She is angry with Ressler because he has ruined her trust and hasnРІР‚в„ўt stopped using drugs. When Park and Ressler are sent to her house and find her dead, Ressler tries to steal her oxycodone prescription, but Park stops him of doing so. As Red hints them on a betting company, the doctor is desperately trying to clear an enthusiastic journalist. The Task Force investigates into the case of a doping doctor, who first helps atheletes rise and then kills them. On his way to a cemetery, he tries to recuperate his mental condition and move forward. Later, Cooper receives a phone call from a blackmailer, who has information on his particion in killing Doug Koster.Р”Р„s a tragic anniversary approaches, Ressler takes a day off and walks to LizРІР‚в„ўs grave, recalling some recent events, happened after LizРІР‚в„ўs death in the meantime.

While Dembe and Park prevent murder of an informant, Red rescues Dr. Cooper struggles a ballistic test and gets away with murder helped by Lew, and ParkРІР‚в„ўs relationships with Peter escalate.

Meanwhile, Red launches a new investigation to find, if Elizabeth Keen knew his identity before dying two years ago, and receives a positive fingerprint result on a letter she had to collect from Dembe after Red is murdered. The Task Force, with a help of Dembe, search for a sniper, and, when he is detained, arrange a meeting with Dr. She was an obstacle for a powerful syndicate, risen with the help of their therapist, Dr. When a congressman survives an attack with no loose ends leading to a striker, Red informs Cooper that the real target was his wife, who caught a bullet instead. Alina lets out her emotions, while Ressler comforts her, and Peter walks away angrily. Charlene becomes distraught after lying, Alina and Peter find out Alina never had cancer, but she was pregnant, Okara commits suicide because of the effects he suffered from creating the weapon, and Dembe and Reddington fight over if he's 'in' or 'out' since Reddington asks Dembe to kill the man who was trying to do business with Red, who refused due to Dembe's status as a FBI agent, Dembe refuses, and opens the box that Red gave him if he was to leave their business ventures. Park hides the fact that she is back on the task force from her husband, Dembe's status as a FBI agent threatens Red's operations, and Harold and Charlene get questioned by the head detective investigating Doug Koster's death, where Charlene backs up Harold's alibi. Reddington gives Dembe and the task force a case involving DARPA military technology, stolen by the head scientist, who is taking revenge on the fellow scientists who made the device with him. Reddington buys the painting that the Avenging Angel wants, and kills her over her actions in the same manner she is accustomed to. Separately, Park gives Ressler her own urine sample so that he can pass his drug test, but after testing, there is an inconsistency in hormonal ratings, which correlates to cancer. Cooper runs ballistic tests using his contacts, and finds out the deadly bullet was from his gun, presumingly making him Doug's killer. Cooper wakes up not knowing what happened, and finds out that Charlene's fling, Doug Koster, is dead. Afterwards, Aram opts out of his company to continue working with the task force, Park confronts Ressler about his failed drug test, Dembe arrests Vesco on Red's plane, and Reddington finally meets Agnes.Р”Вembe visits Reddington, who enlists him and the task force to take down the Avenging Angel, who rights the wrongs done to people by others. Vesco tells Reddington that his money is in Malta, and they plan to go there however, when Vesco learns his goons plan to bomb a church, he goes and tries to stop him, but fails, which forces Reddington to save him. Their leader is none other than Robert Vesco, who ran off with Reddington's money back in Season 6. Reddington enlists the task force to find the Supreme Priori Knighthood (SPK) who specialize in stealing artifacts. Meanwhile, Cooper asks the help from an old colleague, who is now a senator, for a favor. The former task force continue their search for The Skinner who kidnapped a programmer and his family in hopes of receiving a rare microchip.

Later on, Cooper finds Reddington, who informs him to find The Skinner, who was responsible for the attack. Meanwhile, Dembe, who is now an FBI agent, is injured while his partner is killed, forcing Cooper to recruit the task force and search for Reddington. Two years following Elizabeth Keen's death, the task force is disbanded and Reddington's whereabouts are unknown. See also: List of The Blacklist episodes No.

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