After being shot by Ressler during a fight with Liz, Zanetakos survives but provides a shocking confession: she admits to a previous murder and names Red as her employer, while simultaneously claiming she has never seen Tom before . The Fallout
Following a leads from Red, the FBI tracks the radiological bomb to a car in the Port of Houston.
Raymond Reddington (James Spader) identifies the next target on his list: (Margarita Levieva), a "beautiful and deadly" corporate terrorist. Zanetakos is hired by multinational corporations to give them an edge over competitors through acts of violence and sabotage. In this episode, she is working to detonate a dirty bomb in the Port of Houston, a plot designed to shut down the city and benefit a rival shipping company. The Domestic Mystery
The episode picks up with Liz (Megan Boone) confronting her husband, (Ryan Eggold), after discovering a box of fake passports and money. Tom maintains his innocence, claiming he was set up and even insisting they turn the evidence over to the FBI to clear his name.
When the bomb squad is unable to deactivate the device, Ressler drives the vehicle off a pier and into the water just before it detonates, saving the city from a nuclear disaster.
Agent Donald Ressler (Diego Klattenhoff) is outsmarted and knocked unconscious by Zanetakos during an intense confrontation in a hotel elevator.