: Harold Cooper finds a coffee cup in his car containing the stolen USB drive from Red's vault. When he plugs it in, he finds files written in Russian , hinting at Red's deeper secrets as "N13" and the "friend in the East".
The episode introduces a group of elite bank robbers known as the , who specialize in stealing from other criminals. They successfully breach one of Reddington’s highly secure safety deposit boxes, making off with millions and, more critically, a mysterious encrypted USB flash drive . [S8E5] Red in Tooth and Claw
While the Task Force chases the robbers, a separate legal battle unfolds. A new, high-priced attorney—funded by the money stolen from Red—demands the release of (The Freelancer), the very first Blacklister captured in the series. : Harold Cooper finds a coffee cup in