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Episode 13 - Sacrifice
A young Muslim named Walid awakens, performs his morning ritual, and meets a friend, Jamal, at a bus stop. Jamal climbs aboard, but Walid lacks the fare, and minutes later, the bus explodes.
Over at Ria's apartment, as Karl's cellphone rings, a TV news report shows a radical Islamic leader claiming an American-born Muslim was responsible for the bombing and there'll be more within days. Meanwhile, FBI agent Ben Reynolds briefs Cal and Gillian: Jamal had no siblings, his parents were deceased, and he attended a mosque in northeast D.C. Now the FBI wants Cal to interrogate Walid.
As Gillian and Ria head for the mosque, Cal's ex-wife, Zoe -- called into her job as an Assistant U.S. Attorney -- leaves their daughter, Emily, at the Lightman Group office.
Cal barges into the interrogation room, orders the FBI agent out, and questions Walid, whose soccer coach, Ali, has ties to Afghani nationalists.
As Gillian and Ria address the members at the mosque, Ria removes her headscarf, and Eli monitors tape of their reactions: shock, interest, and anger. But fundamentalist doesn't equal terrorist, says Eli.
Cal and Karl question Ali, who admits smuggling young Muslims into the U.S. "to give them better lives," but knows nothing about the bombing.
Meanwhile, a bomb explodes at a nearby mall. One of the survivors identifies the bomber: another young man, Rasheed, who attended that local mosque.
Cal requests videotapes from the mall's security cameras. Ria feels guilty for failing to identify the bomber when she was at the mosque. Cal tries to reassure her by describing a similar past failure of his own, saying it happens sometimes -- but stay focused.
Eli and Ben discover the mall bombing took place off-camera, but Eli notices the camera captured events that were reflected in a nearby mirror.
Back at the office, Gillian informs Cal that Karl -- who was coordinating security at the mall beforehand -- is missing. Cal says don't tell Ria -- she already feels responsible for the mall bombing -- and he needs her undivided attention.
Gillian and Ria interview Rasheed's parents at their store. When they say Rasheed led an active social life and was a model son, Ria notices their nephew -- who works alongside them -- shakes his head. Ria tells Gillian the family exhibits shame because Rasheed withheld a secret from them.
Cal, Eli, and Ben watch videotapes recorded just before the bus and mall bombings. Jamal's head is up; he's making eye contact. Rasheed is flirting with a girl; no anxiety at all. The faces of innocence, Cal says. That explains why Ria missed Rasheed, Gillian says.
Ben reports that the FBI has discovered that the bombs were triggered by remote detonators. The young men were victims because the concept of home-grown terrorists is more frightening. Cal wants a closer look at the mosque.
Re-watching the mosque tapes, Ria notices the Iman's eyebrows shoot up as he's passing through the background. Cal questions the Iman, who explains that he was disgusted by the events of 9/11 and had offered to help the FBI. But the sole agent he dealt with, Richard Squire, took advantage of this and bugged the mosque. Although the FBI has no record of this, Cal says the Iman isn't lying.
Meanwhile, they've found Karl, who was in an elevator when the bomb exploded. Alive, but unconscious, he's wheeled into surgery. Ria notices Gillian knew he was missing and that Cal told Gillian not to tell her. Ria is unhappy about this.
Cal and Ben question Richard, who claims he recently left the FBI because the current Administration had gone soft on terror. He denies bugging the mosque, but Ben figures he kept the tapes in hopes of proving such methods were justified and finds them stashed inside Richard's home safe.
Back at the office, Emily overhears Gillian's phone conversation about moving out. Gillian asks her how she feels about Cal and Zoe getting back together. "It's like they don't remember how bad it was," replies Emily, adding, "He's happier when he's with you."
Cal gives the tapes to Eli, who -- after explaining that normal vocal pitch is 500 Hz, anything higher indicates anger, anxiety, or fear -- finds someone shouting, "Unacceptable!" Gillian recognizes the voice: It's Omar, Rasheed's father.
FBI analysis of metal fragments from the mall blast indicates coins were used as shrapnel. Knowing the bombs were concealed, Ben confronts Omar with the canisters that all mosque members used to collect donations. Someone put explosives at the bottom of the canisters. Omar is horrified -- that tape captured him scolding his nephew, who he thought was stealing money from the canisters.
They track the nephew to a rooftop, where he's about to detonate similar bombs that are being carried around the city. Ben shoots him just before he can press the detonator, explaining he could tell by the look on his face. Cal says, "We've gotta find you an office."
Gillian tells Cal she's leaving Alec. She can't picture being on her own. Cal lightly touches her shoulder. Then he heads to the hospital, where Ria waits to speak with Karl.
Cal apologizes for lying to Ria, but the job was important. "The problem's not the job," says Ria. "Working for you is the problem."
"This isn't about you or me," replies Cal. "Talent comes with sacrifice -- it doesn't belong to just you anymore." Then he turns and walks away.
Over at Ria's apartment, as Karl's cellphone rings, a TV news report shows a radical Islamic leader claiming an American-born Muslim was responsible for the bombing and there'll be more within days. Meanwhile, FBI agent Ben Reynolds briefs Cal and Gillian: Jamal had no siblings, his parents were deceased, and he attended a mosque in northeast D.C. Now the FBI wants Cal to interrogate Walid.
As Gillian and Ria head for the mosque, Cal's ex-wife, Zoe -- called into her job as an Assistant U.S. Attorney -- leaves their daughter, Emily, at the Lightman Group office.
Cal barges into the interrogation room, orders the FBI agent out, and questions Walid, whose soccer coach, Ali, has ties to Afghani nationalists.
As Gillian and Ria address the members at the mosque, Ria removes her headscarf, and Eli monitors tape of their reactions: shock, interest, and anger. But fundamentalist doesn't equal terrorist, says Eli.
Cal and Karl question Ali, who admits smuggling young Muslims into the U.S. "to give them better lives," but knows nothing about the bombing.
Meanwhile, a bomb explodes at a nearby mall. One of the survivors identifies the bomber: another young man, Rasheed, who attended that local mosque.
Cal requests videotapes from the mall's security cameras. Ria feels guilty for failing to identify the bomber when she was at the mosque. Cal tries to reassure her by describing a similar past failure of his own, saying it happens sometimes -- but stay focused.
Eli and Ben discover the mall bombing took place off-camera, but Eli notices the camera captured events that were reflected in a nearby mirror.
Back at the office, Gillian informs Cal that Karl -- who was coordinating security at the mall beforehand -- is missing. Cal says don't tell Ria -- she already feels responsible for the mall bombing -- and he needs her undivided attention.
Gillian and Ria interview Rasheed's parents at their store. When they say Rasheed led an active social life and was a model son, Ria notices their nephew -- who works alongside them -- shakes his head. Ria tells Gillian the family exhibits shame because Rasheed withheld a secret from them.
Cal, Eli, and Ben watch videotapes recorded just before the bus and mall bombings. Jamal's head is up; he's making eye contact. Rasheed is flirting with a girl; no anxiety at all. The faces of innocence, Cal says. That explains why Ria missed Rasheed, Gillian says.
Ben reports that the FBI has discovered that the bombs were triggered by remote detonators. The young men were victims because the concept of home-grown terrorists is more frightening. Cal wants a closer look at the mosque.
Re-watching the mosque tapes, Ria notices the Iman's eyebrows shoot up as he's passing through the background. Cal questions the Iman, who explains that he was disgusted by the events of 9/11 and had offered to help the FBI. But the sole agent he dealt with, Richard Squire, took advantage of this and bugged the mosque. Although the FBI has no record of this, Cal says the Iman isn't lying.
Meanwhile, they've found Karl, who was in an elevator when the bomb exploded. Alive, but unconscious, he's wheeled into surgery. Ria notices Gillian knew he was missing and that Cal told Gillian not to tell her. Ria is unhappy about this.
Cal and Ben question Richard, who claims he recently left the FBI because the current Administration had gone soft on terror. He denies bugging the mosque, but Ben figures he kept the tapes in hopes of proving such methods were justified and finds them stashed inside Richard's home safe.
Back at the office, Emily overhears Gillian's phone conversation about moving out. Gillian asks her how she feels about Cal and Zoe getting back together. "It's like they don't remember how bad it was," replies Emily, adding, "He's happier when he's with you."
Cal gives the tapes to Eli, who -- after explaining that normal vocal pitch is 500 Hz, anything higher indicates anger, anxiety, or fear -- finds someone shouting, "Unacceptable!" Gillian recognizes the voice: It's Omar, Rasheed's father.
FBI analysis of metal fragments from the mall blast indicates coins were used as shrapnel. Knowing the bombs were concealed, Ben confronts Omar with the canisters that all mosque members used to collect donations. Someone put explosives at the bottom of the canisters. Omar is horrified -- that tape captured him scolding his nephew, who he thought was stealing money from the canisters.
They track the nephew to a rooftop, where he's about to detonate similar bombs that are being carried around the city. Ben shoots him just before he can press the detonator, explaining he could tell by the look on his face. Cal says, "We've gotta find you an office."
Gillian tells Cal she's leaving Alec. She can't picture being on her own. Cal lightly touches her shoulder. Then he heads to the hospital, where Ria waits to speak with Karl.
Cal apologizes for lying to Ria, but the job was important. "The problem's not the job," says Ria. "Working for you is the problem."
"This isn't about you or me," replies Cal. "Talent comes with sacrifice -- it doesn't belong to just you anymore." Then he turns and walks away.
