- Finch and Carter are trying to get Reese out of Riker's, where he is still being kept prisoner by Donnelly. Meanwhile, Fusco is working alone on the next number.
- In Rikers, Carter is interrogating Reese under the supervision of Donnelly. Meanwhile, The Machine delivers the number of Karolina Kurkova in Brooklyn and Finch asks Fusco to follow her. Fusco protects her from a gang and is rewarded in the end. The Special Counsel asks Hersh to kill the four suspects in Rikers and he shoots his gun to the air in Times Square to be arrested by the police and sent to Rikers. Reese answers Carter posing of his alias John Warren while Finch updates the profile of his cover and Donnelly checks the information. Donnelly wants to go to John Warren's office in Wall Street, but Finch has already prepared the place to cover his story. One man of Elias protects Reese from the Aryans and Elias invites him to join his gang, but Reese tells him that they cannot be seen together. Reese asks Elias to send a picture of Hersh to Finch, and Fusco identifies him as a spy from the government. Hersh kills the suspect Brian Kelly simulating a suicide by hanging. Another suspect, Charles McAvoy, asks for immunity to denounce who the man in the suit is, but Finch steals his account, and he is forced to lie. Donnelly submits Reese to a last test in the yard, and he is beaten by the Aryans. Carter reprehends Donnelly telling him that he crossed the line. Reese is finally released and when he meets Carter during the night, something happens.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Open with Special Agent Nicholas Donnelly (Brennan Brown) watching Carter question Reese.
Finch calls Fusco. He sends him the name and address of a woman in Brooklyn who is about to be in trouble.
While Reese talks to Carter, Donnelly looks up his alias, John Warren. Reese plays his role very convincingly.
Pennsylvania Two (Jay O. Sanders) calls Hersh (Boris McGiver) for information about the "rogue operative." Pennsylvania Two wants Hersh to shut him down and tells him about the four men being held at Rikers. Hersh says he'll "remove" all four and immediately begins firing a gun into the air in order to be arrested.
Carter gets permission to remove the handcuffs from the men in order to gain their trust. Donnelly is aware their guy is backed by somebody sophisticated enough to create a cover. He wants to check on Reese's Wall Street job. Carter texts this information to Finch, who doesn't seem concerned.
FBI agents arrive at Reese's supposed work address, which appears to be a flawless cover. Finch reminds Carter that she is also in danger. Donnelly isn't 100 percent convinced yet. He gives Carter an earpiece so he can feed questions during the interrogation.
We flash back to Reese and Kara Stanton (Annie Parisse) working an old case. It is the first time he had to kill people and she reminds him he'll have to "love his work."
Flash forward to Carter asking Reese if he's ever killed anyone. He says yes, during his military service in Bosnia. Donnelly has her push him on his military background. Everything he says checks out. Carter begins to build a rapport with him.
We see Hersh processed at Rikers.
One of the men is eliminated from the pool of candidates when it is established he was serving in Iraq during one of the incidents.
During time in the yards Reese is brought to see Carl Elias (Enrico Colantoni).
In another Reese/Stanton flashback we see even more killing.
Elias is well aware of Donnelly's hunt for the "man in the suit." Elias says he wants to help and Reese asks him to send a picture of Hersh -- who he has spotted in the yard -- to Finch.
Fusco tells Finch he recognizes Hersh as a "government spook."
Finch hacks into Donnelly's ear piece, meaning he's able to communicate with Carter while she speaks with Reese. Reese continues to do well reciting his cover bio.
Another of the suspects, Charles McAvoy (Brendan Griffin), tells Carter if he's given immunity he'll tell her whatever she wants to know. Donnelly bursts into the room and says if he can tell them which of the other two is the man in the suit he can have his deal. Finch remotely sets off a fire alarm. Finch has Carter drop her phone into McAvoy's pocket on his way out of the building. In the yard the phone rings with Finch telling him he's aware he's made millions working as a mercenary. Finch drains McAvoy's offshore account and offers him the chance to work with him instead of the FBI.
Hersh kills Brian Kelly (James Knight), the fourth of Donnelly's suspects.
McAvoy tells Donnelly the man in the suit is not Reese. At that moment Donnelly is told that Kelly "hung himself" and he immediately pulls McAvoy's deal. Donnelly tells Carter he's now more certain than ever that Warren is his man.
In a flashback we see Stanton force Reese to decide whether he's going to fully commit to his work. This leads to them kissing.
Donnelly tells Carter to "break" Warren. As Carter asks Reese questions, Finch is creating confirmation for the answers. Donnelly has her ask Reese if he's ever had a girlfriend and this leads to him talking about some of his real life.
Donnelly tells Carter there is one final test to try. We see Reese released into the yard. Donnelly tells Carter he's going to let one of the Aryans attack Reese and see if his combat skills surface. Donnelly tells the warden to lock the guards out of the yard. Reese is beaten mercilessly and hardly fights back. As Hersh walks over with a shiv, Elias puts a stop to the fight with a whistle. Carter yells at Donnelly that he's way over the line.
Carter gets the fourth suspect into the room and pushes him hard. Eventually he attacks her and has to be held back. Carter tells Donnelly, "that's your man."
Reese is set free. He meets with Carter and thanks her for the help. They begin to talk and Donnelly jumps out with his gun drawn: "Congratulations, Carter, you just caught the man in the suit." He has her put cuffs on Reese, then places cuffs on Carter.
We flash to Reese being ordered by Mark Snow (James Knight) to "retire Agent Stanton" after the current mission is over. Later on she shoots at Reese and they realize they were both given the same orders. A bomb explodes nearby as Reese runs off.
Finch calls Fusco with word of an emergency. Pay phones begin ringing next to Finch as he walks along the street. It is the machine. The code the machine gives Finch over the phone points him to Donnelly.
Donnelly drives Carter and Reese to a safe house. Since he's not sure who to trust, he has no backup. Carter tries to convince Donnelly that Reese is a good man. Donnelly thinks he nothing more than a monster.
While looking at Donnelly's bio, Finch says "Oh, no" and immediately calls Donnelly. He tells him he's Reese's partner and that he is in grave danger. At this point Donnelly's car is t-boned by a truck. All three survive, but a person walks up and puts two bullets in Donnelly's head. It is Stanton and she walks over to Reese and knocks him out with a hypodermic needle to the neck as the episode ends.
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