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You're late.

Be careful with that.
I'm not due for an upgrade.

My kind of girl.

Hello, Harold.

You look pretty well, considering.

Thank you all for coming.
I apologize for the security protocols.

But my better half insists.

Just the fact that you are
all here is a testament...

...to the deep concern we share for
Elizabeth Keen's safety and well-being.

The threat from forces within is proving
to be more powerful and far-reaching...

...than one could ever have imagined.

I've asked you here because
we have one chance to save Elizabeth.

But to do that, we must work together.

So-

Oh, my God.
This is why I'm a terrible bridge player.

With anyone else, Steve Lyditt would
have won the North American Pairs.

We didn't even make it through regionals.
I abhor working with a partner.

Sharing my hand with anyone
goes against every instinct I have.

But such is life. Here we are.

So five weeks ago,
I called the Metro PD to report...

...a sighting of Reddington
at the Del Rio diner.

I created a hostage crisis so you
would be so kind as to...

...release my attorney,
Marvin Gerard, from prison.

That day, Marvin and I conceived
a plan to exonerate Elizabeth Keen...

...by targeting the Cabal
and, in particular, the Director.

Since that day, everything we've done...

...has been in service of that plan.

The Verdiant case resulted in...

“catastrophic damage to
the Cabal's finances.

The client list from the Djinn gave us
leverage with key players in the Cabal...

...to further isolate and weaken
the Director's influence.

With Andras Halmi, or part of him...

...we cut a hole
"n the Director's golden parachute"...

weaving him nothing to run with“!...

...and causing even further distrust
and divisions within the Cabal.

But the Zal Bin Haasan case
has opened a window of opportunity...

...we must slip through
with great haste.

To save Elizabeth,
we must execute a specific attack.

One so impactful, it will force the Cabal
to completely abandon the Director...

...and publicly
exonerate Elizabeth Keen.

What the hell do you have in mind?

See, this is why I don't
play well with partners.

Don't fret, Harold.
I'm holding all the trumps.

I'll be the declarer. You be the dummy.
And we'll win the hand.

Anything else?

Good. Let's begin.

And we are over the convoy now...

...as FBI vehicles
speed Agent Keen to the federal noun...

She'll appear before a judge...

...authorized to preside over
matters of national security.

The name has not been released'
There is no record of the case.

PD in West Virginia must have leaked
the arrest. I'm counting four choppers.

Getting word of a crowd assembling.
Might get messy.

They were gonna kill me.

The Director wasn't taking me to any
black site for questioning about intel.

If you hadn't shown up when you did,
I'd be dead.

I'm sorry, Keen.

I expected the Director to
try something.

But I also expected Reven Wright
to be there to intervene.

- What happened?
- Laurel Hitchin killed her or had her killed.

Oh, my God.
They're in the White House.

Look, Reven may be gone.

The safeguards we put in place
for your arrest are intact.

She arranged for your case to be
heard by a judge she trusted.

As much as she
trusted Laurel Hitchin?

Pending trial, you'll be housed
under military guard at Fort Meade.

We can keep you safe there, Liz.

I wouldn't have brought you in
if I didn't believe that.

I need a pen and paper.

Against protocol, ma'am.

I don't have a will.

Give her the damn pen and paper.

Who do you want me to give this to?

Tell you what.

I'll hold on to it. Give it back to you
when this is all over, okay?

- You ready?
- Yeah.

She's already dead.

The only way she gets out
is if they carry her out.

No. Place is a fortress.

Metal detectors, cameras, U.S. marshals.
It's not gonna be easy to get to her.

It wasn't easy to kill
the OREA agents or the senator.

It doesn't have to be easy to get done.

Which is what you're
gonna tell the U.S. attorney.

Save her life,
maybe yours in the process.

Your whole plan, freeing the girl...

...it all depends on me.

Me talking, telling the truth,
which, if I do, is a death sentence.

Makes me think I'm not
getting enough out of the deal.

- You agreed to talk.
- Maybe I got cold feet.

Cold feet.

Take a look.

The woman I love
is in there because of you.

So let's be clear. if you talk,
there is a chance they will kill you.

But if you don't talk,
I will definitely kill you very slowly.

You should also know that
I know where your sister is.

Up in that hole where I found you.

I've killed a lot of people
to get this done.

Don't think I won't do it again.

I get the call,
I'm walking you into that building.

And you will talk.

That's it? That's your plan? Abduct the
Director of Clandestine Services?

- Yes.
- Okay, I really, really do not like that guy.

And I wanna be a team player and all,
but this sounds a little like...

Treason'? That's because it is.

Not to mention seditious conspiracy
and felony kidnapping.

You could all spend
the rest of your lives in prison.

What are you going to do?
Ransom him?

- They won't exonerate Keen to get him.
- Agreed.

That's why I have something in mind
that's more persuasive than ransom.

We've been monitoring
the man around the clock.

He and his wife are in marital therapy.

I'm actually a great proponent of
marital therapy. Worked for me.

Then again, I had sort of
a thing for the therapist. Lovely voice.

You were in therapy?

The Director's wife is a pill popper.

Downers mainly,
to deal with panic attacks and anxiety.

They see a psychiatrist every
Wednesday, Dr. Oren Huffnagel.

His wife meets him
at the Middleton building.

A real creature of habit. She gets a latte
every day at the same shop.

Then on Wednesdays,
she walks over for the appointment.

The Director takes a
scaled-down security team.

Two agents,
one of whom stays in the lobby.

Sounds great.
Except tomorrow's not Wednesday.

Yes, which is why we'll need a ruse
that prompts the Director...

...to go see the good doctor tomorrow.

And what do we do with him
once we have him?

Your arraignment's tomorrow. We got
authorization to keep you here overnight.

Hey, don't worry.
I'm not going anywhere.

- Cooper reached out to Allison Gaines.
- The criminal defense attorney?

One of the best in the country.
She'll be here in the morning.

One more thing.

Yeah, it's me.

- Are you all right?
- I'm here.

Lizzy, you will make it through this.

[Everything happens tomorrow].

Agent Ressler won't
let you out of his sight.

Thank you.

- I want her taken out tonight.
- Calm down, Peter.

The problem of Elizabeth Keen
will be resolved by this time tomorrow.

We could have her commit suicide.

Ressler's with her now.
He won't leave her tonight.

- We'll finish this tomorrow.
- How?

We've been developing some
new assets at the courthouse.

- I've got someone in mind.
- Who?

Agent Keen will never make it
to Fort Meade. I promise you that.

You promise me that? You do?

We're done, Peter.

You look tired.

There'll be plenty of time to sleep
when this is over for both of us.

- When's the lawyer coming?
- Courthouse opens in half an hour.

Thank you.

Wait.
Wait, we must be on the wrong floor.

You said this is where the Director
and his wife get therapy.

It will be.
The routine is always the same.

The unhappy couple'
arrive separately...

...and are escorted into the lobby
by two agents.

One agent remains downstairs
watching the entrance.

The other escorts them onto an elevator
to ensure they ride alone in their misery.

Dr. Huffnagel is on the sixth floor.

Suite 612,
atty-corner to the elevators.

I don't get it. If his office is on
the sixth floor, why are we on the eighth?

The layout of every floor
in the building is identical.

All we need to do is recreate
the sixth floor on the eighth.

"Whoa," indeed.

I need you to access
the elevator system...

...to make sure that when
that agent presses

...the elevator takes them to
eight where we'll be waiting.

Oh, that is so cool.

Sleight of hand.

I love magic.

But the real trick is going to be
getting the Director here.

Harold Cooper and Agent Navabi
are working on that as we speak.

- Oh, my God. Oh, I'm so sorry.
- It's all right. I'm fine.

It's my fault.
Let me get you another.

- No, really. It's all right.
- Please, I insist.

All right. Thank you.

Hi, I just bumped into
this nice lady and her coffee.

- I'd like to buy her another one.
- A latte.

Coming right up.

Here you go. Again, I am so sorry.

It's okay. Thank you.

The figurine on the sixth floor. The one
under that mirror opposite the elevators.

We couldn't find a duplicate.

- I can try to find something similar...
- Goodnight.

It's not the hope diamond.
Steal the thing.

While I'm at it,
shall I smile for the cameras?

Apples. Get a bowl.
Something glass, crystal.

What if he notices?
This could blow the whole thing.

- He won't.
- She said, "What if?"

I know what she said, Marvin.
Why are you still here?

Everybody likes apples.

Hey, get out of the way.

- Are you all right, ma'am?
- I don't know what's happening.

- I'm dizzy.
- Hang on. I got you.

We're gonna go right here.

Thank you, I'm...

I can call 911.

No, my heart, it's racing.
I can't get my breath.

- I'm calling an ambulance.
- No, no, I get panic attacks.

Oh, my God.

- .I'm..
- You're okay.

My doctor.

Huffnagel. It's in my contacts.
If you could, please.

Yes, hello. ls Dr. Huffnagel in?

Yes, I'm here with...

Lynda. Lynda Kotsiopulos.

Lynda Kotsiopulos. She's dizzy.
Seems to be a panic attack of some sort.

Yes, she's right here.

Lynda? Is everything all right?

Somethings wrong.
I think I'm having another episode.

- Have you taken your medication?
- Yes. Yes.

You have to call Peter.
You have to get ahold...

I'm calling Peter right now.
You're gonna be fine.

(Okay.)'-

Could you help me get a cab please?

- Of course.
- Thank you.

Elizabeth Keen. Allison Gaines.

Marshals will clear the floor
and give you two some privacy.

Harold Cooper warned me.

He said you wouldn't look like much.

- What does that mean?
- It means my business is monsters.

And I've met a lot of them. All charged
with a lot less than you are, sweetie.

- You don't look like a monster.
- Is this how you start your consultations?

I've read the complaint.

The U.S. government is charging
you with 16 counts of capital murder.

Sixteen?

Fourteen CIA agents
killed in the OREA bombing.

The senator you infected, Hawkins.

And oh, yes, the attorney general of
the United States.

There are other charges.
The off-duty cop you shot on the run.

I'm innocent. I'm being framed.

So the two witnesses who saw you
execute Tom Connolly were mistaken?

Listen to me. I won't lie to you.

I've been on this case 24 hours.
And what I see looks bad.

They're gonna kill me today.

Mr. lverson, thank you for coming.

So you're aware of what we're asking?

And you think you can get it done?

It won't happen in the pens.

I work courthouse security
but not that area.

You can't have weapons around the cells.
I can do it when they move her.

As long as it gets done.

This is Assistant U.S. Attorney
Andrew Barrett.

When arrested,
your case will go to him for prosecution.

I assume you
recognize Judge Sanborn?

They can steer the case to me.

I'll order a psychiatric exam
which will be done by one of our people.

With Mr. Barrett's consent,
you'll be declared not guilty...

...by reason of insanity
or mental defect.

You'll spend a couple of years
at a psychiatric facility of our choosing.

Then be released.

You'll be a free man with
some very powerful and grateful friends.

If I don't make it, I want the money to
go to my kids, not my ex-wife.

Just get the job done.

Oyez, oyez. All rise.
This court is now in session.

The honorable
Judge Harrison Trotter presiding.

Calling
United States v. Elizabeth Keen.

Good morning, Your Honor.
Allison Gaines for the defendant.

Assistant U.S. Attorney
Douglas Young for the government.

As you know, Your Honor, this matter
has national security implications.

- You've seen the complaint.
- So have I.

In the interest of time, we waive any
reading of the rights and charges...

Denied.

Excuse me?

That may be the
ordinary course of business.

But there is nothing ordinary
about the charges against your client.

Ms. Keen,
the United States government...

...has charged you with
16 counts of capital murder.

Each one exposes you to a
death sentence. Do you understand that?

Yes.

That's aside from the treason
and espionage charges...

...which are also capital offenses.

Mr. Young,
please read the names of the victims.

From the Office of
Russian and European Analysis...

...Case Officer Daniel Allen.

Case Officer Joanne Dobbs.

Case Officer Rebecca Haft.

Case Officer Marshall Masik.

I can only hope you smuggled me
in here for an exclusive.

I need a favor.

I'm a reporter. I don't do favors.

There's gonna be a development
in the Keen case.

- What development?
- It's gonna break.

I need you and your friends
to be there.

So much for the exclusive.

Fine. But I get something in return.

Your story. The story of the FBI agent
who hunted down his own partner.

Over dinner
and a really expensive bottle of wine.

You and your pals show up,
I'll take you to Teroni's.

Call you when we're ready.

She's in with the judge now.
You ready?

- Waiting on you.
- Get Karakurt in position.

As soon as I hear from Reddington,
we go.

You're on.

It's your moment of truth.

He looks worried.

Like he got a call from his wife's shrink
saying she's having a panic attack.

He's on his way to you now.

- Aram, he's getting on elevator 22.
- Okay.

Reddington, be advised.

Director arriving on the 8th floor
in five, four, three, two...

Baz.

He knows.

Give it a second.

Everybody likes apples.

Is my wife here?

Dr. H. is with your wife now.
I'll take you back.

Where's Dorothy today?

She's out. Her daughter is sick.
I'm Pamela.

Don't worry.

Lynda's fine.

- He's not coming.
- I'm sure he's coming, Lynda.

I'll try his office again.

- Director's line.
- Dr. Huffnagel here.

I'm sorry to call again,
but I'm here with Lynda.

- She's wondering if Peter is on his way.
- What do you mean?

The Director got to your office
two minutes ago.

No. He didn't. If he had...

He's under. Let's move.

- I'm looking for the Director.
- His wife is waiting...

Hey. You can't go in there.

Where is he?

Where is Peter?

What's going on?
Where are you guys?

- The doctor's office in the waiting room.
- No, you're not.

The Director's not here.

They took a freight elevator.

Peter, welcome back.

Boy, you were out,
like carrying a bag of boulders.

What the hell have you done?

I envy anyone who can sleep
soundly on a plane.

Then again,
I've never been injected with propofol.

You have the post toasties?

Where the hell are we? What is this?

I'm your hostage now?

Heavens, no.
Nothing nearly so pedestrian.

The fact is you're not my prisoner at all.

You're officially in the custody
of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

You must know Mr. Diaz...

...foreign minister and national security
advisor to the Venezuelan president?

Mr. Kotsiopulos,
on behalf of my government...

...you are hereby under arrest for
war crimes and crimes against humanity...

...in violation of the Geneva Convention
and international law...

...as established by the
1998 Rome Statute.

- Oh, my God.
- Oh, your God can't help you now, Peter.

You're traveling over the Atlantic,
on the Venezuelan president's airbus...

- ...on your way to The Hague.
- You're insane.

I wouldn't know. But you're going
to have the distinguished honor...

...of becoming
the first American official ever...

...to be charged
with even a single war crime...

...let alone the slew of them
you will undoubtedly be accused of...

- ...before the week is out.
- This won't happen.

The United States isn't party
to the Rome treaty.

- We don't recognize its authority.
- But Venezuela does.

And cases can be referred to the court
by any country that is a signatory.

You know as well as I do,
even better given your position...

...the International Court has been
investigating the U.S. government...

...and the CIA for any number
of alleged crimes:

The drone program,
the rendition of foreign citizens...

...torture as a means of interrogation.

The chief prosecutor has made it clear.

He does not need American permission
to move forward.

He needs an American in the flesh.

The court will not try anyone in absentia.

So far no country has had the courage
to deliver one of your countrymen...

...to the court until now.
You're a trendsetter, Peter. Who knew?

I am the CIA director
of clandestine services.

Do you have any idea
what's gonna happen to you?

This is an act of war.

- My government will never let it stand.
- Precisely what I'm counting on.

Laurel Hitchin's office.

Good afternoon.
Raymond Reddington calling for Laurel.

Peter, please, do sit.

That's the judge Reven Wright selected?
The friend she said we could trust?

She said he would be fair,
not go easy on you.

He approved you going to Fort Meade,
which he didn't have to do.

And he agreed to keep Ressler
as your transport. Those are both wins.

About time we introduce
our Russian friend to the world.

He did it? They got the Director?

I'll be back soon.

Be right downstairs, though,
if you need anything.

Come on, come on, come on.

Over here. Over here.
Is he under arrest?

Who is this?
Does this have to do with Agent Keen?

I'll tell your sister you say hello.

- Is he under arrest? Who is it?
- Come on.

- Tell us who it is.
- All right, I'll make a statement.

An alleged Cabal operative known
only as "Karakurt"...

...is now in custody
in connection with the OREA bombing...

- ...and the murder of Senator Hawkins.
- What does that mean?

Is he an accomplice?
Or is Keen innocent?

The FBI now believes
Elizabeth Keen, Agent Elizabeth Keen...

- ...was not responsible for those crimes.
- What about the attorney general?

I can't answer that, but I will say
this arrest has yielded new evidence...

...and our investigation into this
so-called Cabal continues.

That will be all for now.

I need to hear Peter's voice to confirm
that he's alive.

I am here, Laurel. I was abducted.

I appear to be on a Venezuelan jet
somewhere over the Atlantic.

Mr. Diaz, do you have a concept
of the wrath you are bringing down...

...on the government and people
of your country?

Threats. This is how the U.S.
responds to conflict...

...including a claim that your government's
actions have violated international law.

Laurel, Raymond here.

Here's where we stand.

In a handful of hours,
this jet will land in Rotterdam.

It will be met
by the Dutch federal police...

...who will escort the Director
to 's Gravenhage...

...where the global spectacle
of a high-ranking American official...

...charged with war crimes will begin.

The sound of acquiescence.

- What do you want?
- What I've wanted since the beginning...

- ...for you to exonerate Elizabeth Keen.
- No.

Fine. But after you hang up with ma...

your next call better be
to your president.

Tell him you refused to prevent
your country from being humiliated...

...implicated, and probably convicted.

This is quite a can of worms, Laurel.

If you have any doubts about that,
turn on your television.

- -alleged Cabal operative
"Karakurt". ..

...is now in custody
"n connection with the OREA bombing..."

- What, this is supposed to scare me?
- Quite the opposite.

Now, you may be concerned
that exonerating Agent Keen...

...will make you and your government
look, well, foolish...

...but I'm handing you the solution.

Yes, you got it wrong...

...but thank heavens you finally found
the real culprit.

Of course, my offer
will get considerably less generous...

...if anything should happen
to Elizabeth Keen.

You'll call me back.

All set, Liz.
The transport team is ready. Time to go.

How's the Russian?

A little tense.

Thank you.

Be careful, both of you.

We're traveling.

Pick up the phone, damn it.

- What the hell do you want?
- Stop the transport. It's not safe.

K Keep her in the cell. '
he corridors are not safe.

- What? What are you talking about?
- The corridors are not safe.

Gun!

Okay, your girl just got
a temporary reprieve.

"Now, hyp"

Hypothetically, if we agree to your terms,
what kind of deal are you looking for?

My attorney will explain everything.
His name is Marvin Gerard.

Gerard? The fugitive?
The man you broke out of federal prison?

The same.

Damn it, Diane, I told you,
I'm not to be disturbed.

Sorry, Ms. Hitchin, but there's
a Marvin Gerard here to see you.

He says you're expecting him.

I sealed off the entire floor. We won't
go anywhere with these marshals...

...until Reddington gets in touch.

- What the hell happened out there?
- I don't know.

I got a call from Hitchin
warning me it wasn't safe.

It was her hit.
Why would she call it off'?

I don't know.

It's Reddington. He must be negotiating
a deal. Liz, ifs working.

Laurel, I will not allow you to do this.
We can fight the Hague.

The administration will never let...

The administration
won't fight this, Peter...

...because they won't ever hear about it.
Understand?

None of this ever happened!.

Raymond, I'm reviewing
the deal they presented.

And, for the most part, ifs what
you asked for, with one glaring exception.

Keen will be exonerated for the
OREA attack and the Hawkins murder.

But they are insisting on a plea of guilty
for the killing of Tom Connolly.

- That doesn't work, Laurel.
- It's the best we can do.

I just spoke with the acting AG.
She shot Connolly in front of witnesses.

He was orchestrating a conspiracy
to frame Agent Keen...

- ...and implicate her colleagues.
- She killed him, and not in self-defense.

And Tom Connolly was well-liked.

Look, I had to sell this deal.
It won't get any better.

Involuntary manslaughter,
no jail time. That's the offer.

- Then this plane will land.
- We've bent as far as we can go.

If you pass,
then we'll take our chances at the Hague.

Pick up the phone, Marvin.

Can you excuse me.

- Marvin?
- It's a good deal, Red.

Bottom line,
it keeps her safe and out of prison.

And frankly...

...it's much better
than I thought you'd ever get.

Get it done. Hand the phone to Laurel.

Ms. Hitchin.

- Yeah?
- Okay, Laurel, we have a deal.

Once you've made
a public announcement...

...I'll drop the Director somewhere safe.

No. Just a sec.

Look...

...Peter has become a liability.

If we take care
of this problem for you...

...we would ask that you take care
of that problem for us.

I expected as much.

So we're done?

Not quite. There's one more thing,
and it's not negotiable.

This is official?
They're willing to say I'm innocent?

Publicly, of every charge against you,
except the Connolly shooting.

For that, you'd enter a plea of guilty
to involuntary manslaughter.

With three years of probation?
I've never seen anything like it.

But I'd be pleading guilty to homicide.

They're taking away my badge.

If I sign this,
I'll never be an agent again.

No, but the task force would continue.

Cooper would be cleared,
put back in charge.

And you keep working with Reddington
to assist the government...

...as an asset we employ,
not as an active agent.

Here, this is for you.

- Lizzy, have you seen the deal?
- Yes.

It's not everything we wanted,
but it's close.

You'll be safe. You'll be free.

But I won't be an agent.
I'll be an asset like you.

Yes. I told you some time ago,
when you pulled that trigger...

...you crossed a threshold
and stepped from your world into mine.

I wish I could deliver the perfect outcome,
but I'm afraid...

This is...

...fair.

Fairness is overrated.

And maybe there's a way
to get you all the way back.

But for now, Lizzy, for today,
sign the deal.

Got a pen?

The United States government
has confirmed...

...that the alleged criminal conspiracy
known as "the Cabal" is real.

This conspiracy has
as its goal one key objective:

To inflame tensions with Russia and
return the world to a cold war posture.

In an effort to accomplish this...

...members of the conspiracy framed
FBI agent Elizabeth Keen...

...making it appear
as if she were a Russian sleeper agent.

These crimes were actually committed
by an assassin...

...known only
by his code name "Karakurt."

And I am proud to announce that due
to outstanding work by some...

...of this country's best and brightest,
led by Special Agent Donald Ressler...

...Karakurt is now in federal custody.

What about the attorney general?

It saddens me greatly to say this...

...but the evidence overwhelmingly
shows that Tom Connolly...

...the former attorney general,
was a key member of this Cabal.

And while Ms. Keen did fire the shot
that killed him...

...earlier today
a judge accepted her plea...

...to the charge of involuntary
manslaughter, approved by us...

...along with mandatory probation.

And Tom Connolly wasn't alone.

We have to now face the hard truth...

...that there are enemies of America
within our own ranks.

N fact, just a short time ago'
I learned that the director...

“of the clandestine services of the CIA
Mr. Peter Kotsiopulos...

...is also part of this conspiracy
and has apparently fled the country.

Oh, my God.

Hello, Peter.

Okay, that's my statement.

But on a personal note... Please.

I just wanna say,
when I think of the horrifying nightmare...

...that Elizabeth Keen has endured,
branded a traitor...

...hunted as a fugitive
by the very law enforcement agency...

...she swore an oath to serve...

...well, there are no words.

There is no apology I can give
on behalf of the government...

...that could ever be sufficient.

I only hope that she can take some
solace in the knowledge that, in the end...

...the system worked.

Thank you.

I know who you really are, Raymond.

Who you are to her.

And I know why you did this.
Does she?

I can't think of even one set
of circumstances...

...in which that would be any
of your business.

We've been descending
for some time now.

Looks like we'll be able
to drop you off in time for dinner.

You see this?

You should be watching the news...

...not burying your faces in those phones.

What do I have to do
to make you pay attention?

Keen.

Paperwork is all ready.

Let's go.

“Government has now said Keen was
framed for nearly all her alleged crimes.

At a packed news conference, U. 8...

One jacket, one pair of leather boots...

...one Montana state driver's license,
Samantha Evers.

And $26, cash.

Oh, and Agent Ressler
left you something.

I won't be needing this.

(Okay.)'-

- You're sure about this?
- I haven't been sure about much lately...

...but, yeah, this one I know.
I'm a field agent. I kick down doors.

I'll leave all the politics
and bureaucracy to the pros.

I'm proud of you, Agent Ressler.
You're the agent I always aspired to be.

Welcome back, sir.

You know what gets me?
Laurel Hitchin just walks away unscathed.

That's a fight for another day.

I don't know why you want this.

This organization is in disarray,
weaker than it's ever been.

It occurred to me that maybe
this was always part of your end game...

...to tear us down so you could
build us up and have a seat at the table.