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Previously on
"Criminal Minds: Evolution"...

This is where
you and I end.

Don't leave me
down here.

It's over.

Can we talk about this
at home?

I'm not going home.

Who did this
to you?

She did.

Garrity dropped all charges.

Where is he?

Nobody knows.

Emily, I'm sorry.
I had no choice.

They said they'd hurt Sheila
if I didn't blame you.

Who is they?

It involves a program
called Gold Star.

Whose phone
did you clone?

Sebastian Gasper,

a financier of a strike team
contracted to kill Gold Star.

Sebastian Gasper's
phone files

had assignments.

Each of these members
of the strike team

had a specific target.

Gold Star isn't
just one person.

It's a program,
and these are its participants.

Five members,
five points of the star.

And it all goes
back to Stuart House.

Damien is the one

we've been profiling
as Gold Star this whole time.

What if we lure him
into a trap?

We get one,
we get them all.

Can't exactly reach
out to this Damien guy.

But we know
who can.

You talked to Gold Star
on the Sicarius Network.

Can you contact him?

I can contact Damien.

Guards.

Take this prisoner
to the FBI.

This acknowledges
transfer of criminal informant

Elias Boyd from
U.S. Marshal Service

to Department of Justice
custody.

Any misdemeanor or felony
criminal activity committed

while in said
DOJ custody will render

the previous immunity
agreement null and void.

Any questions?

Sign here.

Six little agents
up all night,

one's not here
because of his fright.

One, two, three,

four, five.

Look, we have
important--

Dave? Hey, Dave?

Voit--No, no, no, Dave.

- Come on.
- We're not
playing this game.

Aw, Dave. Come on.
Are you here?

Hello? It's been too long.
I just want to say hi.

Please?

Are you there, Dave?

It's me, Elias.

It's been a long time
since my last confession.

I'd really like to talk to you.

What took you
so long?

You weren't
easy to find.

Well,
you found me.

We're in trouble,
aren't we?

I missed youtoo.

If you're here,
we're in trouble.

Right?

Count me in.

The men who were
hunting us...

I killed them.

But?

But Peter and Dane
are missing.

What about Aiden?

He's dead.

How did he...?

He tried to stop it
from happening again.

The FBI got to him
before I could.

They
assassinated him.

Of course they did,
because that's what they do.

They--

If he's dead,
we're next.

Look...

maybe you
haven't noticed,

but a lot of people
are waking up to the truth

about what happens to
kids like us.

I have friends.
You can trust them.

When have we ever been
able to trust anyone, Damien?

Do you trust me?

Yeah?

I was just about
to come out.

No need. We're good.
It's good.

We're on it.

Wait, stop.
Just-- Just stop.

Dave--
You don't tell me
I'm benched.

I am not
telling you that.

I'm saying
it's under control.

And with Voit, we
need to control every variable.

And you can't
control me?

You've been talking
to yourself.

I've talked to myself
for years.

That's how
I profile.

But you always stop
when the case is over.

And this time...

Has anyone else...?

Get out.

Look,
I don't mean it like that.

I-- I need
a moment.

What's going on?

Voit won't contact
Damien.

Won't or can't?

Oh, I can,
but your plan's idiotic.

I reach out to Damien.

He reaches back and I, what,
show off my improv skills?

He's not really the kind of guy
you can just yes", and."

When he
makes contact,

how long do you need to
track his location?

It depends upon the protocol,
but a couple of minutes, tops.

Aw, come on, Elias.
You can't bluff for a minute?

You've been bluffing
you're not Sicarius for a month.

Okay, so first,
you send the message,

and then we'll tell
you what to say.

Okay, uh,

but I'm gonna need
a T-1 connection.

Mm, you'll have to walk
one of us through it.

We're not letting
you touch a computer.

I'll do it.

It's not the first time
I've crossed

ethical and legal boundaries
for this case.

I didn't hear that.

Alright, I'll come with.

Just make sure
you behave.

- Let's go.
- Great.

Hey, do you think
we could take these off?

They're starting to chafe.

- No.
- No.

I was only asking Prentiss.

Everybody's
a comedian.

Okay...

VPN is up. Now what?

Well, it's
two-step authentication,

so you send him a message
on the open web,

and then he sends you
a link to the darknet.

What's the open web
domain?

NicenNeighborly.com.

What?

The online bulletin board

where people post their
not-so-secretly racist opinions?

Yeah, that is the one.
It's such a cesspool now,

law enforcement
can't monitor it.

It's perfect for guys
like Damien and me.

I'm in.
What's the message?

"Searching for
the modern Prometheus.

Please respond."

He'll know what that means.

Could get used to
a room like this.

It's comfy, no windows.

Could definitely
do without this, though...

Hey, hands off, asshole.

Put it down.

Oh, that's okay.
I was going to burn that mug.

What's up with you two?
Because there is a vibe.

I cannot. Nope, nope.
I can't stay in here.

I'm going to... Yes.

I set up a hardline
in the bullpen.

You smell.

There's not a lot
of showers in solitary.

That's not
what I mean.

It's-- It's like
you pooped yourself.

Yeah.
She's not lying, man.

I mean, you--
you reek.

Not showering, I get,
but not wiping? Ew.

Let's brainstorm
what Elias will say to Damien.

What do we know?

Well, we know Gold Star is
a unit of five, and one is dead.

We've ID'd Jade Waters.
Her signature is tattoo needles.

She abandoned her car
in Utah.

Our best guess is
that she had help escaping.

And based on
her profile,

she would only trust another
Gold Star, probably Damien.

He's the most trained.

I'd say it's a good bet
that they've teamed up.

Most conspiracy theorists see
the FBI as the enemy.

I'm assuming that Jade and
Damien are no exception.

You are assuming correct.

Then that is
your play.

You tell Damien
that the FBI has been onto him

since the strike team.

You have information
about their investigation,

but you're only willing to
give it to him in person.

Is that enough to improv
for 90 seconds?

I will talk slowly.

Modern Prometheus?

It's the subtitle to
Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein."

Why is it important, though?

I suggested
Damian read it,

to better understand
himself.

To understand
he's a monster?

He's not a monster.

In the movies, sure.

But in the book,
he's hyper-intelligent.

The doctor that created him
is the monster.

So who created him?

I don't know.

Neither does Damian.

That's not true, though.

We do know who created him,
don't we?

Whoever was
behind Stuart House.

They used a conspiracy theory
to create a killer.

Dr. Lewis, what is the
difference between a conspiracy

and a conspiracy theory?

Conspiracies are provable.
Conspiracy theories aren't.

So for example,
child sex trafficking happens.

That is a conspiracy.

But it does not happen
in a pizza parlor basement.

That is
a conspiracy theory.

Now apply your logic
to Damien.

How could a conspiracy
theory create Damien?

He was groomed, uh,
put in Stuart House, abused,

and then...

He was selected
by a private military company,

who sent him on missions
that mirrored his trauma.

That's what, like, a
10-year psychological project?

I mean, at least.
Coordinated, organized.

It would make the Stanford
prison experiment look quaint.

And again, I ask,

what is the difference
between a conspiracy

and a conspiracy theory?

Because nowadays,
it's awfully hard to tell.

It's been two hours.
He's not calling.

Transfer him back.

Wait.
Someone responded.

With what?

Uh, they sent
a link to

an encrypted
peer-to-peer messaging site.

I'm running
diagnostics.

It's called
Code Carriers.

This is legit.
It's not a trap.

Can you back-hack it?

As soon as he logs in,
I'll have him in a minute.

There he is.

You don't want to
keep him waiting.

I'm starting my router trace.

The longer you delay,
the sooner he'll sniff you out.

Just ignore him.

Do what you need to do,
Penelope.

You're going to lose him,
Penelope.

I'll risk it.

Oh,
Jesus Christ.

Stop!

Hello?

I'm here.

Prove to me it's you.

Beware, for I am fearless,
and therefore powerful.

Mary Shelley.

It's been a while.

What brings you out
of the woodwork?

Well, you made
quite a mess.

Seven bodies
in less than two weeks?

Why is that
your problem?

It's a little loud.
Law enforcement has noticed.

That's not good
for me.

I thought you said
you were good with OpSec.

I am good with OpSec.

"Paranoid," I believe,
was the word you used.

It still is.

But when a brainless cop
brought his eyeless wife

into a police station,

I decided it was my job to find
out everything the FBI knows.

And my friend,
they know a lot.

How much?

I can't say here.

We're gonna have to meet
face to face.

You told me there's
only one real OpSec measure.

That's anonymity.

But now you want to meet
face to face?

I'm just a friend
trying to help out a friend,

as I always have.

Giving me
the strike team

when we talked on your network
was one thing.

This?
There's something else.

Well, are we going to
do this or not?

He disconnected.

You gave him the strike team
and neglected to tell us that?

You neglected to
ask me that.

Okay.
Take him back.

Wait.

We got a meeting time
and a location.

Davenport, Iowa.

So I guess
we are doing this.

Should I pack
a toothbrush?

Shit.

Oh, that sounds
like a yes.

No.

This has nothing
to do with you.

Oh, my God.

Politico got their hands
on your arrest record.

The charges were dropped.

Yeah,
it doesn't matter.

They've got the mugshot,
the report.

It's bad.

How much time
before you bench me?

As soon
as the director finds out.

In 24 hours, maybe?

Can you give us
a moment?

Voit's gonna use this
to his advantage.

I know he is.
Let's profile him.

Think through his moves.
starting here.

Voit wants to be let out
into the field.

The answer will be no.

Even the director
wouldn't be that reckless.

Getting Voit to Quantico
is one thing.

Arranging transport
to Davenport is a hard no.

But Voit has the means
to turn a no into a yes.

Starting with...
what?

This meeting place.
What do we know about it?

It's a public park in Iowa.

There's a lot of
open space.

Good. Plenty of sightlines.
We'll see Damien coming.

Great. And Damien
will see you too.

Then we will think
through all the options

that keep Voit
in that cell.

But he will have already thought
his way around them.

What if we pose
an agent as Voit?

Mnh-mnh.
Damien knows my voice.

The minute the plant opens
his mouth, he'll be gone.

It needs to be me.

He's got us boxed in.

That's where he's
most comfortable, in a box.

What?

He took out extra insurance
on that call.

You son of a bitch.

Who, me?
Yeah, you.

You gave a secret message
to Damien right in front of us.

How?

That little tap-tap-tapping
he was doing on the desk

as they were talking
was Morse code.

You didn't stop him?

Well, I wanted to see where
he was going to go with it,

but now we use that
to put him on his back foot.

- I can explain this.
- What did he say?

"Final target,
code name is North Star."

What the fuck
is North Star?

- It's nothing.
-Nothing?

Nothing just magically made
Damien change his mind?

How do you convince
a conspiracy theorist

to do whatever you want?

You take them further
down the rabbit hole.

You promise them
more of the conspiracy.

North Star is nothing.

But it worked,
so you're welcome.

So now we're back to
where we started.

2:00 p.m. tomorrow,

Damien will appear,
and he'll only accept Voit.

With one small change.

I won't be in the field.
You will.

Me?
Yes, you.

I thought you needed
to control all the variables.

Well, the variables
have changed,

so we need to
change with them.

This is the closest
Voit gets to freedom.

If he senses an opening,
he'll take it.

And we won't let him.

Unless we do.

I mean,
if he were to run...

We can apply 7 pounds of
pressure to a 6 pound trigger.

This plan is a non-starter.
Voit's too great a flight risk.

The DOJ is never going to let
him out of his cell.

Oh, yes they will.
He's going on the goddamn jet.

Tell the director this is
the only way to stop Gold Star.

He'll do it.

There you are.

What do you need?

Can you do that?

Yes.

Without fingerprints?

Yeah.

♪ Zion on the wire

Step out.♪ This ain't no revival

♪ Not praying for salvation

Let's go.♪ But praying for survival

♪ Who's gonna save you now?

How'd you get Damien
the strike team?

Well, he wanted to know
who's hunting him.

I figured online drug deals
are made by putting Bitcoin

into escrow accounts.

Maybe assassinations
worked the same way.

Same deductive work as the BAU,
just faster.

So you know

the director already has
the NSA searching for

anything or anyone
called North Star.

Waste of time,
but go ahead.

Holy shit.

I read about that
in Dave's books. That's real?

Hands.

Feet together.

He's secure.

Well...

How do you put it in your
book, Dave?

"Wheels up."

Come in.

It's done.

Reached out to
a couple guys.

They used this known GPS
to triangulate burner signals.

Once they had
a positive ID,

they let the locals know
they had a person of interest

in a federal case
in their jurisdiction.

Anonymously?
Yes.

Beyond that?
Don't ask.

I want you in here
as an observer.

How you doing,
Brian?

Hey, guys?

What do you think the carbon
footprint is on this thing?

Jeez, and you think
I'm a killer.

Ooh, ooh, you want to hear
something crazy?

Remember that guy
I had to shoot in self-defense?

Uh, Ty--Tyler Green?

Well, my lawyer told me that
a local cop gave a statement,

and in that statement,
that local cops stated

that he saw one
Penelope Garcia

whispering in the ear of
one Tyler Green

in what seemed
to be a romantic way.

That's crazy, right?

Maybe not that crazy.

That's enough.

Why is that enough, Luke?

Because prisoner
transport protocols mandate

we don't engage.

So do us all a favor
and shut the fuck up.

Anyway, I just want to make
sure I have this straight.

Um, Tynelope is a thing,
and that drives Luke crazy?

What-- What is this?
Are we doing a staring contest?

Who caught you, Elias?
Huh?

You got something to say?
Say it to me.

Okay,
I do have something to say.

Actually, I have something
to confess.

Hold up.
Penelope, start recording.

Recording.

Please continue.

I've had a lot of time
over the last few months

to think about this moment--

this moment when you and I would
finally see each other again.

I haven't thought
about you at all.

All that time in my cells
made me realize

when I locked you
in that shipping container,

you must have been so scared.

So my confession is...
I'm sorry.

I'm so, so sorry.

Do you accept
my apology, Dave?

Please?

I'll let you know
on the way home.

Stop recording.

Let's try this again.

Garrity, Brian J.
I demand to see a lawyer.

You're not under arrest.

You're here on a 24-hour hold
as a person of interest

while I decide if
I'm going to arrest you or not.

Garrity, Brian J.
Lawyer.

Do you want to know
how I found you?

We have a consultant
who is good at locating anyone

who thinks they
can stay off the grid.

Legally?

Brian,
I'm trying to help you.

Emily,
that was not a yes.

I thought you were
one of the good guys.

I am one of
the good guys.

Good guys don't violate
the Fifth Amendment.

Do you even know
what you're up against here?

Yes.

And they warned me you
would try something like this.

Okay, let's think
through their actions so far.

They beat the shit
out of you.

Then they leaked
my arrest record.

Do you know why?

Because they want me
off the board.

And once I'm
off the board,

what do you think
they're going to do to you?

There is a term in Russian
for you, Brian.

Polezneyy idiot.
"Useful idiot."

Who are they?

And what did they tell you
about Gold Star?

Gold what?

Gold Star.
What did they tell you?

I don't know
what that is.

You most certainly do.

I do not.

You mentioned it
in our last phone call.

You know, because someone
fed it to you to destroy me.

Are you listening to yourself
right now?

Do you know what you
sound like?

Because you sound like
a crazy conspiracy theorist.

Garrity, Brian J.
Lawyer, now.

Right there,
that's your meeting spot.

When Damien makes contact
with you, SWAT will move in.

Um, Alvez and Lewis,
you gotta broom them.

Forget it.

They scream federal agents.

The moment Damien sees them,
he's going to bolt.

And you need to pull
back surveillance a quarter mile

in every direction.

Not happening.

We're going to keep
all eyes on you.

Okey-dokey.

But when this thing
goes tits up,

I want it on the record that
I upheld my end of the deal.

Put him in position.

Department of justice is now
sharing custody of the convict

with Iowa State Police.

He'll walk
to the drop-off point,

which is the park bench, unaccompanied.

Plainclothes officers will have
eyes on him at all times.

Oh, and Voit, HRT snipers
will have a line of sight

on you
from three different directions.

Don't get smart.

Okay.
I'll be on my bench.

All snipers, eyes on.

Do you have
line of sight on Voit?

Yes, I do.

No matter what happens,
stay with it.

It's 2:00 p.m.

Hold.
Damien won't be late.

There's a vehicle
incoming, northbound.

It's barreling
right towards you!

Target approaching! Open fire.

He's got Kevlar
on the windows!

He's headed
to Voit, fast.

HRT,
aim for the tires.

Aim for the tires!

Don't move.

I won't.

Secure the vehicle.
Tara, Luke, secure Voit.

Hey. Ow.

You got him?

I got him.

Door.

FBI. Come out with your hands
up right now!

Please. Help me.

Explosive ordnance
is on their way.

They're 10 minutes out.

Luke,
say it again.

Bomb has a backup trigger
wired into the vest.

We can't cut it out.

Pull Voit and Tara back.

Is the backup wired through
the cell phone?

No,
it's attached to the vest,

but it's on
a separate signal.

Okay, Luke,

I need you to find me
the source of the backup.

If it's an RF or a half-duplex,
I might be able to disrupt it.

JJ, pull
Tara and Voit back.

Damien put that cell phone
on the hostage for a reason.

I think it's
to make contact.

My call is to keep Voit
on site.

But I'm not the one on the line.
You are. What do you want to do?

We're not going to get
another bite at this.

We're staying.

What's your name, man?

Eddie. Eddie Dayton.

Alright, Eddie.
How did you end up here?

I did some freelance work
for a guy and a girl.

You get their names?

He's Damien.
I don't know her.

They didn't have enough cash,

so I pulled out of the sale,
and they got the drop on me.

And when I woke up, I had
this thing strapped to me,

and they were telling
me what I had to do.

Drive like hell through the park
is what you had to do?

Yeah.

He said there's be
a guy on a bench.

Is that you?

Yeah.

Jesus fucking Christ.

Okay.

Wait, wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait.

Won't that set it off?

No.

It's Damien.

We're here.

Put him on or I detonate.

Yeah.

You must be Jade.

You brought
some friends.

I wouldn't exactly
call them friends.

You know what I do
to friends like that?

I do. I do.

You and Damien and Aiden
take their eyes out.

But you got a little thing
for tattoo needles.

No ink on your victims.

Which means you draw
on yourself, don't you?

Am I right?
You are.

You got one
picked out for me?

I do.

Well, if it's a yin-yang
or a crown of thorns,

I'm gonna kill myself.

Well, I was thinking
a North Star,

since you lied about it.

That wasn't a lie.

Why should I believe
the FBI's bitch?

Because I know something
that you don't know.

What's that?

I know why
you draw on yourself.

What is he doing?

He's baiting her.

He's gonna get them
all killed.

Come on, Luke,
give me the backup.

I'm working on it.

You've been surrounded
by shitty men your whole life--

your dad, everyone in uniform
at Stuart House.

You had it worse there
than Damien did,

but that was okay,
'cause he was different.

Damien was your protector.
But where are you now, Jade?

You're on the phone
with the FBI.

He's in the wind.

That's what those tattoos
are for.

You know, deep down,
you are your own protector.

Hey, hey, hey.
Watch it.

Tara.

Garcia, I found
the ground wire.

It's connected to
a beeper.

It's that bad?

It's just weird.

No. It's functional.

Beepers don't work
off a cell tower.

They only have a one-way signal.

I can track it,
but by then, it'll be too late.

But they're shorter range.

Can I borrow your phone?

I'm sorry in advance.

Why are you so quiet?

I'm thinking.

Oh, what are
you thinking about?

About how fast you'll die
when this thing goes off.

Too fast.
Ergo, you won't do.

Yes, I will.
No, no, you won't.

Because when you're
this angry,

it's because you need
something from me.

You need my eyes.

What are you doing?

If my figuring is correct, I
can use your phone as a jammer.

It'll disable all the signals
coming in and out of the park.

And disable the bomb.

Yeah, but it'll also cut the
phone call off with Jade, too.

Do it.

So I'll tell you what.
Let's make a deal.

I don't make deals.

Nah, you're gonna
make this one.

Because like
recognizes like.

You look me
in the eyes,

I'll tell you
how to find North Star,

and then you can kill me.

We both know that's
not happening.

Neither is you setting off
this bomb.

On the third try,
it goes off.

Oh, come on.

That's one.

No, you're not
gonna do it.

Two.

Get it off. Get it off.

Hang on, okay?

Take Voit and go.

Garcia,
where are we?

Oh, please,
please, please.

Please, please, please,
please, please, please, please.

Almost... Almost...

There.

You're clear.

She can't set off the vest
remotely, but it's still armed.

You need to detach the
detonator from the explosives.

Black is the ground,
yeah?
Yeah. That's right.

Tell me
when you're ready.

Where are
Voit's hands?

Out of view.

If I say send it,
you send it.

His body language
is tensing up.

He might be
making a move.

Got it?
No, not yet, wait.

Yeah, go.

Okay. Okay.

You good?
Yeah.

You're not gonna die.

If he were to run...

We can apply 7 pounds of
pressure to a 6 pound trigger.

I'll let you know
on the way home.

Hey.
The fuck are you doing?

What's your deal?

You can never be too careful
when the FBI's your enemy.

Dave.
I guess my profile was off.

I was certain she wouldn't
detonate that if I said

that her tattoos
represent--

Apology accepted.

Put this piece of shit
in the prison van.

Hands apart.

Show me ID, sir.

Staties got to sign this
guy out of custody,

back to DOJ.

Release docs
are in the front seat.

It'll just take a second.

Alright, go ahead.

I'm looking you
in the eye.

How do we get
North Star?

- Anything?
- Nothing.

Where are we?

The director wants me
to call him.

I'm out of time.

You are free to go.

Brian.

I've lost everything
because of you.

I'm not asking you
as an FBI agent.

I am asking you
as a friend.

Help me. Please.

They
gave me four words.

What do you mean,
four words?

Four words that are a

"Get Out of
Federal Custody Free" card.

What were they?

"Teresa is in trouble."

Who is Teresa?

I don't know.

That's just what they told me
to tell you.

Hi. It's me. Call me back.
You might be in trouble.

I don't want to be
alone tonight.

Yes, sir.
Understood.

I will let
Agent Rossi know.

How bad is it?

Oh, that bad, huh?

Restricted duty
until he sees fit.

The BAU is yours.

Ah,
I don't want it.

We don't
have a choice.

Hey, you're on the bricks.
So what?

We both know what that means.
It's temporary.

You'll be back in the saddle
before you know it.

Dave, this is happening.
I need you to step up.

Emily, I'm--
I'm not at my best right now.

Look around.
None of us are, me most of all.

What are you
talking about?

I asked you to assassinate
Voit in the field.

I might as well have told you
he was molesting children.

It's not the same thing.
Besides, it didn't happen.

It doesn't matter.

Ever since
I was arrested,

I have sold out every value
I've held dear.

And when you do that,
It gets harder and harder

to tell the difference
between a conspiracy

and
a conspiracy theory.

Hey, hey.
It's okay. It's okay.

It's okay.