Meanwhile Elizabeth and Tom find themselves at another bump in their relationship and Ressler debates whether or not he should give his ex-fiancee his blessing.
Also, Lucy Brooks, the woman Red was looking for in ViCAP, is shown with files about Liz and Tom, and she infiltrates the Keen's baby shower party, introducing herself as "Jolene Parker", a substitute teacher.
Red pays Meera a visit at her house with a loaded gun to interrogate her, and she admits to being the mole.
The story of The Alchemist may seem relatively unimportant right now, but I bet it has an impact down the line because Red needs something from his client list".
[5] He further stated: "Still, the stuff that matters most is The Blacklist's strongest suit: James Spader elegantly chewing scenery and well-executed procedural plots with bad guys to match.