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Thursday, August 25, 2016

#BATB 4.10 - "Means to an End"

"Means to an End"

VINCENT IS FORCED TO PROVE HIMSELF - Vincent (Jay Ryan) is forced to undergo a series of tests orchestrated by the mystery buyer in order to keep from being exposed. Cat (Kristin Kreuk), JT (Austin Basis), and Heather (Nicole Gale Anderson) work to exonerate Vincent. Nina Lisandrello and Michael Roark also star. David MacLeod directed the episode, written by Melissa Glenn (#410). Original airdate 8/11/2016.



Image credit: The CW


Episode 10:

Coffee shop. Cat and Heather. Haven't heard from Vincent in 3 days. Cat knows she can't control everything, so she is embracing the path. We made a plan. Once we figure out the buyer, I'll inform DHS and they'll arrest them. She's suspended. Heather wonders if she should move in with Kyle. Cat thinks that's early. Heather agrees, especially because I have to keep lying to him. Tess arrives. It's awkward. Tess reminds them the less she knows, the better. Be careful. Heather says that was really awkward. JT calls. DHS is raiding Graydal.

Looking for Vincent. Boss says we don't hire fugitives. Agent says search everywhere.

They've been in there 20 minutes. Heather will make tea. DHS coming out. Didn't find Vincent. If he's not there, we don't know where he is.

Graydal boss activates a wall. Hidden door. Vincent hooked up to sensors. You're safe. Until I can prove you're everything he needs you to be, I don't get paid and you don't leave. My job is to find out what kind of beast you really are. He shocks Vincent. Vincent Beasts out with the pain.

How are you feeling? Vincent says how do you think I feel? Now what? Graydal says you're free to go. My client seems satisfied, but he still has questions. Vincent has questions, too. Graydal says you're not paying me, he is, so I do what he says. You're free to go. DHS is your problem, not mine. Vincent threatens him. Boss knows killing him doesn't help Vincent. The buyer will contact you with the next test. This has all been recorded. It'll be released to the press if you don't cooperate.

JT and Cat freaking out. Vincent walks in. She hugs him. JT asks where he's been? Vincent says tunnel access to the Beast cave. Cat asks if they hurt him? He says they did tests. And the buyer wants to see more. Phone buzzes. A text. They want him to steal case evidence from Tess' precinct. Braxton has Vincent on tape, so he'll be exposed if he doesn't go through with this.

Vincent in the shower. And a towel. Yum. Cat says JT will erase Braxton's tapes. Vincent says in 2 hours? Cat takes his towel. She's going to the precinct. Mmmm.

She gets it from evidence. Cop asks if she has authorization. She says no, but I was hoping you'd let me borrow it for a day or two. He says you still gotta sign for it. She does. Thank you, Frank, I owe you big time.

She tries to get out of the precinct. And runs into Tess. Hoping to bump into you. Tess says this is weird. Cat doesn't want to make it Tess' problem. I don't want to have to bust you for something.

JT isn't having luck with the hacking. Phone rings. It's Heather's. She's avoiding him. JT tells her to go. Man deserves an answer. She doesn't know how. JT says this is my life, at least until I help exonerate Vincent. Heather thanks him and leaves.

Vincent waiting. Cat finds him. He says the 2 hours is almost up. She says it's from the last case I did as a detective. The perp will walk without it. Maybe we should reconsider these tests?

They're testing us, not just you. I'm on the hook now, too. We have to figure out how far we're willing to go? He asks how far are we willing to go? She says our worst fear is being exposed, so. He gets a text. He has to go to Chinatown. The triad. Vincent apologizes. You should've married Evan in the first place. Heh. He kisses her.

JT can't hack Graydal without going in the building. He thinks this is what he's supposed to do. Cat says she loves him and be careful. He promises.

Heather and Kyle. I still don't trust this guy. Why would he be in so many episodes if he wasn't part of the plot? JT shows up. He needs her help. Cat does. Can you let the alarm company in to Cat's office? Kyle wants to come. JT says no, that's not necessary. She tells Kyle she'll call him later.

Vincent at the meet. Car stops. Young Chinese man. Vincent shows the box. He wants info before handing it over. They don't agree. He gives Vincent a paper about a test. Thank you. It's my favorite gun. Vincent is photographed!!!

DHS comes to Tess. Wants help on Vincent Keller. Gives Tess photos of Vincent with the Triad. They landed on her desk. She doesn't care about Eric Lee. Only Keller. Tess says Lee is about to go to trial. Agent says only if you have the evidence.

Cat and Vincent on the phone. Vincent has a claim ticket for a dry cleaner across town. She's got financials, but there's too much to sort through. Someone knocks. They tell each other they love each other. Hangs up. Tess arrests Cat. Cuff her.

Tess reads Cat her rights. Cat says you don't have to do this. I didn't have a choice. Tess leans into her. Cat was trying to save Vincent. That's the truth. I don't want Eric Lee to walk and I'm going to do anything I can to fix it. I hoped to let the little fish go to catch the big fish. Tess says you're not a cop anymore and you don't know who you're looking for. Cat says no one does all this if they're not doing something huge. They will expose Vincent unless we cooperate. He's forcing us to do these things. If we don't, everything is lost. Tess tells Cat about the photos. Cat says we're being blackmailed. They want Vincent to do something he doesn't want to do. You have to let me go. You know I'm telling the truth. As a cop, you should want to stop whoever this is. Tess gives her 48 hours and that is it.

Kyle walks into Cat's old office. He sees a board with photos. Agent Dylan says she thought Professor Forbes was dating Heather Chandler. Apparently, they're married.

JT and Heather at Graydal. He spent all night to make their covers bulletproof. Charm Braxton and keep him from his computer. She wonders if this will really work? They're taken to Braxton.

Vincent picked up plastic explosives at the dry cleaner. Cat says this is where we draw the line, right? He says of course. She says all roads lead to Graydal. There's a connection......or there isn't one. It doesn't make sense. Unless the buyer doesn't exist. Braxton caged you and tested you. What if I can't find a client because Braxton is the Beast buyer. Phone rings. JT is at Graydal. It's Braxton. We've got ourselves a problem.

Cat regrets letting JT go in there. Vincent is supposed to blow up Cat's DHS office. Vincent says maybe we use leverage ourselves. Maybe we can force a confession. All we have to do is make DHS believe they're busting me.

Dillon is told that Vincent is in Grand Central Station. Don't lose him!

He's on the phone with Cat. She's outside Graydal. She tells him to not get caught. He sees cop cars and runs.

Braxton is told that DHS is chasing Keller. I think to us.

Vincent in Graydal. DHS charges in.

Braxton in his secret room. Cat puts a fire extinguisher in the gap. Pulls a gun on him. Drop it now. Heather and JT run to her. Cat says don't test me. Braxton has a bigger plan than blowing up the office. Vincent arrives. You just confessed. JT stops recording. Braxton says you'll be exposed, too. Vincent knows. But they won't let innocent people die. Braxton wanted Vincent to stop something only a Beast can stop. If I'm arrested, you won't know how to stop him. Vincent says he's lying and they leave. Braxton is locked in. Insisting "You're the only one who can stop him."

Tess arrives. Dylan thanks her for the backup. Keller got away. She's got Braxton. And Eric Lee implicated. Tess brings up that maybe Keller isn't so bad. Maybe more to this than you know. Dylan says maybe.

Cat and Vincent in bed at home. You should go. Only a matter of time before they find you here. He's done running. I'm screwed either way. She says it's not fair. You're a good man. We've sacrificed too much to have it end like this. He says he'll be exposed. We can't stop it. She suggests running. Anywhere. All I care about is that we're together. He kisses her. We could, you know. We did what we set out to do. She wonders if Braxton was telling the truth. Someone's knocking. it's Tess. You need to come with me.

The morgue. All she found. It's Braxton. Happened in jail. So there is another Beast on our hands. Cat wonders how that's possible?

Next ep - A new Muirfield.

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