Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (2016–2017): Season 2, Episode 9 - Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders - full transcript

Over 68 million Americans

leave the safety
of our borders every year.

If danger strikes,

the FBI's
International Response Team

is called into action.

♪♪

We got you.

Unit Chief Jack Garrett,

you have the right
to remain silent

and refuse to answer
questions today.

If you give up that right,
anything you say



can and will be used against you
in a court of law.

You have
the right to consult

with an attorney before
and during this questioning.

If you cannot afford
an attorney...

I'm sorry.

Unit Chief Garrett,
do you understand these rights

as I've explained them
to you?

Yes.

♪♪

Three may keep a secret,
if two of them are dead.

Benjamin Franklin

Are you willing to sit down
now and answer our questions?

Yes.

Jack, are you sure
you don't want your lawyer?



It could get rough.

I don't need a lawyer.

Let the record reflect that
IRT Unit Chief Jack Garrett

has waived his right
to counsel at this time.

Let us identify those
also present for this session --

Agents Brian Lynch
and Jody Reynolds

with the FBI's Office
of Professional Responsibility.

Janice Reichel, Deputy Counsel,
District of Columbia,

representing
the Department of Justice.

Walter Atwood, Deputy Director
of National Intelligence,

and I am Linda Barnes,
Executive Assistant Director

of the FBI's
National Security Branch.

Deputy Director Atwood and I
have been authorized

to conduct this joint inquiry
for the FBI and DNI.

Now, Unit Chief Garrett,

can you walk us through
the beginnings

of Case Number 67-16-01
in Qalea, Kurjikistan?

We were refueling
in Lisbon,

when Agent Russell Montgomery
gave notification

about a request
from the U.S. Ambassador

and the Kurjikistan
Foreign Minister.

It was a double homicide
involving a U.S. citizen

and a Kurjik national.

Keri Lodel, 29. She's from
Providence, Rhode Island,

and she worked
as a network engineer

for a U.S. contractor called
Global Strategem Development.

Also, Aron Sabri, 32,
from Qalea.

He worked as a security guard
for GSD.

Now according to Captain Rifai
of the Kurjik National Police,

Keri was stabbed to death by
by a co-worker who she was

allegedly having
an affair with.

That man's name
is Edward Delgado.

Delgado is 46 years old,
from Alexandria, Virginia.

He's a systems analyst,

and he's married
with a 2-year-old daughter.

Sabri, the local security guard,
appears to have died

during the struggle
with Delgado

as he fled
the GSD housing compound.

So it looks like all this
took place

inside of
Qalea's Steel Ring.

Steel Ring?

It's a heavily fortified
4-square-mile area

much like
Baghdad's Green Zone.

Jack, uh, I know Delgado.

You know him?

I-I mean, knew him.

We used to work together
for an NGO in Myanmar.

When was this?

Three years ago when I took
my leave of absence.

What do you remember about him?

Honestly, this doesn't make
any sense to me at all.

The man that I knew -- he could
barely raise his voice in anger,

much less escalate
to murder.

Not only that,
he's a fugitive now.

As someone whose job
requires her to analyze

and objectively profile the
behaviors of criminal suspects,

wasn't Agent Seger's judgment
already compromised?

No, not at all.

Not at all?

You don't believe Agent Seger's
history with Mr. Delgado

could have in any way impacted
her ability to --

No, I don't, just like
I don't believe

that Deputy Director Atwood's
longtime friendship with me

is going to impact his ability
to be objective

during this inquiry.

Did Agent Seger disclose to you

or to any other member
of your team

the full extent of her prior
relationship with Mr. Delgado?

Agent Seger disclosed that
she previously worked with him

in Myanmar
three years ago.

She didn't happen to mention

her personal relationship
with this man?

No. She didn't mention it,
but doesn't matter because --

What matters is how well you
know the members of your team.

No doubt this line of
questioning is important,

but let me jump ahead.

When you landed in country,
run us through the protocol.

When we landed in Qalea,
we began coordinating

with Captain Basir Rifai,

head of
the Kurjik National Police.

Unfortunately, my men have made
little progress

in our hunt for the fugitive,
Edward Delgado.

We are beginning to believe he
may have escaped the Steel Ring

and may in fact be already dead.

Because as
a westerner on the run,

he could've easily fallen
into the hands

of the militant group,
the Brotherhood of Faith.

Yes, one of many terror groups
that plague my country.

Only this one was led

by one of your former
army generals, Rashan Noori.

Indeed.
An even deeper wound for us.

But Delgado's
a pretty smart guy, right?

So you think if he's really
gonna roll the dice

outside the Ring,
he's only gonna do it

if he knows exactly where
he's gonna be able to hide

for a little bit.

You may be right, Agent Jarvis,
but in my experience,

the desperate man always makes
the desperate choice.

Well, right now Agent Seger and
I should inspect the crime scene

while Agent Simmons here
evaluates our suspect's

possible escape routes
from the housing compound.

Yes, of course.

I'd also like the bodies
of Keri Lodel and Aron Sabri

brought back here
so Agent Jarvis

can conduct
supplemental autopsies.

I'll arrange
for the transfer.

Unit Chief,
earlier you mentioned,

if I'm not mistaken,
that the Kurjik Foreign Minister

was one of the folks
who had asked

for the IRT's help
in this matter. Is that right?

Yes, that's right.

Did you or did you not

acknowledge and respect
the lead investigative role

of the local authority,
Captain Rifai?

Deputy Director,
the IRT's role, as always,

was to advise and assist
Captain Rifai and the KNP

during the course of this
double homicide investigation

and the pursuit of the fugitive,
Edward Delgado.

Now much of that advice
and assistance

comes from
your team's ability

to build
these behavioral profiles

of criminal suspects.

-Is that right?
-Yes.

And as
Assistant Director Barnes

has pointed out,
Agent Seger was familiar with --

perhaps a bit
too familiar with

the particular subject,
Mr. Delgado.

Agent Seger demonstrated
no bias

during this investigation.

In fact, her awareness

of Mr. Delgado's actions
in the past

only helped to contextualize
the evidence we found

at Keri Lodel's crime scene.

Isn't GSD helping to update

your department's
technical security?

It is. Some of my officers
knew the victim

as well as Mr. Delgado.

Did they ever see the two
of them out together socially?

No.

But your theory is a lover's
quarrel gone horribly wrong.

Before the security guard
confronted Mr. Delgado,

he radioed for help.

It was 2 a.m., and he'd heard
screams from this apartment.

He then pursued the suspect
from here

and confronted him on the
balcony at the end of the hall,

but Mr. Delgado got
the better of him.

That doesn't confirm
an intimate relationship

between the two of them.
-No, I agree.

It more strongly confirms
a probable sexual assault

that escalated to murder.

Just all this rage.

- Yeah, it's overkill.
- Something personal.

What do you got, Mae?

What I got is something weird
in Keri's tox panel.

So she has Lorazepam
in her system

even though she does not
have a prescription for it,

and the amount of the drug
is so high,

it's like she's been sedated.

And on top of that, Keri has
no defensive wounds on her.

So you think

Keri was drugged, and then
she was stabbed to death.

I mean, that's what it's looking
like to me.

What about the second victim,
Aron Sabri?

Well, the COD is
blunt force trauma,

which is consistent with being
tossed off a balcony,

but unfortunately,

the post-mortem injuries
are making it

really difficult for me
to confirm the extent

of the struggle
with the suspect,

and I'm also really puzzled
by the abrasions on his hands.

But, I mean, it is what it is.

Okay, thanks, Mae.

Jack, there is nothing here
to confirm or deny

an intimate relationship
between these two.

And there's certainly
nothing to tell why

whatever relationship
they did have

took such a tragic turn.

Maybe his room
will tell us more.

Maybe, but I really think
we need to conduct

a deeper victimology
of Keri Lodel.

If you look at her mementos,

she's obviously very popular
with lots of different people,

any one of whom could have
developed

some twisted sense
of an attachment

that would have motivated
this violence.

Okay. We'll have Monty
follow up.

So to be clear, the next
step in your investigation

was based on
Agent Seger's recommendation?

No. Conducting a victimology
is part of our profile building.

But you just described how
Agent Seger said

a deeper victimology would
help you move off Delgado.

That's not what I said,
and you keep trying

to twist my words like that.

-I'm only trying to clarify.
-You're trying to hang the IRT.

That's what you're trying
to do here.

Perhaps it's time
we took a break.
I think we're fine.

-I think we're taking a break.
-Aron Sabri and Keri Lodel

are not the only victims
of this case.

A civilian suspect lost his life

because of
the IRT's reckless actions.

You think I want to hang
the IRT?

Unit Chief Garrett, let me be
crystal clear with you.

When we are all done here today,

I will have everything I need
to shatter the IRT

into a thousand pieces

and scatter the remnants
to the wind.

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Well, that could have gone...
better.

-It's going fine.
-Mm, 'cause you don't think

it's hard to prove bias
when you lay your own cards

out on the table like that?

You need to tread lightly.

Is that so?

Yes, it is.
This isn't just an inquiry.

This is a political game
of chess.

You like chess?

I like boxing.

I see that.
Now I love chess myself.

Requires patience
and understanding strategy

and of human weakness.

Plus you always get
to be king.

Not that I don't appreciate
the pep talk, but I don't.

Settle down. I'm trying
to protect you,

and if you really wanna see
justice done,

you will gather the facts --
just the facts,

and let the powers that be
do the rest.

I shouldn't have
to remind you

that no one in this room
is under arrest.

So if you don't mind,

I'm gonna go stretch my legs
and get some coffee.

Anybody want anything?

This is ridiculous.

Look, I think it's best
if we avoid sharing

for the time being.

You think
they wired the room?

Why would they wire
the room?

Because while we are not
actually under arrest,

we're prohibited from discussing
anything that has to do

with the case
with each other.

Unbelievable. What do they
think that we're gonna do,

sit in here and try
to line our stories up?

That's exactly what they think,

and even the mere appearance
of collusion

is cause for termination
if not straight up prosecution.

So...how are Karen
and the kids?

Oh, come on, Walt.
Cut the crap.

I'm sorry, man.
This is tough.

But I want you to know
I got your back.

I don't need you
to have my back.

Jack, you heard the woman
yourself.

This is not about who is right
or who is wrong.

This is about who's to blame.

Walt, we did everything
by the book.

I know you did, Jack,
but we got a body count.

So book or no book,
somebody screwed the pooch.

I just don't want
that somebody to be you.

You're not done
with me yet.

No, we're not.

But you and Barnes needed
a time-out, so...excuse me.

Agent Seger, three years ago,
you took a leave of absence.

-Yes, I did.
-Why?

-Why?
-Yes, that's the question.

Uh, I'm not sure
that I understand.

You have my personal file
sitting right in front of you.

You know exactly why
I took the time off.

Yes, I do know why.
Unfortunately, I suspect

some of my tricks
as an interrogator

are going to be transparent to
an expert in forensic psychology

such as yourself, am I right?

I'd only ask your indulgence.

Or you can choose to not
answer the question,

but that might suggest something
about your state of mind,

don't you think?

You want to play games?
I can play your game.

Three years ago,

my husband,
SSA Brad Seger --

he was killed
in the line of duty,

and I took a leave of absence
for bereavement.

I'm very sorry
for your loss.

Thank you.

During your bereavement leave,
you traveled extensively,

but I'd like to focus
on the time you spent in Myanmar

three years ago,
during which time

you became...quite familiar
with Edward Delgado,

the man who would later become

the focus of the investigation
in Qalea

and the man whose complicated
connection to you

would prejudice your team.
-That is not true.

Regardless of my personal
knowledge of Delgado,

my team, without prejudice,
pursued this man as a fugitive

from the law.

In fact, it was Agent Montgomery
who reached out to his wife

to get a better understanding
of where he might seek refuge.

Agent Montgomery, I haven't
been able to get ahold

of my husband in 24 hours.

-Mrs. Delgado --
-Please call me Amelia.

Amelia, please.

There was an incident
at the GSD housing compound.

Two people were killed.

One was a woman who worked with
your husband named Keri Lodel.

The other was a security guard
named Aron Sabri.

Your husband
is also missing.

Missing?

What do you mean,
missing?

Amelia,
when was the last time

you communicated
with your husband?

He e-mailed me
yesterday morning.

What did he say?

Nothing.
He just sent me photos.

May I see them?

How often did the two of you
communicate

while he was overseas?

Once a week,
mainly by e-mail.

Must have been tough...
for both of you.

Why do I get the feeling that
what you really wanna ask me

is if I think my husband
was sleeping with Keri.

Is it possible?

No, it isn't.

He sent me those photos
so that I could see his friends,

that's all.

Okay.

Well, was your husband under
any unusual stress lately?

No, not that I know of.

He's a good man.
He gets along with everyone.

I swear,
he'd never hurt anyone.

Delgado's wife gave me access

to all
of her husband's social media,

and I'm going through it now,
but I gotta be honest,

Amelia seemed to know
her husband really well.

So if he wasn't having
an affair with Keri,

then what would be his motive
to kill her?

Well,
if Delgado didn't kill Keri,

then why does he attack
the guard?

And why does he run?

Which brings us to our more
pressing question --

where is Edward Delgado?

Listen, guilty or not,
he's not some hardened criminal.

He is a stranger
in a strange land,

and it's like Mae said before.

If he did manage to sneak out
of the Steel Ring,

it's because he knows someone
on the other side

who might protect him.

I may have found something.

Looks like Delgado got
pretty close

to the family
of his first interpreter.

Young man's name is Omar Tahan.

I apologize, Agent Seger.

What was the young man's name
again?

Omar Tahan.
He was Delgado's translator

for two weeks until
those duties were transferred

to an officer from the KNP.

And why were those duties
transferred?

Delgado's work exposed him to
confidential KNP communications,

and Mr. Tahan would have
not been permitted access.

Once you identified Mr. Tahan,

what did you or your team
do next?

We drove out
to the Tahan house.

It was located 1 mile northwest
of the Steel Ring,

and that's where we discovered
Mr. Delgado hiding out.

Did he offer any resistance?

No, he did not. He came into
custody without incident.

Agent Seger,
whose decision was it

to transport Edward Delgado
back to the IRT jet

rather than transfer him
immediately into KNP custody?

That was Unit Chief Garrett's
decision.

And do you recall if you perhaps
challenged that decision?

-No.
-No, you don't recall, or...

-No, I did not challenge it.
-Did you encourage it?

Look, at this point,
Delgado was a suspect

in a joint task force
investigation

between the IRT
and the KNP.

It was well within
Unit Chief Garrett's purview

to bring a suspect onto the jet
for questioning.

-And who questioned him?
-I did.

You gotta talk to me, Ed.

You have to tell me
what happened

in the apartment
with the guard.

Why did you run?

Were you sleeping
with her?

What do you think?

Honestly, I don't think
you'd ever betray

the mother of your child.

I just...wanna go home,

and I swear to God
I didn't do this.

I know, so let me help you.

But you don't understand.
You can't.

This is insane.

You being here,
dropping into my life,

just like you did before.

To "save" me.

No, I think we saved
each other.

Did we?

You know, I still remember
exactly where we were

when you told me
we were together

for all the wrong reasons.

But the crazy thing is,

if you don't leave me,
then I don't go home.

I don't get married, and...

I don't get my baby girl,
Julia, in my life.

Yeah, and I don't get

to be here with you
right now to help you.

You have to trust me, Ed.

Truth is, there is only one
person in the whole world

that I trust, Clara.

Clara, Jack just got off
the phone with Captain Rifai.

He's asking us to transfer him
to KNP custody.

KNP? No, hold on a second.

I'm an American citizen
arrested by the FBI.

Why can't you guys
hold on to me?

Okay, everything is
gonna be okay, Ed.

My team and I will be
with you every step of the way.

It's a joint investigation.

Actually, it was easier
bringing him here

than it will be getting him back
to the Steel Ring,

so I'll need to coordinate
security protocols

for Captain Rifai.

Okay, I'll get him ready.

Security protocols?

Such as encrypting
communications

between the KNP and the IRT

before, during, and after
prisoner transfers.

-Is that correct?
-Yes.

Excuse me, SSA Simmons.
Could we rewind a moment here?

You get the call
from Captain Rifai.

He asks you to give him
the guy.

Could you walk me through
what should have happened next?

The plan was for the IRT
to convoy the prisoner

back to KNP headquarters
inside the Steel Ring.

We were to travel by way
of secured route,

mapped by Captain Rifai.

The primary concern
for the operation

was to avoid the main road

between the airport
and the Steel Ring.

Right, because what do
they call that road --

"Damnation Alley"?

Agent Simmons, we know
what should have happened.

-Tell us what did happen.
-We were ambushed

by fighters loyal
to the Brotherhood of Faith.

And do you know how
you were targeted?

How?

No. It was a random attack.

Random?

It wasn't random.

You were found because
you got caught

talking on open lines
of communication.

That's impossible. I personally
secured those lines.

Well, you tell me, sir.

Are you incompetent,
or are you a traitor?

'Cause the digital evidence
says no encryption.

These logs can't be right.

Those logs are from
the KNP server.

What happened
during the ambush?

We engaged
in evasive maneuvers.

At one point, we were forced
off the road,

and a gun battle ensued.

The prisoner
was hit by gunfire.

You got Delgado shot.

It was at that point
the decision was made

to double back to the jet.

Who made that decision?
Unit Chief Garrett.

It was the only chance we had
to save Delgado's life.

Was that your unit chief's
medical opinion

or that of his field medical
examiner, Agent Mae Jarvis?

You know, I don't know.

I was too busy getting us
the hell out of there.

Tell us what happened once
you got back to the jet.

Delgado had been shot
in the chest.

Here, here.
I got him out of the SUV,

and I was gonna help carry him
up to the conference room,

and that's when they tried
to board the plane.

"They" being
those Brotherhood boys.

Yes. Clara and Mae and the rest
of our flight crew

got Delgado out
of the line of fire.

All right,
bring him right in here.

Okay.

Clara, can you get
his vest off?

Okay.

I mean, there was
a lot of chaos.

Jack and I were able
to hold them back

while Clara and Mae tended
to Delgado.

We should get
an oxygen line started.

Tighter.

And nobody else got injured?

I'm sorry?

Delgado was the only one
who got shot.

Yes, he was.

We were able to get
the cargo bay doors closed.

But you weren't able to save
Delgado's life, were you?

Come on. Stay with me.
Come on.

Mae.

Come on, Edward!

Okay, tell me what to do.
What do I do?

Mae?

He's gone.

I'm sorry.

Looks like they're regrouping,
Jack.

Probably calling in
reinforcements.

Well, you don't think
they're gonna try

and board the plane, do you?

I don't want to have
to find out.

Captain Rifai, where's
our backup you promised?

They are en route
to you now.

SSA Jarvis,
when Unit Chief Garrett

ordered the unit
back to the jet,

did you know the full extent
of Mr. Delgado's injuries?

Um, I had identified
an entry wound

to his upper right
thoracic region,

and I suspected
that his lung had collapsed.

So did you challenge
the order?

No.
You had a man
with a gaping chest wound,

and you didn't insist on being
rerouted to U.S. Camp Granato,

where they have
a field hospital?

No, I didn't, because

I mean, truth is, I knew
that what I had on the plane

could stabilize him,
and everything else

was just
an unknown variable,

and it was all happening
while we were under enemy fire.

I get it.
It was tough out there.

-Yeah, it was.
-Maybe that speaks to why,

after medical school,
you became a medical examiner

instead of continuing
in trauma medicine.

Excuse me?

Do you recall a young man

by the name of Dylan Jacobs?

Yeah.
Yeah, I remember Dylan.

You were a resident
at St. Colette's Trauma Center

the night he was brought in.

Do you recall what happened
to him?

Yeah, he died on the table.

And his family felt that you
and Dr. Justin Wyatt

and the hospital
were negligent.

They filed a lawsuit.

Uh, that was settled
out of court

with a nondisclosure
agreement.

So are you saying you can't
disclose whether or not

you feel responsible
for Mr. Jacobs' death?

Jack, I am so sorry.

I-I should have told you
everything.

No, it's all right, Clara.

You told me everything
you needed to.

Hey, guys, listen.

I-I know
we're not supposed to talk,

but there is something else
going on here.

Barnes and Atwood
basically blamed me

for the entire ambush.

They said that I didn't encrypt
the lines of communications,

and what they offered
as proof

were the digital log books
from the KNP command post.

I'm telling you,
those logs were doctored.

But, presumably, only somebody
who works for the KNP

could have done that.
-Right.

Clara, I think you were right
from the start.

Delgado never fit the profile
of Keri's killer.

Question is, why did he run?

Maybe he didn't trust
the local cops.

Maybe. Delgado's job focused
primarily on improving

cybersecurity for the KNP,

so what if he came
across something

that he shouldn't have?

A secret,
something so compromising

that someone inside the KNP
would be

willing to frame him
for murder.

Okay, but consider this.

You know that security guard,
Aron Sabri?

he was only moonlighting
at the GSD compound.

His primary job was
patrol officer for the KNP.

Remember the abrasions
on his hands?

the ones that Mae really
couldn't explain?

What if they hadn't come from
a struggle with Delgado?

What if they were a result
of stabbing Keri

over and over again?

So you think the original plan
was the guard kills Keri,

then he kills Delgado
as he tries to escape.

Only Delgado
got the better of him.

Unfortunately,
as good as this sounds,

it's pure speculation.

Yeah, and given
our current status,

we need some hard evidence
to prove

that someone from the KNP
was behind all of this.

And I'm not sure we're
gonna be able to prove anything

when we've been stripped
of everything.

Maybe not everything. Look,
if we're right about Delgado,

and he did discover
the KNP's dirty little secret,

if he's the man that I remember,

he would have hedged his bets
on the evidence.

What do you mean?

I think that he would have
sent his proof

to the only person in the world
that he trusts.

- You okay?
- Sure.

Look, you know they're just
playing these mind games

in order to try
to break you.

Yeah, well,
they're ballers at it,

'cause I feel pretty broken.

It'll be all right.

I mean, I don't care
what anybody says.

When you have someone's life
in your hands,

you feel the weight
of that responsibility.

And, yeah, you can --
you can put on a brave face,

but I don't think you ever
really learn how to...

turn your emotions
on and off.

And if you lose
that person,

You never stop
second-guessing yourself.

Agent Montgomery, I'd like to
direct your attention

to the events that took place
after Mr. Delgado's death.

You recall receiving
a distress call from Betsy Ross?

Yes, I do.

Hey, boss, what's going on?

We're in trouble.

We got ambushed
by the Brotherhood.

We sustained a casualty.
It looks like

they're gonna try
to board the plane.

Okay, I'll call the KNP
right now.

I tried that.
They're too far away.

I need you to call in
the cavalry

from U.S. Camp Granato
right now.

Why did you ignore Unit Chief
Garrett's direct order?

I didn't ignore it.
I assessed the situation.

I looked at the map.
They were too far away.

Perhaps you would be willing
to tell us

when you first became aware
of the existence

of the Z-TAC Nighthawk S-2.

I can't tell you about a program
that doesn't exist, now, can I?

You must think
you're pretty smart.

I think the Nighthawk S-2
is the worst kept secret

in the U.S.
Intelligence community.

Did Jack Garrett direct you
to compromise

the Nighthawk system?

No, he did not.

What's going on?
They're knocking
at the door.

Okay, Jack,
the way I see it,

your only option
is to take off right now.

I'm not sure how that's
gonna happen.

-They've got us surrounded.
-Not for long.

Agent Montgomery,

do you know what it means
to misappropriate

and destroy a $164 million
unmanned aerial vehicle?

With all due respect,
$164 million

suggests that you're including
the R&D on the project.

The price tag for a single drone
is $3.74 million.

Do you honestly think
this is a joke?

Yes. Do you wanna know
if I stole the drone?

Yes, I stole the drone
because there were men with guns

going after my team,
so I hacked

the nearest surveillance drone
in flight

and I strafed the airfield
with it...several times.

Thank God those boys

over at
the Brotherhood of Faith

are really bad
at skeet shooting,

because that gave them time
to draw away from the plane

and for me to create
a $3.74 million light show,

which allowed my team to get
off the tarmac

and get out of harm's way.

Were you aware
of enemy casualties?

There were none.
You didn't know that
at the time.

I understand at the end
of all this,

there has to be
a blame game,

but the truth
of the matter is

there's only a chosen few
who will ever be qualified

to work in the field.

There's no other way
to say it.

Their instincts,
their judgment, their courage --

it's better...
because it has to be.

Because in the heat
of the moment,

they make the hard choices.

And do you think that you are
one of those chosen few?

I don't think it.

I know, so I did what I did.
I'd do it again,

and I'm now prepared to accept
the consequences of my actions.

Good, because,
Agent Montgomery...

...you're under arrest,

for willful theft,
malfeasance,

and destruction
of government property.

I need your badge.

Hello, Amelia.

Thank you for, uh,
for meeting me.

Ed and I had no secrets,
Clara.

I came here today
because I know

that you were important
to his life,

and I really need someone
to get justice for him

and for Keri.

That's exactly what
I intend to do.

May I see the photos
that he e-mailed you?

Did Ed have a habit

of sending you candid
snapshots like these?

No. But I'm glad he did.

Do you mind e-mailing me
copies of these?

Why?

Amelia,
my team and I believe

that Ed was framed
for Keri's murder

because of a secret
that he discovered,

and I think these photos
will tell me

exactly what that secret is.

♪♪

Hey, what's going on here?

-It's all right, Jack.
-No, it's not all right.

Let it go, my friend.
Let it play out.

It's all part of the process.

What's the charge?

What does it matter, Jack?
This is the worst of it.

Walter, listen to me.
Delgado was set up.

I may have a way to get
the evidence.

Agent Seger and Simmons
are working on --
Whoa, whoa.

Seger and Simmons can't be
working on anything.

You know that.

Oh, damn it, Jack.
You have just opened yourself

right back up.
We're talking insubordination.

Yeah, yeah, not to mention

conduct unbecoming
a federal officer.

Take him back upstairs.

Please, take a seat.

Unit Chief Garrett,

during the course
of the proceedings today,

did you or did you not
communicate

with members of your IRT unit?

-I did.
-Where and when did

these prohibited communications
take place?

Like the rest of my team,

I feel responsible
for Mr. Delgado's death.

-That wasn't the question.
-It's the reason we're here.

Unit Chief Garrett.

The real reason
that Mr. Delgado is dead

is betrayal.

What are you talking about?

He was a good man
doing good work,

who, by chance,
uncovered a secret.

He found out about a deal
between the KNP

and the leader
of the Brotherhood of Faith,

Rashan Noori.

In exchange for ratting out
terrorist cells,

Noori was guaranteed
that the KNP

would turn a blind eye

toward its own
criminal activities

which include the trafficking
of Kurjik children.

You know all this how?

Delgado followed
the protocol.

He met with the U.S. Ombudsman
in Qalea.

He offered evidence,
but to answer your question,

I know about all this
because Mr. Delgado

also violated protocol.

He sent copies of the same
evidence to his wife

in encrypted messages
in photos.

Like this one.

Saying that Edward Delgado
used steganography?

Yes. He was able to camouflage
one digital file within another,

and if you continue to swipe
past those images,

you'll find the encryption
that was provided to me

by BAU Technical Analyst,
Penelope Garcia.

Let me see that.

Despite this evidence,
your conduct --

This evidence helps to prove
that the IRT

was also set up,
just like Delgado.

Set up?

Yes, because the most
compromising part

of this deal with the devil
is that it was all

illegally sanctioned
by a U.S. Intelligence officer.

That's why Delgado
had to be framed.

That's why my team
had to be ambushed --

to protect the identity
of the officer,

code-named "Bishop."

I have an obligation to tell you
that if you accuse

an Intelligence officer
of a crime

without sufficient evidence...

That's the real trick,
isn't it?

How do you get to the truth
in a shadow world

defended by lies?

I like to think that's where
profiling comes in handy.

The ability to decipher
motive behind behavior,

the liar behind the lie.

Something tells me you think

you already know the answer
to that, Jack.

I think I do, Linda.

First, you have to ask yourself
who benefits?

Who would be best served
by taking advantage

of an off-the-shelf resource
like Noori?

But more importantly,
who would have the nerve

to make that deal
with the devil?

It would have to be somebody
who felt comfortable

rationalizing all those
necessary evils

in order to protect
the greater good.

It'd have to be somebody
who believes that

the ends always justify
the means.

Right.

You see what I'm saying?

Bishop. So maybe even
someone who enjoys

the game of chess?

Because in chess,
the Bishop's personality

is often considered
sly, cunning...

and corrupt.

Plus you always get
to be king.

Assistant Director Barnes,

I would consider
your next move carefully.

Oh. I am.

Deputy Director Atwood,
you're under arrest.

You have the right
to remain silent.

You can't be serious.

Jack's psycho profile B.S.
isn't evidence.

But the e-mails
that Agent Garcia

found on your private server
are, Walter.

You have no idea
what you've done.

You son of a bitch.

You had Delgado killed.

You put my team
in the line of fire

like we were expendable.

You are expendable!

Because you're soldiers, Jack,
just like I am.

And soldiers sacrifice
themselves

so others won't have to.

You think I like lying down
with dogs like Noori?

You're damn right
it's a necessary evil.

You know why? Because we're
at war, my friends.

Make no mistake, just because
we're telling people

to keep streaming
and shopping,

we're in a dog fight for
everything we hold to be true.

And without men like me,

without men willing to do
what is necessary,

we will lose!

Spare me
the self-righteousness,

and don't you dare
compare yourself

to the men and women
in uniform.

You're a clerk

and a criminal.

Get him outta here.

♪♪

How you doing?

Better, now that I got
the handcuffs off.

But...what's going on?

Given our current
state of affairs,

I've agreed to this little
tête-à-tête.

Thank you.

Obviously,
I've made no secret

about my desire to diminish
the IRT's role.

You'd like to get rid of us.

I'd like you
to be accountable.

We are. We always have been.

Then why did you ask me here,
Jack?

If not to ask for leniency
for Agent Montgomery?

And this is what
I'm talking about.

The fact remains that
in spite of his good intentions

or the positive results,
Agent Montgomery

must be held accountable
for his actions.

And even if I were
to recommend

not seeking
criminal prosecution,

at the very least, the Bureau
must terminate his employment.

She's right, Jack.

No, I don't think so.

Because Agent Montgomery's
actions

or any actions taken
by a member of my team

are done on my orders,

whether directly stated
or implied.

The buck stops with me, always,

so if anyone's gonna get fired,
it's me.

I'm serious, Linda.

I know you are, Jack,
but I'm not sure

you appreciate the scope
of the situation here.

You just took down

the Deputy Director
of National Intelligence.

Now I'm gonna be
the one to take your badge?

Yes, because that's how
it works.

That's accountability.

Unit Chief Jack Garrett,
let me be crystal clear.

You and your unit
are on notice.

You may consider this
your first strike,

and in this game,
a second strike means

you are out.

You good?

Me? Forget about me. They were
about to lock you up.

Yeah, but I knew you guys would
come break me out, right?

Or share a cell with you.

We had each other's backs.

Yes, we did. Let's go home,
get some rest.

Uh, guys?

Well...
no rest for the wicked.

No.

'Cause we got a job to do.

♪♪