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NBCās series The Blacklist starring James Spader and Megan Boone
Series created by: Jon Bokenkamp
Program air date: 4/2/2023 in the US (9pm CT)
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STATUS: ā Pending ā Rough ā Preliminary š“ FINAL
STATUS: š« Pending š Rough š Preliminary ī Final
Last updated: 4/4/2023 at 12:05pm CT [ Central/Chicago time ]
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Directed by: Michael Caracciolo
Written by: Noah Schechter
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SERIES STARS:
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Raymond āRedā Reddington ā James Spader
Donald Ressler ā Diego Klattenhoff
Harold Cooper ā Harry Lennix
Siya Malik ā Anya Banerjee
Dembe Zuma ā Hisham Tawfiq
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GUEST STARS:
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Warden ā Carla Brandberg
Rutherford ā Natalie Carter
Michael ā Christian/Sebastian Cote
Lia ā Tia DeShazor
Wujing ā Chin Han
Dr Laken Perillos (Kayla Banks) ā Laverne Cox
Robert Vesco ā Stacy Keach
Zhang Wei ā Kenneth Lee
Soren ā John Hans Tester
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š“ Script 10:6 Dr Laken Perillos, Part 2
Brief (Where weāre at):
Redās former mentor and friend, Robert Vesco (Blacklister #8), has been approached by Wujing (Blacklister #84) who escaped from prison with help from Redās former lawyer, Marvin Gerard (Blacklister #80). After being compelled to commit suicide or face Redās wrath over Marvinās masterminding the murder of Elizabeth Keen, Marvin orchestrated a final act of revenge. He told Wujing that Red was working with the FBI, and gave him a list of Blacklisters Red had betrayed. Wujing told Vesco this, assuming Vesco would want to join the effort to bring down Red. After confronting Red with Wujingās accusations, Vesvo returned to Wujing to tell him he was āall inā in his plot to take revenge on Red.
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[ An infirmary in a womenās penitentiary ]
[ Dr Laken Perillos (Blacklister #70), who is an inmate, is kneading the back of a female inmate named Rutherford. Perillosā birth name is Kayla Banks ]
Rutherford: [ Moaning ] Thatās it. Thatās it! [ Loudly ] Oh! Oh!
Dr Laken Perillos: Easy, Rutherford. Just breathe through it.
Rutherford: Oh, I havenāt screamed like that since they let my Betty out back in ā04. You some kind of witch or something, Banks?
Dr Perillos: No, but Iāve been called much worse.
Rutherford: Oh. [ Chuckles ]
Dr Perillos: What you really need is an updated pain management regimen. Whenās the next time youāll see your oncologist?
Rutherford: Couple of months? You know how hard it is to get out here and see a doctor. Iāll give you three fried wraps if you do me again tomorrow. [ Laughs ]
Warden: Patient charts are off-limits to other inmates, Banks.
Dr Perillos: Iām a doctor.
Warden: Not anymore. And I wonāt warn you again.
Dr Perillos: You wouldnāt have to if these women had decent access to care. If the prison invested in just three mobile telehealth portals, these women could meet with doctors when their conditions are still manageable. The technology allows for X-rays, family history, all with the push of a button, and without any of my former colleagues having to step foot in the scary, scary prison.
Warden: Iāve read your proposals, inmate. Report to the loading bay in B wing.
Dr Perillos: I have more to do here.
Warden: Well, thatās too bad, ācause itās your lucky day. Some nonprofit came through with the funding for the machines. Seeing as you were so enthusiastic about the project, I assigned you to run them. Theyāre being delivered now. I think the words youāre looking for are āthank you.ā
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[ The loading bay ] [ Buzzer, door opens ]
[ Techs have unloaded the mobile telehealth portals ]
Tech: Whoās going to be operating these?
Warden: She will.
Dr Perillos: [ Mouths words āThank youā ]
Warden: How long is this going to take?
Tech: Weāll just get these switched on, then weāll start training.
Dr Perillos: These are going to help a lot of women, Warden.
Warden: Donāt make me regret this, Banks.
Tech: All right, good to go.
[ One of the ātechsā is actually Zhang Wei, right hand man of Wujing. Zhang Wei shoots the security guards and the Warden ]
[ Gunshots š„š„š„š„ ]
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[ The Warden is only wounded ]
Warden: [ Groaning ] No, please! [ Gunshot š„ ] [ Body thuds ]
Zhang Wei: Dr. Perillos? My employer would like a word.
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[ The New York City Baths building where Red has taken up residence and is trying to renovate the place ]
Red: [ On phone ] No, no, no. Antonio, Iām sorry, itās either a rush job or itās gonna take another six weeks. It canāt be both. And I swear, if itās Bumblebee Yellow instead of Sunspot as agreed, then you and the entire local are going to be on your own the next negotiation. My best to Ludamilla.
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[ The Post Office war room ]
Ressler: Hey, welcome back. You feeling better?
Dembe: Much better. Though I donāt imagine I will be having soft-shell crab again anytime soon.
Ressler: Most people blame the seafood, but, uh, 9 times out of 10, itās the unwashed greens that get you. What? Itās true.
Dembe: Whereās Malik?
Ressler: I dunno. Sheās been closing out the office, going over old case files. Maybe the late nights got her.
Cooper: Speaking of old case files, I just got off the phone with the Bureau of Prisons. Inmate Kayla Banks escaped FCI Hazelton late yesterday afternoon.
Dembe: Kayla Banks, as in ā Dr. Laken Perillos.
Cooper: Two men disguised as delivery workers smuggled a weapon into the facility. Two correctional officers and the warden were killed.
[ Flashback: ]
[ Dr Perillosā specialty is āpain management,ā as in torture. In Episode 8:10, she subjected both Dembe and Red to excruciating ordeals ]
Dr Perillos: Maybe youāll feel this.
Dembe: Aah! [ Groans ]
Dembe: Surveillance?
Cooper: Not yet. BoP said the cameras went down shortly before the escape. Malik is headed to the prison to review the physical evidence now. She was still here when I got in this morning.
Ressler: The timing isnāt a coincidence. First the Freelancer, and now Perillos?
Cooper: You think Wujing is behind the escape?
Ressler: I think heās targeting former Blacklisters, building an army to go after Reddington. I know thatās what I would do.
[ Dembeās cell phone buzzing «»»»»; Itās a call from āSorenā; Dembe doesnāt pick up ]
Cooper: If youāre right, and Wujing did break out the most dangerous torturer on the Blacklistā
Dembe: Heās planning on using her services.
Ressler: The only question is, whoās he planning to use them on?
Cooper: Iāll coordinate with the Bureau of Prisons and local PD. You two find out everything you can about the medical supply company and the vehicle used in the escape.
Ressler: Yes, sir.
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[ Dembeās cell phone buzzing «»»»» ]
Dembe: Hello?
Soren: Dembe?
Dembe: Youāre not supposed to be calling me, Soren.
Soren: I know, I know, and Iām sorry, but this is an emergency, Dembe.
Dembe: I donāt work for Raymond anymore. Whatever this is, you need to take it up with him.
Soren: I canāt, Dembe. Iā I lost the manifests for the shipments out of Corfu. I have 22 containers that have to move today and no idea where to send them.
Dembe: Reach out to Fabrizio. He should be able to get you a replacement manifest.
Soren: If I do that, heāll tell Reddington!
Dembe: And?
Soren: Andā Andā Iāve had a few slipups lately. If Reddington hears about this, who knows what heāll do. You have to help me, Dembe.
Dembe: I donāt know what I can do. Itās been years since Iāve been involved in Raymondās operations.
Soren: You have forgotten more about Reddingtonās shipping business than I ever knew. Just come to the port and look at the manifests. Please, if anyone can figure where this junk is supposed to go, itās you. Look, I didnāt want to bring it up, but you remember that night outside Bratislava?
Dembe: The power plant?
Soren: If I hadnāt come back for you, you never would have walked out of the building, and I wouldāve never caught a kilo of shrapnel in my leg.
Dembe: Soren, Iā
Soren: Dembe, please. Iām begging you. Come to the port. Youāll never hear from me again.
Dembe: Iāll see what I can do.
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[ Door opens ] [ Footsteps approach ]
[ Wujing is pouring tea. Dr Perillos walks in ]
Dr Perillos: You must be Wujing.
Wujing: Dr. Perillos.
Dr Perillos: So, is Wujing a first name, or are we dealing with a Cher, Prince, Beyonce situation?
Wujing: [ Chuckles ] Please. Join me.
Dr Perillos: I appreciate what you did to get me out, and the costume change.
Wujing: I spent 10 years in a cage, Dr. Perillos. After I escaped, the first thing I wanted was a private shower and a new suit.
Dr Perillos: You do know how to make a girl feel special. Though you should know, Iām not unaccustomed to receiving favors from strangers.
Wujing: Ah. But you and I are not strangers. Hmm. Before I was incarcerated, I studied you and your techniques. I was an admirer.
Dr Perillos: Oh, goody. A fan.
Wujing: [ Chuckles ]
Dr Perillos: Now, are you going to tell me why you brought me here or not?
Wujing: Before my escape from prison, I was briefly held with a man named Marvin Gerard, Raymond Reddingtonās lawyer. According to Gerard, Raymond Reddington has spent the past decade working in partnership with the FBI. Now, before his death, Mr. Gerard provided me with a list of individuals imprisoned as a result of Reddingtonās unholy union with the Bureau. I was the first. Would you like to know your number?
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[ Dembe is in an office at the port, helping Soren figure out the destinations for the shipping containers ]
Dembe: Consumer electronics should go to Makar Wharf in the Philippines, which leaves MK Rialto?
Soren: Oh, that is fertilizer. No, no, no, the drone components.
Dembe: Are you sure?
Soren: Yes, yes, Iām sure.
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Dr Perillos: All this time, I assumed Reddington left me to die, but he didnāt. Heā He fed me to the FBI.
Wujing: And now Iām offering you the opportunity to take your revenge. Reddingtonās former body guard, Dembe Zuma. Or Agent Dembe Zuma, as heās now known.
Dr Perillos: Dembe Zuma joined the FBI?
Wujing: You know him?
Dr Perillos: Apparently not as well as I thought.
Wujing: I believe Zuma to be a member of the special task force responsible for the FBIās work with Reddington.
Dr Perillos: And you want me to help you prove it.
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Soren: Thatās it. Weāre finished.
Dembe: Already?
Soren: Thereās one more thing. [ Laughs ] Wait. We should have a toast.
Dembe: Soren, I donāt drink. You know I donāt.
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Wujing: I need you to get Dembe Zuma to tell me everything he knows about Reddingtonās relationship with the FBI, including the location of his task force.
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Dembe: Soren, whatās going on?
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Dr Perillos: Mr. Zuma is one of two men alive to have withstood my charms.
Wujing: Then I imagine youāll be eager to take a second bite at the apple.
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Dembe: Soren?
Soren: He made me do it, Dembe. I had no choice.
Dembe: What did he make you do?
Soren: He has Mathilde. He has my girl!
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Dr Perillos: Do you have Dembe in custody?
Wujing: I will. Any moment.
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Dembe: Soren, what did you do?
[ Indistinct conversation ] [ Armed men are gathering outside ]
ā Letās go.
[ Dembe leaves out the back ]
Zhang Wei: Where is he?
Soren: Please. I did what you asked.
Zhang Wei: [ To the other operatives ] Go find him.
Soren: No, please. My daughter, please.
Zhang Wei: Sheāll be fine.
Soren: Oh, thank you.
[ Zhang Wei š„shootsš„ Soren ]
Soren: Oh! Oh! Aah!
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[ The operatives search nearby buildings ] [ Speaking Mandarin ]
Operative: He went out the northwest alley.
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[ Dembe runs and comes to a chain link fence. He tosses his coat on the fence and climbs over it. The operatives appear ]
[ š„š„š„ Gunfight š„š„š„ ] [ Dembe is hit in the calf ]
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[ Dembeās cell phone is still in his coat ] [ Cell phone «»»»» ]
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[ Dembe runs and loses his pursuers. He puts a new clip in his handgun ]
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Zhang Wei: [ To his operatives ] Fan out. Find him.
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[ Dembe breaks in to a basement ] [ Glassā”ļøshatters ]
[ Michael, a young boy 7 or 8 years old, is there ]
Michael: Hi.
[ Lia, Michaelās mother, comes down the stairs ]
Lia: Michael, I told you not to throw that baseball in the house.
[ Lia sees Dembe ]
Dembe: My name is Dembe Zuma. Iām a federal agent with the FBI. I need you both to listen to me very carefully.
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[ Zhang Wei comes across a trail of blood ]
Zhang Wei: [ In Mandarin, on walkie-talkie ] Heās bleeding.
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Dembe: Do you have any weapons in the house? Anything to defend yourself?
Lia: You mean like a gun? No.
Michael: What happened to your leg? Did you get shot?
Dembe: Yes.
Lia: Oh, my God.
Dembe: I want you to go in there and stay quiet until the police arrive. Do you understand?
[ Michael goes to a corner and grabs ~ a junior-size baseball bat ]
Lia: Michael.
Michael: [ To Dembe ] Itās lucky.
Dembe: Then you keep it.
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[ Dembe follows Lia and Michael. They go into another room. Dembe finds a cell phone on a table. He dials 9-1-1 ]
Operator: 9-1-1, what is your address?
[ Bang ā¼ļø]
Operator: 9-1-1, what is your address? Hello? Hello?
[ Dembe leaves the phone on the table ]
Operator: Is anyone there? I need your address. Hello? Is anyone there? Can anyone hear me?
[ Zhang Wei and the others have entered. Zhang Wei clicks off the phone ] [ Beepš
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[ Gunshots š„š„]
Operative: [ In Mandarin ] Careful. They need him alive.
Operative #2: Relax. Iām empty anyway.
[ Dembe stands up ]
Operative #2: [ In English, pointing his gun at Dembe ] Hands up. Donāt move! I said, donāt move.
[ He throws handcuffs at Dembe ]
Operative #2: Put those on. Iām not going to tell you again.
Dembe: [ In Mandarin ] Or what?
[ Dembe grabs Operative #2ās gun, which he knows is empty ]
[ ā”ļøā¼ļø Fist fightā¼ļøā”ļø]
[ Dembe is about to prevail, when Zhang Wei appears with Michael and Lia ]
Lia: Please donāt hurt him.
Zhang Wei: Put down the weapon.
Dembe: No.
[ Zhang Wei holds his gun to Michaelās head ]
Lia: [ Gasps ]
[ Dembe points his gun up under his own chin ]
Dembe: If you want me alive, let them go.
Zhang Wei: Tie them up in the bathroom. We have what we came for. Take him.
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[ Dembe is strapped to an examining table. He has electrodes fastened to his head and tubes in his arms for injecting him with anything Dr Perillos wants ]
Wujing: Welcome back, Agent Zuma. How lovely to see you again. Iāve spent quite a bit of time and effort trying to learn about you, Dembe, but Iāve found very little.
Dembe: What do you want?
Wujing: I want a lot of things, Agent Zuma, but for now, Iād most like to know how you went from being Raymond Reddingtonās right hand to an agent in the FBI. On a secret task force, no less. I imagine that took some doing.
Dembe: Imagine all you want. I wonāt tell you anything. Either of you.
Wujing: So youāve heard the news about your old friend. Good. Iāll let the two of you get reacquainted.
Wujing [ In Mandarin ] Bring her in.
Dembe: [ Exhales, inhales deeply ]
[ Footsteps approach ]
Dr Perillos: Hello, Dembe. So good to see you.
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[ Cooperās office ]
Cooper: Anything from Malik at the prison?
Ressler: An exterior camera caught an angle of one of the attackers. Zhang Wei.
[ Ressler hands Cooper a photo ]
Cooper: So Wujing was behind Perillosā escape.
Ressler: Yeah, but get this. We rang Zhang Weiās photo against available CCTV cameras in the area. We got a shot of him from a few days ago. Look who we found him with.
Cooper: Thatās Robert Vesco. You think Vesco is working with Wujing after Reddington broke him out and made him a fortune?
Ressler: Wouldnāt be the first time that Vesco turned on Reddington.
Cooper: I can see Vesco stealing from Reddington, but siding with a man like Wujing? Even considering everything those two have done to each other over the years, it seemed to me that, other than Dembe, Vesco was about the closest thing Reddington had to a friend.
[ Cooperās cell phone chimesāØ] [ A text says: āRan into a complication. Little longer before I goā ]
Cooper: Put out an APB on the car from the photo. Maybe if weāre lucky, itāll lead us to Perillos or Wujing himself.
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[ Cell phone chimes⨠] [ Zhang Wei, who has Dembeās phone, receives the response from Cooper: āUnderstoodā ]
[ Zhang Wei calls Wujing ] [ Conversation in Mandarin ]
Zhang Wei: Weāre clear.
Wujing: What do we know about Mr Cooper?
Zhang Wei: From their messages it appears Cooper runs the task force. It could take some doing, but we should be able to get to him in time.
Wujing: That shouldnāt be necessary. Dembe will tell us everything we need to know. Get rid of the phone before we pick up our friend. I donāt want it tracked.
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[ Dr Perillosā torture chamber ]
Dembe: [ Groans ]
Perillos: Itās been over an hour. By now, the toxin has suffused every nerve ending in your body. Fortunately, I have a clever little medication to keep you from going into cardiac arrest. I suppose fortune is a matter of perspective, isnāt it? How did it work? Gerard said there was a deal, an immunity agreement. I wonder ā did Reddington make sure to extend it to you? Or was he just looking out for himself?
Dembe: [ Praying in Arabic ]
Dr Perillos: So many questions to answer ā and we will. Sooner or later, youāll tell me everything Wujing wants to know about Reddington, his task force, its location. But I have to be honest, I donāt care much for the details. Itās you that interests me.
Dembe: Me?
Dr Perillos: You know, Iād never failed to break a man until you and Reddington. I have had quite some time to consider what made you so ā impenetrable. Your sense of loyalty, your faith, your pride.
Dembe: You donāt know me.
Dr Perillos: Not nearly as well as Iād like to, no.
Dembe: [ Groans ]
Dr Perillos: Wujing thinks you joined the FBI at Reddingtonās request. Do you want to know what I think? I think you left him because you were looking for something. Redemption? Absolution, maybe? Thatās it, isnāt it? Ah. You walked away from Reddington to step into the light. My, my, my. Maybe our little chat actually had a real impact on you.
Dembe: [ Coughs ] It was a career choice. You had nothing to do with it.
Dr Perillos: Oh, Iām not looking for credit. I just want to understand. You knew you had to get away from Reddington, but you couldnāt bare to leave him entirely, so you did the next best thing ā you joined the team supporting him. Itās sweet, in an utterly pathetic kind of way. Or maybe it just felt natural, leaving a corrupt, violent, White man for a corrupt, violent, White institution.
Dembe: I know the FBIās history, thank you.
Dr Perillos: Come on, Dembe. Donāt you want to tell me all about the wonderful people on Reddingtonās secret task force?
Dembe: Iām not going to tell you anything.
Dr Perillos: You love him, donāt you? Reddington. Despite all the pain heās caused you, you love him. But hereās the thing about love, Dembe ā it blinds us to the truth. Raymond Reddington can never be redeemed, and the longer you support him, the more you will allow him to inflict pain on the world. Tell me Iām wrong.
Dembe: [ Coughs ]
Dr Perillos: Itās time, Dembe. Time to end the lies, the deception, and the pain. Itās time to free yourself. To free yourself from Reddington, from the FBI, from everybody. All you have to do is tell me what I need to know. The task force ā where is it?
Dembe: [ Groans ]
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[ Wujing sits at a table in a room adjacent to Dr Perillosā torture room. He is working on a jigsaw puzzle of a cat ]
[ Door opens ] [ Robert Vesco enters ]
Wujing: Thank you for coming, Robert. Please, have a seat.
Robert Vesco: So you like cats, huh?
Wujing: I like puzzles. I picked up the habit during my incarceration. It helps clear the mind.
Vesco: Eh, good for you. Iām still making wine in my toilet, myself.
Wujing: [ Chuckles ]
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Dr Perillos: How many others on the Reddington team?
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Vesco: So the breakout went according to plan?
Wujing: Yes, it did. Thanks to you. If you hadnāt gotten to that young man in prison IT, we never would have had a chance.
Vesco: You know, flattery will get you everywhere with me. Casualties?
Wujing: A few. Iām told it couldnāt be helped.
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Dr Perillos: Thereās no point fighting, Dembe. Just tell me what I want to know, and Iāll let you rest.
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Dembe: [ Gurgles ]
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Wujing: Iāve worked with many spies all my life, Mr. Vesco, but Iāve never met someone more capable of building and manipulating trust than you.
Vesco: Iām a con man. Itās what I do.
Wujing: Itās a gift. One that Iāll need again if weāre to succeed in bringing down Reddington.
Vesco: What do you have in mind?
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Dr Perillos: This could all end, Dembe. Just tell me, where can we find the task force?
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[ Dr Perillos walks into the room with Wujing and Vesco ]
Vesco: Hello, gorgeous.
Wujing: Dr. Perillos, howās our guest?
Dr Perillos: [ Growls ] Unconscious. Not as strong as I remember, but still stubborn as a mule. [ Nods at Vesco ] Whoās he?
Wujing: The man who broke you out of prison. Robert Vesco.
Vesco: Charmed. Dembe Zuma? Heās your target?
Dr Perillos: You know him?
Vesco: I do. Wujing, itās poetry. The man who arrested me is the same man who will help us finish Reddington once and for all.
[ Dembe glares at Vesco ]
[ Line ringingāØ]
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Dembe: [ On recording ] Youāve reached Dembe Zuma. Iām sorry Iām not available to take your call.
[ Redās phone rings āļø ]
Red: Harold, what news of the good doctor?
Cooper: Nothing yet, though it would appear Wujing has partnered with Robert Vesco.
Red: Yes, Iām aware of Robertās latest turn. Iāll deal with him in time.
Cooper: Deal with him whenever you like. At the moment, I have more pressing concerns. Have you heard from Dembe?
Red: No. Why do you ask?
Cooper: He asked for an hour this morning. Said he needed to help an associate of yours with a problem at the Port of Baltimore. He didnāt get into details, but it sounded like an emergency.
Red: If there was a problem at the port, the very last person any of my associates would turn to is Dembe. And if the problem was an emergency, Iād already know about it. When did you last hear from him?
Cooper: A text message, about an hour ago.
Red: Read it.
Cooper: āRan into a complication. Little longer before I go.ā Something about the message bothered me, and Dembe isnāt answering his phone.
Red: Itās the grammar. Thatās what bothered you. Dembe hasnāt written an incomplete sentence since he learned to write.
Cooper: So someone else sent the message?
Red: It would seem so. Dr. Perillos was hired to extract information from Dembe before. It seems Wujing has offered her the chance to finish the job. Get your people to the port, Harold. We have to find Dembe, now.
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[ Wujing raises a toast ]
Wujing: To Mr. Zuma.
Vesco: Iāll drink to almost anything, but I donāt feel quite right drinking to him.
Wujing: I believe Dembe Zuma is part of the FBI team collaborating with Reddington, and soon enough, Perillos will get him to reveal all the details of Reddingtonās arrangement with the FBI. Most importantly, where theyāre headquartered.
Vesco: And then?
Wujing: We raid it.
Vesco: A secure FBI facility?
Wujing: A necessary risk. If we are to finish Reddington, weāll need powerful partners. And before they will agree to destroy a man whoās made them all very rich, weāll needā
Vesco: Proof.
Wujing: Their documents will be heavily encrypted. But if we were to access them, weāll require the assistance of a skilled computer engineer.
Vesco: Let me guess, you know a guy.
Wujing: Thanks to Marvin Gerard, yes. Bo Chang, or as heās professionally known, the Troll Farmer.
Vesco: [ Chuckling ] The what?
Wujing: Another unfortunate victim of Reddingtonās betrayal. He was released from prison 18 months ago. To date, Mr. Chang has rebuffed my overtures, which is why I need your powers of persuasion to convince him to join us.
Vesco: I just need to quickly attend to some obligations. It wonāt take more than an hour, and then Iām all yours.
Wujing: My men have tracked him to a data center in Manilla. If we lose him there, it might be months before he resurfaces again, so Iām afraid your obligations will have to wait. Weāre leaving now.
Vesco: So be it. I just hope you have an extra toothbrush and underwear. I prefer briefs.
Wujing: [ Chuckles ]
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[ Wujing and Vesco walk toward a parked SUV. Wujing gets in ]
Vesco: [ Coughing ]
[ Vesco doubles over coughing. His hand slips into his coat pocket ]
Wujing: Are you all right, Robert?
[ Vesco gets into the SUB ]
Vesco: Iām fine. [ Coughs ]
[ Vesco holds up a cigar ]
Vesco: You mind?
Wujing: [ Frowning slightly ] Mm. [ To Zhang Wei ] Letās go.
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Dembe: [ Gasps, coughs ]
Dr Perillos: Itās amazing the things the body will do to move us away from our pain, but it always comes back. You remember why I started this line of work, donāt you, Dembe?
Dembe: Your mother?
Dr Perillos: A racist medical establishment doomed her to a life of pain. I spent every moment since trying to master it. I always assumed itād take decades to end human suffering for good, but somewhere in the back of my head, I always hoped I could find a way to help ease her suffering. But thanks to you and Reddington, Iāll never get that chance. She died a year and a half after I went to prison, alone and hurting. [ Voice breaking ] And Iā I wasnāt there to help because I was in a cage that you put me in.
Dembe: Owā
Dr Perillos: I always assumed that hurting you would bring me comfort, but it doesnāt. You want to know why? Because every time I look into those big, brown eyes, I see that Reddingtonās taken more from you than the both of you could ever take from me. How much have you lost because of him? How much suffering have you endured because of him? I donāt know if weāll live long enough to see humanity free from the plague of pain, but I know that together, today, in this moment, we can end the pain that Raymond Reddington causes all over this world. All you have to do is tell me what I wantā
Dembe: No.
Dr Perillos: āto know. Tell me.
Dembe: Iām sorry about your mother.
Dr Perillos: Tell me how much.
[ Dr Perillos angrily pushes drugs into the IV ]
Dembe: Argh!
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[ Ressler and Siya Malik are driving fast, sirenšØblaring ]
Cooper: [ On comms ] Agent Ressler, whatās your location?
Ressler: Weāre on our way to the Eastern District Police Precinct in Baltimore.
Siya Malik: BPD just took a statement from a woman claiming a wounded FBI agent was abducted from her home less than a mile from the port.
Cooper: Turn around. Reddington called. He thinks he knows where Wujing is holding Dembe.
Siya: Reddington knows where Dembe is? How?
Cooper: He didnāt say. Iām sending you the address now.
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[ In the SUV with Wujing, Vesco and Zhang Wei ]
Vesco: So there we were, about to buy half of the former Soviet Unionās nuclear submarines in Sevastopol, when this little pip-squeak of a KGB agent, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, starts objecting to the deal.
Wujing: You met Putin?
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Vesco: Met him? I had his superiors kick him out of the room while we finished the sale.
Zhang Wei: [ Answering call ] Wei.
Vesco: And by the time anybody knew what was what, I was half way to Athens.
[ Wujing and Zhang Wei conversing in Mandarin (no translation or subtitles) ]
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Dr Perillos: Not so fast, Dembe. Youāre not getting out of this that easily.
[ She begins to add the drug to prevent cardiac arrest ]
[ An operative appears ]
Dr Perillos: What do you want? I told Wujing I was not to be interrupted.
Operative: Iām sorry, but we have a situation.
Dr Perillos: More pressing than our subject going into cardiac arrest?
Operative: The FBI was just spotted on our perimeter. We have to leave. Now.
Dembe: [ Groans ]
[ Dr Perillos leaves, dropping the vial of the life-saving drug on the floor ] [ Vialā”ļøclatters ]
Dembe: [ Groans ]
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[ The FBI crashes into Wujingās safe house, guns blazing ]
ā FBI!
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ā FBI!
ā Sure, move in!
[ Siya finds Dembe ]
Siya: Oh, my God. Dembe!
Ressler: [ To agents ] Weāre clear!
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Ressler: [ On phone ] This is Agent Ressler. Weāre going to need immediate medical support at my location, now!
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[ Wujingās SUV ]
[ Wujing and Zhang Wei conversing in Mandarin (no subtitles) ]
Vesco: What, uhā Whatās going on?
Zhang Wei: [ Speaks Mandarin on phone, then to Wujing ]
Vesco: Will someone please tell me what the hell is happening?
Wujing: [ In English ] It seems the FBI has located the safe house and recovered Agent Zuma.
Vesco: What? How?
Wujing: Thatās what Iām trying to determine, Robert.
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[ SirenšØwailing ]
[ In the FBI SUV, Siya is giving Dembe chest compressions ]
Cooper: [ On phone ] Status?
Ressler: Dembeās in trouble. The ambulance was too far out, but weāre still 20 minutes to the nearest hospital. I donāt think he has that long.
Cooper: Understood. Thereās a feed store less than four miles from your current position. Corner of Falston Road and Route 68.
Siya: A feed store? He needs a doctor!
Ressler: Iāll explain later, just hold on.
[ SirenšØwailing ] [ The SUV makes a U-turn ]
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Vesco: I thought you said that site was secure.
[ Conversation in Mandarin ]
Vesco: What kind of an outfit are you running here?
[ Continues in Mandarin ]
Wujing: [ In English ] This is an unfortunate mistake, Robert, but I assure you, I will hold whoever is responsible to account.
Vesco: Good, because Iām not going back to prison. No, not for you, and not for Reddington.
[ Cell phone ringsāØ]
Wujing: I understand if you want to go, Robert, but I hope you wonāt.
Zhang Wei: [ Answers phone ] Wei.
[ He hands the phone to Wujing ]
Wujing: I canāt do this without you.
Wujing [ On phone, speaking Mandarin ]
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[ Ressler and Siya have brought Dembe to one of Redās mobile hospital. Doctors are working on him as Siya and Ressler stand nearby ]
Doctor #1: Fourteen, fifteen.
Doctor #2: Heās in v-fibā
Siya: Who are these people?
Doctor #2: Charging paddles.
Ressler: Reddington has medical teams on 24-hour standby.
Doctor #2: Clear! [ā”ļøā¼ļøTWUMPā¼ļøā”ļø]
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Doctor #2: Still in v-fib, charging again.
Doctor #1: Charging 200 joules.
Doctor #2: Clear! [ā”ļøā¼ļøTWUMPā¼ļøā”ļø]
Doctor #1: Still no response.
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[ Wujingās SUV ]
Vesco: I thought we were going to an airstrip?
Wujing: Iām afraid thereās been a change of plans, Robert.
[ Wujing holds up a handgun ]
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[ Wujingās new safe house ]
Vesco: I donāt know what youāre playing at, but if you donāt stop pointing that thing at meā
Wujing: You asked how the FBI found the safe house earlier. But you already knew, didnāt you, Robert?
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Vesco: [ Coughing ]
[ Vesco takes out his phone and types a number, then drops the phone on the grass ]
Wujing: Are you all right, Robert?
Vesco: Yeah, Iām fine.
Wujing: My men found something unusual. Where is your phone, Robert?
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Red: No, no, no. Easy. Easy. Easy.
Dembe: What happened?
Red: Ressler and Malik rescued you from Wujingās place. You were in cardiac arrest, and they brought you here.
Dembe: How did they find me?
Red: It was Robert.
Dembe: Vesco? I saw him. He was working with Wujing.
Red: He was.
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[ Red removes a hood from Vescoās head ]
Vesco: You had them put me in a trunk, you son of a bitch.
Red: You deserve a lot worse. What do you have to say for yourself?
Vesco: Iām in! [ Laughing ]
Red: No! [ Laughs ]
Vesco: Poor bastard bought the whole thing.
[ Both laugh ]
Red: Weāve got to celebrate. I have a bottle of something here.
Vesco: Oh, I can do one drink. Okay, two.
Red: After Wujing approached him, Robert confronted me with Wujingās allegations. So I told him the truth, and he loved it. You know Robert. He said Iād achieved what every criminal dreams of.
Dembe: So Robert went back to Wujing as a mole.
Red: He was supposed to gather information and ā He called from the place where you were being held. Didnāt say anything, but he managed to keep the call going long enough for Chuck to run a trace.
Dembe: Have you heard from him since?
Vesco: Oh, well, Iād better get back. His minionās picking me up in an hour.
Red: As soon as you know anythingā
Vesco: Youāre my first call.
[ Vesco stumbles slightly ]
Red: Robert, if youāre not up to thisā
Vesco: Iām only going to say this once, Raymond, so I want you to listen very carefully. If you ever try to toss me a parachute like that again, itāll be the last thing you ever do. You understand?
[ Red approaches Vesco, kisses his cheek and embraces him ]
Dembe: Raymond, if you havenāt heard from him ā
Red: Heāll reach out when itās safe. You rest, Dembe.
Dembe: [ Sighs ]
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Wujing: I couldnāt stop praising you for your deceptive gifts, could I? And all this while you were using it on me.
Vesco: Well, donāt be too hard on yourself, Wu-wu. Iām just that good.
Wujing: I wonder, if you hadnāt acted so foolishly trying to save Agent Zuma, how long this little charade would have continued. And now, weāll never know.
Vesco: Shame. And to think poor Doctor Psychopath wonāt get to finish her comeback tour.
Dr Perillos: Oh, I wouldnāt say Iām finished.
Vesco: Easy, darling. Iāll save you the trouble. Iāve never been to any task force headquarters, I donāt know about any other FBI agent other than Dembe, and Raymond never said a word to me about, uh, an immunity agreement.
Dr Perillos: Heās lying.
Vesco: But one thing I do know, itās just a matter of time before Reddington puts a bullet in the lot of you.
Wujing: And what makes you so sure of that?
Vesco: Because heās Raymond Reddington.
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[ Siya and Ressler visit Dr Perillosā torture chamber and the site of the FBI raid ]
[ Chris Garneauās ā« āBallardā plays ]
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āŖ I do right āŖ
āŖ I notice the wrong āŖ
Ressler: Siya?
Siya: Any word on Wujing or Perillos?
Ressler: Not yet, but Cooper called. Dembeās recovering, thanks to you.
Siya: You mean thanks to Reddington.
Ressler: Him, too.
Siya: Iāve spent my entire career digging through secrets, confronting dangerous people capable of despicable things, but I-I had no idea such people, such places, existed.
Ressler: Well, thatās the point. The Blacklist exists so that we can go after criminals that we never would have heard of without Reddington.
Siya: That sounds great in theory. Until your partnerās kidnapped by a sadistic pain specialist and nearly tortured to death. Iāve spent weeks elbow deep in your case files, but stillā
Ressler: No oneās ready for this kind of thing. I donāt care who you are or how much youāve read. Nothing prepares you for this. Look, donāt worry. It wonāt get any easier.
Siya: [ Chuckles ] Thatās very comforting, thank you.
Ressler: I mean it. Thereās a cost.
Siya: I donāt think you need to lecture me about the cost of The Blacklist, Agent Ressler.
Ressler: Iām not talking about the people you lose. Iām talking about what happens to the ones who survive. This work changes people. It changed me, and Iām not sure if it was for the best. You wanted to know about what your mother did? Well, this is it, and believe me, Dr. Perillos is just the tip of the iceberg.
āŖ I knew light āŖ
āŖ I met you in the dawn āŖ
[ Door bangs open ] [ Two of Redās men enter. Robert Vesco is seated in the dark corner of a room, quiet, slumped forward ]
ā Clear!
[ Indistinct conversation ]
āŖ Now all the night. . . āŖ
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[ Wujing and Zhang Wei ride in an SUV ] [ Speaking Mandarin ]
Zhang Wei: What should be done with Perillos?
Wujing: She is of no more use to us. Get rid of her.
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āŖ Can you unravel that? āŖ
āŖ Mystery is loud āŖ
[ Red enters the room where Vesco sits. He hurries to the chair, gets down and looks up hopefully. Red takes in that Vesco is dead. He gets up and kisses Vescoās forehead. He sweeps Vescoās hair back and takes in his scent. He kisses his forehead again, lingering ]
āŖ How can you un-feel it? āŖ
āŖ Itās crawling up the wall āŖ
[ Red steps back, steadies himself, then turns and hurries out ]
Red: [ To his men ] Cut him loose. Bring the body.
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