Blindspot (TV Series)

Back to the Grind (2017)

Chad Donella: Jake Keaton

Quotes 

• Jane Doe : So this Keele person wants me dead?

  Jake Keaton : This Keele person is dead. He knew the CIA was closing in on him, but before he took his own life, our intel confirmed that he put a $10 million bounty on yours.

  Kurt Weller : So it's over, then?

  Jake Keaton : No. The bounty's in escrow with a dark web fixer. It's still active, and we can't shut it down. The best assassins in the world are about to come at you. They're not gonna stop until someone collects, and they're not gonna care who's standing between you and them when they do.

• Jake Keaton : [after Weller and Jane are attacked in their home]  Bertrand Keele. German steel titan and former Sandstorm loyalist.

  Kurt Weller : Sandstorm's done.

  Jake Keaton : Yes, which apparently made Bertrand very, very angry. You don't take down one of the biggest terrorist organizations in the world without making some enemies.

• Kurt Weller : Just tell us where they are.

  Stuart : The Venezualan government has them.

  Rich Dotcom : Yes, and if my intel is correct, they're being held in a military training facility somewhere near the base of the Caroni River.

  Eleanor Hirst : Unfortunately, our relationship with Venezuela being what it is, there'll be zero assistance on their end.

  Jake Keaton : Which is why she called me. I know a group of rebels that'll meet you at an airstrip about three clicks from the base. They'll get you all the gear you need, but you have to infiltrate the compound on your own.

  Stuart : Um, shouldn't we just call the President or something? If we get caught sneaking FBI into a non-extradition country, it can spark an international incident.

  Eleanor Hirst : They bought our friends, enslaved them under God knows what conditions. I'll do whatever I have to to get them back.

• Jake Keaton : This new layer of tattoos is even more complex and dense than the first one. Hidden letters, unknown patterns and number sequences, maps without labels or context. It appears that every inch of new ink on Ms. Doe contains hidden meanings. And I think the CIA should run the investigation this time.

  Eleanor Hirst : [sarcastic]  Shocking! And why is that?

  Jake Keaton : Because we narrowly avoided a major national disaster when the FBI ran it last time.

  Eleanor Hirst : We didn't avoid it, we stopped it. Besides, the CIA can't operate domest...

  Edgar Reade : Domestically? So far, this case has been global and you know that!

  Edgar Reade : All right, all right, look! Look! The reality is we need to work together on this one. Now, hear me out. This thing is plenty big for the both of us, so I propose a joint task force.

• Edgar Reade : Our best chance of neutralizing whatever this new threat is out there lies in pooling our resources. We might not like it, but tell me I'm wrong.

  Jake Keaton : Is this about solving Jane's new tattoos or about you getting your old partner back?

  Edgar Reade : You run the CIA side, right? Assign whatever agent you think best. I suggest someone with some experience on the matter.

  [to Hirst] 

  Edgar Reade : That work for you?

  Eleanor Hirst : If you think this is the right call, I'll support you. But I will also hold you accountable if this blows up in your face.

• Tasha Zapata : Hey. You see this yet?

  [handing him a tablet, she zooms in on a tattoo of a dragonfly] 

  Jake Keaton : This gonna be a problem?

  Tasha Zapata : No. Not if they don't find out.