The Blacklist

It's time to bring NSA surveillance state to an end.

FISA courts are a rubber stamp to trample

on your Fourth Amendment right to privacy.

- Sorry. You all right? - Oh. No, no, no. My fault.

"Kill The Patriot Act." It's never gonna happen.

The best we can hope for is--

Fix Section 2-1-5. I know.

Hyperbole piques their interest,

then you go in for the kill.

We could use more petitions like this.

Oh, thank you.

Your involvement means more than you know.

Yes. We've achieved customization.

Initiate Phase 2.

Did you know that this diner claims to have

the third-best cup of coffee in D.C.

Look, last night,

me coming by your place like that and--

Liz, I want to... say something.

Don't, please.

I mean, can't you just tell me about your boat?

I mean, whatever the other thing is,

I'm sure that it's...

probably best for both of us if you just keep it to yourself.

I'm sorry.

I just want to say I'm sorry.

Tom, we're way past that.

I know, but I'm not asking for your forgiveness.

I just want to apologize

because I should have done it a long time ago.

What's the catch?

There's no catch.

It's just a little hope.

- Hope? - Mm-hmm.

That what, we'll just work through

this screwed-up situation we're in

and go back to playing house?

- All right, dream scenario. - Uh-huh.

We finish our coffee, we hope on my boat, we leave,

okay, we never look back.

Preferably, we take our clothes off at some point.

Be serious.

- I am trying to be. - That's insane.

I don't know you-- not the real you.

And the fact that you think

I'm gonna run away with whoever you are

means that you don't know me at all, either.

You must be the toast, bacon extra crispy, tea, 2%.

Thank you.

I thought you'd be hungry.

Just because I'm eating this--

All right, look, I know the whole naked boat thing

is a little unrealistic,

but we both need to start over, right?

You and me.

The real me, not--

The Neo-Nazi?

'Cause that doesn't really do it for me.

That's fair.

- Reddington. - Don't.

Tom.

Try calling me... Jacob.

I have to go.

I know you think he knows something,

but I wouldn't bet the double-wide.

My guess?

The boy don't know doodle.

Oh, the boy knows more than doodle, Brimley.

I've received information from my sources

confirming that Karakurt is in-country.

I'm gonna need a bag of dry ice

and five feet of vinyl garden hose!

That poor fellow's an aide at the Russian consulate

and a loyal errand boy for the Cabal.

I believe he's the one

who provided Karakurt with a go-bag

upon his arrival in the States.

There's something I want to make clear with you.

Karakurt is known in the intelligence community

as the left hand of the SVR.

It's not enough for you to tell me that my mother was KGB

and that I was born in Russia.

In truth, he works for the Cabal.

They smuggled him into America because they know

if he commits an act of terror here,

your government will blame Moscow.

My mother and my father, who they are,

what happened in the fire-- I'm gonna find out the truth.

I'm sure you will, Lizzy. But listen to me.

- The Cabal is orchestrati-- - I get it.

The Cabal is trying to start another Cold War,

and an act of terror committed here

is step one in making that happen.

I am listening to what you are saying,

and I know that it's important,

but it is no more important than what I am telling you,

and I need you to listen to that.

There will be an attack

on an American defense installation

within a matter of days.

If I'm right, it'll be the first of many acts of terror

here and overseas designed by the Cabal

to further their agenda.

We have to stop this man, Lizzy.

January, 2009-- Stanislav Markelov,

a celebrated human-rights lawyer

known for his criticism of the regime

is gunned down in Moscow.

The Russians blamed Neo-Nazi youth.

But German intelligence suggests

it was Karakurt acting on orders from the SVR.

Four years later, Boris Berezovsky,

another vocal critic of the regime,

was found dead of an alleged suicide.

Again, intelligence sources indicate

the death was staged by the Kremlin.

Is Reddington saying that the SVR

has sent a terrorist to America?

No, that's what the Cabal wants us to think.

Whatever Karakurt was sent here to do,

the American government will believe

that it was on behalf of Russia.

It's a false-flag operation meant to strain relations.

Reddington said that Karakurt's target

was a defense installation. Did he identify which one?

No. But I think he might have a lead.

He's just being tight-lipped about it.

Why? We're trying to help him.

Reddington doesn't trust our security.

He thinks we've been bleeding information

since before the attempt on his life.

Well, we're not waiting on Reddington.

I've already reached out to Langley,

set up a consult with the CIA's Office

of Russian and European Analysis.

This Karakurt must be on their radar.

Find out what they know.

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Mr. Masik.

How's it going? Marshall.

Donald Ressler. Elizabeth Keen.

That was Kilpatrick. He's on his way down.

Man, you guys certainly got his attention.

The whole team's coming down to hear this.

Piece of advice-- Kilpatrick's tough.

Do not take anything he says personal.

All right, let's go. Everyone stop what you're doing.

It's our lucky day, apparently.

The good people of the FBI have decided to enlighten us.

Kilpatrick. I spoke to Harold Cooper just now.

And he sent over a situation brief.

Ressler. Keen. We appreciate you guys extending yourself--

You want to tell us where you got your information?

A high-level informant. One who's proven very reliable.

Karakurt. You sure that's what he said?

'Cause you're talking to people

who run Russian counterintelligence,

and we don't have one shred of credible information

that he's in-country.

Well, that's why we're here--

to share our credible information with you.

We were hoping you guys would do the same.

Look, you have your hooks in the Russian community.

That's right. And if their top assassin is on US soil,

you can bet your badge we'd know it.

He's here.

And we have reason to believe he's planning an attack

on American defense installations soon.

If civilians die

because you're bent out of shape

whether the source was FBI or CIA--

You asked for our assessment.

No. We asked for your help.

If he's here, where does he go? Who does he meet with?

He needs a place to stay, a vehicle.

- We'll ask around. - You'll ask around?

That's it?

There are stars carved in the marble at Langley

that represent colleagues of ours

who died drawing intel on Karakurt.

Nobody wants him more than we do.

We'll look into your lead and let you know.

Hey, guys, wait up.

Like I said,

the guy's not exactly the warm-and-fuzzy type, huh?

The guy's a prick.

He's actually not. Overworked, yeah.

Under-appreciated, definitely. Alcoholic, probably.

But Killy's been working the Russians

ever since they were Soviets.

What he doesn't know, somebody he knows does.

The truth is we reviewed what you sent on Karakurt,

and it's as much as we've gathered

since he came on the radar in '03.

You guys really have nothing suggesting

that he's in the US?

Nothing solid.

Kilpatrick has a CI here in Washington.

Part of the Old Guard, hard-liner.

Owns a restaurant now