FBI

- Hey. It's okay.

There's nothing to be worried about.

I handled it.

I promise.

Uh, it went as well as it could.

All right.

I'll be home soon.

- Hey, you okay? What happened?

- It's fine. - Talk to me.

- Close the door. You don't need to--

Kosey, where've you been?

- You don't need to worry about it.

- Kosey, talk to me. - Hey, it's okay, it's okay.

Kosey!

- I promise I'm not trying to just make the sale.

It really has been an incredible ride.

Every case is an opportunity to affect someone's life,

and that is why this is such an amazing profession,

and that is also why we recruit the brightest and the best

from all walks of life,

from poor, rich, Black, white, Middle Eastern...

and it will continue to stay that way

as long as folks like us continue to join the ranks.

Yes. - How's the money?

Well, you won't get rich.

But you won't live paycheck to paycheck either.

What about being a minority?

Have you found that it's something that helps

your career or hurts it?

- Well, that's complicated. I think the, um--

- It's actually not that complicated,

so I'll answer that one, Omar.

I joined this Bureau 30 years ago.

10 years later, 9/11 happened.

It wasn't a great time to be a Muslim in New York City.

Trust me.

But the Bureau made me feel like I belonged,

like I was a part of the family.

It can be that way for all of you

if you put in work and honor the badge.

- Special Agent Bashar gave me that same exact speech

seven years ago when I was recruited,

and I can promise you I have no regrets.

Oh, I'm sorry. That is work.

I have to go, and no, this wasn't planned.

Thank you.

- Hey, folks, NYPD asked us for help

regarding a potential hate crime.

So listen up.

- 22-year-old Kosey Khan, a Pakistani student here

on temporary visa,

had his throat slit last night.

His younger brother, Amir, was also stabbed,

and he is currently in surgery.

- Let's talk about what we know about the victims.

- Yeah. Kosey was enrolled in Columbia,

an engineering major at 3.9 GPA.

His younger brother, Amir, worked at a local restaurant.

Doesn't seem to be here legally.

- Neither appear to have a social media footprint.

- Mm-hmm. What about criminal history?

Anything? - None.

Not even a parking ticket.

So why them?

Why attack them at their home?

- Right, hate crimes typically happen out on the street,

so maybe there's a personal connection.

All right, so dig into the victims' personal lives,

friends, neighbors, classmates,

anyone in their orbit with hate-related priors,

or racist social media posts.

The answers are out there. Let's find them.

- Upstairs neighbor called it in.

Heard someone yelling for help.

Uniforms knocked and didn't get an answer,

so they made entry and found the victims.

- Any signs of forced entry? - None.

Door was unlocked.

- There cameras in this building?

Negative.

Place is as basic as they come.

Rent's cheap, and the amenities reflect it.

- It's not the best neighborhood.

Doors stay locked.

So our suspect was either invited in,

or he waited for the victims to open the door.

- All right, we're gonna need your help

canvassing the area for witnesses.

Yeah.

Maggie.

A ton of valuable electronics untouched.

- Maybe they were looking for money or drugs.

- What makes you think it was a hate crime?

Well, I wasn't sure at first.

But the victims' Imam showed up about an hour ago,

said he had proof that they were targeted.

What kind of proof?

- Something about domestic terrorist threats

against these kids' lives.

I told him because of that,

we need to bring the FBI on board.

He wasn't exactly thrilled to hear that.

- Omar! - I'm Agent Bell.

This is Agent Zidan.

- How are you, Omar? It's been a long time.

- It has. I'm good. I'm good.

I'm sorry, this is my Imam, Ali Mustafa.

It's nice to meet you.

- Haven't seen you at the mosque in years.

Is that because of the job, or do you no longer worship?

- No, no, no. Of course I still worship.

Things have been, uh, a little crazy,

but inshallah, you'll see me there again soon.

Inshallah, inshallah.

- Uh, we understand you have information about the attack.

- Not just an attack. It was a hate crime.

Four days ago, I saw a man

threaten these boys outside my mosque.

What do you mean "threaten"?

He called them terrorists,

told them to go back to their country.

You know, that kind of thing.

It would've turned violent too, but I chased him away.

What did this guy look like?

- White, in his 20s, medium build.

He was wearing a hoodie, so I couldn't see his face.

Okay, you chased them away.

Did they get away by foot or by car?

By foot.

You are the FBI.

Why didn't you stop this man before he attacked?

- Yeah, well, I mean, we would've

if we had known about it-- - You did!

I called the FBI right after the man left.

I talked to an agent about it.

But you did nothing, and now Kosey's dead.

- Uh, what agent did you talk to?

I didn't catch a name,

but it's the number given to me

by the Muslim Outreach Program run by that guy, Bashar.

He ignores any complaint I make, no matter how serious.

Can you believe that?

A Muslim turning against his own people?

- Look, I don't know about that specific complaint,

but I will look into it. I promise.

Good to see you.

- No love lost between Bashar and your Imam, hey?

Well, ol' Imam Mustafa

isn't really known for being subtle.

Neither is Bashar.

- Perfect. Marriage made in heaven.

More like hell.

- Well, hopefully that's not why Bashar's team

ignored the complaint.

- I don't know. Bashar's complicated.

He spends his life trying to thread a very tiny needle.

Protecting the U.S. from terrorism

and then not trying to stomp on the rights

of Muslim Americans,

decent, hard-working people

just trying to live their lives.

That's a tough line to walk.

Yeah.

- But a valid hate-crime complaint

should not be ignored,

so we need to find out what the hell really happened.

- Yeah, Mustafa. My guys looked into the call.

They even located some footage of the altercation

from surveillance we're running.

But it was inconclusive.

Poor angle on the guy, so no facial rec.

- Could we get that footage sent to the JOC?

Not a problem.

- Uh, "surveillance you're running"?

What's that mean? Is there something going on

at the mosque that we should know about?

- Uh, yeah, but, uh, I can't go into detail.

At least not yet.

No disrespect,

but if you looked into Mustafa's complaint,

why didn't you or one of your agents let him know?

You know, out of courtesy.

- There was nothing to say and I have no interest

in extending him any courtesy.

I don't like him. Simple as that.

- Told you. Not very subtle.

Hmm.

Bashar was right.

There's no facial rec from this angle.

- Guy's pretty brazen for broad daylight.

Okay, here's the Imam running him off.

What's going on?

- Uh, yeah, we have a possible lead.

Elise, you wanna...?

- Uh, there was no clear shot for facial rec.

But the good news is

by accessing nearby traffic cam footage,