Season 2 ...: The Blacklist -

"He’s building something, Red," Liz countered, her arms crossed. "Berlin is gone, but the vacuum is being filled. Why now?"

"You shouldn't be here, Liz," he whispered, his voice devoid of the husband she once knew. "Reddington isn't protecting you from the Cabal. He's protecting himself from what you'll find on that drive."

Season 2 had been a whirlwind of the Fulcrum and the looming shadow of the Decembrist, but this was different. The Architect didn't kill people; he "rearranged" lives. He was the man who could make a senator wake up as a janitor in Minsk with a completely different face and a memory full of lies. The Blacklist - Season 2 ...

Red took a slow sip of scotch. "Because, Lizzie, the Director is losing his grip on the Cabal. When the masters tremble, the servants start stealing the silver. The Architect has been commissioned to build a 'New Eden'—a localized blackout zone where the Cabal can hide their most sensitive assets before the Fulcrum exposes them."

A shot rang out. Not from Tom, but from the shadows where Dembe stood poised. In the chaos, Tom vanished into the fog of the bay. "He’s building something, Red," Liz countered, her arms

"Elizabeth," he said, his voice a low gravel. "The world is a chessboard, and most people are merely lint on the felt. But today, we’re looking for the tailor."

"I'm prepared, Elizabeth," Red replied, placing his hat back on his head. "There is a difference. The Architect is gone, but the house he built for them still stands. And we are the only ones with the key." "Reddington isn't protecting you from the Cabal

As he walked away, the song “The Man Comes Around” began to swell, leaving Liz alone in the center of a web that was only getting larger.