Maddox Beck, an eco-terrorist, steals an ancient clay painting from his wife to map out the location of a dormant pneumonic plague virus.
Beck successfully recovers the virus and weaponizes it to infect his followers and create a worldwide epidemic.
Meanwhile, Reddington, now knowing who is believed to be Jennifer's (Scottie Thompson) whereabouts and identity, covertly watches her from a distance.
[4] He wrote: "After a steady run of surprisingly solid Blacklist episodes, it's a shame that the show reverted to the way it used to do things.
'The Front' represents a return to the show attempting to be serious, and being unintentionally funny and ridiculous in the process.