Is defeating Samaritan worth the price?
First, The Machine tells Finch what his own life would be without her.
His and Nathans company wouldve prospered, but Finch wouldve also been rather dissatisfied with it all.
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Joss Carter (Taraji P. Henson, who sadly doesnt appear in the episode) brought HR down.
The only upside to this reality is that Detective Carter lived and is now a lieutenant.
to make it break into the NSAs headquarters, Finch kidnaps a NATO employee and steals his identity.
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Thankfully, Reese and Shaw arent too far behind Finch.
That wireless modem will definitely come in handy later on.
Travis takes Finch to meet with Greer inside of Samaritans command center.
Its not too long before Greer and Finch launch into another stirring debate about the Samaritans methods.
Greer believes Finchs efforts are pointless since hes only forestalling the inevitable (i.e.
Unfortunately, Finch unintentionally reveals that The Machine cant activate the Ice-9 virus without his go-ahead.
Greer, however, doesnt make it out of the room.
During this time, Samaritan operatives have discovered Reese and Shaws presence.
Now Finch has another big decision facing him: Should he activate the virus or save his friends?
With that in mind, Finch reunites with Reese and Shaw and helps them escape the building.
The Machine shows him one more simulation, revealing that Greer wouldve still ended up controlling an ASI.
Without The Machine in its way, that ASI wouldve grown larger and further interfered in human affairs.
Even worse, Root would be working with Greer.
My Machine, her purpose has been constant, to protect and save humanity.
Its what shes doing now, he says before he inputs the password.
So, Finch activates the virus and Samaritans screen starts to glitch.
Meanwhile, Agent LeRoux reveals hes a Samaritan operative and kidnaps Fusco with the intention of killing him.
However, LeRoux underestimates Fusco, who overpowers him and steals his gun.
Well find out what he decides to do next week.
