The interrogators try to get the suspect, Rice to confess to the crime of treason. They believe he has been selling secrets to the Russians and of course, he denies everything. As they are investigating him, Russian gangsters attack the safe house and kill Camilla and get away with Rice.
Garza was arrested in a parking lot in Washington before he could do anything. He had been set up and called Simone to give her only three clues. He asked her to trust no one but the team. ..
He is arrested for espionage and is flown back to L.A. In the meantime, the team try to decrypt his clues. Elena calls them and informs them that something big is going down in the office but she doesn’t know exactly what it is. Laura suggests they separate and Brendon suggests they communicate on Cliptok to stay under the radar.
Brendon and Laura set up camp in one of the interrogation rooms at the police station thanks to Sergeant Grey from The Rookie. Carter and Simon go into the office to try and get more information on what might be happening to Garza. ..
Simone tries to use her charms to get more from Tracy but fails. In the meantime, Garza is being interrogated on the flight back. He tells the officer in charge, that he is being framed and tries to plead his case. He thinks someone he worked with in Panama is trying to frame him, his best guess is Link.
Mark and Laura are surprised to hear that their friend Garza has been arrested for espionage. They ask him what he was doing in Washington and Garza tells them that he was looking for information about a rival company. He was caught with two million dollars while he was there, so if found guilty, he could face the death penalty.
Elena tries to get information from her administration friends at the Bureau and learns that Tracy has a secret guest who might be the person framing Garza. She also helps them with the clues Garza gave to Simone and tells them about a secret compartment in his office. Carter and Simone plot how to get into Garza’s office which is being guarded and get the files on the Panama case. Their plan is successful even though they hit a little snafu.
Laura and Brendon investigate Link and believe he is the traitor. They decide that since he might be with Tracy in her office, they get a sneak and peek warrant for his house. Unfortunately, they are met with a gun barrel on their faces with Link hell-bent on shooting them. Link tells them that he is innocent and he thinks that Garza is the traitor. ..
The two groups of students realize that they are being played by someone else and decide to work together to uncover the truth. Simone manages to convince the pilot, Catherine to sneak a phone to Garza. Garza talks with Simone and once he learns Link is not the traitor, he realizes there is only one possible suspect. ..
Garza is discovered in the toilet and Simone talks to the officer in charge to listen to Garza and work with them. They turn their investigation to the only possible suspect left, Alan Brady. He is about to be nominated for Deputy Secretary of Defense. Tracy has a hard time believing that Brady is their man but is willing to uncover the truth. She brings in Garza as soon as he lands to interrogate Rice and make him confess.
After seeing Garza free, Rice realizes that the game is up and he has a better chance if he confesses. He admits that he had been working with Russia and it didn’t turn out as he had hoped. He decided to work with Brady and together they framed Garza to be the fall guy. Tracy uses Rice to get Brady to incriminate himself and get the evidence needed to arrest him for treason. ..
Garza is cleared of all charges and the team is excited that the storm is over. They are more curious as to why Garza chose Simone as his first call. He tells them that he was on the top of his recent call list. In private, he tells Simone he called her because he needed a torpedo.
At the end of the day, Laura called Mark and made plans to spend Christmas with him. This is good news for both of them as they have been looking forward to spending time together. ..
The Episode Review
The mid-season finale of “FBI” delivered a tense and exciting story. The team has grown close, and they put their careers and freedom on the line to save Garza. This was an excellent episode that showed how committed these agents are to each other. ..
It seems like we might be seeing more of Laura and Mark together and I think they make a cute couple. I hope they work out and stand the test of time.
