Deduction begins with a flashback.

His luck only gets worse though.

His FBI-granted freedom, it seems, was short-lived.

Blindspot - Season 3

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Their ritual is interrupted by a call.

A CIA plane that was transporting prisoners has crashed in a river in New York.

The mystery goes deeper than just a few random terrorists though.

Thats par for the course for the agency, but Quinns been plotting her revenge ever since.

Whats strange is that they dont find anyone except Blake and Christophe.

The kidnappers have seemingly disappeared, so Roman calls an audible.

The reason he lies?

Like everything Crawford does, this was all business.

These two will collide at some point, andBlindspotis finally moving in that necessary direction.

Theres simply nothing at stake here, no real story to latch on to.

With that said, the aftermath is certainly compelling.

Keaton tells Zapata that despite the deal, Cade will once again end up at a CIA black site.

Shes furious after hearing this, but as Keaton notes, this is what the CIA does.

Cade is/was a terrorist, and that means hes never going to be free.

He takes Zapata hostage with the sharp edge of his handcuffs to her throat.

When they tell her the truth, she breaks down.

Somebody wants that body to be found, which cant bode well for the FBIs investigation into Crawford.