Cooper directs the Task Force into investigating black operations budgets funding mind control projects.
Utilizing a codebreaker suggested by Samar, Reddington and Liz bring a heavily redacted report given by Senator Sheridan for decoding.
The decoding of the documents leads the Task Force into identifying social psychologist Dr. Linus Creel (David Costabile).
During the stand-off, a sniper in Reddington's employment kills Creel, having been revealed as Liz's motel neighbor in the previous episode.
The episode ends in what appears to be an old warehouse with Liz contemplating a locked door with a ring of keys in her hand.