Remember when Elizabeth Keens biggest problem wasRed?

Remember when we just sat around wondering if Red was Lizs dad?

Remember when Jolene the substitute teacher was the largest disruptive force in Washington, D.C.?

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It wasnt weakness that prevented you from watching your friend die today it was hope.

THE DIRECTOR, NO.

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Ive always believed luck to be a function of intent in this case, mine.

Seems easy enough; Liz actually making it through the day is where the luck comes in.

Despite many warnings from Red, Ressler still thinks he can protect Liz from the Cabal.

Laurel Hitchin member of the Cabal, didnt you hear?

Then she tells him shes a little worried that they havent been able to get ahold of Reven.

Hope we have hope!

If youre doing a head count on whos keeping an eye on Lizzie, that just leaves…Aram.

Sweet, caring, capable, currently heartbroken (still not over it) Aram.

All Aram has ever wanted to do is keep his friends safe; to keep the world safe.

Thats what a tech guy does.

And he has to give the Director the code: NAVABI.

Oh, it is heartbreaking.

And is there anything quite like a barrage of bullets in a shootout scored to classical music?

Tom tells Ressler to just let Solomon shoot him and then shoot Solomon as soon as he drops.

Hes going to kill him anyway, he says.

But Ressler puts his gun down, to which Tom screams, Did you even go to the Academy?

(I love how much these two love to hate each other.)

With Aram in cuffs, Liz is finally all on her own.

Finally, Laurel and the Director look like the caught mustache-twirlers they are.

I need to come around here more often.

Oh, she is onto them.

And OH it is on.

I am forever in your debt.

Damn straight it is.

And if so…then what?