EPISODE

7. Let Me Go

With the help of attorney Olivia Warren, Joe Carroll makes a case against Ryan and the FBI to be transferred to a different facility, but Ryan suspects a larger plan may be at play. Meanwhile, Emma and Joey arrive at a meeting point and come across another one of Roderick's men who has a secret of his own.

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Carroll's lawyer, Olivia Warren, is able to arrange his transfer to another jail. The FBI are wary of the transfer and monitor every step, save for the actual exit of the van. Frustrated, Hardy begins to suspect that Carroll either has Followers inside the system, or that he is coercing someone to do his bidding. His suspicions are confirmed when Weston realizes the tape of the prisoner loading bay has been doctored. They quickly identify the prison warden as the likely culprit, learning that his daughter has disappeared without explanation. Hardy relays his suspicions to Parker, who has the transport van pull over. She and the Marshals responsible for the transfer discover Carroll is not in the van. When confronted, the warden admits Carroll's people coerced him, but he has no knowledge of where Carroll is. Carroll was assisted in his escape by Olivia Warren, whom he forces to call Hardy. He strangles her while Hardy listens. Hardy and Weston arrive on the scene and pursue Carroll through a building where Carroll reveals he has planned all of this for "years" before escaping. With help from a Follower, Carroll arrives at a mansion where dozens of more followers appear to greet him. Then Carroll sees Joey as an older child for the first time.

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