("Symphony No. 9, Molto vivace" by Beethoven plays)
(silenced gunshots)
(grunts)
(silenced gunshots)
(grunts)
(silenced gunshots, body thudding)
(silenced gunshot, man grunts)
(silenced gunshot)
(lock beeps, clicks)
(gasps)
♪ Boom, boom, boom, boom
♪ Bang, bang, bang, bang
♪ Boom, boom, boom, boom
♪ How, how, how, how
♪ Hey, hey
♪ You gotta come on.
PATTON: Oh, baby.
(chuckles) Whats that smell?
That is grits.
And Mama Prides grillades.
Been 197 days since you fixed them.
(chuckles)
Not that Im counting.
(chuckles)
Not that Im counting.
Ooh, all I need now is the white pepper.
And... were out?
Spice drawer.
Spice drawer?
Reorganized the kitchen.
Sorry, boss.
Oh, no need.
Huh.
Im just a guest these days.
Yeah, and a welcome one as long as you keep cooking like that.
Hey, dont take this the wrong way.
Were really happy youre back, but have you heard from Hannah?
Nothing.
Im assuming shes making the most of her time off.
Yeah, I guess. Reconnecting with her daughter
and dealing with her ex-husband.
I just feel we need to be there for her, you know?
Best way we can help is to give her some space.
GREGORIO: Agreed.
Can you explain that concept
to Mr. Grabby here while youre at it?
Mr. Grabby? That sounds... What?
No, she had clothes everywhere, so I did some laundry.
Oh, no, you didnt just do "some laundry."
You fluffed, folded and ironed, separated each piece of clothing
with a tissue, including my underwear.
Yeah, thought that was a nice touch.
No, its a creepy touch, Sebastian.
Breakfast anyone? Mamas grillades.
Im down, as long as someone doesnt think its creepy.
GREGORIO: Dont.
(cell phone ringing)
Oh, man. Hang on.
Hello.
Tell me Im not wrong here.
Number one rule: When living with a lady,
unless specifically asked, never, ever touch the lingerie.
PRIDE: That was Christopher.
We just caught a shooting at a research lab.
Really?
Really. Multiple victims. Lets go.
More for P.
Thank you, Mr. Grabby.
(laughs)
(camera shutter clicking)
Two male victims in the first lab.
Three victims in here.
Ordinary night shift gone haywire?
Loretta.
Rough way to start the morning.
With five victims, yes. My final prelim is
microbiology tech Steven Bennecker.
Random mass shooting?
Dont think so.
Random mass shooting?
Dont think so.
Each victim was killed with a double tap.
Suggests a trained shooter.
Lab is privately owned.
Civilians are our victims. Why are we here?
Cause its a good chance our suspect is Navy.
Whys that, Christopher?
Well, security system is state of the art.
Biometric fingerprint scanner.
And according to the system,
there were six people here last night.
Well, whos missing?
Navy microbiologist Lieutenant Ella Ford.
GREGORIO: Well, if she survived
and was here, she wouldve gone to the cops.
Yeah, but theres no sign of her.
Phones off-line. No record of where shes living.
Its like she disappeared.
Shes more than a biologist.
Combat trained.
Two tours in war zones.
What, she just snapped?
Well, workplace shootings
are usually male-perpetrated.
Unless this was about something else.
High-tech, secure vaults,
climate-controlled,
multiple fail-safes.
Whatever they were keeping in there,
they were carefully curating it.
Until somebody pried this door open
and took it.
Well, this place is
a commercial pharmaceutical lab.
Supposedly working on vitamin supplements.
What could they be storing here?
Something worth killing for.
Christopher, you and Sebastian,
turn the lab upside down, find out whats missing.
You got it.
Gregorio, you and I need to find Lieutenant Ford.
Got it.
(scoffs) Man. Finding Lieutenant Ford is easier said than done.
Why? That girl somehow got out that lab and ghosted.
Shes got to be somewhere, P.
No, I got eyes all over the town.
Transportation hubs, airports. No sign.
Well, according to what Ive seen of her record,
shes got counter-intel training.
Thats strange for a lab rat.
(cell phone beeps)
Oh, you cant be serious.
Oh, baby, Im serious as a heart attack.
No, its not you. My new roommate thought
it was the perfect time to send me an interactive chore app.
(laughs) Sebastian love his apps, and he love his chores.
Yeah, well, he should be more focused
on the five murders were trying to solve.
(cell phone beeps)
Oh, Sebastians multitasking.
(cell phone beeps)
Oh, Sebastians multitasking.
He just sent me a list of the projects
that Linnaeous Labs was working on.
Various unpronounceable pharmaceutical patents.
Cant imagine theyd rate mass killing.
These patents go like hotcakes on the black market.
Im thinking corporate espionage.
Still doesnt explain why a Navy biologist
was working at a commercial lab.
According to Lieutenant Fords C.O., she wasnt.
Currently stationed at a research facility in... Siberia.
Has been for seven months.
GREGORIO: How is that possible?
Lieutenant Fords prints were all over that lab.
Exactly.
Sounds like you got a paradox.
Hey.
Hannah, youre back.
Yeah, sorry Im late,
but I just spoke to Linnaeous Labs.
They confirmed Lieutenant Ford as an employee,
but wouldnt confirm what she was doing there.
No, I mean, youre back early.
Well, five victims-- seemed like you needed all hands on deck.
You okay? Yeah. Why?
You were supposed to be on a two-week
personal leave for your family.
Yeah, turns out I only needed one.
Familys good. Should we talk about the case?
Yeah, we should. Yeah, teams yours.
Yeah.
Actually, I would love it if youd stick around, Dwayne.
Got a tight-lipped lab,
Navy biologist on dubious assignment.
SAC privileges could really come in handy.
Okay. Of course. Oh.
(cell phone beeping)
This is Loretta.
Shes done with the autopsies.
Ill go see her?
Great. Yeah. Ill dig deeper
on Lieutenant Ford.
Okay.
on Lieutenant Ford.
Okay.
You buying that whole "family good" line?
Not in the least.
Can I help you?
Im not the one in need. Doctor... Wade?
Yes. And you are?
Inspector Nero. Louisiana Department of Health.
Oh. Went through assessment last month.
Frank Connish was the inspector.
Yes, he was. Thats why Im here.
Frank found some abnormalities,
which required further review.
He didnt alert me.
Consider this your alert.
Ive been here five minutes.
Ive seen five different code violations,
including overcrowding.
Im filing form F-95B
in compliance with emergency protocol.
Key word "filing." Present tense,
as in, you havent been authorized.
No. Key word "emergency."
Mm-hmm. Autopsy reports, please.
Public Health has the prelim.
Whatever you think youve found, its a mistake.
I dont make those.
Unlike you.
Physical evaluation vague.
Handwriting is sloppy.
In my 25 years, Ive never...
Met a health inspector like me.
Its not the first time Ive heard that.
This lab is subpar at best.
Here is a notice of failure
to comply to code.
Please address these issues before re-inspection.
Have a nice day.
(door opens)
Excuse me.
(door opens)
(door closes)
Everything all right, Loretta?
No, Dwayne.
Everything all right, Loretta?
No, Dwayne.
According to the Health Department, at best,
its subpar.
You are the finest medical examiner in the Southeast.
With the sloppiest penmanship.
(sighs) Anyway... the victims,
I pulled nine-millimeter slugs from each one of them.
Ballistics is running a search for the weapon.
Find anything else? Yes.
Traces of a chemical coating on all the bullets.
You get an analysis? Mm-hmm.
Its a mixture of airborne contaminants and toxins.
Elements of chromium, lead, ferric oxide.
Probably came from wherever the suspect loaded the weapon.
Some kind of hideout?
Yeah.
All the chemicals seem to be present
in ship manufacturing.
Ferric oxide suggests rust.
Theres an old shipyard about two miles from Linnaeous Labs.
Its worth checking it out.
Yeah, okay.
Listen, Loretta,
whatever that inspector
said to you, forget about it.
Youre the best.
(door closes)
(chuckles)
Entrances are located on the east, west
and north side of the shipyard.
Split up, work our way backwards?
Yeah. Ill take the north.
Lets go.
Yeah. Ill take the north.
Lets go.
♪
(clattering)
East storage.
Looks like...
(grunts)
(panting)
Suspects fleeing west!
I lost visual.
I got nothing. Pride?
NCIS!
Hands where I can see them.
Drop the container.
If I do that, we all die.
HANNAH: Whats going on?
GREGORIO: Hands up!
NERO: Like I told Special Agent Pride,
I strongly recommend against that suggestion.
But you didnt explain why.
You know him, Dwayne?
Not really.
Met him at Lorettas morgue.
Health inspector. But I got a feeling hes not.
Apologies for the duplicity, but it was warranted.
Who are you?
Commander Rufus Nero, Naval Intelligence.
Who are you?
Commander Rufus Nero, Naval Intelligence.
Yeah, right.
Naval Intelligence shares leads with NCIS.
Ordinarily, yes, Special Agent Khoury.
Current circumstances demand discretion.
Who talks like that?
I do, Gregorio.
Now...
you all need to let me deal
with a very delicate situation.
Five people are dead,
and Navy biologist Ella Ford is probably responsible.
Lieutenant Ford was working for me.
You need to start explaining yourself.
You need to put the container down and show us some I.D.
Do it!
Please dont shoot.
You might hit whats in this container,
and none of us want that.
Whats in there?
Does Virus-X mean anything to you?
Largely unknown disease discovered
in the melting Arctic caps. Its so powerful,
it could be the worlds next pandemic.
NERO: Thats right.
it could be the worlds next pandemic.
NERO: Thats right.
What Im holding here is nothing short of
a biological nuclear weapon.
What do you got, Ebola in a box?
Whats in here makes Ebola look like the hiccups.
Okay, Ill let you all see for yourselves, all right?
Okay.
Put it down.
Slowly.
Its gone.
Well, I guess we know what Lieutenant Ford was after.
(jet passing overhead)
PARKER: Somebody help me understand
how a virus as dangerous as this
can be stolen from a supposedly
highly secure and clandestine laboratory.
Which is why we have to...
GRASSLEY: If you recall,
Which is why we have to...
GRASSLEY: If you recall,
CDC wanted to handle Virus-X in its own facility.
Where word would have spread so fast...
The same damn thing would have happened, Commander.
Look, lets just take a beat here, all right?
Look, none of this would have happened
had I been given operational control.
You do appreciate the irony of that statement, right?
Considering the fact it was your operative who was compromised.
All we can confirm is that Lieutenant Ford
recovered the virus in Siberia
and studied it in the lab as a preventative measure.
Sh-Shes the only one who may be
actually working her mission here.
GRASSLEY: Well, if her mission was to steal the virus
and do God-knows-what with it.
Look, lot at stake, yes.
Which is why we need to focus on finding Lieutenant Ford.
See? At least NCIS gets it.
Let me tell you what I get, Nero.
Virus-X has the capacity to decimate a third
of the worlds population.
Worse than smallpox and yellow fever wrapped up
in a bubonic plague sandwich.
And Navy Intel is being smug.
Sticks and stones, Samantha.
Whats the score?
Eighth round, no punches pulled.
DHS ran Linnaeous Labs as deep cover
for cross-agency Operation-X,
but now theyre mad at CDC for exposing the op,
and everyones mad at Navy Intel
for bringing in Lieutenant Ford on the mission
in the first place.
(exhales)
Nothing but chaos.
Plus, this virus gets out, were looking at a pandemic.
How are Pride and Hannah holding up?
Way more patient than I would be.
(clamoring in other room)
Okay, everyone needs to just calm down for a second.
Take a breath.
Whats CDC doing
in all this? Other than pointing fingers.
We provided a thorough risk assessment that specifically
warned of this exact situation.
(cell phone ringing)
Oh. So basically your argument is "I told you so"?
(overlapping arguing)
(whistles)
(arguing stops)
Thank you.
There will be plenty of time to share the blame.
After we catch up to Lieutenant Ford.
Secure the virus before it gets out.
But were gonna need some cooperation.
Access to DHSs full surveillance package,
to begin with.
And NCIS needs to be read in on all the operations.
We need to find Lieutenant Ford
before she sets the virus free
or sells it
or drops it on the ground by mistake.
Prevent the worst-case scenario.
(cell phone chimes)
Now, we got a BOLO out,
but we need extra manpower.
Full cooperation
across all agencies, agreed, all right?
Ooh, ooh, apologies.
Youre leaving?
Ooh, ooh, apologies.
Youre leaving?
Got to go deliver my own head on a platter.
My C.O. wants to debrief ASAP.
Keep me in the loop?
Of course.
PRIDE: ...we might just be able to contain the virus.
Now, Grassley, how many men
do yall have on the ground?
We have 283 in town...
(sighs) How bad is it?
"End of the world" bad
if we dont find Lieutenant Ford pronto.
Really? Yeah, cause my tonsils are starting
to get swollen, I think.
You and Patton find anything that could help?
Well, we dumped Lieutenant Fords phone,
which has been off-line for 36 hours.
Um, she was in touch with an unlisted number
in the days leading up to the shooting, but no trace yet.
Well, it could be an accomplice.
Or a handler if shes a spy,
or a buyer if shes trying to make a buck.
Thats a lot of "ors" in that sentence.
Well, the only guy that can clear it up
just walked out the door.
Think this guy Nero has something to do with it?
Well, he did trick Wade into stealing forensic evidence.
And he tried to walk out with the Virus-X himself.
And he just walked out of his own meeting,
just when we were discussing finding Lieutenant Ford.
Well, we should go follow him.
No rush, Gregorio.
Well, we should go follow him.
No rush, Gregorio.
I slipped a GPS tracker in his pocket.
Whered you get the tracker?
Oh, I got a lot of interesting things in my bag.
Thats pretty badass.
Mm-hmm.
Looks like Neros on the move.
You think hes going after Lieutenant Ford?
Only one way to find out. Sebastian, Gregorio,
youre with me. Lasalle...
Ill get with Patton, run a deep background check
on this Nero dude.
Okay, youre gonna be taking a right.
When, Sebastian?
Right about... now, now! Do it now!
(tires screeching)
You got to give me advance warning.
(horn honks)
You got to give me advance warning.
(horn honks)
Maybe if you werent speeding...
Im doing 40 in a 35 zone.
Thats technically speeding...
Youre the one with the GPS.
Thats technically speeding...
Youre the one with the GPS.
Do you want to switch?
You know what, why dont you
check the chore app to see if we can.
Okay, you know what? I-I knew you were gonna
make a big deal about the chore app.
Its not...
Yeah, because Im a grown woman
and Ive been taking care of myself
without the benefit of an app for the last 20 years.
(scoffs) Yeah, thats debatable.
HANNAH: Hey, guys?
You know I can hear you, right?
Sorry.
(sighs) Yeah,
just some, uh, roommate stuff.
Yeah, okay, well, can we get back to
"tracking the suspect" stuff, huh? Wheres Nero?
Uh, he pulled off the main road.
Some sort of container depot.
A half a mile behind us.
Yeah. Cause again, you werent paying attention.
You...
Yeah, yeah, its all right.
Im at the depot, entering now.
Ill take position at the west end of the yard.
You guys back me up.
SEBASTIAN: Copy. Were right behind you.
Hes on the phone.
And hes on the move.
GREGORIO: Could be making contact
with Lieutenant Ford.
(sighs) We got your six.
♪
(quiet chatter)
Neros made contact with Lieutenant Ford.
We take them now.
FORD: I have to explain.
Im coming in from behind.
We got you covered.
(quiet chatter continues)
NCIS! Dont move!
What the hell?
Ella, run! Run!
Ill hold them off. Get out of here.
NCIS!
Nero, put the gun down!
Theyre getting away!
Now!
(sighs)
You happy?
(panting)
Lieutenant Ford!
Dont shoot!
I wont if you dont give me a reason to.
Tell me where you took the virus.
I didnt take the virus anywhere.
I am the virus.
Loretta.
Whats so important you couldnt explain it to me on the phone?
We need to get Lieutenant Ford contained now.
Whats wrong with her?
She didnt steal the virus. She injected herself with it.
She injected herself?
Where can we bring her?
She injected herself?
Where can we bring her?
A hospital.
We cant do that.
I need to sit down.
Okay, the lab, I guess. But somebody needs
to explain to me why you brought her here.
Hospital personnel get wind of a Virus-X patient,
therell be mass panic.
Not to mention, somebody tried to abduct her.
Shes a target.
Okay, go on.
But the lab isnt even remotely equipped for the care she needs.
Itll do for now.
We need a safe, secure and quiet place to care for her
until I can make arrangements.
What is the health inspector doing here?
Hes no health inspector.
Rufus Nero, Naval Intelligence.
Ill get back to that tidbit after Ive called the CDC.
Already called them. Please, just check on Lieutenant Ford.
(scoffs)
I should go, too.
Not till we get something straight.
Youre upset because I didnt tell you
I was meeting Lieutenant Ford.
Which is the second time you lied to us in one day.
I was trying to protect my colleague.
By deceiving NCIS?
I was trying to protect my colleague.
By deceiving NCIS?
Somebody got into Linnaeous Labs and killed five people.
Think we can agree it was an inside job.
I dont know who to trust. Youd have done the same.
Maybe.
Which is why I havent arrested you.
But the days not over.
Watch your step, Nero.
Dwayne, get the respirators.
On it.
Your temperatures high.
Pupils are dilated.
Severe headaches?
Uh, muscle pain, stomach cramping?
All of it. Okay.
Lets get her hydrated.
Mr. Nero, or whoever you are, you can be of use.
There is an isolation tent
in the utility storage.
Ill find it.
Youre wondering if Im contagious.
Ive been told its the deadliest virus in the world.
Once its incubated.
Based on my research, itll infect
my respiratory tract first, then go airborne.
Weve got about ten hours until that happens.
Well, its better to be safe than sorry.
Lieutenant Ford, I have to ask you,
why did you inject yourself?
I was in the vault last night when I heard gunshots.
Someone was coming for the virus.
Didnt have time to destroy it safely.
My mission was to contain it.
Her bloodstream was the one place the sample was safe.
I slipped out through hazmat disposal,
waited until I could make contact with you, sir.
You did the right thing, Ella.
In what world is this the right thing?
I weighed the risks, knew what I had to do,
just like Commander Nero taught me.
Well done.
Well, shes a brave girl.
She just needs to learn to sit still.
(phone beeps)
All right, this is Christopher.
Says they might have a lead on the suspects
who tried to grab Lieutenant Ford.
Lets go.
Ill stay and assist Dr. Wade.
Loretta?
Im fine. Well make do.
(door opens, closes)
Patton was able to pull traffic cam video
of the SUV as it fled.
I pulled a photo of this man in the passenger seat.
Ran facial recognition,
and it came back as Peter Lankmire.
Dishonorably discharged from the military.
Spent five years in Angola for extortion and assault.
Good chance we can add multiple murders
and attempted kidnapping.
He looks good for the lab shooting,
but trying to steal a virus
from a secret government facility?
No, this guys muscle, not strategy.
Someone told him where to find Linnaeous Labs,
what to take, and where to find Lieutenant Ford today.
We need to locate Lankmire and whoevers pulling the strings.
WADE: Theres no change in temperature.
Im not sure whether thats good news or bad.
I would like you to reconsider antibiotics.
Theres no point. Its useless.
Acetaminophen, then?
It could help with the myalgia at least.
Thatll only mask some of the symptoms for a little while.
But that would give us the opportunity
to figure out how to treat you properly.
Youre very kind, but no matter what you do, Doctor,
the pulmonary inflammation is spreading.
There are experiments with antivirals that could help.
Weve studied all the trials.
They only make the virus more resistant.
(sharp breaths)
Ill die, and if you dont contain me,
the virus will live to spread.
Dont be so eager to accept a death sentence.
Im not eager. Im resolved.
It was my choice not to let them weaponize it,
even at the risk of my own life.
Rest it is.
Doctors orders.
How is she?
Stubborn. Shes refusing treatment
for fear the virus grows stronger.
She wants to honor her mission.
Assuming thats your influence.
Mission first.
Look, if-if it could have been me, I...
But it wasnt.
X-rays and lab results suggest seven hours
until the virus goes airborne.
Less without proper care.
We need to rush a medevac.
GRASSLEY: That wont be necessary.
And you are?
Jeff Grassley.
CDC, but how...
Dr. Wade, I cannot thank you enough
for the marvelous work youve done.
But well, uh... well take it from here.
Theyve cleared Ella for evac?
D.C. wants her in Atlanta so they can isolate the virus,
and then theyll get the top people working on her.
Oh, well, thats a relief.
But is it safe to move her?
Safer than treating her here.
Maybe you can show us the way,
Dr. Wade?
Yeah.
Just spoke to Gregorio and Sebastian.
Theyre interviewing everybody with clearance to Virus-X.
No suspects yet.
And Im poring over these personnel files. Nothing.
Thats what I said-- reading files take too long.
Which is why I connect the dots using my own
binary overlap intervals.
Go on, but in English.
I ran a full digital background check
on everybody who had clearance to Virus-X,
including whoever they dated in high school. And?
I cross-referenced with Lankmires history.
And?
And, obviously, I must have got a hit,
or I wouldnt be here.
Before he went to prison, Lankmire did security for CDC.
LASALLE: He worked a relief project here in New Orleans.
CDC built three emergency shelters,
and one guy ran point.
HANNAH: Jeff Grassley,
whos now supervising the Virus-X project.
Looks like we got ourselves a mole.
Ill tell Pride.
I dont like this.
I know youre concerned about Ellas well-being,
but this transport is...
NERO: A vulnerability.
Whats to say the evac wont be compromised, like the lab was?
With a security detail?
Thats a risk worth taking.
This is Ellas life at stake.
Look, I know that I havent given you
much reason to trust me, but something is off here.
Will you back my play?
Will I what, now?
All right, Lieutenant Fords secure.
We are on the move.
I am afraid that I cannot let you leave.
Quit fooling around, Nero.
Were medevacing her to the CDC.
Nope, sorry, she stays here.
Dr. Wade, can you explain to him
that were trying to save Lieutenant Fords life?
Uh, Nero...
We cant risk her being compromised again.
Not with this virus.
Enough. My orders are from D.C.
This is not a debate.
Lets go.
All right, then, fine. I-Im coming with you.
There is no room for you, Nero.
And, honestly, with everything weve been through,
I dont think I trust you.
Yeah, well, I dont think I trust you, either.
Gentlemen, lets take a breath.
All right. Youre right. Youre right, Dr. Wade.
Theres no need to argue.
Peter, do it now.
(grunts)
Hes coming this way. Do you have a weapon?
Im a medical examiner.
So? Im a scientist.
So wheres your weapon?
Okay, Ill draw his fire.
What? And get shot in the process? No, thanks.
(gunshots)
Stay down.
(yells)
WADE: Lets get out of here.
(gunshots)
Loretta?
Im okay.
Lieutenant Ford?
Gone.
Grassleys got her.
What could he want from her?
The virus.
Hes behind the whole plot.
We just got to figure out why.
And where hes taking Lieutenant Ford.
Dwayne says Wades rattled but safe and sound. Nero, too.
Thats gonna change soon
if we dont catch up to Grassley.
Yeah, like 180 minutes soon.
I was looking at Wades lab tests.
The virus is gonna be airborne in, like, three hours.
Well, DHS and FBI are covering the city.
Pattons doing his magic.
We need to get into Grassleys head.
If we can anticipate his plan, we can end it.
So, is he a terrorist or an opportunist?
Well, targeted terrorist attacks are usually chosen by ideology.
All right, figure out what Grassley believes,
that could give us a clue to where
hes going to unleash the virus.
If hes acting on ideology.
He could be looking for a payday.
Which means we should look
into financial weaknesses, debts,
bad investments.
Ask, and you shall receive.
I just did a deep dive on this joker,
and it seems that his heart is serving the wrong master.
2010, he jacked up the pharmaceutical prices
at his privately held company.
A year later, he files for bankruptcy,
losing a couple other companies
before ending up at CDC, making a fraction
of what he used to.
He wants to get rich.
That means selling the virus to the highest bidder.
And theres a number of bad agents wholl pay a mint for it.
Dwayne.
Yeah, Hannah?
Yeah, hold on.
Dr. Wade. Dr. Wade.
Lets take care of you
before you take care of your lab.
I dont need...
Look.
I dont need...
Look.
Youre bleeding. Huh?
Come on, youre a doctor.
You know the risks of infection.
In you go.
Have a seat.
First aid kit?
Upper drawer.
(sighs)
I owe you an apology.
Oh, for applying too much pressure to my wound
or getting my lab shot up
or calling my morgue subpar?
Touché.
For the record, Dr. Wade, I have never seen
a morgue this well-cared-for.
And I have never met an M.E.
who takes better care of the living.
Is that another one of your deceptions?
Hand to God. You are one of a kind.
Oh.
Well, you are, too.
In a good way or bad?
The jurys still out.
(door opens)
PRIDE: Team seems to think
(door opens)
PRIDE: Team seems to think
that Grassley is out to sell the virus.
Sell it?
Well, there are plenty of
bad actors out there who would want to weaponize it.
The virus is in Lieutenant Ford at the moment.
How would Grassley extract it from her bloodstream?
Hed need to keep her in a contained environment.
NERO: Hed want the strain at its maximum bacterial load.
The more advanced the virus, the more powerful the sample.
The shape Lieutenant Ford is in, he cant have moved her far.
Well, he needs a sterile medical facility,
away from prying eyes.
Hed need more than that. Hed need a clinical
microbiology lab to make sure that he kept the virus pure.
Any location in New Orleans is strictly regulated.
Its too public.
Unless...
Its too public.
Unless...
Medical supplies, machinery, microbiology lab.
Would a dormant CDC shelter hold all of that?
Yeah, that would do.
Grassley oversaw construction
of three of them around the Gulf.
Might have a lead on where hes at.
Lasalle said no sign of Grassley or the lieutenant
at the Gulfport shelter.
Yeah, and were reaching the 11th hour here, too.
Virus could be strong and airborne by now.
Well, then, you better hold your breath.
Gregorio?
What?!
What now? Whatd I do?
If we go in there a-and something goes wrong
and we contract a deadly virus,
I just...
I want you to know that I appreciate you.
Same here, baby.
Lets go.
Ill zig.
Ill zag.
Ill zig.
Ill zag.
(gun clicks)
I wouldnt.
(exhales) Thanks.
(handcuffs clicking)
All right. Youre gonna tell us where Lieutenant Ford is.
He doesnt have to. I already found her.
Were too late.
(flatline beeping)
Lieutenant Ford is dead. We have to assume
that Grassleys in possession of the virus now
and that hes willing to sell it.
Well, FBI, NOPD and JPSO
and the state troopers have the city on lockdown.
Theres no way hes getting out of here by air or land.
Yeah, but that still leaves waterways, passenger cars.
Its way too many exit points.
Plus, Sebastian and Gregorio cant get the muscle to talk.
Lieutenant Ford gave up her life to protect that virus.
Were not gonna let her die in vain.
Well check every car, boat, bicycle
and pedestrian heading out of New Orleans
until we find him.
Or you can hitch a ride on a riverboat.
You theorizing with us, P, or you got a lead?
Your man bought a ticket a few days ago.
Paid cash, but we caught him on a security camera.
Hurricane Debbie,
scheduled to leave out of the terminal
on Poydras in about 30 minutes.
Riverboat going upstream. He can slip out at any point.
Yeah, no way anyones gonna look for him
amongst all those tourists.
Its the perfect way out.
Lets go.
Good work, P.
Ill check the terminal, verify whos boarding.
Take the riverwalk, double back. Lets all be careful.
I got eyes on Grassley.
Moving in.
Grassley, wait!
Headed into the aquarium.
Watch out, watch out!
Cover both exits.
Coming through!
Out of the way!
Excuse me.
Get out of the way, out of the way.
(both grunting)
Grassley!
Its over.
Theres nowhere else to go.
Here.
Come get it.
(yelling)
(people screaming)
Get back.
(bystanders murmuring)
(both exhale)
Stay back.
Back up.
Back up. Back up.
Stay back. Stay back.
Back up.
Please back up.
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I had to. I know. I was in quarantine.
No. No, not for me. It was someone else.
Yeah, its a long story.
Everything is okay. I know. I...
Uh, Ill-Ill call you later.
Okay, Ryan?
Sorry to interrupt.
No, you didnt. Its just...
Family. I understand.
(chuckling): Yeah, well, that makes one of us.
Ryan having a hard time
coming to grips with...
everything?
I-I just... I dont blame him.
Its kind of hard to explain the last 48 hours
that weve had.
That why you came back early?
Too much explaining?
Dwayne, I just spent the last week explaining
and apologizing and reasoning, and its just..
(sighs) Its just exhausting.
You know, its not Ryans fault.
We just keep missing each other.
Ive been there, Hannah.
How about I buy you a drink, we talk about it?
(laughs) How about I buy you a drink,
we talk about anything else?
Deal.
(laughs): Okay.
Cant believe you made a sandwich.
Im hungry.
I thought I was making dinner, though.
Im hungry.
I thought I was making dinner, though.
Well, how about this? You eat the dinner youre making,
and Ill eat my sandwich. Everybody wins.
I spent all morning braising that chicken.
But I didnt ask you to, did I?
Just like I didnt ask you to wash my laundry
or organize my drawers-- again, creepy.
All right, listen. I-I love living with you.
I do.
But I need a little personal space.
Just a little bit.
You got it.
Good.
So is that a hard no on the ballroom dancing classes, or...?
(sighs)
I also put us into a bridge tournament,
but I need you to teach me how to play bridge.
Commander Nero.
Call me Rufus.
I am so sorry about Lieutenant Ford.
As am I.
She was a very talented officer.
Shes a hero.
Sacrificed herself to save so many others.
I feel responsible.
Well, she knew the risks.
You can be angry about it, you can be sad about it,
but, uh, you shouldnt be self-indulgent.
Not now that Im finally warming to you.
To be honest, Ella was a friend,
and believe it or not, I dont make many of those.
Oh, I believe it.
But play your cards right,
and you may make a new one.
May I take you to dinner?
No.
We could go Dutch.
Id like that very much.
Well, hurry up, now, before I change my mind, Rufus.
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