But for just a moment, I wondered… No, it was because, in the story of Raymond Reddington, we dont get many Josephines.

We know that Red that was in Naval Intelligence.

We know that he was married to Naomi.

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We know that there was a fire.

ALISTAIR PITT, NO.

And look, ma, no creepy cults!

Just a whooooole buncha murder.

Like, a whole bunch.

In the opening scene, an Erikkson son is shot by the Vacarros and eventually dies.

Lizzies response to this new Blacklister assignment?

My mother, was she still alive when I was placed with Sam?

And a follow-up: How did my mother die?

No silly, did you forget?

Lizzie and Megan Boone are pregnant!

NEXT: Pomeranian plans…

But, hey, anything can happen.

That Marilyn, she reallyisa romantic…

It is so, so awful.

Dembe reports back to Red, and Red goes into action.

Throughout the episode weve been seeing Red meet with a beautiful woman in Paris.

He brings her glass figurines, and they sit close to each other, simultaneously happy and sad.

The Vacarro/Erikkson union wasnt the first time Alistair used Marilyns plan, you see.

And when that son found out about Red and Josephine, he beat her mercilessly.

He shoots and kills him, of course.

Id like to tell you the episode gets lighter from there, but I cannot tell a lie.

Theyre still interested in adopting her baby…but theyre not interested in her.

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