"The Man Behind the Shield"
A DEADLY TRAP LURES COULSON IN TO SAVE MACE, ON ABC'S 'MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.'
"The Man Behind the Shield" - Mace fights for his life while Coulson and team find themselves in a deadly cat-and-mouse game as they attempt his rescue, on "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EST), on the ABC Television Network.
"Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." stars Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Chloe Bennet as Daisy Johnson, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz, Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons, Henry Simmons as Agent Alphonso "Mack" MacKenzie and John Hannah as Holden Radcliffe.
Guest starring are Jason O'Mara as Director Jeffrey Mace, Mallory Jansen as Aida 2.0, Maximilian Osinski as Agent Davis, Zach McGowan as The Superior, Frederick Lawrence as guard, Stivi Paskoski as lead SVR agent and Alexander Chemyshev as Russian thug.
"The Man Behind the Shield" was written by Matt Owens and directed by Wendey Stanzler.
Episode 14:
Coulson and Daisy sparring. He can feel what they're doing. She kicks him and he freezes in air.
It was virtual! Coulson said it felt cold, though. Fitz turned the air con on, lol. The framework was designed as a training exercise. Coulson says May is in a virtual sim like this, to contain her? Fitz will try to find where Radcliffe is running his sim.
Mace's suit is in Nome, Alaska. No Mace. Coulson sees the board on him.
Russians. We will be ready soon, Superior. Downstairs. There's a sub pen? Goes to Radcliffe. AIDA stops him from interrupting. Radcliffe is in the framework. Superior needs to speak with him. Now. She disconnects him. Superior thinks he's been in the fantasy too much lately. I need you here. Radcliffe says he's done everything asked for. You will get what you want. Please leave me to what I want most. He goes back in. AIDA says everything will go according to plan.
Coulson says this is why I don't have Facebook. Daisy says Ivanov owns a mining facility. Only thing here that leads back to him.
Coulson, level 4. Went on a mission to the mine. His Russian is so-so. May saves him. She's level 3. Specialist. He says he doesn't need her here, throwing off his game. LOL. They drive in.
Daisy asks what this means? He says we're going to Russia.
Mace is chained up in a cell. Comes to. Pulls on the chains. He's stuck. Strains and breaks free. Looks out. The door isn't locked. This has to be some trick or he'd dreaming. He grabs a guy and smother's him out. Superior is glad there's some fight to see in him. Mace says you're under arrest. Superior says with what power. Mace hits him and doesn't move him. Superior knocks him out. Put him back in.
Mack didn't like the framework. Fitz says it's a tool. That's all it is, a tool. Mack is blaming Fitz for the gear he's created. You have to think about the implications. Mack says the line between scientist and mad scientist is thin and right now you're starting to sound like-- Fitz says don't say his name. Simmons says we're in Russian airspace.
Coulson and May had been sent to retrieve and 084 years ago.
Flashback. He and May inside the facility. She says you can't bluff, Phil. You have 9 different tells. Try sunglasses. Reach a room. To a safe. He drops a tool. May teases him about fumbling with his hands. They were husband and wife in a past mission. It took you 2 minutes to open my bra. He's sorry it bothered her. He was playing to the cameras. She only dates civilians. He says until they ask questions. Yeah. I seem to go through men like paper towels. He agrees. Or so I've heard. LOL. They have company.
Team gets to the old safe. Coulson hoped Mace's body isn't in there.
Mace wakes and sees AIDA. Superior says my brother worked on an oil drill. The rich man in town inherited his money. When I saw my father complimenting this man, my admiration for my father evaporated. There is something lower than scum. You allow SHIELD to fill your veins with poison and allow them to parade you as an example. Of what? He cuts Mace. SHIELD is a safe haven for Inhumanity. Mace says they will come for me. Superior says that is the point. They leave the cell.
AIDA says they're nearly completed. If you're done playing with food, there's still work to be done. He says metaphor. Well done. He says you don't like my methods. She says his behavior is different than she has experienced. I have no opinion on your methods. He says you can't have an opinion, because you are fake, like that man in there. She asks when he'll be done with the Director. He caresses her face. Even filth has a purpose.
The safe. 3 bodies. Skeletons. Phone rings. Coulson answers. It's the Superior. You don't recognize these men? You should. You had them killed.
May and Coulson. He says we're spies, not soldiers. What are your orders? She says they don't concern you. He asks her clearance. Level 3. He says his clearance is classified. He'll create a distraction so she can grab the 084. Goes outside to the Russians.
Superior says they were my comrades, my brothers. I had to dig them up to pay my respects. Never forget the fallen. Coulson didn't kill them, but they were killed for punishment.
Superior says Coulson has been behind everything, quietly pursuing his alien agenda. I'm closing the door he opened. I will make him admit to me and you that this is true.
FitzSimmons. Fitz found a server farm in China. No. Not right. Pinging from everywhere. Team returns. Coulson asks what's this? Fitz says the data is being processed everywhere. Daisy says the framework could be massive. Fitz says anything is possible with the Darkhold.
Coulson trying to make nice with the soldiers. Rambling. You Americans talk too much. The soldiers were sent to retrieve the item at any cost. May got the safe open. Car speeds away. Coulson left behind. The cost is you.
Daisy looked up centers connected to the unit and found a sub base. Coulson says assume the enemy knows we're coming. Assume we're facing strong opposition. What matters is getting our people back.
Simmons tells Fitz. We're going to save them. Fitz says what if we can't. Don't know what this did to May. I did it to her. My fingerprints are all over this. Mack was right. She agrees. But, just because someone uses your ideas for evil doesn't mean your ideas were evil in the first place. You're not responsible for the twisted things Radcliffe has done. He says there may be some framework hardware at the facility.
Mace believes in SHIELD. It strives to do the right thing. He thinks the Superior lost his humanity a long time ago. One regret is having no powers to kick your ass. Superior respects that. brings out the knife. Shame we're on opposite sides of the board. But you are a pawn. The pawn can only look forward. I can overlook your sins, but my comrades are less forgiving. He lets men in to beat Mace. AIDA watches through the hole in the door.
SHIELD arrives. Mack blows a hole in the wall. Coulson gives orders. Stay on comms, be sharp. Coulson meets the Superior. Superior thinks Coulson is enhanced. Deeper I went, there was one man at the center of it all. You.
Past. Coulson's van is rammed. he's rescued. By? May. Did you really think I was going to leave your defenseless ass behind? He did. She just stayed away long enough to make him sweat a little.
Coulson says that was your unit. Superior says they were killed for not retrieving the object. I dug and found you. Coulson is done playing games. Where are May and Mace? Superior says but play games you will. Mace is here, but he may be dead by the time you find him. Coulson says he has no idea who you are. I don't even remember what I was sent for. You're just another redshirt in the way of me saving the world, because that's what I do. Cool origin story, bro, but this means nothing to me. Daisy arrives. She, on the other hand. Top Watchdog himself. I've been waiting a long time for this. She blasts Ivanov.
Daisy says it all leads back to you. He doesn't seek forgiveness. She blasts him, but still ends up with a knife in the shoulder.
Fitz says this is too low tech. He'll copy the data. Take the equipment back to base. Comm says there's an AIDA sighting. Simmons takes Davis with her to find her.
Mack finds Mace. Coulson joins. Mace is breathing, barely. They pick him up.
Daisy fights Ivanov. Knife vs. knife. He's been looking forward to facing an Inhuman. She blasts him. The game has changed. She buries him. Where is everybody?
Simmons and Davis. Goblin King reference. Sirens. The Sub. She's escaping.
Coulson and Mack get Mace out.
Simmons tells Fitz we're too late. Comms wonky. Mack and Coulson reach them. And Daisy. Coulson says we're leaving. Tend to the injured, fight another day.
In base. Fitz plugging into the computers. Simmons says how long were we in that base? The time table is bothering me. Something doesn't feel right. There's a stretch of time where no one was in contact. Fitz agrees. LMD scanner is disabled. System report disabled from record. Who did that? Simmons checks her mail. Accessed by Coulson. What would he keep from us? Fitz, this has to be a mistake? They left a trail of clues. They wanted to find Coulson. They switched people out. How many? 4 LMDs detected. They see the others in the hall.
AIDA finds Ivanov still alive. She says the next phase begins. You have not yet served your purpose. Leans over him. Even filth has a purpose.
**Oh dear.......freaking AIs. Asimov warned people!
May and Coulson. Say it. Say it. Thank you for saving my ass back there. You're welcome. She says I could've asked for a worse assignment. He says so you asked for this. Didn't want the weekend off. She says maybe I'm tired of dating civilians. He says maybe we can get a drink. She says this guy isn't really my type. he's a shrink. Coulson says keep your eyes on the road.
Coulson turns Maybot on. We've waited around forever. I think that's long enough.
Next ep - Radcliffe doesn't like AIDA's plan of 4 LMDs in the base. The bots try to take over. Simmons and Fitz in danger.
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