank you. 183 00:11:35,928 --> 00:11:38,396 Can I talk to you for a minute? 184 00:11:40,232 --> 00:11:43,690 We have to call Naz. This could be some kind of biological attack. 185 00:11:43,869 --> 00:11:45,803 Yeah. 186 00:11:45,971 --> 00:11:49,839 - You know, I saw this last night. - Out on your capeless crusades? 187 00:11:50,009 --> 00:11:51,943 This glowy stuff, it was on a murder victim. 188 00:11:52,111 --> 00:11:55,672 It was all over his hands. I mean, it's gotta be connected somehow. 189 00:11:55,848 --> 00:12:01,184 Oh, so your illicit, illegal escapades, they weren't for nothing. 190 00:12:01,353 --> 00:12:04,049 - I also do some good, you know. - And the city thanks you. 191 00:12:04,223 --> 00:12:07,920 But it doesn't make what you did right, or legal, or OK with me. 192 00:12:08,094 --> 00:12:10,961 - You wanna follow up on this lead? - Yes, lead on. 193 00:12:12,565 --> 00:12:14,556 So we headed to the workplace of Luis Vargas, 194 00:12:14,734 --> 00:12:16,759 the dead security guard with the glowing hands. 195 00:12:16,936 --> 00:12:18,699 The New York City Department of Buildings 196 00:12:18,871 --> 00:12:22,830 is the department that regulates the building of, well, buildings, 197 00:12:23,008 --> 00:12:26,535 which is where we ran into my new friend, Detective Hernandez. 198 00:12:26,712 --> 00:12:29,772 Brian Finch. The man fights crime by day too. 199 00:12:29,949 --> 00:12:32,179 Detective Hernandez, meet Agent Rebecca Harris. 200 00:12:32,351 --> 00:12:34,751 Thanks for letting us borrow your golden boy last night. 201 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:36,251 - Pleasure. - So what's up? 202 00:12:36,422 --> 00:12:38,322 Last night I noticed something really weird. 203 00:12:38,491 --> 00:12:41,221 It was like a green and orange substance on Luis Vargas's body. 204 00:12:41,393 --> 00:12:44,556 It may be connected to the blackout. Did you guys notice anything unusual here? 205 00:12:44,730 --> 00:12:46,857 There was a broken lamp on the 18th floor. 206 00:12:47,032 --> 00:12:50,468 But could've been knocked over in the blackout. Nothing's missing. 207 00:12:50,636 --> 00:12:53,764 Huh. Isn't that where they store the blueprints for the city buildings? 208 00:12:53,939 --> 00:12:56,339 Saw it on the directory. You mind if we take a look? 209 00:12:56,509 --> 00:12:57,874 Cool. 210 00:12:58,043 --> 00:13:01,206 - Elevators are out, aren't they? - Yep. Hope you packed extra lungs. 211 00:13:12,191 --> 00:13:15,217 I gotta up my cardio. What do you think, spinning? 212 00:13:15,394 --> 00:13:18,363 - Do you spin? - I chase you around all night. 213 00:13:24,436 --> 00:13:28,532 Hey, you know, to be fair, we wouldn't even be following this lead... 214 00:13:28,707 --> 00:13:29,731 Hang on. 215 00:13:29,909 --> 00:13:32,742 ...if I hadn't have gone out last night on NZT. 216 00:13:32,912 --> 00:13:37,076 If you expect me to thank you for a lead that took me up 18 flights of stairs... 217 00:13:38,918 --> 00:13:42,081 It's just you swore you would stop hoarding NZT pills. 218 00:13:42,254 --> 00:13:45,052 I have, OK? That was my last one. 219 00:13:45,224 --> 00:13:48,489 Well, and this one, the one Mike gave me. 220 00:13:50,029 --> 00:13:51,860 You promise you're not lying to me? 221 00:13:52,031 --> 00:13:56,092 What are we, six years old? I promise, OK? 222 00:13:56,268 --> 00:13:57,496 No more extra pills. 223 00:14:12,785 --> 00:14:17,085 We have files here, files there. 224 00:14:17,256 --> 00:14:20,350 - You wanna split up, cover more ground? - Yeah. 225 00:14:24,430 --> 00:14:27,490 You might be wondering what I'm looking for. So am I. 226 00:14:27,666 --> 00:14:29,133 But I at least have a theory. 227 00:14:29,301 --> 00:14:31,769 Someone broke in here searching for something. 228 00:14:31,937 --> 00:14:33,962 But what were they after? 229 00:14:42,615 --> 00:14:45,550 I mean, their filing system was a clerical nightmare, 230 00:14:45,718 --> 00:14:50,951 but after I sorted out the documents that were misfiled or misplaced... 231 00:14:53,893 --> 00:14:55,918 ...there was one empty drawer that stood out, 232 00:14:56,095 --> 00:14:58,586 one that seemed recently raided. 233 00:15:00,232 --> 00:15:04,032 Blueprints for a building on 53rd Street in Turtle Bay. 234 00:15:04,203 --> 00:15:07,070 What was there that was worth murdering a guard for 235 00:15:07,239 --> 00:15:10,037 and how did this all relate to the blackout? 236 00:15:14,980 --> 00:15:16,447 Rebecca? 237 00:15:21,220 --> 00:15:22,687 Rebecca? 238 00:15:27,793 --> 00:15:30,762 Whoa. Hey, Hernandez, what's going on? 239 00:15:30,930 --> 00:15:33,057 Sir, please hold right there. 240 00:15:33,232 --> 00:15:35,325 - Are you Brian Finch? - Yeah. 241 00:15:35,734 --> 00:15:37,827 - He's positive. - You need to come with us. 242 00:15:38,003 --> 00:15:38,935 What the hell? 243 00:15:39,104 --> 00:15:41,834 Under 42 CFR 70, we're placing you into quarantine. 244 00:15:42,007 --> 00:15:44,168 You came into contact with a suspicious substance. 245 00:15:44,343 --> 00:15:46,174 - From the power plant? What was it? - Undetermined. 246 00:15:46,345 --> 00:15:48,870 - What does that mean? - It came from an unknown origin. 247 00:15:49,048 --> 00:15:51,516 You've both been exposed. 248 00:16:04,029 --> 00:16:06,122 Remember when you offered to give me a ride today, 249 00:16:06,298 --> 00:16:08,926 and I was like, "Nah" and you were like, "I insist?" 250 00:16:09,101 --> 00:16:11,899 I'm guessing you regret that decision now? 251 00:16:12,071 --> 00:16:13,698 You're not wrong. 252 00:16:13,872 --> 00:16:17,603 Of all the days to get sealed up in a plastic bubble together. 253 00:16:19,545 --> 00:16:22,776 I just mean cos you're annoyed about last night and the pills. 254 00:16:22,948 --> 00:16:25,781 We cleared that up. Unless you're still lying to me. 255 00:16:25,951 --> 00:16:27,384 - I'm not. - Then we're good. 256 00:16:27,553 --> 00:16:28,952 Good. 257 00:16:30,322 --> 00:16:32,813 My phone's dead. Here, can I borrow yours? 258 00:16:32,992 --> 00:16:35,426 Just gotta do some research on the Luis Vargas case. 259 00:16:39,465 --> 00:16:44,164 Well, here's a lucky pair. I'm Sturgeon Reid, astrophysicist. 260 00:16:44,336 --> 00:16:46,634 Today I'm working in tandem with the CDC 261 00:16:46,805 --> 00:16:49,865 to take a look at the substance that you encountered at the power plant. 262 00:16:50,042 --> 00:16:52,943 Why is an astrophysicist working with the CDC? 263 00:16:53,112 --> 00:16:53,942 Well... 264 00:16:54,113 --> 00:16:56,104 What did we discover today? 265 00:16:56,281 --> 00:17:01,048 Officials are not yet sure, but panspermia, yeah? 266 00:17:01,220 --> 00:17:02,847 The idea that life on earth... 267 00:17:03,022 --> 00:17:05,718 What exactly were we exposed to? 268 00:17:05,891 --> 00:17:09,327 - Would you turn that off, please? - ... extraterrestrial life... 269 00:17:09,495 --> 00:17:12,828 We know that it is a bacterium which appears to be feeding 270 00:17:12,998 --> 00:17:16,195 directly off the electricity generated by the power plant. 271 00:17:16,368 --> 00:17:20,498 It's not the first bacterium to do this, but this species is unique. 272 00:17:20,672 --> 00:17:23,539 Unique? As in from outer space? 273 00:17:23,709 --> 00:17:26,473 We found traces of the bacterium on a cargo ship 274 00:17:26,645 --> 00:17:29,478 that passed under the Quadrantid meteor shower yesterday, 275 00:17:29,648 --> 00:17:33,584 so it's possible that the origins of this species could be... 276 00:17:33,752 --> 00:17:35,913 Alien? 277 00:17:36,088 --> 00:17:39,717 This is awesome. Wait, we're not gonna die, are we? 278 00:17:39,892 --> 00:17:42,156 What's the plan to stop the bacteria from spreading? 279 00:17:42,327 --> 00:17:43,954 Since it's feeding off electricity, 280 00:17:44,129 --> 00:17:47,257 we're hoping to starve it by shutting down all the power in Manhattan. 281 00:17:47,433 --> 00:17:49,424 That's gonna be chaos. 282 00:17:49,601 --> 00:17:51,193 And how long do we have to stay here? 283 00:17:51,370 --> 00:17:54,100 Well, since you've had direct exposure, 284 00:17:54,273 --> 00:17:56,707 I've recommended you stay in observation. 285 00:17:56,875 --> 00:17:58,843 Alert the attendant if you feel ill. 286 00:17:59,011 --> 00:18:02,310 But look on the bright side. You could be making history. 287 00:18:05,551 --> 00:18:07,917 - I don't know about all this. - What do you mean? 288 00:18:08,087 --> 00:18:10,885 I don't know. Can I borrow your phone? 289 00:18:11,657 --> 00:18:13,716 Or we could play charades. 290 00:18:15,694 --> 00:18:17,559 Thank you. 291 00:18:20,199 --> 00:18:22,929 What's your... What's your station? 292 00:18:24,169 --> 00:18:28,162 Anything's good. I don't really listen to the radio. 293 00:18:36,081 --> 00:18:38,174 Looks like we're getting out of here just in time. 294 00:18:38,350 --> 00:18:39,681 - I don't want to. - Come on. 295 00:18:39,852 --> 00:18:41,217 Hey, thanks for this, by the way. 296 00:18:41,386 --> 00:18:45,482 You can imagine what it's like to have a cold, stir-crazy five-year-old. 297 00:18:45,657 --> 00:18:49,184 Give me the bag. All right, we need the bag. The bag. 298 00:18:54,666 --> 00:18:58,158 Hi. Oh, I'm so glad you're... I'm so glad you're OK. 299 00:18:58,337 --> 00:19:00,931 - Hi, doll. - Hi, honey. 300 00:19:01,106 --> 00:19:03,472 We're so glad you got here. We were getting worried. 301 00:19:03,642 --> 00:19:06,941 - Who's that? - They got us out of the city. Be nice. 302 00:19:10,582 --> 00:19:14,746 - Thanks for taking care of my kids. - Of course, sir. It was our pleasure. 303 00:19:16,588 --> 00:19:19,853 Well, I assume you'll be going back now. Good luck. 304 00:19:20,025 --> 00:19:23,119 Actually, our orders are to stay until everything's been cleared up. 305 00:19:23,295 --> 00:19:26,753 - Orders from whom? - Your son, sir, Brian. 306 00:19:26,932 --> 00:19:29,765 We can wait outside if that's easier. 307 00:19:29,935 --> 00:19:32,802 Well, no, of course not. It's freezing. Come in. 308 00:19:32,971 --> 00:19:34,962 Dennis is just getting lunch. 309 00:19:35,140 --> 00:19:37,108 I'm gluten-free. 310 00:19:37,276 --> 00:19:40,473 Turtle Bay. The address is on 53rd between 2nd and 3rd. 311 00:19:40,646 --> 00:19:42,978 You do realize we're kind of busy here? 312 00:19:43,148 --> 00:19:45,878 Yeah, I'm not asking you to go get me some Skittles, Boyle. 313 00:19:46,051 --> 00:19:47,416 I know this is important. 314 00:19:47,586 --> 00:19:50,749 Look, the missing blueprints were for some kind of commercial building, 315 00:19:50,923 --> 00:19:52,049 and when I looked online, 316 00:19:52,224 --> 00:19:55,250 all of the occupants from the ground up were pretty mundane. 317 00:19:55,427 --> 00:19:57,918 I mean, I couldn't figure out why anyone would target them. 318 00:19:58,096 --> 00:20:03,090 But the basement tenant is the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing. 319 00:20:03,268 --> 00:20:06,499 Oh, I know that location. It's where banks send soiled and defaced bills. 320 00:20:06,672 --> 00:20:09,402 Exactly. The Department of Mutilated Money. 321 00:20:09,575 --> 00:20:12,009 And the New York office handles the entire northeast. 322 00:20:12,177 --> 00:20:14,202 Do you know how much cash they must have in there? 323 00:20:14,379 --> 00:20:16,711 But it's unusable currency waiting to be destroyed. 324 00:20:16,882 --> 00:20:19,373 Not all of it. A good fraction of it can be cleaned and repaired. 325 00:20:19,551 --> 00:20:21,815 A security guard, Luis Vargas, was killed the other day, 326 00:20:21,987 --> 00:20:24,751 presumably by whoever was stealing the blueprints for this address. 327 00:20:24,923 --> 00:20:26,515 Do you know what they found on his body? 328 00:20:26,692 --> 00:20:28,751 The same bacterium that's causing the blackout, 329 00:20:28,927 --> 00:20:34,092 except Luis Vargas was killed a full day before the meteor shower hit New York. 330 00:20:34,266 --> 00:20:37,099 So you think the bacteria came from some other alien invasion? 331 00:20:37,269 --> 00:20:40,864 As much as I hate to admit it, I think it might not be alien at all. 332 00:20:41,039 --> 00:20:43,906 I mean, they say it's similar to known bacteria. 333 00:20:44,076 --> 00:20:46,977 So what if someone cultivated a new strain 334 00:20:47,145 --> 00:20:50,205 and released it to cause a blackout? 335 00:20:50,382 --> 00:20:52,350 It's the perfect cover to steal a bunch of cash. 336 00:20:52,517 --> 00:20:54,644 Yeah, mutilated cash. Why not hit a bank? 337 00:20:54,820 --> 00:20:56,617 Because it's an easier target. 338 00:20:56,788 --> 00:20:58,779 People think that money's basically trash, 339 00:20:58,957 --> 00:21:01,687 which means people wouldn't think to look there first, but we did. 340 00:21:01,860 --> 00:21:05,091 If we can just get over there, we might be able to stop the heist from happening 341 00:21:05,264 --> 00:21:07,732 and find the people responsible for the whole blackout. 342 00:21:07,899 --> 00:21:10,732 - Yeah. - And by we... I mean you. 343 00:21:10,902 --> 00:21:13,735 Because we're still kind of quarantined here. 344 00:21:13,905 --> 00:21:15,372 All right, I'll see what I can do. 345 00:21:20,279 --> 00:21:22,941 - Can I have that? - What the hell is this? 346 00:21:23,115 --> 00:21:25,606 - Can I have my phone, please? - No. What the hell is this? 347 00:21:25,784 --> 00:21:27,877 Who sent this to you? 348 00:21:29,321 --> 00:21:32,188 An agent sent to search the government property where you're living 349 00:21:32,357 --> 00:21:35,520 for what looks like NZT pills hidden in your vinyl collection. 350 00:21:35,694 --> 00:21:37,161 You told me there weren't any more. 351 00:21:37,329 --> 00:21:40,628 You could've said something to me before sending the cavalry into my apartment. 352 00:21:40,799 --> 00:21:43,063 I did say something and you lied to me. 353 00:21:43,235 --> 00:21:45,726 Do you have any idea how irresponsible it is 354 00:21:45,904 --> 00:21:48,737 to use this drug however you want, whenever you want? 355 00:21:48,907 --> 00:21:52,604 The rules, managing your dosage, keeping a watch out for you, 356 00:21:52,778 --> 00:21:55,269 they're there to keep you alive, to keep you safe. 357 00:21:55,447 --> 00:21:58,883 The FBI doesn't care about keeping me safe. They care about keeping me useful. 358 00:21:59,051 --> 00:22:01,611 If you think I don't care, you haven't been paying attention. 359 00:22:01,787 --> 00:22:04,153 I brought you into the FBI. I've stood up for you... 360 00:22:04,323 --> 00:22:06,154 You have no idea what you're talking about. 361 00:22:06,325 --> 00:22:08,156 I know what happens if this gets out of hand. 362 00:22:08,327 --> 00:22:11,558 I'm not like anyone. No one else is going through what I am going through. 363 00:22:11,730 --> 00:22:15,359 You are hiding pills like an addict, Brian. 364 00:22:15,534 --> 00:22:17,627 I know that you are immune to NZT side effects 365 00:22:17,803 --> 00:22:20,203 and I know that makes you think you're different somehow. 366 00:22:20,372 --> 00:22:22,863 - But you are not immune. - You're gonna tell me what I think? 367 00:22:23,041 --> 00:22:25,532 - That's not what I'm saying. - You don't know inside my head. 368 00:22:25,711 --> 00:22:28,009 We're not psychic twins, and if you want the real truth, 369 00:22:28,180 --> 00:22:29,772 I may be addicted to these drugs. 370 00:22:29,948 --> 00:22:31,347 Thanks for that, by the way. 371 00:22:31,516 --> 00:22:33,177 - But you're addicted to me. - What? 372 00:22:33,352 --> 00:22:35,912 Solving things, breaking cases, that's your high. 373 00:22:36,088 --> 00:22:38,181 Because of me, you get to do it at a whole new level. 374 00:22:38,357 --> 00:22:40,848 You wanna go back to your old life, keeping up with paperwork 375 00:22:41,026 --> 00:22:42,755 and crossing your Ts and dotting your Is, 376 00:22:42,928 --> 00:22:45,192 seeing it all end in frustration half the time? 377 00:22:45,364 --> 00:22:46,695 You need all this as much as I do, 378 00:22:46,865 --> 00:22:49,732 you need NZT as much as I do, and you know it. 379 00:22:53,038 --> 00:22:54,335 Can I have my phone? 380 00:23:00,178 --> 00:23:02,669 Two pills. They only found two. 381 00:23:03,482 --> 00:23:04,744 Where are the others? 382 00:23:08,186 --> 00:23:10,381 - Dad looks stressed. - Well, can you blame him? 383 00:23:10,555 --> 00:23:12,250 First there's the power outage. 384 00:23:12,424 --> 00:23:17,020 Now we have federal agents in the living room making awkward conversation. 385 00:23:17,896 --> 00:23:18,920 Yeah. 386 00:23:19,097 --> 00:23:21,122 Or maybe he's just picking up on the glances 387 00:23:21,299 --> 00:23:23,267 between you and the one who looks like Cary Grant. 388 00:23:23,435 --> 00:23:25,960 - Mom. - I'm just saying, Rachel, come on. 389 00:23:26,138 --> 00:23:28,299 That boy is smitten. It's written all over his face. 390 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:32,536 - Please stop talking. - Square jaw, still has all his hair. 391 00:23:32,711 --> 00:23:35,179 I swear to God, I will cut my wrist with this butter knife. 392 00:23:35,347 --> 00:23:39,078 All right, so something is on your mind. If it's not him, what is it? 393 00:23:40,585 --> 00:23:44,214 Don't tell Dad, OK? He gets so upset about these things. 394 00:23:49,995 --> 00:23:51,121 It's Brian. 395 00:23:51,296 --> 00:23:54,265 We were hanging out at his safe house the other night 396 00:23:54,433 --> 00:23:56,765 and he went over to his records 397 00:23:56,935 --> 00:23:59,733 and it looked like he took something out. 398 00:23:59,905 --> 00:24:02,430 So when he left, I went over... 399 00:24:05,610 --> 00:24:07,703 ...and I found... 400 00:24:12,517 --> 00:24:14,678 I'm not sure what they are, 401 00:24:14,853 --> 00:24:19,153 but I'm pretty sure that they are part of why he is the way that he is now. 402 00:24:19,324 --> 00:24:23,658 But what's really bothering me is did he get into the FBI 403 00:24:23,829 --> 00:24:26,320 because he's taking these? 404 00:24:26,498 --> 00:24:29,126 Or are they the ones that are giving it to him? 405 00:24:29,301 --> 00:24:31,599 I've never seen anything like this. 406 00:24:31,770 --> 00:24:33,328 - You OK? - Hey, Dad. 407 00:24:33,505 --> 00:24:35,769 Yes, yes, good. Um... 408 00:24:35,941 --> 00:24:37,932 Here, let me help you put out lunch, OK? 409 00:24:38,109 --> 00:24:40,202 OK, good. 410 00:25:02,167 --> 00:25:04,135 They cleaned house. 411 00:25:04,302 --> 00:25:05,997 Not a dollar inside? 412 00:25:06,171 --> 00:25:08,401 Not one you can spend. Cleaned out. 413 00:25:08,573 --> 00:25:11,474 Looks like you had the right idea. We just didn't get here in time. 414 00:25:11,643 --> 00:25:14,635 So it was a heist, and they did know the blackout was coming. 415 00:25:14,813 --> 00:25:17,247 Well, I talked to the department's senior manager. 416 00:25:17,415 --> 00:25:21,579 The guy estimates there was a little more than $8 million in this safe. 417 00:25:24,923 --> 00:25:28,017 Boyle, I'll have to call you back. Looks like the CDC might have an update. 418 00:25:30,562 --> 00:25:32,962 Agent Rebecca Harris, Brian Finch. 419 00:25:33,131 --> 00:25:35,622 Aren't you guys supposed to be wearing masks or something? 420 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:37,791 The bacterium proved non-communicable. 421 00:25:37,969 --> 00:25:42,065 Seems it feeds exclusively on electrons found in inanimate sources. 422 00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:45,141 Meaning we didn't have to be here in the first place? 423 00:25:45,310 --> 00:25:48,404 You're free to go. Well, after we take your vitals. 424 00:25:48,580 --> 00:25:50,980 Legal issue. Proof we sent you home in good health. 425 00:25:52,117 --> 00:25:53,880 - You're discharged. - Hey, Rebecca. 426 00:25:59,791 --> 00:26:01,281 We get our clothes back, right? 427 00:26:03,128 --> 00:26:05,722 Marie. Marie. Stop. 428 00:26:05,897 --> 00:26:07,387 Come here. 429 00:26:07,566 --> 00:26:09,227 Sit down. Talk to me. 430 00:26:11,036 --> 00:26:14,802 - What's on your mind? - You talk to Brian more than I do. 431 00:26:14,973 --> 00:26:18,465 He's always sought you out, trusted you. 432 00:26:19,911 --> 00:26:22,607 Dennis, I know that you have been talking to him about all of this, 433 00:26:22,781 --> 00:26:26,649 all right, and I understand if you wanna keep it close to the vest, 434 00:26:26,818 --> 00:26:29,810 and you wouldn't do that if you didn't know that he was all right. 435 00:26:30,021 --> 00:26:33,855 - But is Brian all right? - What do you mean? 436 00:26:34,025 --> 00:26:37,256 I mean, what are they doing to him? Do you know? 437 00:26:38,096 --> 00:26:41,588 He's fine. Brian's gonna be all right. 438 00:26:41,766 --> 00:26:45,702 Do you know anything about pills or drugs they're giving him? 439 00:26:48,573 --> 00:26:50,666 What do you know? 440 00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:57,971 - Hard at work, I see. - Yeah. 441 00:27:01,386 --> 00:27:04,184 - You OK? - Yeah. 442 00:27:06,992 --> 00:27:10,155 I mean, I'm a little bummed that the CDC burned my Joy Division shirt. 443 00:27:10,328 --> 00:27:12,421 It was an original. 444 00:27:13,898 --> 00:27:16,298 - You seen Rebecca? - She's upstairs with Naz. 445 00:27:16,468 --> 00:27:17,560 Mmm. 446 00:27:18,670 --> 00:27:20,865 Something happen between you two in quarantine? 447 00:27:21,039 --> 00:27:23,439 I don't know. Mistakes were made, words were said. 448 00:27:23,608 --> 00:27:25,075 I guess it's our first real fight. 449 00:27:25,243 --> 00:27:28,679 Well, the handler-consultant relationship is stressful enough 450 00:27:28,847 --> 00:27:31,179 without being thrown into a plastic bubble together. 451 00:27:31,349 --> 00:27:33,874 You guys will get through it. 452 00:27:34,052 --> 00:27:35,781 - OK? - Yeah. 453 00:27:36,721 --> 00:27:39,087 Generators and cell towers are starting to power down. 454 00:27:39,257 --> 00:27:41,691 I told Naz I'd come down, check in to see if you had any leads 455 00:27:41,860 --> 00:27:43,088 on the mutilated money gang. 456 00:27:43,261 --> 00:27:44,523 Yeah, I do have something. 457 00:27:44,696 --> 00:27:48,860 So my theory is that whoever pulled off the heist planted the bacteria, right? 458 00:27:49,034 --> 00:27:51,798 And since the financial district was the first to lose power, 459 00:27:51,970 --> 00:27:53,995 specifically the 200 block of Chambers Street, 460 00:27:54,172 --> 00:27:57,437 we can assume that's where the bacteria was first introduced. 461 00:27:57,609 --> 00:27:59,304 Now, as for who did it... 462 00:28:00,178 --> 00:28:03,079 ...there are only 12 people in the New York area 463 00:28:03,248 --> 00:28:06,342 with enough scientific expertise to not only engineer the bacteria 464 00:28:06,518 --> 00:28:08,748 but also know how to successfully plant it. 465 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:11,650 Now, if they were smart enough to do all that, 466 00:28:11,823 --> 00:28:14,883 then they're probably smart enough to stay off security cameras, 467 00:28:15,060 --> 00:28:16,721 and that's where these come in. 468 00:28:16,895 --> 00:28:20,422 Well, I've come to respect some of your ways, Finch. 469 00:28:20,598 --> 00:28:23,795 That doesn't mean that I'm gonna be strolling around the financial district 470 00:28:23,968 --> 00:28:25,196 wearing a sandwich board. 471 00:28:25,370 --> 00:28:27,702 There's a large homeless population around that area, 472 00:28:27,872 --> 00:28:29,840 people who have nowhere to go during a blackout. 473 00:28:30,008 --> 00:28:33,273 - They might identify one of the perps. - Or I could call a friend at the NSA. 474 00:28:33,445 --> 00:28:35,811 - We're not doing that. - Why not? 475 00:28:35,980 --> 00:28:39,507 They would have a copy of every phone conversation these scientists have had. 476 00:28:39,684 --> 00:28:43,916 Well, is this on the DL or are we asserting the Patriot Act? 477 00:28:44,089 --> 00:28:47,252 You're siding to protect people's privacy? That's ironic. 478 00:28:47,425 --> 00:28:50,588 Heist or not, someone shut down the power on Manhattan. 479 00:28:50,762 --> 00:28:52,229 That's an act of terrorism. 480 00:28:52,397 --> 00:28:55,093 Or you can wear the sandwich board. He's your consultant. 481 00:28:55,266 --> 00:28:58,133 Actually, I was gonna make a few. I thought we could all wear 'em. 482 00:28:58,303 --> 00:29:01,864 No, you're right, Boyle, we should call in the NSA. 483 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:03,769 Brian, can I talk to you for a second? 484 00:29:03,942 --> 00:29:05,534 Yeah. 485 00:29:09,013 --> 00:29:10,037 Look, I'm sorry... 486 00:29:10,215 --> 00:29:14,743 You know, when all of this started, we made promises to each other. 487 00:29:14,919 --> 00:29:17,854 I said I would help you through anything as long as you didn't lie to me. 488 00:29:18,022 --> 00:29:20,547 - I know. I didn't mean to lie to you. - I just spoke to Naz. 489 00:29:20,725 --> 00:29:23,125 You're being assigned to a different handler, 490 00:29:23,294 --> 00:29:25,922 and in the meantime you'll work with Boyle. 491 00:29:33,371 --> 00:29:35,896 Of course, the day the NSA came to the CJC 492 00:29:36,074 --> 00:29:39,407 was the day everything started spiraling out of control. 493 00:29:40,545 --> 00:29:42,479 You know how for years the NSA has been saying 494 00:29:42,647 --> 00:29:44,911 they only collect metadata from phone conversations? 495 00:29:45,083 --> 00:29:46,209 Well, that's sort of a lie. 496 00:29:46,384 --> 00:29:47,976 Don't handle that, please. 497 00:29:48,153 --> 00:29:50,348 They're actually recording and storing the audio 498 00:29:50,522 --> 00:29:52,217 of at least 80% of Americans' phone calls. 499 00:29:52,390 --> 00:29:54,483 Sign here. 500 00:30:00,632 --> 00:30:02,429 Can I touch? 501 00:30:08,439 --> 00:30:11,272 The average adult sends and receives about five calls a day. 502 00:30:11,442 --> 00:30:14,639 Multiply that by 365 days, times 12 suspects 503 00:30:14,813 --> 00:30:17,577 and I'm listening to over 21,000 conversations. 504 00:30:17,749 --> 00:30:19,808 Most of them were totally irrelevant. 505 00:30:19,984 --> 00:30:22,452 I told you not to push her away. 506 00:30:24,055 --> 00:30:27,388 Relax. You don't have to say anything. 507 00:30:27,559 --> 00:30:32,019 A new handler? Really? You think you're gonna be able to make that work? 508 00:30:32,197 --> 00:30:36,327 Is there anyone else here who will protect you like she did? 509 00:30:36,501 --> 00:30:38,196 How are you going to fix this? 510 00:30:38,369 --> 00:30:40,132 I can't. 511 00:30:43,608 --> 00:30:45,166 Ma... Uh... 512 00:30:45,343 --> 00:30:49,541 I can't make out this last track. If you... Yeah, rewind that. Thank you. 513 00:30:50,648 --> 00:30:55,210 Where was I? Right, it's down to Ian Marshall and Sturgeon Reid. 514 00:30:55,386 --> 00:30:57,115 I'm not disagreeing with you. 515 00:30:57,388 --> 00:31:01,256 It's just that we won't recognize it, even if it was ET biting us on the ass. 516 00:31:01,426 --> 00:31:02,859 Man isn't ready. 517 00:31:03,027 --> 00:31:06,053 Maybe in our grandchildren's lifetime, but not in ours. 518 00:31:06,231 --> 00:31:07,562 You care to make a bet? 519 00:31:07,732 --> 00:31:10,701 One dollar says we will find evidence of alien life in our lifetime. 520 00:31:10,869 --> 00:31:12,769 And one dollar says we won't. 521 00:31:17,075 --> 00:31:20,374 I believe you owe Dr. Marshall a dollar, Dr. Reid. 522 00:31:20,545 --> 00:31:23,378 What is this? What are we doing here? 523 00:31:23,548 --> 00:31:26,847 You two have kind of a friendly rivalry... ish. 524 00:31:27,018 --> 00:31:29,748 Just a couple of eminent astrophysicists debating whether or not 525 00:31:29,921 --> 00:31:33,379 we discover evidence of extraterrestrial life within the next couple of decades. 526 00:31:33,558 --> 00:31:36,686 You even made a bet about it, didn't you? For one dollar. 527 00:31:36,861 --> 00:31:38,761 How could you possibly know that? 528 00:31:38,930 --> 00:31:43,264 On the one hand, we have the skeptic, Sturgeon Reid. 529 00:31:43,434 --> 00:31:48,838 Laying his money and pride on the ETs, Dr. Ian Marshall. 530 00:31:49,007 --> 00:31:52,670 And you saw to it you were gonna win that buck, didn't you? 531 00:31:52,844 --> 00:31:56,507 I'm not conceding that such a bet even happened. 532 00:31:57,348 --> 00:31:58,679 We don't need you to. 533 00:31:58,850 --> 00:32:02,183 We shared our concerns with the provost of Walcott University 534 00:32:02,353 --> 00:32:04,821 and she agreed to let us take a look in your lab. 535 00:32:04,989 --> 00:32:07,958 We found trace amounts of the bacteria causing the outages, 536 00:32:08,126 --> 00:32:09,457 some destroyed cultures. 537 00:32:09,627 --> 00:32:12,221 - Care to explain? - I'll get you started. 538 00:32:12,397 --> 00:32:15,389 You discovered a species of bacteria that feeds on electrons, 539 00:32:15,566 --> 00:32:16,897 but you kept it to yourself. 540 00:32:17,068 --> 00:32:19,229 You released a colony in the financial district 541 00:32:19,404 --> 00:32:21,929 and timed that release with the passage of the meteor shower, 542 00:32:22,106 --> 00:32:24,074 so people would start thinking aliens. 543 00:32:24,242 --> 00:32:26,437 It's a clever plan, dude. Own it. 544 00:32:26,611 --> 00:32:29,774 Plus we already got you kind of dead to rights, so... 545 00:32:29,948 --> 00:32:34,112 Actually, it was one of my research assistants who discovered the bacteria, 546 00:32:34,285 --> 00:32:38,278 but I convinced her not to report it. 547 00:32:38,456 --> 00:32:40,014 I just wanted to win. 548 00:32:40,191 --> 00:32:42,955 And at some point you started to want more than that. 549 00:32:43,127 --> 00:32:45,118 I'm sorry? 550 00:32:45,296 --> 00:32:48,754 The theft of $8 million from the Department of Mutilated Money. 551 00:32:48,933 --> 00:32:53,563 Luis Vargas, the security guard you murdered two nights ago. 552 00:32:54,405 --> 00:32:58,364 You caused the blackout, then used it as cover to make yourself rich. 553 00:32:58,543 --> 00:33:00,636 He surprised you when you were stealing the plans. 554 00:33:00,812 --> 00:33:05,840 No, no, no, no, no. I am not a killer. I'm not a thief. I have tenure. 555 00:33:06,017 --> 00:33:10,317 Two nights ago? What time did this murder happen? 556 00:33:10,488 --> 00:33:13,480 Time of death is estimated between 9 and 11 pm. 557 00:33:15,593 --> 00:33:17,185 Relax, Ian. 558 00:33:17,362 --> 00:33:21,355 Tuesday night, Dr. Marshall and I gave a lecture together at Columbia. 559 00:33:21,532 --> 00:33:25,195 1,400 students will attest for our whereabouts. 560 00:33:25,370 --> 00:33:31,775 He may have planted the bacteria, but Dr. Marshall didn't kill anyone. 561 00:33:42,186 --> 00:33:45,519 Please avoid all streets between Houston and Grand, 562 00:33:45,690 --> 00:33:47,351 Allen and the East River. 563 00:33:47,525 --> 00:33:50,722 City officials have reopened the Williamsburg Bridge and a checkpoint... 564 00:33:50,895 --> 00:33:53,989 Come on, come on, come on. 565 00:33:56,234 --> 00:33:58,361 Hey, guys. How's it going? 566 00:33:58,536 --> 00:34:00,470 That's a dumb question. It's not going. 567 00:34:00,638 --> 00:34:03,300 That's the thing about standstill traffic, right? 568 00:34:03,474 --> 00:34:05,965 It's the pits. Corey Martinson? 569 00:34:06,144 --> 00:34:09,636 You're Ian Marshall's research assistant. I'll take that as a yes. 570 00:34:09,814 --> 00:34:11,748 So we're from the FBI and we just learned 571 00:34:11,916 --> 00:34:14,680 that your boss is the one behind the hoax that paralyzed the city. 572 00:34:14,852 --> 00:34:18,379 And the way he tells it, you helped him fabricate the bacteria that did it. 573 00:34:18,556 --> 00:34:20,456 Also he said you were his only partner. 574 00:34:20,625 --> 00:34:23,924 Would you be willing to testify against your boss in the charges he faces? 575 00:34:24,095 --> 00:34:26,188 Um... 576 00:34:26,364 --> 00:34:29,060 I don't know. Wait. How did you find me here? 577 00:34:29,233 --> 00:34:30,860 Here? We just waited for you to show up. 578 00:34:31,035 --> 00:34:33,526 This is, after all, the only way out of the city at the moment. 579 00:34:33,704 --> 00:34:35,296 We at the FBI kindly set it up that way. 580 00:34:35,473 --> 00:34:37,703 Thing is, somebody used the blackout 581 00:34:37,875 --> 00:34:40,275 to stage a robbery of the Department of Mutilated Money. 582 00:34:40,445 --> 00:34:41,639 Someone like, say, 583 00:34:41,813 --> 00:34:44,839 an underpaid research assistant with crushing amounts of student debt. 584 00:34:45,016 --> 00:34:48,076 Someone who saw her boss's relatively harmless hoax as an opportunity. 585 00:34:48,252 --> 00:34:51,312 That same somebody had a cousin who did time for armed robbery. 586 00:34:51,489 --> 00:34:53,457 - Hi, Frank. - Together they came up with a plan. 587 00:34:53,624 --> 00:34:57,060 They even ordered a ridiculous amount of laundry detergents from Amazon 588 00:34:57,228 --> 00:34:58,456 to clean the money they stole. 589 00:34:58,629 --> 00:35:00,722 Any of this sounding familiar? Of course not. 590 00:35:00,898 --> 00:35:03,696 Would you two mind if we took a look in the back of this ambulance, 591 00:35:03,868 --> 00:35:07,235 rented from a private EMS service to move about freely in the quarantine? 592 00:35:09,907 --> 00:35:11,602 Hey, hey! 593 00:35:17,548 --> 00:35:21,245 Thank you. We weren't able to get a warrant with all the power being out. 594 00:35:21,419 --> 00:35:24,183 But that attempted escape is probable cause. 595 00:35:24,355 --> 00:35:27,847 And that, my friend, is irrefutable evidence. 596 00:35:32,296 --> 00:35:34,389 What's it say? 597 00:35:36,701 --> 00:35:38,931 I wonder if anyone's ever tried calling this number. 598 00:35:39,103 --> 00:35:42,368 Think there's actually a good time at the end of this line? Should we call? 599 00:35:42,540 --> 00:35:46,840 You can give it a shot if you want. I'm gonna go home, man. 600 00:35:50,248 --> 00:35:52,546 Hey, Brian, pains me to say it, 601 00:35:52,717 --> 00:35:58,155 but, uh... it's not the worst thing, huh, us working together? 602 00:35:59,490 --> 00:36:03,290 I didn't really wanna go home. I sure as hell didn't wanna go back to the CJC. 603 00:36:03,461 --> 00:36:05,190 There's only one place I could think to go, 604 00:36:05,363 --> 00:36:08,628 the one place people still love me because they have no choice. 605 00:36:10,368 --> 00:36:12,097 Hey, Cameron. You leaving already? 606 00:36:12,270 --> 00:36:13,999 I was hoping to catch you guys for dinner. 607 00:36:14,172 --> 00:36:16,640 We heard it shouldn't be long before the power's restored. 608 00:36:16,807 --> 00:36:19,173 - If I were you, I'd turn around now. - What? Why? 609 00:36:19,343 --> 00:36:22,039 I don't know what's going on, but I definitely heard your name, 610 00:36:22,213 --> 00:36:24,078 so run while you can. 611 00:36:31,856 --> 00:36:34,324 Hey, guys. What's going on? 612 00:36:34,492 --> 00:36:36,687 Sit down, Brian. 613 00:36:38,229 --> 00:36:41,995 OK. Sounds ominous. 614 00:36:46,637 --> 00:36:48,730 Mom, you OK? 615 00:36:50,107 --> 00:36:55,875 You know, Brian, I always knew that you had something special about you. 616 00:36:56,781 --> 00:36:59,079 A good heart, you were sensitive, 617 00:36:59,250 --> 00:37:02,242 you cared about other people, even if you were being impulsive, 618 00:37:02,420 --> 00:37:06,379 even if the things you were doing looked selfish on the face of it. 619 00:37:08,526 --> 00:37:12,485 I believed in that light that was in you so much 620 00:37:12,663 --> 00:37:15,757 that, uh, I let a lot of things slip by. 621 00:37:15,933 --> 00:37:19,460 Finding pot in your jeans when you left them out for me to wash as usual. 622 00:37:19,604 --> 00:37:21,868 - Mom, come on... - No, let me finish. 623 00:37:24,041 --> 00:37:28,000 I figured that we would find some kind of balance, you know? 624 00:37:28,179 --> 00:37:30,545 Your father would give you discipline, some structure. 625 00:37:30,715 --> 00:37:34,116 I would give you room to run so you could figure things out. 626 00:37:34,285 --> 00:37:37,584 And I honestly thought that's what was happening to you now. 627 00:37:37,755 --> 00:37:41,521 I thought, "Maybe he's finally figured it out." 628 00:37:44,328 --> 00:37:46,455 Ugh. What an idiot I was. 629 00:37:46,631 --> 00:37:48,496 - Come on, Mom, you can't... - No. 630 00:37:48,666 --> 00:37:51,430 - What the hell are these? - Jesus. 631 00:37:51,602 --> 00:37:55,402 You wanna tell me about them? Because your father won't. 632 00:37:55,573 --> 00:37:56,904 We've been married for 42 years 633 00:37:57,074 --> 00:37:59,770 and there has never been a single thing that we could not discuss. 634 00:37:59,944 --> 00:38:03,573 So whatever these are must be serious. 635 00:38:04,515 --> 00:38:07,211 - Dad... - This is between you and your mother. 636 00:38:07,385 --> 00:38:11,378 - You brought this into our home. - No, I didn't. No, I didn't. 637 00:38:11,555 --> 00:38:15,491 The moment you got your sister into this, you did. 638 00:38:15,660 --> 00:38:19,061 Leaving these pills lying around, having her come to that safe house 639 00:38:19,230 --> 00:38:21,027 that you have been mysteriously given. 640 00:38:21,198 --> 00:38:23,666 - You put your sister in danger. - No, I haven't. 641 00:38:23,834 --> 00:38:27,770 Undercover agents coming over, bleeding out on the kitchen table. 642 00:38:28,639 --> 00:38:29,697 Rachel. 643 00:38:29,874 --> 00:38:33,435 Brian, no. I am not turning a blind eye anymore. 644 00:38:33,611 --> 00:38:37,069 I don't know what these pills are. I don't wanna know. 645 00:38:37,248 --> 00:38:41,241 And I don't want our family any deeper in this than we already are. 646 00:38:51,329 --> 00:38:54,355 Mom, I can't tell you everything, but I can explain... 647 00:38:54,532 --> 00:38:57,467 Brian, no. I don't want any more excuses. 648 00:38:57,635 --> 00:39:00,035 Because unless you start making some different choices, 649 00:39:00,204 --> 00:39:02,468 you are not welcome here. 650 00:39:04,842 --> 00:39:07,675 I love you, Brian, but... just... 651 00:39:07,812 --> 00:39:10,178 ...no. 652 00:40:31,729 --> 00:40:34,391 Just go do it. It ain't gonna get any easier, you sitting here. 653 00:40:34,565 --> 00:40:37,432 - I know. It just... - You're gonna miss her. Go. 654 00:40:37,601 --> 00:40:38,966 Get out of the car! 655 00:40:40,738 --> 00:40:42,228 Rachel. 656 00:40:43,407 --> 00:40:44,431 - Hey. - Listen... 657 00:40:44,608 --> 00:40:47,771 Jason, I'm sorry. I... I should've stayed in touch. 658 00:40:47,978 --> 00:40:50,208 And I was weird to you at my parents', I know. 659 00:40:50,381 --> 00:40:52,815 - Things have been strange. - I'm not here to talk about that. 660 00:40:52,983 --> 00:40:54,007 Oh, OK. 661 00:40:54,185 --> 00:40:55,880 Your mom mentioned an undercover agent, 662 00:40:56,053 --> 00:40:58,351 that he showed up at Brian's apartment bleeding out? 663 00:40:58,522 --> 00:41:01,616 - Yeah? - Could you describe him for me? 664 00:41:09,867 --> 00:41:12,995 Banker's hours today? 665 00:41:13,170 --> 00:41:15,604 F Train. There's some kind of delay. 666 00:41:16,507 --> 00:41:18,907 - I need to talk to Brian. - Not in yet. 667 00:41:19,076 --> 00:41:21,135 I guess he took the same train. 668 00:41:31,188 --> 00:41:32,985 I can't come to the phone right now, 669 00:41:33,157 --> 00:41:36,820 but if there's an emergency, you can try Rebecca Harris any time. 670 00:41:53,010 --> 00:41:54,409 Hey. 671 00:41:54,578 --> 00:41:57,877 Thought about stopping by, but I figured you'd seen enough of me lately. 672 00:41:58,048 --> 00:42:00,414 You should know a few things. 673 00:42:00,784 --> 00:42:04,083 I'm sorry for the things I said. You deserve better than that. 674 00:42:04,255 --> 00:42:08,214 Whatever else happens, you saw potential in me that no one else ever did. 675 00:42:08,392 --> 00:42:12,351 It's not just the pill that changed my life, it's you, so thanks for that. 676 00:42:12,530 --> 00:42:15,499 Things may get a little crazy for a while. 677 00:42:16,333 --> 00:42:19,996 I know I haven't given back as much as you've given me. 678 00:42:20,170 --> 00:42:25,472 There's probably no way I ever could. But starting now, I'm gonna try. 679 00:42:28,479 --> 00:42:32,074 And in order to try, I've gotta do a few things, 680 00:42:32,249 --> 00:42:34,376 so you may not hear from me for a minute. 681 00:42:34,952 --> 00:42:37,750 I think I have a way to make some of this OK. 682 00:42:39,590 --> 00:42:42,354 And if it all works out, I'll see you in a few days. 683 00:42:42,526 --> 00:42:47,429 And if it doesn't, well, we had some lulz, right? 684 00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:55,000 Ripped & Corrected By mstoll