The Decembrist (The Blacklist)
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| "The Decembrist" | |
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| The Blacklist episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 8 |
| Directed by | Michael Watkins |
| Written by | |
| Original air date | November 10, 2014 |
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"The Decembrist" is the eighth episode of the second season of the television series The Blacklist, aired on NBC on November 10, 2014. The episode was directed by Michael Watkins, and written by Jon Bokenkamp and John Eisendrath.[1] This episode serves as the season's fall finale; the show returned on February 1, 2015 after the 49th Super Bowl.[2]
The Blacklist number for this episode is No. 12.
In this episode, Raymond "Red" Reddington (James Spader) reveals the whereabouts of his rival Berlin's (Peter Stormare) long-lost daughter, and attempts to hunt down the person responsible for his belief that she was dead. Federal agent Keen (Megan Boone) ponders murdering her ex-husband Tom Keen (Ryan Eggold) after chaining him in a secret hole for months.
Upon airing, the episode was watched by 9.75 million viewers, and attained an 18-49 rating of 2.5,[3] placing first in its time slot and second for the night, behind only its lead-in show The Voice.[3]
Four months ago, Elizabeth (Megan Boone) shoots Tom (Ryan Eggold) and lies to Reddington (James Spader) about his death. Instead, she keeps him in chains on a boat. She interrogates him for months about people on The Blacklist.
In the present, Red meets with Berlin aka Milos Kirchhoff and reveals that his daughter, Zoe (Scottie Thompson), is alive. Zoe says that a man named The Decembrist helped her flee after the Kursk bombing after which his father was captured. Red believes The Decembrist faked her death using The Stewmaker's help and sent body parts implying that Reddington killed Zoe. Red asks Elizabeth to track down The Decembrist in return for Berlin's whereabouts. FBI's investigation leads to the Russian finance minister, Kiryl Morozov (Alon Abutbul). Red and Berlin head to Russia to interrogate him. He points them to Alan Fitch (Alan Alda) as the person responsible for the bombing. Red meets with Alan and warns him about Berlin.
A security guard finds Tom on the boat and Tom kills him despite Keen's objection. Red tells Elizabeth that he knows about Tom; he expresses his disappointment and asks her to interrogate him about Berlin because he kidnapped Alan Fitch. Tom agrees to help but only if she releases him. Elizabeth asks for Ressler's (Diego Klattenhoff) assistance and releases him once he gives them Alan Fitch's location.
FBI finds Fitch tied up with a bomb around his neck. Meanwhile, Berlin takes Zoe to lunch. She pretends to be uncomfortable with his security so he orders his men away, at which point Red appears and asks how to disable the bomb. Berlin realizes his daughter has betrayed him. With Reddington's help, she disappears. Fitch asks to speak with Red and sends the bomb squad away once he realises it can't be stopped. Fitch asks Red if he has "the Fulcrum", to which he replies that the bomb can't be stopped. He tells Red the combination to a St. Petersburg safe, but the bomb explodes before he can reveal the safe's location.
Later, Red and Berlin share a drink while Berlin reminisces about better times during the Cold War. When he's finished, Red murders him. Later, Red hands an envelope to Tom, ordering him never to see Elizabeth again. As he is leaving, Tom tells Reddington that he never told her about them.