'TIL DEATH (2.08)

Reese and Finch must protect Sabrina and Daniel Drake, a married couple who own a very successful publishing firm. Initially, it appears that the Drakes are the target of an Appalachian militia group who were angry over a book their company published, but it's quickly revealed that the Drakes have taken out a hit on each other. Sabrina contracted a professional hitman by the name of Cyril to off her husband, while Daniel paid off a junkie and former friend to kill his wife. Reese tries to stay one step ahead of the couple's hired assassins, eventually taking both Sabrina and Daniel hostage to keep them safe and talk out their marital issues. Unfortunately, even when Sabrina and Daniel decide to call off the hits and try to reconcile, their hired killers won't take no for an answer. Using the Drakes as bait, Reese lures the hitmen to a Finchian safehouse and takes them down with the help of Carter and Fusco. Meanwhile, Carter and Fusco make slow progress in their own romantic arenas. During the course of the investigation into the Drakes' assassins, Carter meets Detective Cal Beecher, a handsome narcotics detective, and she eventually agrees to go out for dinner with him. Fusco is forced to take his date, a Jersey girl by the name of Rhonda, out on a stakeout at Finch's request. They end up bonding over his job and enjoying falafel. In a flashback, we see the early beginnings of Finch's relationship with Grace, the woman he was forced to leave to keep the machine safe. He plans an intricate scavenger hunt, which ends with a beautiful private dinner at the Guggenheim, where Finch shows her Chirico's "The Red Tower," which he anonymously bought and donated for her.

Air date: November 29, 2012
Written by Amanda Segel and directed by Helen Shaver.

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CRITICAL (2.07)

Reese and Finch pay a visit to their latest POI, Dr. Maddy Enright, one of New York's best heart and trauma surgeons. Initially, it appears that Maddy might be the target of a hit, but it's later revealed that she's being forced to become the perpetrator. Alistair Wesley, a former British special ops agent, informs Maddy that her wife, Amy, will be killed by a sniper if she does not execute his plan to kill a patient during an operation. That patient is Oliver Veldt, a rich energy tycoon who personally selected Maddy for a top secret procedure. Reese goes off to see if he can save Amy from the snipers currently targeting her, while Finch stays with Maddy at the hospital and tries to find out more about Alistair and his team of hitmen. At the park, Reese takes out one of the hitmen, then engages in a game of high stakes cat and mouse with Alistair, who warns Reese that Amy will be killed if he interferes again. With some help from Fusco and a risky gamble, Reese manages to extract Amy from the park and take out all of the operatives except Alistair. Meanwhile, at the hospital, Alistair's planted a nurse, and that nurse manages to cut Veldt's artery before Finch knocks her out. Maddy rushes to stop the bleeding and, with some help from a very uneasy Finch, manages to save Veldt's life. Meanwhile, Carter follows clues left to her by Agent Snow, who is being forced to run a variety of mysterious errands for Kara Stanton under a threat of death. Snow leads Carter to what he thinks is a private area, but Stanton interrupts and has a shootout with Carter before vanishing with Snow.

Air date: November 15, 2012
Written by Sean Hennen and directed by Frederick E. O. Toye.

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