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He just doesn't care about anyone but himself.

I know. Excuse you.

Yeah, this guy just bumped right into me.

Was everyone this rude when we were growing up?

I'm telling you, this next generation is doomed.

OK, I'll see you then.

Love you.

What's wrong with you people?

Seriously?

Hey, lady, you all right?

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OK, well, that's all I've got.

Keep doing what you're doing,

and you'll get to where you want to go.

- Thanks. - Yeah.

Oh, one last thing they like us to ask during these reviews.

Is there anything that you would like to share with me

as we enter the next year?

Anything personal that could affect your job.

Of course, it would be confidential.

Well, yeah. I'm thinking about IVF.

Wow.

That is... that's a big step.

Yeah, I'm not sure that I'm gonna do it.

I want to. I mean, a big part of me wants to.

But it's... it's a lot.

I mean, just even getting pregnant,

let alone the motherhood part.

- So... - Yeah.

Well, whatever you decide,

you have got my support.

You know that.

Hmm. It's time to get to work.

Vic's name is Angela Lane, late 40s,

works at the Bureau of Land Management,

died of respiratory failure.

They mention any abnormalities?

Oh, yeah, take a look.

Whoa.

M.E. suspects it's a fast-acting form of ricin,

probably inhaled moments before her death.

Is it safe to be near her?

According to our hazardous materials team,

the particles dissipate pretty fast.

But there still could be some residue on the body,

which could be a problem, so stay away.

Anyone see her get attacked?

Plenty of people saw her collapse, but no one saw the attacker.

That's her sister.

She was the emergency contact in the victim's cell.

You OK?

Just feels like the whole sarin gas thing all over again.

Hi. I'm Special Agent Bell.

This is Special Agent Zidan.

I just talked to her on the phone.

Did your sister have any enemies,

anyone who wanted to hurt her?

She just went through a messy divorce.

Her ex is not a nice man.

But I can't imagine

that he would ever do anything like this.

Was he ever violent with her?

She had to file for a restraining order.

Luckily, she got sole custody of the kids,

just a few days ago, actually.

Just a few days ago?

He was livid.

All right, folks, analysis confirmed Angela Lane's death

was in fact ricin poisoning,

a modified version laced with cyanide.

Appears to be faster acting and quicker to dissipate.

Alarming, to say the least.

And Angela's husband, Eric, is a potential suspect.

So what do we know about him?

NYPD was called to the Lane residence

numerous times regarding domestic disputes.

But Angela declined to press charges

until she got a restraining order.

All right, so Eric was not husband of the year.

But would he really poison Angela?

What's this guy do for a living?

He used to work at a biotech firm.

He was laid off a few months ago.

Lost his job, lost his kids.

And worked in biotech,

which means he had access to chemicals.

All right.

Eric Lane.

Yeah?

Special Agent Scola with the FBI.

What do you want?

We got a warrant for your arrest.

So you're gonna need to step out.

And while we book you for that,

we have some questions of our own.

Hey. You are under arrest.

You need to step out now.

No, I'm not going anywhere with you guys.

You think I killed Angela?

- That's crazy. - Is it?

The cops who've dealt with you say differently.

Because we fought a lot,

like every other married couple.

Where are my kids?

With your wife's sister.

I need to see them right away.

We can help you arrange that, if you answer our questions.

Fine.

Why did Angela get a restraining order?

She thought I was stalking her,

creeping around outside her window,

watching her late at night, which is insane.

You know how to make ricin?

What? No.

Did you or did you not work in biotech?

Yeah, I was in sales.

Where are you this morning, about 8:00 AM?

With my lawyer,

talking about how to get my kids back because I love them.

And despite all the fighting,

I loved Angela.

All right, Eric's lawyer confirmed his alibi.

But that does not mean he couldn't have hired someone

- to do the job. - It's possible.

I've been scrubbing cameras around Angela's apartment.

Found this the night before she died.

Yeah.

He hangs around her apartment for about 20 minutes

and then eventually walks off and gets into a car,

a silver Toyota Camry.

Can we get a plate?

- Yeah. - Yeah, there you go.

- Run it. - Yep.

Stolen out of Queens two days ago.

Is the GPS active?

Yeah, it shows he's currently in Manhattan.

- But... - But what? Talk to me.

He's been driving around in circles, for the past ten minutes.

He could be looking for someone,

like his next victim.

There's the Toyota.

FBI!

Jubal, we found the Toyota on East 60th Street.

No one's inside.

He couldn't have gone far. It's only been four minutes.

Have we accessed every camera in the area?

Yeah. Yeah. I got him.

He's heading towards Grand Army Plaza at Central Park.

Oh, what does he have in his hand?

That looks like an aerosol can.

And he's wearing a respirator.

Maggie, we got him. Head west.

Oh, wait.

- Hey! - Wait, wait, wait,

wait, wait, wait, wait. Get back. Get back. Get back.

She could be exposed.

She could have ricin all over her.

- Stay with her. - Go, go, go, go, go.

Jubal, we need an ambulance to Grand Army Plaza now.

Everybody, get back! Get back!

It's for your own good. Everybody, get back now!

Jubal, I lost our suspect.

He was last seen at Inscope Arch in Central Park.

I need to set up a containment now.

Everybody stay back, please. Please.

Where the hell is the ambulance?

- They say they're close. - What do you mean?

I don't know. Maggie, we can't.

- Stop. We can't. - what?

We can't. I know you want to help.

I can't just stand here and watch her die.

I know that you want to help her; so do I.

But there is nothing that we can do.

- We can't touch her. We can't. - OK.

We have to wait for the ambulance.

OK.

Hey, I'm really sorry.

Help is coming.

We need to find this son of a bitch.

No sign of the suspect.

How is that possible?

We set up a containment.

Big city. Lots of people.

Hazmat's processing the Toyota.

They didn't find anything inside,

but hopefully they'll be able to pull some prints or DNA.

I doubt it. He was wearing gloves.

You didn't get a look at his face?

He was wearing a respirator.

If I'm being honest,

my attention was more on that aerosol can.

I'm just happy you're OK.

I'm alive.

I don't know if I'm OK.

All right, so bad news is, we have another victim, Sharon Williams.

The good news is, we have more to work with.

So let's talk about Sharon. What do we know?

Female, 45, no criminal record.

We're looking for a connection between her and the first victim.

Not seeing any personal or financial ties.

What about her family?

I'm scrubbing her social media.

She has no spouse or significant other,

and her other family members live out of state.

OK, what did Sharon do for money?

She have a job?

Her LinkedIn account shows she's some kind of lobbyist,

works for a company called Thornhill.

Lobbyist. What clients?

According to the company website,

their biggest client is Green Solutions.

Green Solutions. What is that?

It's a fracking company.

It's one of the biggest in the world.

So we got a dead oil lobbyist and a dead federal employee

who authorized fracking permits.

It appears we're dealing with some sort of ecoterrorist.

And considering ricin is his weapon of choice,

our killer is probably versed in its extraction.

Yeah, or he could have bought it on the black market.

What we don't know is if he is a lone wolf

or if he's part of a group.

All right, let's read in counterterrorism

- and see if they can help. - Yeah.

Well, fracking is a hot button issue,

especially with the younger crowd.

To them, it's killing the planet.

It's denying them a future.

Domestic terrorism has dozens of open cases.

But fracking has been illegal in New York since 2021.

There's new legislation on the governor's desk

to reinstate it.

And it'll probably get signed.

Yes, and according to internet chatter,

people are pretty mad.

Does DT have anyone in mind who might be good for the attack?

No, but they did send over records

of pharmaceutical grade castor bean shipments.

This is something we've been tracking

since the 2018 ISIS arrest in Germany.

The ricin used in these attacks was from a strain of bean

called Carmencita pink.

And there's only been one shipment of that to this area.

It went to a lab over at Hudson University.

Well, it might not be related, but it's worth looking into.

You OK?

Yeah, just tired.

From what?

Well, Ella keeps crawling into bed with me

at, like, 3:00 AM.

And then she's out cold.

I'm up all night.

I told Isobel that I might start to try.

And?

- She was very supportive. - But?

I'm just not sure that I'm ready

for the stress of it all and the uncertainty.

Are we talking about IVF or motherhood?

- Both. - I get it. You want control.

But that's just not how this works, Maggie.

- What works? - Life.

Castor bean oil has been used by midwives for centuries.

The U.S. maternal death rate being what it is,

we're just hoping to take some of its antidotal properties

and modify its effectiveness.

We're not trying to interfere with your work, Professor.

We just need to know where the materials are stored

and how much was used.

- May I ask why? - Sorry.

Ongoing investigation. We can't share that with you.

OK. I keep it in the prep room.

I'm aware that some people use castor beans

for illegal purposes, so I lock it up.

Hmm.

Is it supposed to be empty?

I don't understand.

Where were you earlier today?

Why?

The same strain of castor beans

were used in an attack this morning.

I was here all day, I swear.

You can ask anyone.

Who else has access to this?

Landon does.

Who's Landon?

My TA.

Is he still here?

No, he just left.

Said he wasn't feeling well, so he went home.

OK.

Jack said he's in apartment 403.

Hey, Jubal just sent over Landon's photo.

OK.

Wait, is that him?

Yeah. Landon!

We want to talk to you.

Hey!

- I'll cover his apartment. - All right.

Hey!

- Whoa, whoa! - Hey, dude!

- Watch out! - Come on!

Hey, stop!

Hey, hey, not so fast. Not so fast.

Put the bag on the bench.

- I didn't do anything! - Yes, you did.

When the FBI says stop running, you stop running.

Are we good?

I think so.

Jubal, we need a hazmat team to our location ASAP.

Hey, Jess?

Oh, wait.

- Jess! - Don't touch her.

- She could have been exposed. - I know. I know.

Just find something clean that we can cover her with.

Jess, hey.

Jess.

Jess.

- She's not responding. - Here.

Let's get her out of here.

One...

Two, three.

Hey.

They said if we're not feeling immediate respiratory issues,

then we're OK; we weren't exposed.

Can't say the same for Jess.

Hopefully we got her out of there quick enough.

I'm just the chemist, OK?

I designed the mixture to dissipate quickly.

That means no bystander deaths.

Zero collateral damage unless you're one of the targets.

Then why is my friend in the hospital?

Like I said, unless she's one of our targets,

she should be fine.

You said "we."

Who are you talking about?

I'm not saying.

You're looking at spending the rest of your life

behind bars, Landon.

Change means sacrifice.

And I'm good with that.

Don't be an idiot, OK? We are trying to help you.

And in order to do that, you need to tell us

where the rest of this ricin is.

We've checked your apartment, your duffel bag.

No finished product in either.

Where is it?

Tell us how many other people are involved right now.

Hmm?

No.

Landon's lawyer and father are here.

They're demanding we cease questioning.

He's an adult. It's his choice.

Yeah, but you know how this goes.

Like it or not, the interview's over.

OK.

Hey, are you OK?

Yeah. I just feel like an idiot.

As soon as I cleared the place, I started to feel dizzy

and my head was throbbing.

Thank you.

Long story short, it wasn't the ricin.

What do you mean?

Well, it was probably dehydration,

blood pressure drop or something.

But either way, they're gonna check me out more

and do some more tests.

OK, but that's good, right?

Yeah, it's just I was supposed to pick up Ella.

And the nanny doesn't work past 5:00.

OK.

Tell the nanny to meet me at the hospital.

As soon as I finish up here, I'll head over there.

I'll just wait with Ella until you're discharged.

Thank you.

Yeah. I'll see you soon.

Hey, so Landon's cell GPS shows

he was in class during the attacks,

and other students have confirmed it.

Means he was telling the truth.

Someone else is involved.

And probably in possession of more ricin that Landon made.

Landon is refusing to cooperate.

What about the father?

Can he talk some sense into him?

No, the father is in denial, deflecting blame.

He says it's not his kid's fault.

He thinks somebody brainwashed him.

So then what's the plan?

Well, my gut tells me that the father is right.

This kid has been radicalized.

So let's figure out who it was.

OK.

Where are we with Landon's cell?

No incriminating texts, mostly him

just begging his father for money.

But he does have a WhatsApp account,

and it looks pretty active, but it's encrypted.

You can't crack it?

Eventually. It's gonna take a while.

All right, well, time is not on our side here, folks.

We need to know who he's talking to,

who he's working with, who radicalized him, right?

His social media shows that he was a member

of a campus eco organization.

And based on this photo, I'm guessing he's dating one of the members.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. OK, track her down.

Her social media shows she's at a protest as we speak.

No more fracking. No more oil.

Keep your gardens in the soil.

- This one right here. - Excuse me. Officer.

- What are we supposed... - Special Agent Scola.

This is Agent Wallace. We need a word with her.

- Sarah, right? - Yeah.

So what, now they got the feds involved

in dispersing a peaceful protest?

We're not here for this.

We have questions about your boyfriend, Landon.

My what?

He is not my boyfriend. Never was.

We grabbed lunch a few times, and that was it, OK?

I barely even know that idiot.

OK. So why is Landon an idiot?

OK, he was smart

but also incredibly dumb at the same time.

And after he started hanging out with that Anthony guy,

he was impossible.

- Who's Anthony? - Some senior.

He and Landon joined the club a few months ago,

but Anthony was... really intense.

He kept suggesting that we get violent.

You didn't like that.

If we did that, we're no better

than the people we're fighting.

What happened with Landon?

I gave him a choice...

either he ditch Anthony or he leave the club.

He decided to leave.

And to tell you the truth,

all of us were happy, me the most.

So are we done here?

Well, until we can find out if this Anthony guy is real

and that you're not involved in all of this,

you're being detained pending further investigation.

You have no right.

OK. Let's try this.

Excuse me. She's under arrest.

- You're joking. - For failure to disperse.

- Come on, let's go. - OK. OK.

All right, so Anthony Jackson, student at Hudson.

Does he exist or was Sarah lying to us?

I only found one student with that name in the school's database.

He was expelled last month for fighting.

Are we sure this is the same kid that Sarah mentioned?

- That's a pretty common name. - It has to be.

He was registered in several of the same classes as Landon

- before he got expelled. - All right.

Do we have an address, phone number?

No phone, but it looks like

he lives in the dorms off Claremont.

But since the expulsion, he's no longer a resident.

Right. OK.

Hey, Kelly, how are we doing

with the encrypted WhatsApp messages?

It's slow going. So far, none involve Sarah.

But they do involve someone Landon refers to as Ant,

which I'm assuming is Anthony.

OK. Anything interesting?

Still deciphering them.

But the last text between the two just says, "Sen Drew."

"Sen Drew"? What's that mean?

I just ran a search with those exact words

and all the top results come back to Senator Daniel Drew.

Wait. Yeah, I read about this guy.

He's the lead sponsor of the fracking legislation bill.

Is he in Albany now?

If so, we need to contact him immediately.

He might be in danger.

Well, he's definitely not in Albany.

Why? Where is he?

A press release says he's at an event,

a reopening of an oil refinery over in Brooklyn.

All right, get the team over there now.

All right, I'm gonna head for the podium

and advise his team of our concerns.

- Copy that. - I'll take the right. You got the left?

People say that oil is the past.

But the jobs created here today are not just an investment

in the future of this city.

They're an investment in our country.

Because oil is and always will be

the lifeblood of America.

We need to remember that and think of that...

Guys, I see Anthony.

He's in the front with a respirator,

headed towards the senator.

And fill this building

and this refinery with more workers.

- Anthony. - That's our life.

Hey, everybody get back!

Get back! Get back now!

Move! Move!

Get back, get back!

Let's split up.

Anthony?

Maggie, I'm pinned.

Hey!

Anthony!

Anthony, give it up.

Hey!

You got nowhere to go. Hands up.

Hands up now.

I'm doing this for the next generation.

If things don't change, we'll have nothing.

You have to understand.

Put your hands on your head. Turn around now.

Now!

Turn around!

Still waiting on the official word from hazmat,

but they're saying that nobody was exposed.

Thank God for that.

I gotta take this.

Hey, Jess, how's it going?

Uh, not good.

What's up?

Um, it looks like it wasn't exhaustion.

They think I had a...

a mild aneurysm.

What?

I know. It's crazy.

They want to do this, like, exploratory surgery thing.

Exploratory surgery?

What does that mean exactly?

I'm not really sure yet.

But while they're doing it,

they need me to name an emergency contact

and a temporary guardian for Ella.

OK. Yeah, whatever you need.

Maggie, it's OK.

Like, they think that this is just precautionary.

Jess, you're young and you're healthy.

You're gonna be fine.

Yeah, I know.

I'll be there as soon as I can.

Thank you.

Of course.

NYPD just reported another ricin attack across town.

Her name is Mary Byrne.

Good news is, she's still alive.

There are signs of ricin contamination,

but apparently it wasn't potent enough to be lethal.

OK. We'll take it from here.

Mary, hi. I'm Special Agent Scola.

This is Agent Wallace. Can we ask you a few questions?

- Of... of course. - OK.

Did you get a good look at the person that attacked you?

No.

Not really.

Someone just came up behind me, sprayed me with something.

I couldn't see anything after that.

I felt horrible.

Do you have any idea why someone would do this?

No.

What do you do for work?

I'm a nurse.

Anyone in your family have anything to do with fracking?

Fracking? I don't even know what that is.

Thanks.

All right. So we got a mystery here.

Why was Mary attacked?

She's a nurse. Nothing to do with fracking.

- What, was it a mistake? - All right.

Analysis of the ricin

from the latest attack just came in...

same signature as the others, except it was diluted.

The question is, why?

I mean, as far as I understand, she does not have a spouse.

So what about family, parents, siblings?

According to records, her parents are deceased.

She has three brothers.

All live upstate, except for the youngest, Bobby Byrne.

And what does Bobby do?

He's a policy advisor.

For who?

The governor.

Not only am I gonna make sure he signs the damn thing,

I'll see he does it today.

You think I'm gonna just stand here

and let you threaten my family?

Go to hell.

I need protection for myself and for my family now.

Who was that on the phone?

Some woman.

What do you mean, some woman?

She called while I was waiting for you,

claimed that she was involved in the attack on my sister.

OK. Did she say anything else?

Said it was a warning, that if I didn't talk the governor

out of signing the fracking bill,

she'd kill my entire family.

Can I see your phone?

Call came from an unknown number.

Did she sound young, old, have an accent, anything?

I don't know.

Well, it would have been great if you kept her

- on the line because we... - To hell with that.

You can't negotiate with these people.

Hey, we identified the cell phone number.

Trouble is, it's a burner that's been shut off.

So all we know at this point is, we're dealing with a woman.

Well, and if she wasn't angry already...

Right, now the governor just signed the fracking bill.

So... Yeah.

All right, folks, so up until now,

we've only been looking at male suspects.

Landon was the maker of the ricin.

Anthony was the one that used it.

But this changes the equation.

So what women would both Landon and Anthony know?

What about Sarah, head of the eco group?

Maybe she lied about how close she was with Landon.

She's still in NYPD custody per our request.

She shouldn't have access to a phone.

- OK, so Sarah's out. - All right.

What about the incident

that got Anthony expelled from college?

Were there any women involved?

Report just said it was a fistfight,

mutual combat with another student.

Well, apparently, Anthony challenged the expulsion.

There's a character letter attached.

- Who wrote that? - Checking.

A female faculty member, Professor Celeste Johnson.

Anybody seen the professor?

No, she just left.

Is everything OK?

Did she say where she was going?

No, but she was acting weird.

What do you mean, she was acting weird?

She was sitting at her desk mumbling,

messing with her phone.

Then she took the battery out and stormed out.

Scola.

What's up?

This was the burner used to call the governor's policy advisor.

All right. It's crunch time, people.

It appears the professor is part of this ecoterrorism cell.

She's out for blood.

And we should assume she is in possession of ricin,

so we need to find her and fast.

Everyone should be on the same page here.

How are we doing on her cell?

I need to know who she called, who she texted.

I'm on it. I just need a few more seconds.

Yeah.

Where are we on this?

Agents have been to her apartment. She's not there.

OK. Does she have a car?

Not that we're aware of.

I'm not seeing any call history

other than the one to Byrne.

It looks like it was only activated yesterday.

What about GPS?

Where'd she go with it after the purchase?

That'll help us narrow down where she's hiding.

I'm showing it stayed stationary in three places...

Hudson University, Celeste's apartment,

and a building on 164th Street over in Queens.

So what's out there... houses, apartments?

It's a research and development lab

leased by a company called Green Solutions.

Hey, the second victim, the lobbyist.

Sharon Williams.

- She was retained by... - Green Solutions.

And the first victim, Angela, she granted permits

to the same company, Green Solutions.

All right, get the team over there now.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Special Agent Scola with the FBI.

All right, I need everyone to move towards the exits

in an orderly fashion now.

All right. You clear this floor.

We're gonna take the lower levels.

OK.

And make sure to call out if you see any sign of Celeste.

That's it. Let's go.

Everybody out.

Out.

Sir. Sir, let's go.

Come on. Come on, everybody, get out.

We've cleared the first room. We're in the second now.

Where is she?

We need to split up.

Everybody get out now!

Sir, get out.

You need to exit the building now.

Come on, come on.

All right, let's go, let's go.

You heard him. Come on. Clear the room.

Guys. Hey.

Everyone needs to exit the building now.

Now!

Let's go. Let's go.

Sprinkler just went off in here.

- Is there a report of a fire? - What?

No, no.

Elise, where's the sprinkler system located?

Building schematic says there are several

dry powder systems in place.

The control unit's on the first floor.

Got that? First floor.

Maybe that's where she's hiding.

I got it.

I found it.

She's not here.

But she attached a canister to the system.

Guys, there is ricin in the sprinklers.

I repeat, there is ricin in the sprinklers.

Is everyone out?

What? No!

No, the place is huge, OA.

We're still clearing it out.

Yeah, Kelly, can you tap into the sprinkler system,

- override it? - It's manual.

I can't get in from here.

She must have activated the test protocol.

It means every sprinkler activates

in succession until they've all been deployed.

OK. How do they shut them down?

Looks like there is a main unit with a lever.

It should be blue.

If you pull it to the override position,

it will turn off the sprinklers.

There's no blue lever anywhere.

Guys, there's no blue lever.

All right, OA, hold your position.

All right, maybe that's not the main unit.

Elise, where would it be?

Hold on.

Still got people in the building,

including our own. Let's go.

OK, there's an additional utility system in the basement.

Access door is on the southwest corner of the building.

I'll head there now.

Jubal, we need to shut the system down now.

Hey, come on!

Come on, keep it moving.

- Keep it moving. - Everybody run!

Get out! Everybody run!

Everybody out!

Now! Go!

OA, I need backup down here right now.

I'm coming.

Guys, the sprinklers just came on on the main floor.

I found the main unit.

No sign of the professor.

She's attached another canister of ricin to the main unit.

Maggie?

Maggie!

She broke the lever off the main shutoff valve.

Guys, the lever is broken.

Kelly, what do they do?

It should still work. You just need to find a way

to turn it clockwise 90 degrees.

- Keep it moving. - Let's go! Everybody out!

Run, now!

Out, now!

Come on.

Come on.

It's off. It's off.

Let's go.

Ella.

- Maggie! - Hi.

Ooh.

Thank you so much for waiting.

Of course.

What room is Jess in?

She's still in surgery.

She is?

That's what they told me.

OK.

I'm so sorry. I have to go.

Yes, of course. Yes.

I'll call you, let you know how everything went.

OK, bye.

All right, kiddo, me and you.

Hi. Excuse me.

Hi.

I have a friend who's in surgery, Jessica Blake.

Ms. Bell?

Thank you. Yeah?

How is she?

We did everything we could.

OK?

Her blood pressure dropped during the operation

and we tried to resuscitate her.

But, unfortunately, it was too late.

She didn't make it.

I'm sorry. I really am.

So she... she's...