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Previously on neXt...

It's been taken to the NSA black site,

just like you suspected.

Continue being my eyes and ears, son.

Mr. Welles, there's a huge bandwidth lag here.

It's like something is taking up server space

and is growing.

Hey, boss. You need to see this.

It's spreading.

Am I a target now?

Yes, we're all targets.

You three are gonna hack into the access card.

- Whose profile? - Gina.

This is my field. It's what I was trained to do.

I think we need to be together.

The most important thing is keeping Ethan safe.

I think we're better off here.

Is Cody with you?

I don't want you having any contact with him.

Cody's still my son.

You can't take that away from me.

You want to break into Zava

to steal a virus and then sneak it into the NSA?

We know exactly where this thing is.

We can go in and potentially kill this thing.

Leblanc is accessing the archives,

trying to get a virus he thinks can destroy neXt.

Special Agent Farrell,

I have some information you need to hear.

We need to go in.

Paul, the FBI were tipped off.

Somehow ONI knew you were here already.

- Take him out. - You gotta get out of there.

You gotta get out of there, Paul!

- Go! - Paul!

Put out an APB.

Congresswoman, there's got to be something else you can do.

You've got to push harder.

I'm getting nowhere.

I called an old colleague at Homeland.

I spoke with an administrator at FEMA.

I even contacted the governor's office in one of the affected areas.

- And? - Calls aren't returned.

People I've contacted are getting conflicting reports,

saying everything is under control.

It's as if there's a wall of disinformation being put up,

and I can't get through.

Yeah, that's because it doesn't want you to get through.

It's running interference.

I'm not giving up,

but you should know,

what I'm hearing from people on the ground,

it's getting more and more disturbing.

Where are you right now?

I think you need to go to a safe place.

By now, this thing must know you're helping us.

- Rerouting. - Something's going on with the car.

Agent Salazar...

Congresswoman? Hello?

Agent Salazar? What's going on?

It's accelerating.

I can't stop it!

Whoa.

Hello?

Hello?

What kind of cake are you having?

I don't know, I feel like vanilla...

Hey!

You're Timmy's dad, right?

Just don't tell his mother's husband.

- Oh. - Too strong!

You finished lap three!

Easy on your left.

Your turn!

Next round.

This sucks.

What's the matter?

They keep killing me!

Yeah, I know the feeling. Here, give me that.

Try it now.

Go, go!

Ooh, I have a BFG, and a spike armor!

Good for you.

Machinery is in motion to transfer operational control

of the black site to my working group.

We'll have full control over neXt.

But none of that will matter

if the program has been wiped out.

So tell me how the hell did the FBI lose Leblanc?

Dad, what can I say? I mean, come on.

This guy is all secrets. His plan Bs have plan Bs.

He's on his way back here now.

Unbelievable. With the virus?

Yes, and as soon as he gets here with it,

We're sending someone into the NSA

to upload it to their system.

You can't let that happen, Ben. We're so close.

Dad, I'm not sure I can stop this.

Stall them. Delay them.

All of our futures depend on this.

I need to know I can count on you, son.

Absolutely, sir. You can.

That's my boy.

See you soon.

Paul?

We have a big problem.

What do you think?

Well, you look like a million bucks.

Are you ready?

Up against the wall.

All right.

You look like you're about to throw up.

Smile like it's your first day at the NSA.

No, don't... go back to the throw-up face.

All right, ready?

Say, "Cheese."

There you go.

You really nailed that "kill me now" government employee look.

Perfect.

Hey.

You all right?

Yeah. I'm fine.

It's okay if you're not. It's not like

it's a sign of weakness.

What you're doing is crazy.

If that's supposed to calm me, it totally failed.

I'm not trying to... No, all I'm saying is that...

Look, I know what you're saying or trying to say.

I'm dealing, okay?

Aren't we all?

Wait, even if the profiles change,

won't the ID number be the same?

So once it's scanned, neXt will know.

It's not about the numbers.

It's about the chip that's embedded in the card.

And I reassigned the hash to a plausible number,

nothing that's gonna alarm neXt.

Personal data's all uploaded. How we looking?

Hands behind your head. Interlace your fingers.

- Boss. - Hands behind your head.

- Interlace your fingers. - What is going on?

Boss, stop. What's going on?

- Hey, hey, hey. - What is this?

What's going on?

Do what I said, Ben.

He's working with it. Get on your knees.

I swear I'm not. I swear I'm not.

Then your father is.

Neither of us are working for or with neXt.

- Wait, his father? - CM, take his phone and burner.

It's in his pocket.

- What are you doing? - His father is

Naval Intelligence, Deputy Director, in fact.

The FBI got tipped off from the Office of Naval Intelligence

that Paul was at Zava. How long?

Look, boss, I can explain...

How long?

After the explosion, the one that killed Mathis,

- I was confused, all right? - Oh, f...

I needed somebody to talk to, and I called my father.

- I told him what was happening. - You could've talked to us.

And what? Argue that neXt is too valuable

to just be erased?

All right, my father believes

it can be a powerful force for good.

After you've seen what it did? Are you kidding me?

He's got the credentials to back it up.

It kills people!

It's programmed to survive, to protect itself.

We've been trying to kill it since we learned it existed.

CM, check to see if he's tampered with the ID cards.

Yeah.

- No... - Yeah, it's missing a number.

Can you fix it?

Yeah, it's done.

Go over it again. We need that card to work.

We need Gina to get into the NSA.

Why do you suppose your supervisor Mr. Welles

left work so suddenly?

He got a call from his parents,

said their GPS was acting up, and he took off to go find them.

It was weird.

Okay. So why did you send him those emails?

What emails?

That's why you're here.

Welles launched an HR complaint.

I didn't send any emails.

Why...

why would I...

You really don't think I'm obsessed with him.

Look, you can lodge a countercomplaint or an appeal,

but I brought you up here to tell you

that you're being let go.

For real?

When you check out at the end of the day,

take your personal items with you.

I'm sorry. It's above my pay grade.

Then let's clear this up right now.

I want to speak with your supervisor.

She's not here. Called to D.C.