FBI: International

So you're doing nothing to celebrate?

Nothing?

I don't know if celebrate is exactly the right word.

You know what I mean.

It's your sister's day.

You should go out with your friends.

Remember the good times.

Mm-hmm.

You're telling me

you can't take one day a year,

one moment out of your busy life

to do something special for your family?

I called you.

It wouldn't hurt for you to be here, you know.

My only daughter.

Just jump on a plane so I can watch you

drink wine at 10:00 a.m.?

Look, I should go.

You know, you were never home enough.

And I don't think that June liked that.

Yeah, well, she's not around anymore to complain about it.

Don't beat yourself up, okay?

It's not healthy.

Love you.

Hey.

Hey.

I was heading out, but if you want me to stick around...

No, I'm good.

I've got those CI reports I gotta dig into.

- Good night. - Good night.

Thank God that you are so clever

because your Dutch is terrible.

You saw the results from yesterday?

I did, ah. Very encouraging.

In fact, I think if you're able to continue

to increase the effectiveness,

I think that we're going to be able to start--

What was that?

Jesus.

The samples.

Seal up everything--

In there!

In there, we wait until after the next shot,

and then we all run at once, okay?

Okay, go, go!

Come on.

Go, go, go, go, go!

Why would someone do this?

Hey, a shooter is at large in Brussels.

An attack on the Van den Driessche Research Park

left two scientists seriously injured

and one American killed.

Dr. Christopher Staton,

a molecular biologist who made a name for himself

as a PhD student at Stanford

as a pioneer in mRNA vaccine technology.

He'd been making advancements for years,

even before the current pandemic brought his work

to the forefront.

Dr. Staton moved to Belgium eight months ago

to collaborate with an international research group

to try to prepare for whatever mutation

of the virus might come next.

The entire team was present during the attack.

That's Luc Michaud in the middle.

- Do you know him? - I know of him.

Dr. Michaud has been the highest profile

health policy advisor to the EU throughout the pandemic.

He's basically Europe's version of Anthony Fauci.

Then he may have been the target.

It's possible.

Dr. Michaud's done a lot of good,

but he's a controversial figure.

He's never shied away from criticizing politicians

and even other scientists who disagree

with his recommendations.

So this could be a personal attack--

a disgruntled lab worker settling a score.

Or it could be a targeted political act,

with Michaud as the intended victim.

Then I say we hit it.

All right, Brussels is the de facto capital of the EU,

so Europol is gonna be all over this one.

We're gonna need Jaeger.

She's already on the ground and she's expecting us.

Hey, I'd like you all to meet First Inspector Beckers,

Belgian Federal Police.

These are Agents Forrester, Kellett,

Raines, and Vo with the FBI.

Thank you for agreeing to work with us.

Well, I welcome any assistance

if it helps get this awful bastard.

I don't care for guns nor the cowards that use them.

The world is filling with trigger-happy idiots.

No offense to you, you Americans.

- None taken. - This way.

The lab is located on the second floor of building two.

We're still pulling ballistics, but the shots appear to have

been fired from the rooftop of building three next door.

I can't help but feel partially responsible.

Why is that?

Several months ago, Dr. Staton and Dr. Michaud,

they had reported to my department

that they had received death threats online.

Hateful messages, but nothing particularly specific,

so we were unable to take action.

We'd like to take a look at those reports.

Of course.

Are we sure it's okay to be in here?

The scientists, they did a sweep

and made sure everything is safe.

Maybe don't touch your eyes or mouth.

How many shots were fired?

At least a dozen, but we're not sure we've found them all.

And nobody got a look at the shooter?

I'm afraid they were all too panicked.

You'd think if somebody wanted to shoot Dr. Staton,

there would've been an easier way to do it.

You think they were trying to send a message?

Maybe.

Looks like Dr. Michaud is back to work quickly.

He and his research assistants class

are helping us identify any biological hazards, so...

Gotcha.

We'd love to ask him a few questions,

when he has the chance.

Of course.

I've already told the police everything I can think of,

which is frustratingly little.

We know it's been a terrible day,

but the more perspectives we get,

the better chance we have of figuring out who did this.

I understand.

Honestly, I was just trying to protect my team.

We have worked long hours over a long time now.

We're more like a family, you know?

Have there been any rifts in that family

in the last few months?

Anybody you had to let go?

A relationship that went sour,

conflict over salaries

or promotions, that sort of thing?

You're looking for what, huh?

A disgruntled employee who came back to do this?

Anytime there's violence in a workplace,

- it's an angle we consider. - No.

I hire the best.

I may have my enemies out in the world,

but any scientist who has worked here,

they understand the true value of what we're doing.

Why don't you tell us about those enemies?

Anytime I make an appearance on the television

recommending stricter prevention methods,

I am swarmed by harassment on the Internet.

If I am honest, I have probably done

more than my fair share of publicly mocking those people

that believe that they know more about

fighting a pandemic than the scientists.

And these online exchanges escalated

to threats of violence?

Yes.

- From their side. - But you don't know

who owned the accounts making these threats?

I do not.

Sadly, for me and a lot of COVID scientists,

the threats are now so common

that they've become background noise.

I'd like access to your social media

and private messages so I can track down

- the threatening accounts. - Please.

And when you are done, delete it all.

I hate myself for having stooped to their level.

If anything I said or did led to this happening...

Maybe in my outspoken ways,

I asked for this.

But Christopher, all he ever wanted to do

was tell the world the truth.

Some ignorant people, apparently...

would rather shoot the messenger.

My best guess is that cowardly bastard

was up here like this.

He has a great view of the lab,

and he could've easily come and gone via the back stairwell.

But does the angle of the shots match?

It seems too steep for where some of the bullets landed.

I agree.

Maybe a ricochet?

And the floors below this were all occupied at the time?

That's right.

He would've been seen if he were firing

from anywhere else in the building.

Then maybe this isn't the right building.

May I?

There.

Now that's a good spot for a sniper's nest.

Here it is.

Oh, he could've sat here all day

waiting for the right moment.

And the angle?

Level with the lab window. I can see right in.