The Motherboard (The Blacklist x Scorpion)

36. The Undead

New Orleans, 12.58

"It split up." Walter got something from his tracker. "What do you mean?"
"The phone and the device. They split up."
"Wait, he gave it to another person? He's crazy." She hit the gas to follow the device.

"What are you doing? You're not gonna follow his phone?"
"No Walt. I need to make sure it doesn't go to a wrong person." She keeps her eyes to the navigator. "No...no... It can't be right."
"What?"
"The device just passed us. Nothing visible passed us. I can't see it. I don't understand how..."
"Morgan."
"What?" Walter point his finger up. "The plane. It just went passed us."
"Damn it. How about the phone?"
"It stopped moving."
"Where?"
"Highway 24. He's there. We could catch up....oh shit. Now it's inactive."
"No. He's gone. He threw the phone."
"How do you know?"
"It's a busy highway. He's not gonna do any business there. Damn it. You're right. I should've follow the phone."
"What are we gonna do?"
"I'm starving. Let's get some food. You should call the team. Tell Sly or happy to continue the track for the device and the plane that we saw. Cabe could go to the airport. It's a commercial plane. Ask Toby to watch the passenger."

Tom's Diner, 13.39

"I feel dumb. We all are getting fooled by Reddington. I don't think I know what's his plan. And I hate not knowing the possibility."
"We'll find the device."
"Yeah. We will. I just don't understand how he thinks right now. It pissed me of."
"Hey, hey. Wait a minute."
"What?"
"His phone is active again. It's right outside."
Both of them look at the front door and see this young man enter the diner. He looks harmless yet seems like he knows what he's doing.

"He got the phone. Do you know who he is?"
"No. Walter, we should get him out of here and interrogate him."
"You're right. Let me get my..."
"Hello." Suddenly the young man is already in front of them. "I believe you're Morgan? Am I right?"
"How do you know?"
"Oh, Reddington gave me your description."
"What? Wait, who are you?"
"Ah, sorry I didn't say my name. I'm Anthony. And I was told to give you this." He handed her a pocket watch and Red's cellphone. Clearly he doesn't want to be found.

"Where is he? We know you were with him at the highway."
"I was. Yes. But I don't know where he is now. Or any of his plan. He wants me to make sure you got these stuff." She feels like her breath becomes heavy. "What have you guys done?"
"I'm sorry I can't...Mr. Reddington would kill me if I..." Morgan stands up and look right at his eyes. "You don't think I can't kill you? Look at me and tell me that I can't." Walter never saw her like that. It's like a pure evil went into her body and takes over. "Morgan."
"Don't. Don't even try Walt. Now... Anthony....tell me what happened."
"Hey.. umm.. I swear I don't know what he's planning to do. You have to trust me. What I know is...he brought me here to crack the code of a device and release the content. I assume it's yours?"
"Yes it's mine. And then what happened?"
"I did. I mean I could open it. But I read a ton of national secrets and shit. That's scary and I feel like I shouldn't see all of it so I gave it to Mr. Reddington. His eyes...his expression...changed."
"Changed?"
"Yeah. He's like...worried. he changed his mind and decided not to release the content. I don't know what caused that, but something on the device might be something that he doesn't want to comes out."
"And the device? Where is it? Who got it?"
"Baz. He was assigned to deliver it to Harold Cooper."
"Cooper? So he really doesn't want anything out of that device."
"Yeah. That's what I feel."
"You can go. Anthony. You're free to go. Sorry that I threatened you."
"Got it." He walks out and Morgan get back to her seat.

"Walter. Tell Cabe to detain a big muscular guy with a white ponytail. I need to talk to Baz."
"On it." He quickly call Cabe and the rest of his team. Something feels off for her. Why her dad ran with the device in the first place if there's something he doesn't want to come out. And if there is, what is it? She's also wondering about what he's planning to do now.

"Dembe. Where are you right now?"
"Morgan? I'm with my daughter now. What is it?"
"What? You're not? I thought you're in this with him?? If he sent Baz to deliver the device to Cooper, he must've got a plan."
"Sorry, say that again?"
"He sent Baz to Cooper. Is there any...."
"He's not safe then."
"What are you talking about?"
"He's about to meet Oliver to hand the data. If what you're saying is true...that Baz was sent to deliver it to Cooper, then he got nothing to bargain with. And Oliver... he's on a suicidal mission. He's blinded with revenge."
"Please tell me you know where he's going."
"He's at some old lab around the 9th district. He was instructed to enter a building with a dark blue door. You can't go there alone. I'll try to catch up but I might not fast enough."
"I'm with Walter. I got some weapons with me. I'll be fine."

Right after she hang up, Walter comes back. "Cabe got him. We can talk to him."
"Sorry Walt. We got another things to do. Tell them to keep Baz in the garage."
"Wait, what? I thought we're gonna...wait, what are you doing with those guns?"
"My dad, and Oliver are both in a suicidal missions. They're both idiots and I'm gonna stop them both."
"What? No, we cannot go there, we need at least a backup!"
"Walt, we are the backup. We are closer. Dembe or Cabe would not be here for another hour. I need to do something."

She handed him a gun and looks at his terrified eyes. "I hope you know how to use this O'Brien. And please aim below the torso. No killer shot."