MATSYA NYAYA (1.20)


Tommy Clay (Pablo Schreiber), who works for an armored car service, is working with a team Finch believes will be robbed. Reese works with the team as a rookie as Finch tracks the car in an attempt to predict the robbery. When the team picks up platinum valued at $1.25 million, the vehicle explodes and Reese is shot by Clay. Reese awakes in a hospital and is rescued by Carter. Finch tracks Clay to a motel, where his two partners in crime have been killed. Fusco arrives and realizes that HR is involved in the robbery as Finch finds Clay's partner, a waitress named Ashley (Virginia Kull). Reese finds Clay, and realizes that Clay is not only a perpetrator, but also a victim, just before Clay is killed by Ashley. Ashley leaves with the platinum, but is killed by Lynch, a member of HR, who is in turn killed by Fusco coming to Reese's rescue. Meanwhile, in flashbacks shown throughout the episode, Reese, Snow and Kara are in China to retrieve a stolen computer. Reese is puzzled when Snow orders him to kill Kara, who has allegedy been compromised, when their mission is completed. When the time comes, however, Reese hesitates and is shot by Kara, who was given identical instructions to Reese. Reese realizes that the CIA actually wants the computer destroyed and anyone who had access to it dead, including him and Kara, and escapes the building as an AC130 destroys it. In the present day, Snow and Evans follow a lead that they believe will lead to Reese. They arrive at a hotel, where Evans is killed and Snow is taken hostage by Kara, who survived the air strike.

Air Date: April 26, 2012
Written by Ray Utarnachitt and directed by Kevin Bray.

 

FLESH AND BLOOD (1.19)


When the Machine spits out five numbers, naming the Don of each of New York's crime families, Reese and Finch suspect Elias is planning to eliminate his competition, and Carter wants them in protective custody. As the story unfolds, it is intercut with flashbacks of Elias' youth, explaining what motivates him. Reese attempts to ask one of the Dons (Tony Darrow) to follow him but he refuses and is killed in a car explosion set up by Elias; another (Arthur Nascarella) is shot down while in Carter's protective custody. Carter kidnaps the remaining three Dons (Vincent Curatola, Paul Schulze, Ed Setrakian) and takes them to an apartment owned by Finch but are tracked down with ease by HR cops. As Carter guards the Dons, Reese must save Carter's son (Kwoade Cross), who has been kidnapped by Elias in an effort to force Carter to turn the Dons over to him. Elias threatens Carter, trying to force her to open the door while Reese rescues Carter's son and Gianni Moretti (Mark Margolis), Elias's father. One of the Mafia members then reveals he was working with Elias but is killed, as Elias breaks through the door. Non-corrupt police are alerted by Fusco and arrive at the scene to arrest Elias. As Elias is going to his cell, he places a call to his recently rescued father before blowing up the car he is in.

Air Date: April 5, 2012
Written by Ray Utarnachitt and directed by Kevin Bray.