Previously on V:
Concordia. Humans think they're building their future.
They're digging their graves.
The one thing that Anna can't give Tyler is his family back.
I heard all about what you did tonight, Jack.
You'll be laicized.
I have a daughter. The way I get her is take Anna down.
You infiltrated the Fifth Column. I wanna know if there are threats.
Ryan Nichols just reported in.
The Fifth Column is positioned to assassinate you. I'll take your place.
If we can't cut the head off the beast, we can rob it of its hand.
Do it.
In headlines this morning...
Visitor High Commander Anna has yet to break her silence...
regarding the condition of her second in command, Marcus...
following last night's assassination attempt at the gala Concordia event.
No one has taken credit, but there's little doubt that the anti-V terrorist group...
the Fifth Column, was behind the shooting.
If you ask me, it's only a matter of time before Anna is going to lose her cool...
and it is not going to be "of peace, always" anymore.
Here's another thought.
How about we, in the tradition of civilized beings...
agree to hope for good news on Marcus's condition...
and swift justice for those responsible for this shooting?
The bullet that struck you was meant for me.
Your sacrifice will be avenged, Marcus.
I will hunt down and kill Eli Cohn and the Fifth Column.
They will pay for what they've done.
You look like someone just told you Santa Claus isn't real.
I just spent the last six hours...
getting raked over the coals by the FBI after-action team.
I have been benched because Marcus was shot on my watch.
Benched? What do you mean? For how long?
Not sure. Kendrick told me to stand by for debriefing.
Told him I was gonna spend time with my family, which is good.
Because that is exactly where I wanna be.
So go home. If the FBI suspects anything, we're all screwed.
They suspect everything. Everyone is under the lens.
We have to give Eli a heads-up.
The Fifth Column has to keep their heads down.
Right. There's gonna be enough heat coming down from Anna.
Yeah, well, if Ryan hadn't sold us out, Anna'd be dead.
We got a mole and until he's flushed out, we're all in danger.
Anyone heard from him?
No, but when we do, I'm putting a long overdue bullet in him.
I need to look him in the eye first. Hear him say it.
- Well, we have to find him for that. - Then do it.
It'll be okay.
I can't get her to stop crying.
She's grown quite fond of me.
As if I were her own mother.
But my touch will only soothe her for a moment.
She will need my Bliss.
What do you want?
The man responsible for the attempt on Marcus's life.
Eli Cohn.
Tell him you wanna meet.
Then kill him.
The Fifth Column's attack must be met with a response immediately.
Eli'll know I sold him out and warned you about the assassination.
No way I'll be able to get close to him to kill him.
You were once my best hunter, Ryan.
You'll find a way.
The official papal decree regarding your status as a member of the priesthood.
You've been laicized, Jack.
How many times have I warned you your hatred would cost you your faith?
It hasn't cost me my faith.
You must move out of the rectory within the week.
I'm sorry.
Father Travis, I would...
I would like to lead one last service for my parishioners.
They are no longer your parishioners, Jack.
I must ask you for your collar.
Judas returns to complete his betrayal.
Drop it.
Take him. Alive.
God help you now.
Hey, Mom, you sure you can keep up with us? Harley is a lot of bike.
Yeah? Seriously, the question is, can you two keep up with me?
- Right. - Okay.
It's been so long since the three of us spent time together.
It's too long.
- Evans. - I found Ryan.
- How? - He tried to kill me.
Hang on. Hey, guys, I'll just be a second. I'll meet you out there.
- Work. - Work.
What are you gonna do?
Find out everything he told the Visitors about us.
- Assure he never says anything again. - Wait.
- Let me talk to him. - He's your associate.
So out of respect, I'll wait.
But make no mistake, either by my hands or yours...
Ryan Nichols is gonna die.
The tracker you sent to follow Nichols has reported in.
We followed him to Eli Cohn's base.
Ryan has been captured.
There are over 20 heavily armed men inside the building.
Shall I initiate an attack?
- No. - The window of opportunity is closing.
It's only just opening, Thomas.
Call the FBI. Anonymously.
Report a gathering of Eli Cohn and the Fifth Column terrorists.
- And give a location. - Let humans do the dirty work...
while our hands remain clean.
After their embarrassment over Marcus's shooting...
the FBI won't hesitate to use deadly force.
I expect the Fifth Column will be happy to fight back.
Yeah.
Just received an anonymous tip. Possible Eli Cohn sighting.
- Abandoned building, Upper East Side. - You trust it?
After the assassination fiasco, we can't afford not to.
- You think we should call Evans? - Well, Chris.
You're running the IA investigation into her. What do you think?
If she's dirty like we suspect, we can't risk that she'd tip him off.
Okay. For now, we keep Evans out of the loop.
God, Ryan.
- I told you to wait. - He's a traitor and was treated as such.
Look at me.
Why did you do this?
- Why did you betray us? - You gotta get out of here.
- Right now. - Not until you tell me the truth.
Anna made my baby sick.
She promised she would help if I did what she asked.
But Erica, you gotta listen to me. Okay?
I came here for Eli, not you.
Anna knows I'm here. She put a tracker on my tail.
If you don't get out of here right now...
you're dead.
You're all dead.
Surveillance has picked up unusual movement. Multiple units approaching.
Is that enough truth for you?
All units.
Those aren't Visitors. It's FBI. That's my team.
Those are my friends. Colleagues. I won't let you kill them.
You won't let me kill, but you're okay with them killing?
No. I'm not.
That is my unit. I know exactly what to do in order to avoid a bloodbath.
Tell your men, no kill shots.
- What then? - Then we'll find a way out of here.
So much for trying to find a way out of here.
- Looks like the entire FBI showed up. - You're right.
Everyone did show up. Everyone except for me.
- I didn't get a call. - They don't trust you.
No, they think I'm working with you. Collaborating with the Fifth Column.
We're surrounded, Erica. I can't get you out.
You don't have to. I'm staying.
As a hostage.
That solves two problems. Clears you being here...
and buys us time to figure a way out of this.
Hit me.
If I'm gonna sell that I'm a hostage, I need to look like one. Hit me.
The waiting game continues here on the streets of New York...
outside Eli Cohn's building...
where Cohn, the mastermind behind the recent Fifth Column attacks...
may be holed up inside.
We got no live phone lines.
It's gonna take an hour to sweep for any cell numbers inside.
Okay, whatever you get, as soon as you get it.
- Look! - Check it out!
Up there.
Chris, you might wanna look at this.
- Oh, my God, that's Erica. - How the hell did she get up there?
I don't know, but she just gave us our line of communication.
We have just learned that Eli Cohn is holding hostages inside the building.
Tyler's mother is inside.
- That wasn't part of your plan. - No.
But maybe we can use it to our advantage.
Seeing his mother die at the hands of the humans will turn him back to us.
His mother dying isn't enough.
His father must die as well.
Find a way to get Joe Evans inside that building.
Tyler is critical to the future of our plans.
His emotional ties to his family are all that keep him from us.
It is time to sever them once and for all.
You wanted to see me, Mother?
Tyler has decided to postpone his flight training.
With the plans for Concordia moving ahead...
it's critical he be aboard the ship as we prepare for the next phase.
Yes, of course, Mother.
You must do everything in your power to insure his cooperation.
- Go, go, go. - Go, go, go!
Run. Run it. Yes!
- Over 30. Go for the 20. - Look at him go! Go!
- Here we go! And...! - Go, go, go!
Just shy of the 10 yard line.
- Man, we got a good team this year. - I know. I know.
Oh, sweet.
I'm really glad you're back, Dad.
Me too.
Hey, Lis.
What?
No. No way.
Okay, I will. Okay. We have to turn on the news, Dad.
The hostage has now been identified...
as FBI Task Force Leader Erica Evans...
with unconfirmed reports of others held...
- Oh, God. - Upping the ante...
I'll figure something out, Ty.
I promise. But I gotta get down there. You stay here. Okay?
I'll call you as soon as I know anything.
It's gonna be all right.
Erica?
Chris, I have a list of Eli's demands.
Number one, sharpshooters stand down.
Two, pull all Tac Teams.
- Three, any air cover and I'm dead. - I got it.
- Erica, are you all right? - I'm...
Well played. I'm impressed.
Well, I know how the FBI works, Eli.
I only see two ways out of here for you.
Dead or in cuffs.
Not quite. There might be a third way.
This technology will allow you to see inside the building...
and locate explosives of any size.
You will be able to anticipate the terrorists' every move.
We're grateful for your help, Thomas. Send my thanks to Anna.
It is our only hope that our technology...
will allow you to end this standoff peacefully, with no loss of life.
Joe Evans, Agent Evans' ex-husband, just arrived on scene.
- He wants an update. - Well, go talk to him.
Last thing we need is panicked family right now.
- Joe Evans? - Yeah?
Agent Ray Caldwell, Hostage Rescue Team lead.
- You must be Erica's ex. - How did you know?
Erica's a friend. She mentioned you were back. Seemed real happy about that.
Look, Erica's in danger in there. What are you guys doing about it?
We found a hidden entrance into the building Fifth Column doesn't know.
So why aren't you in there now?
Fifth Column guys are dangerous.
The bosses know it so they're scared. Holding us up for now.
But once we have a go, I promise you we'll do everything we can...
to get Erica back safely.
Copy that. Situation outside. Gotta go.
Hey, uh...
Who's that?
It's my son and my husband. Ex. Ex-husband.
I was supposed to spend the day with them.
No Visitors. No Fifth Column. Just us.
As a family.
I keep this.
Aw.
In times like this, it reminds me of what I'm fighting for.
For families like yours.
Families the V's haven't destroyed yet. If we have something to say about it...
- they never will. - Eli.
Found him in the basement. Broke through an old bricked-up tunnel.
Joe?
What are you doing here?
I saw it on TV, you taken hostage.
- I had to come. - Where's Tyler?
He's at home. He's safe.
- I'm okay. - Erica, what's going on?
- You told me about the V's, but... - It's complicated.
Look, I'm not a hostage. I'm with these people.
How did you get in? How did you get past the FBI barricade?
Through a tunnel. A friend of yours, Ray Caldwell on the HRT.
He left behind some plans that showed a hidden route in.
Erica, if you're not a hostage, why aren't we running for that tunnel?
Because I've never heard of Agent Ray Caldwell.
It's an old bootlegger's tunnel.
Must've run liquor through during Prohibition.
Never knew it existed.
Why would an agent leave plans like these for a civilian to find?
They wouldn't. But a sleeper V might.
Okay. Why would the V's want your ex-husband in here?
- Come on, Dad. - Tyler, I'm sure he's okay.
I gotta get down there.
Ty, you promised your dad you'd stay here.
And he promised he'd call. If everything was okay, he would.
Tyler.
I'm going. I'll call you in a bit.
The FBI was grateful for our assistance.
What about Joe Evans?
Inside the building, as you requested.
Good.
Soon Eli Cohn and the Fifth Column will be destroyed. And I'll have Tyler back.
With Agent Evans inside and at risk, the FBI will not take aggressive action.
They will not have to. Marcus has an asset on the ground.
Kyle Hobbes. He's a mercenary. He'll do as we ask.
- Do we need a human? - He won't stand out...
like a soldier or a tracker. Nothing will trace back to us.
And all the blood spilled will be by the hands of the humans.
- Something's not right. - What?
Snipers are locking onto targets they couldn't see.
How does the FBI know where they are?
Anna must be helping them.
If the FBI is moving, they're ready to storm the building.
Take your men out.
What are you doing?
Buying us more time.
Right. On my signal.
Everybody, stay back! Stay back!
Stay back and let us through or we will blow all of you to pieces!
- Lower your weapon! - Stand down.
- Abort the action. - Keep back!
They've got explosives and hostages.
No. What the hell are you doing?
Taking hostages is not our deal.
Those aren't just hostages.
They're your lifeline.
I didn't agree to this, Eli. Those are innocents.
I told you I wouldn't do it this way.
Look around you, Erica. No one is safe.
Your son's father's there, delivered from the safety of his home into this crucible.
And he may die. We may all die.
And why? Because of Anna and the Visitors.
If we don't protect the innocents, then we are no better than the Visitors.
The hostages right now are the only way to ensure that you live.
That Tyler's father lives and that the Fifth Column lives.
I will die for this cause if I have to.
I have no illusions I'm gonna walk out of here alive.
But you and Joe must.
And so must he. John Fierro, my most trusted colleague.
He knows my Fifth Column contacts all over the world. Every plan. Every detail.
I've led my share of battles against the Visitors.
Those battles are yours now.
You want me to lead?
Why me?
We couldn't disagree more about how to fight this war.
Maybe, but I've seen something in you.
Something that's far more important.
See, you understand that this fight is for our future. For our families' future.
And at the end of the day, that's what this cause needs more than anything.
Now, take these people out to safety.
Protect your cover, come out a hero.
Live to fight Anna another day.
Excuse me, sorry. Excuse me. Need to get through here, please.
- Look, I gotta get in there, please. - Nobody gets in. Nobody.
- What? - Hobbes.
- Have you heard what's going on? - The standoff?
- Hard not to. - Look, you gotta get down here.
I got a feeling the V's are in the middle of this.
Too hot for me to be anywhere near there, Jack.
Remember, I'm a wanted man.
- Keep me posted, eh? - No, Hobbes...
Kyle Hobbes?
My name is Thomas. I have an assignment for you from Anna.
As fun as that sounds, I think I'll bloody pass.
You made a deal with Marcus. You work for us, she stays alive.
Right. Problem is, Sarah's dead.
- She died five years ago. - Her body was never recovered.
You should know this, you searched for her for years.
Lucky for you, we found her.
I want proof of life.
- Kyle, they've got me. - Sarah?
Where is she?
You pull that trigger, you'll never find out.
Bring this within 100 yards of Eli Cohn's compound.
It will detonate the explosives brought inside by the suicide bombers.
Do it or you will never see Sarah alive again.
Come to check on the handiwork of your friends?
People are scared.
Damn right they're scared. Because of you.
You had your chance, maybe even prevented this.
But right now my partner, my friend, is in there.
- So you wanna help? - Get your hands...
Pray she gets out of this alive.
Because if she doesn't, I'm coming for you.
Stand back, please.
- I came to say goodbye. - Don't leave me here, Erica.
I had no one to help me save my daughter.
- No one else to turn to but Anna. - No. You had me.
You could've come to me. Why didn't you?
I never planned for you to be here.
You betrayed us.
Not just the Fifth Column, but me.
You betrayed me and Jack.
Your friends. We trusted you, we fought beside you.
We defended you.
I gave you my word.
And I will do everything that I can to help your daughter.
But I can never forgive you.
I'm sorry.
It's too late.
- It's time. - Yeah.
Fierro's going to blend in and walk out with the hostages.
I'll lead the way.
Prove me right about you, Erica Evans.
Hey.
- You ready? - Yeah.
- Good. - Erica, I...
I should've trusted you.
It's in the past.
We have so much time to make up for.
Let's go home.
Okay. Our snipers have Cohn's men in their sights.
Get ready to move on my signal. Stay sharp, this could happen at any time.
- Hit it. - Hello?
This is not going by the book.
The FBI should be negotiating, not getting ready to move.
There's no one I trust, that's why I called you.
- What's going on? - Eli wants to release the hostages.
But first he wants assurances. He wants the chance to surrender.
And I want assurances too.
Make sure once we're out in the open, the hostages will get to safety.
I'll make sure no one on our side fires a shot, unless they're fired upon.
As far as Cohn's assurances, tell him whatever he wants.
- But he's not walking away from this. - I understand.
But first, we make sure the hostages are safe.
Okay. Deal.
Eli Cohn has once again taken the world by surprise.
Upping the ante as this tense standoff with the Fifth Column continues.
As we now wait to hear demands...
- Is Mr. Hobbes in position? - Yes, my queen. He is on-site...
and awaits your order.
Any moment now, we're going to see the hostages being led out.
Here they come now.
All teams, all teams, hold your fire. I repeat, hold your fire.
It appears there are nine total hostages.
Identities have not yet been confirmed.
Agent Erica Evans is among the hostages.
Come on, lets go!
Watch your fire. We've got an agent and eight hostages out there.
Chris, I need some help!
- Get them safe! - Come on, come on.
No, Erica, no. There's too much gunfire.
Joe!
No.
Joe!
Come on. Come on. Joe.
My God. What just happened here?
That area as best as you can.
Tyler.
We were wrong about her.
She's clean, Paul.
I'll kill the paperwork.
The investigation into Erica Evans is over.
Once again, Mother, I have succeeded where you failed.
The Fifth Column has been devastated.
Don't worry. You'll hear from them again.
My breeding program is back on track.
All that's left is to conquer the soul.
How long are we going to do this, daughter?
- Do what? - This dance.
You come down here, you circle me.
You gloat. It's unbecoming of a queen.
And a sign of weakness.
Unlike you, I have no weaknesses.
Why do you need to prove yourself to me?
Prove myself?
To a broken queen rotting down here in a dungeon?
Why would I need to do that?
Because you need me.
You wouldn't be down here if you didn't.
I understand now.
What you have been trying to do.
And it will not work.
What will not work?
Your attempt to fuel human emotions in me.
Every time I come down here, you strike at my nerves.
So that I'll lose control and destroy my ability to lead.
And I thought it was working so well.
If you wanna destroy me...
try harder.
Oh, I will.
Back so soon?
- Lisa? - Who are you?
Don't be frightened.
I am your grandmother. Diana.
I knew you'd find me eventually.
I don't understand.
I was told you were dead.
No one must know. Not yet.
It's our secret.
How do I know I can trust you?
Because we share the same enemy.
Your mother.
Tyler?
Where are you going?
- Where do you think? - No.
No. Tyler, please.
I need you.
We are still a family.
Family?
What family? Dad's dead.
It's Anna's fault, all of it.
No, Mom. You always blame the V's.
But it was people, not the Visitors, that killed Dad today.
Tyler, you're wrong. You are wrong.
I promise you, I did everything that I could to save him.
Well, you didn't do enough. If you would've done your job.
If you would've protected him.
If you stopped the Fifth Column like you're supposed to...
maybe Dad would be alive.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Erica.
I am so sorry.
Joe is dead.
Tyler left...
to live aboard the ship. And there...
There's nothing I can do about it.
Eli left me in charge of the Fifth Column he built.
Every cell, every soldier around the world.
My first act as leader will be to declare that we go on the offensive.
No more reacting to Anna.
We strike first, we strike hard.
Who's with me?
I was a soldier once.
I'll be a soldier again.
I'm in. No matter the cost.
I should've listened to you about Ryan.
- Sorry. - No. It's on me.
Should've taken the lizard out when I had the chance.
I got you into this because I needed a warrior.
But I've kept you caged.
Not anymore.
You got me, Erica. Come what bloody may.
Good.
We have an army now.
And we are going to rain hell on the Visitors.