Double Bind
Nina and Schola are partnering up for this one and Schola is worried as OA had informed him that Nina was feeling under the weather.
The FBI begins their investigation by collecting three fingerprints from the entrance. The third fingerprint belongs to Thomas, the nanny’s ex-boyfriend. They believe he may have something to do with the kidnapping and may have been involved in a previous altercation with Carmen. ..
The FBI arrives at the home of Thomas to find a gun and drugs, no sign of Luke. Thomas denies knowing anything about the kidnapping and is broken to hear about the death of Carmen. He tells the FBI that they were just hanging out after making up, but as he was leaving he noticed a black sedan outside the house.
The FBI monitors the traffic cameras in the neighborhood and sees a black sedan driving recklessly. They use their radar to identify the driver as Petrov, a wanted fugitive on Interpol’s radar. The man is suspected of being involved in terrorist activities and is known to be behind some high-profile bombings.
FBI agents are surprised to learn that Luke was kidnapped by a terrorist group and question his mother. They show her pictures of Petrov but she denies knowing or having any contact with the man. Schola doesn’t believe the mom and he tells Nina that she is lying. Nina scolds him for interrogating the mother in such a stern manner. ..
As they leave the house, Tiffany alerts them that they have spotted the suspect’s car and they are in pursuit. The suspect abandons his car, opens fire on civilians and steals a motorbike. Nina and Schola intercept him and are forced to kill him once he shoots at them. Unfortunately, the man they killed is not Petrov but a member of his gang. They check his abandoned car and the lab finds hair from Luke on the backseat of the car.
The detectives continue to investigate the suspect and find two burner phone numbers. They call the numbers but only one goes through. They are surprised when Luke’s mother picks up the phone and demands proof of life. They call the team at her house and they discover that she escaped through the window.
Nina and Schola search Jubal’s house for clues as to why she lied about being a mother. They find passports from different countries, all belonging to the mom but with different names. Jubal questions how she was able to get real passports from all these countries.
As they investigate further, they realize she is CIA and has been working with the agency for more than a decade. This information pivots the case in a new direction and Isobel calls in her supervisor. Based on their investigation, the FBI believe she is about to hand over her asset to the terrorist group in return for her son. Luckily, they are wrong as the mother, Liza, is hoping that she can keep the asset and her son safe through the help of the FBI.
Nina volunteers to go undercover as the asset and be delivered to the terrorist group. Schola is against this idea but they have no other choices. Their stint goes wrong when Liza refuses to wait for backup forcing Nina to go with her to confront Petrov and his men. Schola arrives just in time to save Nina from Petrov and rescue Luke.
Nina says goodbye to the team after closing the case. Schola asks her why she is leaving and she says she needs time to figure things out.
The Episode Review
Nina’s departure from the team came out of the blue and it is disappointing that this is how they handled her departure. Nina obviously had to say goodbye as Maggie is coming back but they could have handled her departure better.
The Schola-Schola relationship has been met with mixed reactions from the fans. The pregnancy does not seem to be helping their case as they have only been able to communicate sporadically and haven’t been seen together in a while. Only time will tell how this shot-gun pregnancy will affect their relationship. If we can see more of their personal relationship, who knows, maybe we will be swayed!
