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I'm Alec Mercer.

Welcome to Applied Psychology 101.

You're the science guy.

That's Bill Nye. I'm actually the behavioral science guy.

I know why people do inexplicable things.

Paradoxical persuasion.

It's called an auditory illusion.

Bereavement sex.

Nothing irrational about that.

- Sorry, Eddie. - My name's Trey.

What is he doing?

He's using absurdism to force Trey to correct him

and ground himself in reality.

He bombed that church 20 years ago.

I feel relieved knowing that the man

who did those terrible things is not there anymore.

But does it make me any different?

Guess you're going to have to collect more data.

Kylie, what are you doing here?

Marisa sent my résumé over to the FBI cyber team,

and they called me.

You're taking the job with Rachel Myers.

I have to put my mental health first.

You will be missed.

Hi, Rose.

I've been a few different people.

U-turn. Whoa!

Nice driving.

You were MI6.

It must have difficult to have your cover blown.

Alec.

- Hi. - Hailie.

How are you?

I've been looking forward to this for a long time.

Me, too. Can I get you a drink?

Yes, I would love that.

What the hell, Hailie?

Arthur, what a surprise.

The divorce isn't even finalized,

and you're out with some creep in my favorite restaurant?

Is there a problem?

You mind giving us a moment alone?

I'd say that would be up to Hailie.

Get your hands off my wife.

You can do better than this low-rent podiatrist.

What did you call me?

Really, Arthur?

You're embarrassing yourself.

Now I see what you were talking about.

Who the hell are you?

This is the man behind the $10 million

Medicare fraud scam?

He's not as tall as you described him.

It was over 30 million.

And I deserved every penny of it.

- $30 million? - Yeah.

You sure about that?

I am.

I'm just checking on behalf of my ex-wife,

the FBI agent in charge of your case.

And you are under arrest.

Arthur is a careful guy.

The FBI was trying to coax a confession out of him

for months but got nowhere.

But when we are in a hot state like jealousy,

anger, sexual arousal, we get less careful, we make mistakes.

From a rational standpoint, Arthur had everything to lose

and nothing to gain from talking.

But if there's one thing I want you to take away from this class

is that nearly all irrational behavior

is driven by our emotions.

So the next time you find yourself in a hot state,

take a moment to consider

how much you might inadvertently divulge.

And use protection.

Thanks, guys. Have a good day.

You know, you tell that joke every year.

Phoebe.

Classic status quo bias.

Status quo bias would be the irrational attachment

to status quo, as opposed to my very

rational preference for status quo and a good joke.

So how's things with Professor Myers?

Great.

I mean, it's different, but great.

Hey.

Phoebe and I are going to grab an early dinner.

You want to join us?

I'd love to, but I got a date with Rose.

You know, since you and Rose got together,

it's the happiest I've seen you since the divorce.

You're becoming very good at reading people.

- Give her my best. - Yeah, me too.

I'll do that.

Be good.

Hi, it's Rose. Please leave a message.

Hi, it's Rose. Please leave a message.

Hey, it's me again.

I'm outside your building, and your car's not here.

I'm going to use that code you gave me

to go inside, all right?

I just want to make sure everything's all right.

Hey, lady. What are you still doing here?

You knew this consultant gig doesn't pay by the hour, right?

I'm just trying to get up to speed with this system

y'all got going here.

Ah, the Bureau can be a little set in its ways.

That's why it's helpful to have new blood.

Hey, Quinn said they're trying

to hook me up with an office.

Ooh, well, don't tell Alec that.

He's been consulting for this department for 10 years,

and they haven't offered him that.

Speak of the devil.

- Night. - Night.

Hey, Alec, what's up?

It's Rose. She's missing.

What do you mean she's missing?

We had plans for dinner. She didn't show up.

Her phone's off.

Oh, you know Rose.

She's got clients all over the world.

Maybe she had an emergency in Beijing or something.

Her go bag is still here in her apartment.

I saw a pile of cigarette butts outside.

Tells me someone was casing the place.

OK, how can I help?

I thought maybe you could run her plates,

see if her car's turned up in the system.

You're really worried about her, aren't you?

Something's not right, Marisa.

Could I please have a drink of water?

I haven't got any.

Look, this is all I got.

You want some?

I don't know who you think I am,

but I'm pretty sure you've got the wrong person.

I don't know. It sure looks like you.

They say everyone has a doppelganger.

This says you used to be a spy for MI6 till you got outed.

Do I look like a spy?

Well, you fight like a spy.

Hey, boss said not to talk to her.

I'm sorry.

No more questions.

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How'd you find this?

We ran the plates.

Turns out Rose's car was towed when

it was left in a one-hour parking spot

for more than four hours, and neighbors complained.

We think they slashed Rose's tire and then lay in wait.

So Rose was intentionally targeted?

It looks that way.

The van was reported stolen two days ago.

We requisitioned footage from all the traffic cameras in the area.

Did you guys look into the espionage angle?

We talked to the CIA.

So far, there's no chatter about this.

We are getting in touch with the local MI6 office.

MI6?

I thought the British stopped spying on us

sometime around 1776.

They did.

So now it's more like a mutual understanding between allies.

Could be someone from her corporate fixer work,

disgruntled former client.

Can you give us a minute?

Alec, we are looking into every possible angle, I promise.

And I know I don't have to tell you

that you should not be involved in this case.

There is no way I'm going to sit by and do nothing

when Rose has been abducted.

Just let us do our job.

When Jace was killed, you couldn't have been sidelined.

Jace was dead.

I hope and I believe that Rose is still alive,

and I want to keep it that way.

Then let me help you find her.

Hey, we're seeing this video.

Rose is a tough lady.

And, honestly, I feel bad for whoever took her.

She's more than tough.

She was trained in kidnapping and ransom.

She's extracted kids from Nigerian rebel forces,

rescued women from Mexican cartels,

even gotten soldiers from behind enemy lines.

And that was all in the Guardian article

that blew her cover.

Why risk kidnapping one of the world's leading experts

on kidnapping?

Boss is here for the transfer.

W... what's that for?

It's to sedate her.

She's been cooperative so far.

She's more dangerous than you think.

What are you giving me?

I got really sick on morphine once.

According to the traffic cams,

the van got off the highway here

and pulled back on six minutes later.

It looks like two different vehicles pulled up here.

Well, one of them could have been the van, or a van, anyway.

I mean, the other, based on the treads, probably

a mid-to large-size SUV.

That's all we got so far.

Two vehicles pulled up in the middle of nowhere

at the same time?

Maybe a transfer point.

Maybe.

Is there something in that can?

That's Rose's ring.

She must have left it for us.

Did you dust that can for prints?

A 98% male match?

Those prints aren't Rose's.

So whose are they?

Calvin Ellis.

Prior convictions in shoplifting,

narcotics possession, vandalism.

These are all what people like to call victimless crimes.

Kidnapping's kind of off brand for you, isn't it?

I don't have to say nothing to you.

Cal.

I have a feeling you're a good guy.

From the evidence we have,

we know that you gave Rose a drink.

That's nice.

Most bad guys, they wouldn't do that.

What's he doing?

I don't know what you're talking about.

Alec is trying to change his mindset.

I have a feeling that you know where Rose is

and that you want to tell us.

Getting him to rethink his identity.

Does it work?

I know it wasn't your idea.

We'll find out.

Somebody put you up to it, right?

You didn't want to do it, did you?

No.

I was a few months behind in rent.

I needed the job.

Hm.

So somebody paid you?

They said she was a spy,

that she'd done terrible things,

hurt people, that she deserved it.

You remember the name of the person who paid you?

I only saw him the one time, when we transferred her.

I don't know where he took her after that.

Probably the same place he took the other guy.

What other guy?

Rise and shine.

Please.

Please, you've got the wrong person.

My name is Emily Dash.

I'm a kindergarten teacher.

I haven't seen you.

Don't bother, Rose.

He knows.

Harry?

Oh, good.

You remember your former colleague.

I'm sorry, Rose.

I told him everything.

Who are you?

There she is.

I'm Gavin, and you're Rose.

And you're a spy, and he was your handler.

Now that we know who's who, let's start again,

this time with the truth.

This was approved by MI6?

Yes.

When did the book come out?

Two weeks ago.

It was Harry's retirement project.

And you think whoever has Rose did it because

of something in this book?

Harry's wife called yesterday.

He was taken captive by a couple of men with guns.

We were exploring other angles until you told us about Rose.

They only worked one case together in the U.S.

Harry wrote about it.

Obliquely, of course, but we think

someone familiar with the details put two and two together.

And who was that?

His name is Gavin King.

He used to work for a private military contractor

called Alpha Defense.

Three years ago, Gavin was in Afghanistan

when his wife, Fiona Donnelly, was killed

on a routine operation here in her house in Virginia.

The last I checked, MI6 isn't supposed

to have operations on U.S. soil.

Fiona's cousins were terrorists of the new IRA.

We've been tracking them for months, and they led us here.

And Rose was involved?

Rose and a small team, yes.

Look, I'll be candid.

The operation didn't go as planned.

Fiona was collateral damage.

We knew that Gavin was angry

and that he could be a loose cannon.

So we kept tabs on him until we could determine

he was no longer a threat.

Clearly, we were wrong.

Do you know what he wants?

I have no idea.

He doesn't stand to gain anything from Rose or Harry.

Nothing to gain, everything to lose.

It sounds like we're talking about revenge.

What are you doing?

I'm calling Rizwan. I want him to run an experiment.

Do you mind?

Of course.

Can we count on you for resources?

Officially, according to my superiors,

Rose never existed, and Harry's retired.

Unofficially, I love Rose.

We all do.

And if she hadn't been outed,

Gavin wouldn't have been able to find her.

You'll have everything you need.

How dangerous is Gavin?

If anyone can take him down, it's Rose.

But given what we think he's done so far, in all honesty,

I doubt either of them makes it out alive.

- You all right? - I've been better.

How did he find you?

Vanity.

That's how.

I wrote a bloody book.

After I retired, I looked back at my life,

and on paper, I'd done nothing.

I wanted people to know that I did something.

Gavin must have read the book and put the pieces together.

What pieces?

Fiona Donnelly.

So that's what this is about?

He found the names of my children, my grandchildren.

I knew what I was signing up for,

putting my own life in danger with this work, not theirs.

I told him everything I know.

Which is nothing much, since the whole operation was me.

You gave him my name.

I had hoped you'd be harder to find.

Being outed has rendered my invisibility cloak

rather useless.

There's no way out. I've tried.

Well, we have what he wants...

information.

That's our currency.

You may as well give him the lot before he hurts you.

He'll kill us both once I do.

At least we'll go quickly.

I haven't resigned myself to that yet.

You have a better plan?

I do, actually.

I've heard a fair number of cars going by,

which means we're not in the middle of nowhere.

There may be businesses nearby.

If we can hold out till the morning,

there's a good chance we may be seen, or at least heard.

Also, I've left something of a coded message

behind for my friends in the FBI.

If we're lucky, they've already found it.

If you refuse to talk, he'll still kill you.

I know.

That's why we only have one option.

Tell him as little as possible, as slowly as possible.

He'll torture you.

Yes.

But it'll buy us time.

Hey, Phoebe.

Hey, Rizwan, do you have my copy of Thinking Fast and Slow?

Probably somewhere, but I can't talk right now.

Why? What's going on?

Rose was abducted, and the professor wants me

to do an experiment on revenge.

Wait, what?

Rose was abducted? Why didn't you call me?

I didn't want to trigger your anxiety.

I appreciate that. I really do.

But it's Rose. I want to help.

There might be a way you can.

Anything.

Remember the time we did the experiment

on whether intentional pain hurts more than unintentional pain?

We had to choose which subjects got electrical shocks.

And you were the one who had to pretend to choose to give

them electrical shocks.

Mild electrical shocks.

Unpleasant, but completely safe.

They were super pissed at you.

Think you could get them back?

Just tell him, Rose.

If you don't, he'll kill us both.

All right, you win.

Your wife's cousins, the O'Neals were terrorists.

Shot up a police station in Belfast.

Five men died.

They fled to America.

We came to rendition them.

There was a shoot-out.

Fiona was caught in the crossfire.

You were lied to.

The story about the house being a meth lab was a cover-up.

Happy?

Checks out with what he said.

That's because it's all I know.

I believe you.

I'll be back.

Don't go anywhere.

Oh, God.

You can either shoot me

or walk away with $200 in cash.

No strings.

Now, before we start, Phoebe's handing out a sheet of paper

with the Ten Commandments on it.

I'd like you all to recite them out loud.

Number one, thou shalt not...

But if you shoot me, you don't get the money,

and the paintballs will cost you $11 each.

I'd like you to take five minutes

to think about this situation from my perspective.

He was overseas when his fiancée was killed.

He felt like that situation was out of his control,

and the need for revenge became all-consuming.

It's like an obsessive compulsive disorder.

He kicked down doors in Afghanistan.

If he wants something, he'll get it.

He may not be smarter than Rose,

but he is stronger and bigger.

If Rose is lucky, the killer wants something from her.

Otherwise, she's already dead.

Rose is alive,

unless proven otherwise.

Hey.

- You OK? - I'm fine.

I know you better than anyone,

so I'm just going to say it.

You're not fine.

I can admit that I have a hard time staying

objective in this case.

It's called egocentric bias.

No.

It's called love, you idiot.

Rose and I have only been dating for a few months.

It's a little too early to use that specific word.

OK, fine.

You care about Rose.

You have feelings for her.

You like-like her.

And right now, she's in real danger.

So it's OK if it throws you off your game a bit.

I don't have time to be off my game.

If we want to get Rose back alive,

I need to do what I do in any other case.

Which is?

Go to Gavin's place

and see if I can find something the FBI hasn't.

- Hey, Professor. - Any results?

Every single person who had the chance

to take revenge took it.

I tried morality priming,

recited them the Ten Commandments.

I tried perspective shifting, offered them money.

I even charged them for the paintballs, but...

But once they got the idea of revenge in their minds,

there was no talking them out of it.

Exactly.

I'm trying to come up with another condition, but...

Rizwan, call 911.

Uh, no, don't do that. Call Marisa.

Tell her I've been abducted.

Wait, what?

The guys who took Rose are here.

If I let them take me, it's the easiest way to get to Rose.

At least they don't have a fighting chance with Gavin.

- But... - Call her.

Professor, there's no way to talk someone out of revenge.

Professor.

Damn it.

Thought you might be lonely without your friend.

So I brought you another one.

Alec?

Alec!

Let him go.

He has nothing to do with this.

Hear that sound?

It's the chickens coming home to roost.

You see,

you took someone that matters to me.

So now I'm going to take someone that matters to you,

unless you tell me what you're hiding.

I told you what happened to Fiona.

You haven't told me anything I didn't already know.

Tell me everything, or I blow your boyfriend's brains out.

Tell me what happened.

Fiona worked for us.

What do you mean, she worked for you?

Fiona was living with her father,

and her cousins were staying there when I recruited her.

Turned her into an asset.

An asset?

She never told me that.

Never said a word.

She had orders not to.

Your orders.

So how'd she end up dead?

We were working with Fiona on the inside

and went to make our move.

We were hoping to catch her cousins off guard,

but somehow they got wind of us.

They started shooting.

I couldn't reach Fiona.

For all I knew, she'd been made and was dead already.

So the order was given to return fire.

Being a soldier, you should understand how it works.

We didn't have a choice.

Who gave the order to fire?

You said the order was given. Who gave the order to fire?

Who gave the order?

I did.

It was me, all of it.

Recruiting Fiona, putting her in danger,

going in before they could extract her. It was me.

You want your revenge, go ahead and take it.

Let him go.

Kill me.

She's lying.

Alec, don't.

I've read up on you.

You're that, um, professor.

The one who helps the police?

Then you know I'm really good at reading people.

And I also happen to know Rose very well.

Did you notice the way she folded her lip

before she said she gave the order?

- Rigid posture? - Stop.

Not to mention these operations

don't work like this.

Orders like that, they go way up.

No. No, they don't, actually.

Up where?

Come on!

Give me a name, an address!

Where do the orders go?

You know, ever since I read your friend Harry's book,

I've wanted to kill someone.

Well, lots of someones, actually.

Found a few British pubs in the DC area,

an Anglican church.

And I found a British International School...

I bet lots of Brits, powerful and influential

ones anyways, have children that go there.

Targeting a school is a good plan.

You can get a lot of attention that way.

But let's think it through.

The trouble with hitting civilians is,

that's the only thing people are going to remember.

And I think you want people to remember Fiona, right?

That means Fiona's story has to be more interesting than the victims'.

Or what have you accomplished?

It'll feel good.

Not as good as getting who really did this.

People you won't give me!

8293 Provence Street.

What is that?

You want to know where the orders came from.

That's where.

No need to take out a bunch of innocent schoolchildren.

Better be a real address.

If it's not,

you're both dead.

So is everyone at that school.

There were 149 pings to the cell tower

closest to Gavin's home at the time

Alec was talking to Rizwan.

This dot is Alec's phone.

The blue dots are the rest.

Can you see how many were prepaid cell phones?

- 11. - 11.

OK, now we're getting somewhere.

Can you see where those 11 people went?

Wait a minute. These two both left after Alec's phone went dead.

He said the guys who took Rose were there.

Guys, plural.

Where did those two people go?

I know where that is.

I bet Gavin's holed up with his hostages there.

Let's go. Kylie,

if you can please pull any phone numbers

that those two phones have called?

I'm betting one of them is Gavin's phone number.

On it.

Was that a real address?

It's an office of MI6 operatives.

The building is fortified.

They'll be ready for whatever he has planned.

It's our best option since you showed up.

I was abducted.

Come on, Alec.

Everyone must have been on high alert.

If you got taken, it's because you let them take you.

OK, so you needed help, and I saw a way to get to you.

You didn't happen to bring a tracking device,

so Marisa could find us, did you?

There wasn't time. Marisa will ping my phone,

track the nearest tower, find their phones.

She's probably on her way here right now.

Oh, I had a plan!

To take the blame for everything and get killed.

That wasn't a great plan, Rose.

Well, now both of us will get killed.

How is that better?

Marisa will find us.

Congratulations.

Looks like I'm going to need you both alive a little bit longer.

FBI!

- Search warrant! - Alec!

Rose!

Clear!

Are we sure we got the right place?

Marisa!

It's the right place.

We just got here too late.

I thought he was going to use guns.

It's a reasonable assumption.

Fiona was killed in a shooting.

Most killers seeking revenge would have used a gun.

I guess Gavin's an outlier.

I guess so.

Guns, they can handle.

But a 15-foot up-armored truck might

be able to breach security.

And it's unlikely he's going to stop and let us out before he tries.

Isn't this about time you work your Mercer magic?

Talk him out of this.

I wish I could.

Rizwan performed an experiment that

proves what my past research has already shown.

There's no quick way of talking someone out of revenge.

Is there a slow way?

Well, there's one scientifically tested way,

but it involves a substantial shifting of attention.

And it takes a good three months.

I'm guessing, depending on traffic,

we have about 14 minutes.

We have to try something.

We've analyzed the GPS in Gavin's SUV.

One place he stopped by several times

is the British International School.

He might have been casing it.

So you think that's where they're headed?

Maybe. We don't know for sure.

Gavin must have known that we would examine the car,

so it's possible that it was his plan to throw

us off of the real target.

So what's your strategy?

Right now, we have a burner number for Gavin,

but it's turned off.

Alec knows that it's the only chance that we have to find him,

so I'm hoping that he's trying to turn it back on.

And in the meantime?

We need to evacuate that school.

Gavin?

Interesting thing about revenge.

It's good for society.

It's humanity's built-in justice system.

It keeps us in check.

Psychologically hardwired, mutually assured...

destruction.

Now, I... I know you're angry about Fiona's death

and how badly you want to avenge her.

But, man, planning revenge is far more

fulfilling than actually going through with it.

Because what happens after?

There is no after.

If you crash into that MI6 building,

you might manage to kill a few people.

All of us, at least.

But in the end, nothing will change.

Tell him what will happen, Rose.

You'll be dismissed as a whack job.

They'll find a manifesto on your computer.

Ties to extremist groups.

Probably some child porn, just for good measure.

No one will ever know that what you're doing

has anything to do with Fiona.

She'll disappear from history, and so will you.

Hey, hey, hey! There is another way.

There's another way

that you can get the truth out there before this ends,

in a way that they can't undo it.

Rose will confess.

You will record it.

She'll tell them everything, the truth about Fiona.

Even if you kill us, you could still send it to the press,

or tweet it, or whatever you want.

But the world gets to know who she was,

that she was killed by the British government

on American soil.

An admission by an outed MI6 agent.

Now, that, soldier, is real revenge.

Now, which would you rather do?

Commit a few more murders and damn Fiona's memory

or just get the truth out there once and for all?

You have five minutes.

Starting now.

Marisa, Gavin just turned his phone on.

We're tracking it now.

My name is Rose Dinshaw.

And for 13 years, I was a covert operative for MI6.

But before that, I was a nobody,

the only child to immigrant parents in the UK.

My father returned to India when I was five.

He told me it was for work.

It was years later that I found out

it was to be with his mistress.

My mother was all I had,

until she was diagnosed with stage III brain cancer.

Marisa, are you at MI6?

Yes, why?

You gotta get out of there now.

Gavin's phone is pinging a cell tower a quarter mile

from that building.

Can you get me an exact location?

I'm working with FBI cyber.

We need to get a tactical team outside now.

Cover a 10-block radius around the building.

After that, I drifted for a bit, did this and that.

I tried to be a stage performer.

Quit stalling!

Let her finish.

I'm telling you this because Fiona and I,

we had a lot in common.

I got it.

She told me that she lost her mother at an early age, too.

I never intended for Fiona to be harmed.

We connected.

8th and Clover.

He's armed and dangerous.

If you get eyes on him, fire.

She wanted a different life,

and that was something I could give her.

I could have given her that.

No, you couldn't.

She wanted to leave you.

Fiona told me about you, about your jealous rages you flew into,

about how you abused her.

Did you hit her the way you hit me?

Alec, get down!

Suspect down.

Hostages secured. They're OK.

- Everything looks good. - Great.

So I can get out of here.

Alec, what the hell were you thinking, letting

yourself get kidnapped?

I knew that if I could get him to a hot state,

he'd leave his phone on long enough for you to track him.

I weighed the pros and cons.

No, you did not.

As soon as you sign, you're free to go.

Are you sure?

What about Rose?

Rose Dinshaw?

She left a few minutes ago.

I'm guessing you're going to need a ride?

Rose!

It's me.

You didn't wait for me at the hospital.

I know.

I should have.

I was ashamed, I guess.

Why?

For getting you involved in all of this

in the first place.

You look well, all things considered.

So do you.

- Does it hurt? - Mm.

It'll heal.

Mostly, I'm just...

Tired.

Rose, you are the bravest person I know,

and I've known quite a few brave people.

You're the brave one.

If it weren't for you, I'd be dead.

No getting around that.

You're nothing short of heroic, Alec.

Are you going somewhere?

I'm scheduled to be in Dubai tomorrow.

I'm taking the red-eye.

I really should get dressed.

Rose, you were abducted and tortured.

Maybe you should take some time to process that.

I find when it comes to trauma, it's best to move on,

not relive it.

So business as usual?

The work helps me, Alec.

It really does.

Honestly, I've been in more dangerous situations

than this one before.

It's been a while, but I have.

I'll be fine.

I'll be fine.

You really must regret getting involved with me.

I don't.

Look what happened to Fiona, to Harry.

If I had lost you...

I'm not sure I could go on.

You didn't lose me.

And I have no regrets.

You will if you knew the things I've done in the name of country,

loyalty, whatever you want to call it,

you'd hate me for it.

I'm feeling a lot of feelings right now,

but hate is definitely not one of them.

You're just saying that because you're

in a hot state after today.

Maybe.

Doesn't mean it isn't true.

That's my driver.

He's downstairs.

Now I really wish I didn't have to go.

It's OK.

You have to work,

and I have to teach a class early in the morning.

Maybe I'll teach a lesson in the cultural benefits

and personal costs of revenge.

Of course you will.