Blindspot (TV Series)

Back to the Grind (2017)

Rob Brown: Edgar Reade

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• Tasha Zapata : Okay, okay, so we've been drugged for God knows how long.

  Edgar Reade : Which means we could be pretty much anywhere in the world right now.

  Patterson : But why capture us in the first place? Why us?

  Tasha Zapata : [Reade gives her a look]  What?

  Edgar Reade : Kidnapped, drugged, and disappeared to another country? This has CIA written all over it.

  Tasha Zapata : You think we did this?

  Edgar Reade : Either you or somebody you pissed off during one of your sketchy-ass ops.

  Tasha Zapata : They kidnapped all three of us, genius. You think that's a coincidence? No. This clearly has something to do with our time at the FBI. I don't know what you're trying to insinuate here...

  Patterson : [trying to diffuse an argument before it starts]  Okay, okay.

  Tasha Zapata : ...but I find it really insulting.

  Patterson : We can figure out whose fault this was once we all get out of here.

• Tasha Zapata : Where the hell are we?

  Edgar Reade : I'm not sure yet. I just woke up an hour ago. I heard the guards talking Spanish outside, and our cell's locked with plenty of water and MRE, so whoever took us plans on keeping us for a while. That's all I got so far.

  Tasha Zapata : It's good to see you. Even if it takes getting kidnapped. Can't believe it's been a year.

  Edgar Reade : It hasn't been that long.

  Tasha Zapata : I just crossed 365 at the CIA. You haven't talked to me since I left. It's been a year.

• Boss Guard : I want whatever's inside this.

  Patterson : The data on that thing is for sure mega-encrypted. I couldn't hack it even if I had months.

  Boss Guard : No, we paid for the best computer specialist in the FBI.

  Tasha Zapata : But she hasn't worked for the Bureau in over a year.

  Patterson : Yeah. I make video game apps, man. I'm not up to date on this stuff.

  Boss Guard : I don't believe you.

  Patterson : Well, I don't know what to tell you.

  Boss Guard : That you will do it.

  Edgar Reade : Wait. If this is just about hacking a computer, what do you need us for?

  Boss Guard : To kill if she refuses. You have six hours. And then I come back and I'll start killing your friends. Then six hours after that, I'll finish killing them. I suggest you give me what I ask for.

• Patterson : I might have an idea. But it's just, like, a little bit crazy.

  Tasha Zapata : Crazier than getting killed in six hours?

  Patterson : Well, it involves Mexican-style chicken stew.

  Edgar Reade : Oh, great, so "all the way" crazy.

• Patterson : MRE. "Meals Ready to Eat", as in "Hot... and Ready to Eat". Made for soldiers with no stove and no fire.

  Edgar Reade : And apparently no taste buds.

  Patterson : Every meal comes with a packet of magnesium heater powder. Just add water, and this stuff gets real hot. Does anyone care to guess what the primary explosive component of flash bangs is?

  Tasha Zapata , Edgar Reade : Magnesium powder.

  Patterson : This CIA desktop is liquid cooled. We just add a bunch of this stuff...

  Tasha Zapata : And make the world's biggest flash bang.

  Edgar Reade : Distract the guards, overpower 'em, take the weapons... it's not bad.

  Patterson : I think someone owes Mexican-style chicken stew an apology.

• Patterson : Okay, seriously, what the hell is going on?

  Edgar Reade : Yeah, and where are we?

  Tasha Zapata : And how did you find us? And where have you been?

  Jane Doe : It's a... a long story.

  Edgar Reade : Well, damn it, we got time. This tank is slow as hell.

• 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.

• Edgar Reade : Okay, so we're gonna form...

  Kurt Weller : A joint task force. Solve the new tattoos and go after Roman.

  Edgar Reade : Yeah. Now, I can't force you guys to join, but...

  Kurt Weller : I'm in.

  Tasha Zapata : Me, too.

  Patterson : [everyone turns to look at her]  I have a lot of people counting on me back in California.

  Edgar Reade : Come on, Patterson. You know I'll reinstate you in a heartbeat.

  Patterson : [thinking about it]  I will help you get set up, but after that, I'm gone.

  Edgar Reade : That's fine. We'll take it. All right, let's do it. Jane's waiting on us. Rich is gonna brief us in Stuart's lab.

  Patterson : Uh, Stuart's lab? Since wh... wait, did you just say "Rich"?

• Patterson : I'm sorry, I know I've been gone for a minute, but are we really letting Rich Dotcom, dark web supervillain, have access to FBI computer systems now?

  Rich Dotcom : Hey, Peppermint Patty, I'm a changed man, 'kay?

  Eleanor Hirst : Rich is currently on probation, working with us on a sort of a work-release program.

  Rich Dotcom : Full release.

  Edgar Reade : The truth is he's got a lot to offer, and over the past year, he's actually done a lot to earn our trust.

  Rich Dotcom : You see that? That's leadership right there.

  Kurt Weller : Is... is there a briefing somewhere inside this briefing?