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Previously on Crowfighter.

Placenta has separated from the uterine wall.

Nothing's more important than the baby.

We could be looking at fetal distress in a matter of minutes.

Are you trying to tell me that this baby may not survive?

Now the deputy director has accepted my recommendation that marks be placed on

the 10 most wanted list.

He wants me to find out what this key belongs to.

I mean, look, I'll work weekends, days, nights, whatever you want to throw me.

Swing shift, graveyard.

I just want to work.

Danny, this is a drug company.

Right. And I'm going to be working in the loading dock. Every conviction saves

life. The life of a future victim, often that of a child.

What's that worth, Madam Chairperson? What's the life of a child worth to you?

We all want to save lives, Agent Malone.

But this committee is responsible to the American people. We cannot fund a

program just because it's well -intentioned.

Dr. Alvarez went into shock.

The next few hours will be critical.

What about the baby?

There was oxygen deprivation.

We have him incubated at the moment.

Have you figured it out?

I'm not going to waste my time playing your little games. That key is no game,

Agent Burke. That key is key. I'm through twisting myself into a pretzel

accommodate your desire to destroy me.

It's not so much my desire as our destiny, don't you think? It's something

we share.

No, we don't share anything.

And there's nothing that you can do that's going to break me.

Oh, I hear your brother Danny got a job.

No, no, it was done. Let me go.

By the time the paramedics got here, he was already gone.

It was an overdose.

Danny.

Danny!

Congratulations. Get down, Marx!

Before I let you take the easy way out, I will kill you myself.

Your brother was an addict.

You know, Deed. You killed him.

His death was the result of...

Natural selection.

If anybody's responsible for his death, you are.

You know that.

I'm not what you've been chasing.

You want to be forgiven.

You've been chasing absolution.

It's overrated.

I'll see you in hell.

Rachel, it was a dream.

You feel guilty for Danny's death.

Marks is a manifestation of those feelings, but you're not responsible.

The addiction killed him.

You keep thinking the phone's gonna ring.

And I'll hear him say, hey, kid.

It's only been three weeks. Did you come back too soon?

Not soon enough as far as getting Marks is concerned.

I spoke with the director.

He agrees moving you to a safe house would be prudent.

I'm not going anywhere until we find Marks.

He left it so I would find him.

He is key, he said.

We got something.

On Marks?

No, it's a local's found the body. I've never seen anything like it.

He was microwaved.

At least, that's as far as I can figure.

On the outside, the picture of health, but based on the condition of his

internal organs, they reached a temperature in excess of 155 degrees.

These the only wounds?

They're not deep. They're less than three centimeters.

What do we know about it?

It's Carlton Foster, 26, a hacked driver who was found sitting on the throne in

the men's room of a luncheonette.

No priors, no family. Moved to Atlanta from Chicago six months ago. Former

address is unknown.

I didn't know that technology existed to do this kind of thing.

I've heard about it, but I've also heard it's classified.

Malone.

Weird, huh? I look at the copies of every single file on my desk.

Yeah. What about you? Are you fighting postpartum?

Well, I do with Jason. I cried my eyes out every single morning.

That's why I'm bringing him to work.

Great. He's beautiful.

Thank you.

How are you doing?

Still not sleeping?

You can call me.

I am up most nights.

It's been a matter of pride for me for 25 years.

I assume you selected me because I... believe in a clear separation of

feelings and work.

It's been three weeks since the death of Agent Burke's brother.

I expected to see more damage.

Things will work out.

And I promised.

Believe me.

With your background, you keep an exceptionally low profile.

Proof, I suppose, that necessity is the mother of adaptation.

For a man with your background, you keep an exceptionally low profile.

Proof, I suppose, that necessity is the mother of adaptation.

It's called nanotechnology.

Microscopic chemical structures, nanomachines, are injected into the

bloodstream. By means of a three -pronged device.

In this case, yes, although I don't know, I think a simple syringe would

probably do. And the chemicals convert the body's natural electrical impulses

into high -frequency microwaves.

The victim was incapacitated within 15 seconds, dead within 30.

Do we know where the delivery device is manufactured?

Since there's no known component, it would have to be a hybrid.

Extremely sophisticated. Could have been made anywhere in the world, except your

local machine shop.

All the people our cab driver worked with, neighbors in his apartment

he was a quiet beer and sandwich kind of guy. If he had enemies, it's doubtful

they were high on the technological food chain.

The use of advanced weaponry on a random kill.

Could have been a test to determine its effectiveness.

If this technology has been co -opted by a deranged individual or a terrorist

organization... We could be looking at a major breach in the security of high

-end technology.

Give me Art Cavanaugh at the Bureau and Jane Butler at the State Department.

You can make that connection we talked about.

I was just about to tell her.

It's like I told you, this kid Burke applies for a job. On the dock, moving

pallets, minimum wage.

And another guy shows up, says he wants the kid to get the job.

And lays a thousand cash on you to make sure?

Was this the guy?

Yes.

That's not recent, though.

When I saw him, he had a beard.

Why is the FBI busting my stones over a nickel and ten? Danny Burke is dead.

Oh, man.

Kids like him, they work here for a few weeks and then they disappear.

You don't think anything of it? Did he tell you why it was worth a grand?

He said the kid has a sister.

Wanted to get in her pants.

This is the third message I've left Congresswoman Archer.

She wants me to provide personnel folders on all these ETF employees.

You tell her she's not going to get them until I know why.

So, nanotechnology had its roots in Cold War Europe.

KGB was involved in the early stages.

As the Soviet economy went deep six, they needed a partner. For R &D, North

Korea seems most likely.

Cam drive.

Maybe he is a test case, like you said.

Or maybe he's not a cab driver.

I haven't been able to dig up anything on him. Driving a cab is his cover. It's

Cavalar.

George, I need you to pull the personnel folders on all VCTF employees.

Have them on my desk before end of day.

What's up?

Performance appraisals. Long overdue.

Jimmy!

Are you ready for your thank you?

Jimmy?

Jim?

Oh, God.

The loading dock form and identified months.

Danny's willing to testify.

To what?

Marks didn't force Danny into an overdose.

No, but he bought Danny a job at a pharmaceutical company knowing that he

succumb to temptation.

That's willful intent.

We have a confirmed sighting we can work that out, but you can't prosecute them

there. When we find out what that key means... Rachel, what if the key is

meaningless, except for what it's doing to you?

What if Marks gave you that key for the same reason he arranged with Danny's

job?

To help you destroy yourself.

I won't let that happen.

Hi. Hannah Hathaway, Homicide. Rachel Burke.

It's okay to go in.

Oh, yeah. I think we've done all the damage we can do.

Call if you need anything.

No new messages in your mailbox.

First on the scene, Sid, neighbors described Larrabee as quiet, low -key,

lot of visitors.

What are you getting?

So much to get.

Not that I'm not getting anything.

I mean, look at this house, Bailey.

Sliders.

48 -year -old man and there's nothing to suggest, friends or family. No sense of

permanence.

They were targeted because they lacked family or substantial relationships.

I don't know that that's why they were targeted. I just know that that's what

I'm getting.

I broke down the nanomachines looking for the tagging agent, something that we

can use to trace the lot numbers back to their source.

He's sleeping so soundly.

Okay, George.

What is it? What's wrong?

Daily requested personnel folders for every member of the VCTF.

Oh, God, I'm right.

That doesn't necessarily mean anything. What reason would he have? What reason

did he give?

Performance appraisals.

Well, there you have it. Okay.

We're all getting a boner because our cost per conviction rate was the butt of

congressional jokes.

George, why do you always do this to yourself?

Are you telling me this doesn't worry you?

Four years we've been here, he's never once asked for personnel folders. And

come on, we both saw Bailey's testimony on the Hill. Karen Archer sucker

-punched him into next year.

It wasn't that bad.

It wasn't that bad?

Who is it?

John Michael Grant.

The loading dock foreman is missing.

Oh, God.

John.

Wife said he went out for a pack of smokes about 6 .30 last night.

Hasn't been seen or heard from since.

He's dead.

We don't know that.

Mark's got to him.

He killed him because he must have found out that he talked to us.

We don't know that.

Just like he got to Danny.

Because he wants to get to me.

Cracks are beginning to show.

Not that would make you happy.

History is cluttered with the remains of cultures lost to the pursuit of

happiness.

We've got a man on the roof across the street, and we added a unit just up the

block. Protecting me is a waste of manpower.

He isn't interested in killing me.

Instead of wasting our time waiting for him to come and get me... Look, look,

just stop!

For three weeks.

You've been strong for your parents.

Grab driver.

He's got a blank slate.

Same as with Larrabee.

Maybe that's why he wants it.

You drive.

So? We're going to Larrabee's house.

I'll call ahead and have Lieutenant Hathaway let us in.

I think I may have something on the nanomachines.

I broke down the compound agent and I found traces of ethylene, probably used

a binding agent.

Which carries an FDA tagant and allows us to trace the compound to its source.

Nice job, Grace. Well, thank you.

Have a seat.

Your baby boy is beautiful.

Thanks.

You know, when you think about it, that's really what's important.

So George was right.

The personnel folders you asked George to get?

We really do have a problem.

It's routine housecleaning.

Oh, that's what I said.

We were both lying.

So what are we talking about? The annual 20 % dusting off?

Or are they planning to broom us all out into the street?

I called the congresswoman.

Five times.

So she's pissed off because you won't kiss her ring?

And our future is based on this woman?

You deserve to know the truth, Grace.

I don't know what our future is.

Let me know if you need anything.

Yeah.

The answering machine is digital.

I bet George will be able to listen to old messages.

You thinking the cab driver and Larrabee had a relationship?

I'm thinking that they might have had a relationship that they didn't even know

about.

I mean, Foster and Larrabee, they lived lives that reflected average citizens,

but what if they weren't average citizens and the killer knew that? What

knew that their real identities had been erased because of something that they

were hiding?

Let's see what Larrabee might be hiding.

And you electricians did okay.

Guess he doesn't like iris.

Lieutenant!

Who went through the house?

My unit.

I don't know how that got overlooked.

Could be from drugs.

Arms trading.

Reason enough to be erased.

Reason enough to get a bullet in the back of your head, not to become a

of nanotechnology.

I'll get an evidence tag and envelope.

And double the amount of units keeping watch on the house.

Life's been good to Agent Berks and Selmon Street.

She wasn't. Agent Burke back then.

She's blossomed.

You like her?

Is that wise?

Do you know why men who settled the frontier never named their horses?

In case they had to.

You're thinking Marx is responsible for the killings. He has to be.

There's no other explanation.

Bailey, I can't visit a crime scene or look at a crime photo without getting

Joel Marx.

Rachel. Do you want me to lie to you and tell you that I'm getting something

when I'm not?

Rachel.

There were circumstances in your life that would challenge anyone's ability to

focus.

Bailey, no one has ever rocked my confidence in Joel Marx. It's not going

the first.

We don't get to make that decision.

I'm not making a decision.

I'm getting the sense of Joel Marks because he's involved.

As crazy as that sounds.

Okay.

When you say involved... I'm not saying that the killings were actually at his

hands.

Since these urges are more than sexual, Bailey, he wants to dominate me. He

wants to bring me on his side from a union.

He only tried that when he asked you to wear a wire against Perron.

You refused.

Yeah, and by refusing, in his mind, I destroyed his career, impeded his

conquest.

His original intent was to make you an ally.

When you wore a wire against him, you betrayed him.

Maybe his victims also betrayed him.

Joel Marks is self -destructive.

His targets wouldn't be people that hurt him.

They would be people that helped him.

I put together a list of former agents who worked under Joel Marks, who for one

reason or another got reassigned. It's a funny word for it when you consider the

circumstances under which they left the people. One forced to reassign following

allegations of sexual misconduct with a paid informant. Another reassigned to

Anchorage, Alaska, two weeks after refusing to testify on Marks' behalf

bad shoot.

Twenty -five years with the Organized Crime Division, that's everyone who ever

pissed off Marks. Obviously Foster and Larrabee are not among them.

A lot of OCD agents were under deep cover.

So there's another list floating around somewhere.

This one was too easy to find anyway.

The victims might not have been former agents at all. I mean, where's the

challenge? Abusing an underling?

Marks could just order them to do what he wanted.

Maybe he did. Maybe Larrabee and Foster defied his command.

Marks... Jacks them up on bogus charges.

Drums them out of the bureau. Ruins their careers.

Persona non grata.

Then why kill him?

I mean, if he's already killed them.

George, were you able to lift any messages off Larrabee's answering

No. Sorry. They were all erased.

The victims were people that Marx helped erase.

People whose identity had to be altered because they helped Marx.

Witness protection program.

Georgie. Right.

Federally protected witnesses.

No problem.

I know you're anxious.

These things need to develop.

If all you wanted to do was kill her...

Destroying a career takes time.

What do you know about careers?

You only had one, and you walked away from it.

I walked away because I realized a higher purpose.

A purpose I gave you.

And a purpose I can just as easily take away.

Her principles are a tissue, Joel.

Principles for which Rachel Burke is going to pay.

I want results.

I was able to access this information through our fraud division.

Insurance fraud is the number one form of abuse by individuals in the Witness

Protection Program.

Foster tried to claim LASIK surgery on his insurance.

Larrabee tried to write off a set of implants for his girlfriend.

I'm not making this up.

Foster's real name is Nicholas Maloney. Went into the program after testifying

against Francis Conway in 96.

Larrabee's real name is Vincent Terranova. He helped build a case

Sirico. Singing Don.

Owned the garbage removal business in every major city on the eastern

Government informants cooperating under the leadership of Bill Marks.

Proof that Marks was behind the killings.

But why?

And where did he get his hands on this technology?

Why was to get our attention?

He already had our attention.

Bailey, it's me.

What if the key isn't something I'm supposed to fear, but instead it's

to be a gift?

Look, I don't want to talk to you about it over the phone. I'll meet you in 20

minutes. Be careful.

Right.

I missed our talks.

You've hit on it, haven't you?

The key.

It's not important for Bailey to know, only for us to know.

Get in.

Good.

I'm not going with you.

Sure you are, Agent Burke.

I'll tell you where.

I want the route from Agent Burke's apartment to my home covered for any

potential witnesses to the abduction.

Sir, I'm Agent Perez.

Surveillance is supposed to be 24 -7. Why the hell wasn't Agent Burke provided

an escort?

Sir, we received a call negating that order. From who?

From you, sir.

He had your identity code and the proper command sequence.

There are three phones in our apartment. They're all clean, except for the bugs

that we put there.

Now, she wasn't followed to my place. Marks knew where she was going and it

decepted her.

There's got to be something in that apartment, John.

If there is, we'll find it.

Would you like something?

I'm done.

You're still blaming me for a weakness in your brother's character 30 years in

the making.

Yeah, we all have weaknesses.

I have something to tell you.

I think it'll make you see me in a whole new light.

But if after hearing it, you still want to kill me... There's nothing that you

can tell me.

Damien Canaris.

What is that?

Is that a name?

If there's a devil incarnate, and there is, it's Damien Canaris.

Then he's as insane as you.

Now, if you'd give me back my... 317 Elmont Street.

I'll be sure I didn't read about that in the Bureau newsletter.

Damien Canaris.

They get through one of the checkpoints.

That was Atlanta homicide.

Oh, no.

They haven't found her.

I called to talk to Anne Hathaway, the detective on the Terranova murder.

Atlanta homicide's never heard of her.

So she's working for Marks? She must have kept herself isolated from the

personnel at the crime scene.

Marks was always an ideologue, a true believer who needed followers to help

ensure that good would triumph over evil.

Now something equally seductive has taken him to the other side.

They called it an unidentified bacterial onslaught because they didn't know what

else to call it.

By the time they find it, it won't matter.

What does that have to do with 317 Elmont Street?

The anonymous tip from the neighbors about the smell.

The occupation of that house was a violation of code.

The remover was due process.

Due process.

I'm not responsible for what happened.

Butchered en route to deportation.

Their heads in their hands removed to avoid identification.

17 people.

A man with that kind of power, and he remains invisible?

He has that kind of power because he's invisible.

If you think he doesn't exist, that he's some kind of bureau myth, that's

exactly what he wants you to think.

You freed me, you know.

When I realized you used a surreptitious wire to incriminate me, it became clear

how meaningless my life had been.

And that by rejecting the trappings of bureaucratic existence, I

could see my path and fulfill my destiny to destroy

Canaris.

You have the original?

Not the original.

The other one.

His signature.

I lifted that thing from Terranova's eyeball.

Any two -bit punk can erase his prints with acid.

Canaris manufactured his.

I can't do this alone.

What did you get from that cake?

Why should I tell you?

Because Damien Canaris hates you.

Over here.

No hard wire.

It's a transmitter. Signal's been going out over the air.

What's the range couple of blocks neighborhood like this signal wouldn't

than a block

Transmission

ends here These are files he stole from the bureau

If you ask your boss who Damien Canaris is, he will tell you everything he

knows, which is nothing.

All of us at the Bureau knew that he existed, since there's no way to catch

Well, you know how the bureaucrats think.

You don't acknowledge the problem unless there's a solution.

I needed you to acknowledge the fact that Damien Canaris exists.

And now you do.

And now you are in the perfect place to help me.

For me to help you.

Help you to rid yourself of a demon you didn't even know you had.

About 17 people.

They were very important to him.

Then why did he kill them?

That's what you're going to profile.

And through that, we'll find out who he really is.

Everything he knew about those 17 people, he kept them there.

We've come this far.

No.

The key is key.

Don't shoot, lady. I don't have a weapon. I'm only security.

Your statement notwithstanding, Joel Marks was found with his hands cuffed

behind him. Your cuff.

Shot with your gun.

There's powder residue on your hands, your clothes. An eyewitness saw you.

minutes after the shooting. With the gun in her hand.

During which time, Agent Burke was in pursuit of the killer.

A man named Damien Canaris.

Damien Canaris?

Probably an alias.

You know his whereabouts?

Somewhere in the city.

Description?

Come on, man. What do you want from me?

Don't file charges.

Give us time to find him.

A man with an alias. No known whereabouts, no description.

I want to retire with a pension.

They're safe.

We busted into it. It was empty.

Bureau of Policy says it cannot provide you with an attorney.

All my legal contacts are in Buffalo.

Can the VCTF help me get an attorney?

I didn't kill him, Bailey.

I know.

Wish I had.

The evidence against her is overwhelming.

Except that she didn't do it.

Overwhelming.

So, the only way I can see of freeing her, short of a protracted trial, is to

discover the identity of Damien Canaris and nail his ass to the wall.

Which no one before us has been able to do.

We're going to devote all our resources to doing it.

We'll split off a special task force whose sole reason for being is the

apprehension of Damien Canaris.

Excuse me.

Malone.

Yes, Mr. Director.

No, sir, but I have full confidence in Agent Burke's innocence.

Yes.

That's not possible, sir.

Well, there's no justification for it.

Yes, sir.

The VCTF has lost its funding.

Effective immediately.

You'll all be receiving more silence.