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All I'm saying is, it's been a long week,

and you said before you hate visiting her.

I don't.

It's just--she's just a lot to handle at times.

Exactly, so why do I need to be a part of it?

She's my sister.

Your sister, not mine.

Okay, okay. I'll go by myself.

- You sure? - Yes, it's fine.

Because if you want me to go with you, I will, but--

Okay, if you insist.

What's the matter? - Stay here.

John, what the hell is going on?

Just stay there.

You!

Hands where I can see them, now.

Whoa! Whoa, what's going on?

On the ground, face down, arms out wide.

Hey, I don't know who you think I am,

or what I've done--

John, what the hell is going on?

Should I call the cops?

John!

No!

Help me, please!

Call 911. He needs help!

Yeah, I see that.

Hey, you busy?

Hey. No, not really. What's up?

A few of us are getting together tonight,

last minute, at that great new steakhouse in Tribeca, Lola's.

How fun. What's the occasion?

Uh, just sort of teambuilding.

You know, keep up the morale.

I love that.

I, uh--I can't.

I've got courtside seats to the Knicks.

Courtside? Wow. How'd you score those?

This guy that I'm sort of dating.

Sort of dating?

Yeah. It's casual for now.

Mm-hmm.

Well, fire up the JOC.

Yeah, I'll get Tiff and Scola to the scene.

Victim's John Reagan. Worked State Department.

Not sure in what capacity, but he was carrying.

- A robbery gone bad? - No.

Wife said her husband initiated the confrontation,

tried to detain the shooter, got killed in the process.

- She say why? - Nope.

After you get those photos,

we're gonna need those shell casings sent to the lab ASAP.

We need to pull the security footage

from the stores and traffic cams

within a three-block radius. - Yes, ma'am.

He didn't return fire? - Nope.

Wife said she might have distracted him.

Perp took advantage.

I don't know why he pulled his gun.

I've never seen my husband act this way.

I didn't mean to distract him.

Everything just happened so fast.

I know this is hard, but we do need answers

so that we can find the man that did this.

What did the suspect look like?

White, I think.

It was so fast.

I can't really remember that much.

Everything's a blur.

Clothing?

Dark pants and jacket, I think.

I can't be sure.

It's okay.

You're doing fine.

We understand that your husband worked

for the State Department.

In what capacity?

Security for embassies.

His last assignment was Croatia.

I think this might be related. - Why is that?

The man that shot him, he had an accent--

sounded Eastern European.

I can't believe he's gone.

We're gonna do everything in our power

to find the man that did this to your husband,

I promise you.

All right, folks. So our DOA is John Reagan.

Uh, his last assignment was working security

for the American embassy in Croatia.

His wife thinks there's some kind of connection, but--

well, you know, wives aren't always right.

So let's dig into the evidence.

Kelly, are we getting anything with those shell casings?

Yeah, looks like a 9-millimeter, no prints or DNA.

Hmm.

Well, rumor is, when one door closes, often another opens.

Ian, you got that open door?

Any usable surveillance video near the crime scene?

I think I have something.

It looks like there's footage of the suspect running away

a half-block from the shooting.

All right, throw it up.

Eyes up, people.

Uh-huh.

Facial rec, or--

No--baseball hat is too low,

plus now he's wearing dark sunglasses.

All right, so he knows what he's doing.

He knows there's cameras everywhere.

Good for him, but you know what they say--

hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard,

so let's work harder and catch this guy.

And I promise, that's the last tropey thing

I'll say this afternoon.

Hey, anything interesting from the State Department?

No, not yet, but his supervisor

is on his way over here now.

John Reagan worked at the Croatian embassy,

but he was all low-level stuff--

uh, body protection, forward recon, things like that.

His wife said she thought the shooter had an accent.

Maybe he was from there.

Eastern Europe is a big place.

Lots of accents, countries.

I get it, Agent Morales,

but there could be a connection, given the facts.

So if there is any information

you can give us that could help...

Um, I don't know what else to say.

Okay, well, this is a photo of the shooter.

Does he look familiar?

- No. - Well, not to you.

But he obviously did to Reagan,

which is why he apprehended him.

I get it, but I have no basis of knowing

if this has anything to do with Croatia

or the State Department.

John was a good guy.

He worked security at the American embassy.

Not much more to say.

But given the fact that he tried to detain the shooter,

that feels work-related.

Could be, but I need more information.

No, we need more information.

Like was Reagan really a flunky,

or was he in the game?

He was a State Department employee.

I'm sorry?

We're trying to find the person responsible for killing

one of your colleagues, and you are acting coy.

We're on the same team here.

Oh, we're not.

Same country, but different team.

John was a good man.

I wish you luck.

Hope to God you find the punk who did it.

So was he trying to lie?

Or trying to tell us something?

Well, my guess is a little of both.

Low-level embassy jobs are filled

with intelligence assets.

I'm guessing that Reagan was a spook.

Yeah, me too. I'll reach out to Morales's

boss and see what I can learn.

Police just found footage of a suspect getting out

of the cab three blocks from the crime scene.

Cab company said they dropped this guy

off here a couple hours ago.

Yeah, I know the guy.

He and a friend are staying in room 10.

A friend? Male or female?

Male, about the same age as him.

What does he look like?

I don't know, white, sort of short.

You ask me, they both seemed like a couple of wackos--

and dirty.

They don't even let the maids clean the room.

Okay. They here now?

Your guess is as good as mine.

What name is the room under?

I don't know. Neither of them gave one.

ID is required to rent a room.

Well, what can I say? Cash is cash.

Need to keep the lights on.

All right, we'll take the key to room 10, please.

Great.

Look, these rooms are small,

so why don't we clear the space, you guys post up?

Copy that.

FBI!

Clear.

Place is empty.

Looks like they knew we were coming.

Left in a hurry. - Well, yeah.

You kill a man in broad daylight,

you gotta expect the cops to come after you.

Looks like our killer and his roommate were religious.

Maggie, run! Grenade!

- Go! - Go!

So looks like these guys were expecting us.

Yeah.

Place has a few exterior security cameras.

We're forwarding the footage to 26 Fed now.

Hopefully they will get a good shot of their faces,

since it doesn't look like any evidence

survived the explosion.

- Right. - Means we're nowhere.

We're not nowhere.

We've got this.

Okay.

I need to know what the hell is going on.

I told you, I can't discuss--

No, no, four of my agents

just walked into a motel that was rigged with a grenade.

They could have died.

I have to know what, exactly, is happening.

Who was John Reagan and why was he really in Croatia?

I wanna help. I do.

But I keep telling you, my hands are tied.

If you have something specific,

if you have an actual lead to a potential killer, call me.

I'll see what I can do.

But until then, I can't talk about John Reagan

without my supervisor's consent.

Sorry. It is what it is.

Hey, any updates from the State Department?

No, Morales' boss just kept repeating the same party line,

insisting that Reagan was just a low-level member

of the embassy security detail.

And they expect us to believe that?

They don't care what we think.

Let's go over their head.

Talk to the director of the CIA.

No, we're gonna get the same answer.

I know this is frustrating, but they won't reveal any intel

unless we have actual proof

that Reagan's overseas activities

are connected to this investigation.

That's just the way it is.

Right. All right.

So I guess we're gonna have to solve this case our own way,

work the few clues we have, right?

Okay. Hey, Ian.

Any luck identifying that cross?

Looks to be a Croatian testament cross.

Mm, confirms we're dealing

with someone from Eastern Europe.

Well, from Croatia, no less, the same place

our victim was last stationed. I guess the wife was right.

Hey, we just found something.

The timestamp is 20 minutes before our team

showed up on the scene.

And they're both wearing hoodies and sunglasses,

so no facial rec, I presume.

Correct.

Oh, wait, there's something hanging

from the primary suspect's backpack.

Can you punch in on that?

It's an ID badge.

Hudson Genetics.

Yeah, I know the guy. His name is Luca Cilic.

He works here?

Not anymore. I fired the guy two days ago.

Why is that?

He tried to access a restricted area of the lab.

Any specific reason?

Not sure, but we have a zero-tolerance policy.

We need to see his employment file

and speak to his supervisor.

Sure, I'll text him.

I was just with him a few minutes ago.

What the hell?

No!

What's going on?

We need to lock down the lab now.

Yes, sir.

And get Hazmat out here.

I need people inside to inventory the contents

of that open freezer ASAP.

Sir, what the hell is going on?

It--it's nothing. We have it under control.

Okay, it doesn't seem like nothing,

and you look really scared right now.

I am. I--

I think someone just stole something.

If you'll excuse me, I have to coordinate

an evacuation of the building.

And I suggest the two of you leave immediately as well.

Okay, the building is secure, so we need answers now.

Just one second. I need to--

No, hold on. No, no, no. What is going on?

You said something was stolen, so what was it?

We've been developing a synthetic virus.

Okay, and someone stole that virus?

It looks that way.

Well, don't you have cameras in the lab?

Yes.

Then we need to see that footage right now.

Okay, follow me.

There's a two-party protocol to access the specimen freezer.

My ID needs to be swiped along with the researcher's.

That didn't happen, so the alarms immediately went off.

Hold up. There's someone.

Okay, that's where the alarm got triggered.

The guy jamming the door, who is that?

Wait, rewind it.

Stop.

Jim Leavins.

He's a professor, a researcher here at the lab.

Okay, why would he wanna steal his own research?

I have no idea.

We've been working on a vaccine, but--

A vaccine for what?

COVID.

We've been creating a vaccine to protect people

from any and all COVID strains.

So that's what the synthetic virus is?

It's just another strain of COVID?

More like a super strain.

It's 1,000 times more virulent than COVID-19.

If it were to be released into the community,

millions of people will die.

We believe the man who shot John Reagan

is involved in the theft of a dangerous strain

of the COVID virus.

Something that could be weaponized,

something that could be used as a weapon of mass destruction.

We also believe you know more about Reagan

and the shooter than you're letting on.

Well, you know how this works.

I can only talk about certain things.

Not with the possibility of mass casualties,

and not when you're talking to the FBI.

Okay, I understand.

But this is all off the record. I don't have clearance to--

Fine, it's off the record.

Now, tell us everything you know about Reagan

and this guy Luca Cilic.

Yeah.

Name's obviously an AKA, but I know the face.

He was the guy in the ball cap and glasses

you showed me earlier. - Right.

He was working at a place called Hudson Genetics.

It looks like he conspired with one of the researchers there,

a guy named James Leavins, to steal a super infectious

and lethal strain of the COVID virus.

And the beta version of the vaccine

they're developing to combat the virus.

Last I heard, this guy you're calling Cilic was in Canada.

Some small town called Hawkesbury.

Okay, well, he's in New York now.

He must have slipped across the border.

We would have been notified if he entered legally.

And you think he shot Reagan?

We know he did.

And we also know he is involved in the theft of the virus,

so you need to start answering questions

and stop asking them.

Yeah. Okay.

Yeah, I get it.

I'll start with Reagan.

Like I said before, he worked for the embassy.

But he was also involved in a few

top-secret State Department operations.

Okay, so he's a spy?

- Correct. - And what about Cilic?

Other than the fact that he likes AKAs

and to vacation in Canada?

He's a member of a religious terrorist group

based in Croatia.

They're all ex-soldiers

looking for independence from the current regime.

Why?

Well, they claim the government has been

systematically rooting out Catholics

with extreme political views like theirs.

And Reagan?

Why was he keeping tabs on them?

I can't really get into all that,

but the Croatian government is an ally.

This would have been really great to know

the first time we spoke.

Like I said, I'm not at liberty--

I'm not at liberty to disclose.

I know.

I've heard that speech a thousand times.

Sorry to interrupt. We just pinged Leavins' phone.

Okay.

He's still hitting off the same tower,

about 600 yards away.

Okay. Maggie and I will go east.

You guys go west.

White male, medium build, 47 years old.

Last seen wearing a gray backpack, red ski cap.

All right.

What is going on here?

The scientist is trying to steal the same virus

he's been trying to create? That doesn't make any sense.

No, it doesn't.

Maggie, I think I see him.

Heading away, olive jacket, ski cap.

Yeah, he's got the backpack.

We have eyes on Leavins. He's heading east.

- FBI. - What's going on?

Sorry.

I got eyes.

9 o'clock.

It's a drop, not a handoff.

Hey, stay on him. - Yep.

James Leavins!

Hands up now!

Don't shoot, please.

I've got Leavins in custody.

Tiff, Scola, get into position to secure the virus.

Hey, Cilic!

Stop!

Hey, FBI!

Get down! Everybody, get down!

Stop!

Hey, get down! Stay where you are!

Move, move! Get back!

We lost Cilic.

Last seen headed east.

Tell me we have eyes on Cilic.

- We're looking, boss. - Well, look harder.

We need to find this guy.

You know what?

We need to get some choppers in the air.

Mike, choppers. Can you make that happen?

- You got it. - Thank you.

Ian, work with TSA.

Contact airline carriers, every airport,

public and private, in the tri-state area.

We need to lock this city down. - Yes, sir.

Hey, Maggie. Bring Leavins to 26 Fed.

We need answers.

Like I've been saying, my intentions are noble.

Yes, you do keep saying that,

but we're trying to figure out how stealing something

that can kill millions of people is somehow noble.

This man--

he warned me not to say anything, so...

I can't really tell you what's going on, but...

I'm not a criminal. I'm not. I--I swear.

Listen, you are staring down some real time.

You've already committed a slew of federal crimes,

so if I were you, I would start talking.

He forced me to do it,

to steal the virus and the vaccine.

Okay. Who is he?

And what do you mean forced you?

His name is, uh, Luca Cilic.

He wanted the virus and the vaccine we've been developing.

Said if I didn't steal them...

he'd kill my wife.

Okay, I understand why that would be frightening.

But what I don't understand is why you didn't tell us

so we could help you.

- It was too late for all that. - What do you mean?

May I show you something?

Cilic sent me this photo earlier.

Like I said,

it was too late to ask for help.

- Kelly. - Yeah?

What's going on? Where's Cilic?

He couldn't have just disappeared.

Well, we're striking out on traffic cams

in the vicinity of the boardwalk.

And what about Leavins' wife, the proof of life photo?

Can we figure out what phone it was sent from?

Yeah, it's a burner, but it's been turned off.

Yeah, but whoever sent that photo,

they didn't wipe the geotags.

I got latitude, longitude of where that photo

was taken, when it was taken.

Coordinates are indicating she's being held

at a warehouse in Long Island City.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Hey, Tiff.

We have a possible location for Leavins' wife.

You guys get over there right away.

Ian will give you the address.

What's going on with Leavins? Is he cooperating?

No, not yet.

I'm gonna take another run at him.

Mr. Leavins, we are doing everything we can

to find your wife, but we need to know more about Cilic.

Do you know where he was living?

No.

Did you ever meet any of his friends?

No.

Did he tell you what he was gonna do with the virus?

Of course not.

Hey, Scola. Check this out.

Got some food containers. Might be able to pull DNA.

We should get that down to the JOC.

Okay, did he ever discuss politics,

uh, rant about the Croatian government,

its political leaders?

No, we weren't close like that.

Mr. Leavins, I wanna know

everything you know about Cilic.

Everything he's ever said to you.

I wanna help, but I can't.

If Cilic is apprehended before he flees the country,

his associate will murder my wife.

We are your best chance of saving your wife.

No. I need to trust my instincts.

My wife's life depends on it.

If you find her,

I'll tell you everything I know.

You're wrong about this.

We are your best option, not the terrorist.

Hey, Tiff?

At least now we know she was here.

Hey, so no sign of Mrs. Leavins,

but we found her shoe--

a sneaker she was seen wearing in a recent social media post.

- So that means she was there. - Right, exactly.

Now, could be they moved her to a new location,

or they--they took her with them.

Yeah, but either way, the clock is still ticking.

Let's talk to Leavins again.

I've got a new angle. Just play along.

Mr. Leavins, good news.

We found your wife. - You found her?

She's--she's--she's okay?

Yeah, yeah, she's doing well, all things considered.

She's being debriefed right now.

Can I talk to her?

Um, no, uh, like Agent Bell said,

she is being debriefed right now.

But she's okay? She--she wasn't injured?

No, we don't believe so.

She will undergo a full medical examination.

Okay.

That's great news.

It sure is.

Now we need to focus on finding Luca Cilic.

We need to secure the virus

before he sells it or weaponizes it.

Right. I understand.

You realize the only reason I stole it

was because of that photo, right?

Yes.

You did commit a series of crimes,

but we understand why you did what you did.

And I am sure with your cooperation,

we can come to a favorable deal.

Okay. Thank you.

Now I need you to tell me--

Just put her on the phone.

I-I just wanna hear her voice. I've been so scared.

I was convinced she was dead.

Um.

Like we said, she is being debriefed,

so it's not possible.

What's going on?

Excuse me?

Something's going on here.

Yeah, something's going on.

You give a lethal virus to a terrorist.

That's not it.

I don't trust you.

I need proof she's alive, or I'm done talking.

Hey, have you finished scrubbing Leavins' phone?

Yeah, nothing too useful,

just a few texts about the dropoff location,

the address.

Okay, what about the proof of life photo?

Did it come from the same number?

No, that is a different phone,

a burner that was shut off three hours ago.

Any luck?

No. No, we're nowhere.

Were there any personal photos or videos

of Leavins' wife on his phone?

Uh, yeah. Lots.

Vacations, restaurants. - Good. All right.

I'm gonna need you to take a few--

Um.

You sure you wanna double down?

No. No, Maggie.

It's pretty much the last damn thing

that I wanna do right now, but I'm trying to stop

a deadly virus from being released.

That is my only goal.

And that should be yours as well,

so you can get on board, or you may go.

Look, I'm not sure what--

Ian, just do what I ask.

She keeps talking about her time in New Haven.

We get it, she went to Yale.

She keeps talking about--

She keeps talking about her--

Get over here as soon as possible.

I'm not sure how much of this I can handle on my own.

I can handle on my own.

So sorry you couldn't be here tonight, James,

but the food is amazing.

Still trying to make sense

of how I'm going to eat all this,

but it tastes delightful.

Still trying to make sense

of how I'm going to eat all this.

Still trying to make sense

of how I'm going to eat all this.

See you soon. Love you. Bye.

I'm okay, James.

I'm okay, James.

I'm okay, James.

I'm still trying to make sense of what happened,

but the good news is, I'm alive.

Oh, she's okay.

Oh, my God, she's okay.

She's really okay.

Thank you.

Thank you so much for saving her.

Now, tell me everything

Cilic said to you.

I wanna know every detail.

Um, he wasn't all that communicative.

But he asked lots of questions about the virus's limitations,

how long could it survive, did it need to be stored at a--

at a certain temperature.

And what did you tell him?

I explained that the virus is durable.

It could survive almost anywhere.

But the vaccine isn't.

It will only stay viable for about eight hours.

After that, if left unfrozen, it'll expire.

How did he respond to that information?

When I told him about the vaccine, he seemed relieved.

Said something like, he only was going to need seven hours,

so he was going to be okay.

And did he say anything else?

I think he said he had friends waiting

with proper equipment to take it to Croatia.

Something like that.

Is that it?

Yes, that's it. That's all.

Thank you both.

So much.

Okay, I can't believe that we just created a deepfake video.

Maggie, we did what we had to do.

Yeah.

Right now, we need to focus

and move on to Cilic.

Okay, um,

a direct flight to Croatia will take 10 to 12 hours,

and every airport around here is on high alert.

He would be a fool to take a plane.

Cilic said he only needed seven hours.

Mm-hmm.

That's about how long it takes

to drive to the Canadian border.

Okay, but why Canada?

The State Department said that they saw Cilic in Canada

before he was spotted in New York.

I don't know, maybe he's got friends or family up there,

but the math works.

Let's dig into that and notify the Canadian authorities.

Hey, Scola. What do you have?

I just talked to a witness-- saw a dark gray Jeep

pull away from the warehouse about two hours ago.

Didn't get a look at the plate

but said there were two men inside.

Okay, well, that's helpful. Did she get a look at the men?

Yeah, said that they were both white, medium build.

One of them was about 6 foot. The other was a little shorter.

All right, that's a match for Cilic and his associate.

We'll get out a BOLO and start scrubbing traffic cams.

What about Mrs. Leavins? Any sign of a woman?

No, just the two men.

All right. Keep looking for her.

Copy that.

Tiff's canvassing for witnesses as we speak.

All right, I'll let you know

what we find on the traffic cams.

There's a good chance they still have Mrs. Leavins.

They don't.

What?

I just found her body.

She's dead.

All right, folks.

So unfortunately, we were too late to save Mrs. Leavins.

Scola found her body outside of a warehouse

in Long Island City.

That is murder number two for Mr. Cilic,

so let's find this son of a bitch.

Elise, any luck finding that gray Jeep?

Just got a hit on a traffic cam

10 blocks from the warehouse.

Dark gray Jeep, no plates.

That's Cilic.

They're probably stuck in traffic.

Where are they?

Corner of Lancaster and Essex,

not far from the 287.

Which leads-- 287, straight shot to Canada.

When was the photo of the Jeep taken?

Two minutes ago.

All right, get our people over there now.

Hey, there's somebody else in the car with Cilic.

Let's move in.

FBI, show me your hands!

Let's go.

Shots fired, one down. Cilic on foot.

Stop! Nobody move. Up against the wall.

Uh, hold up. He has hostages.

- Inside! - Yes, yes.

- Move inside! - Ah. Okay.

Get SWAT down here immediately.

I'll set up a containment.

Okay. We stay patient, talk him down.

Make sure he doesn't release this damn virus.

The suspect is still holed up in a video installation room.

NYPD is on the perimeter. - Hostages?

Yeah, but we're not sure how many.

Working on getting a visual inside the room as we speak.

Command center is operational?

It's in the lobby.

I just got inside using the building's security cameras.

- How many hostages? - Four.

- Any audio? - No.

But the gallery has a PA system,

so I was thinking maybe that's the way

we could make contact with Cilic.

I don't think this guy's the negotiating type.

I agree, but he's got four hostages.

We have to try.

Jubal, are you getting this feed?

Yeah, we got it.

He's losing it, feeling trapped.

Let's try and lower the temperature, calm him down.

Right. All right. Maggie, try to make contact.

But have SWAT mustered by the door

in case he doesn't engage.

They're already in place.

Luca Cilic, my name is Maggie Bell.

I'm with the FBI.

You're surrounded.

This is over.

I need you to drop the gun and let these people go.

No. Nothing's over!

You want me to shoot, huh?

Make these people dead?

No, no.

No, I want every single person alive.

So please, help me make that happen.

No.

You do what I say.

I want a jet,

one capable of flying long distances.

That's never gonna happen.

I'm telling you right now, it's over.

So this needs to end peacefully.

Peacefully?

There can be no peace, not for my people.

Luca, this virus that you have

is incredibly dangerous,

and if you accidentally release it,

people all over the world are going to die.

That includes the people that you love and care about.

You're wrong.

I have the vaccine.

No, the vaccine isn't even functional yet.

It doesn't matter.

The virus is like a bomb.

It gives us power--

power to make demands.

So get me that jet...

Or I'll release the virus, here and now.

We've gotta move now.

Yeah, Maggie, have them make entry.

We need to secure the virus before he tampers with it.

The door is easy. The gallery just gave us a key.

But with that many hostages, there's gonna be

a lot of confusion, people running for cover.

That means line of fire issues.

Okay, then let's deploy flashbangs,

knock them on their asses, including the hostages.

If he still aggresses us?

Then we take them out and pray that

none of the hostages get caught in the crossfire.

Copy that.

Sound the cart, then bang.

Scola, Tiff, suspect down.

At your six.

Check his pulse.

- He's dead. - And the virus?

All good.

It's still sealed.

Thank God.

The virus is secure.

All right.

Let's evacuate the hostages and secure the building.

Yeah. Uh, good--good work.

Get those hostages clear

and let Hazmat handle it from here.

What's going on? Did you find Cilic, the virus?

Yes.

The threat has been neutralized,

and the virus and vaccine are now secure.

That's good news.

What about my wife? Where is she?

Is everything okay?

Your wife is dead.

I am very sorry.

What do you mean she's dead?

The moment you gave Cilic the virus,

his associate killed her.

What?

You lied to me about my wife being alive?

What kind of person does something like that?

I am very sorry for your loss.

Go to hell!

Hey, you have a second?

Yeah. Yeah, come in.

Um, I just wanted to come in here and clear the air a bit.

Look, I--I know why we did what we did today.

But what?

But I don't feel good about it.

Maggie, it's over.

It was my choice to lie to him, not yours.

So your conscience should be clean.

Hmm.

Are-are you, uh, coming to the get-together tonight?

No.

No, uh, I'm headed to a Knicks game.

Ready for another?

Yeah.