1 00:00:01,126 --> 00:00:03,127 Previously on Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D... 2 00:00:03,629 --> 00:00:05,338 Chasing us is a waste of resources, General. 3 00:00:05,422 --> 00:00:06,422 We're the good guys. 4 00:00:06,507 --> 00:00:07,965 What's your assessment of Hartley's people? 5 00:00:08,050 --> 00:00:09,425 They're mercenaries, here for the money. 6 00:00:09,510 --> 00:00:11,427 The enemy has the advantage. We need one of our own. 7 00:00:11,512 --> 00:00:12,762 You risked that for a Quinjet? 8 00:00:12,846 --> 00:00:14,847 For what we can do with one. Disappear. 9 00:00:14,932 --> 00:00:16,391 Fitz said he could engineer cloaking, 10 00:00:16,475 --> 00:00:19,227 but the damage to his temporal lobe was too extensive. 11 00:00:19,311 --> 00:00:21,229 Since Simmons left, he's only getting worse. 12 00:00:21,313 --> 00:00:22,897 Talking to himself more and more. 13 00:00:22,981 --> 00:00:25,358 It's not just an 084. It's the first. 14 00:00:25,442 --> 00:00:28,236 And all Fury knew about was the trail of bodies that follows it. 15 00:00:53,804 --> 00:00:55,304 Hey, Idaho. 16 00:00:56,306 --> 00:00:58,057 Idaho, can you hear me? 17 00:01:02,813 --> 00:01:04,856 Come on, damn it, come on! 18 00:01:21,415 --> 00:01:23,541 Creel's on foot. But he won't be for long. 19 00:01:23,625 --> 00:01:25,793 - Hartley and Idaho? - Dead. 20 00:01:28,839 --> 00:01:30,173 There's no use. It's jammed. 21 00:01:30,257 --> 00:01:31,758 We have to get you out of here. 22 00:01:31,842 --> 00:01:34,051 My leg is pinned. Don't worry about me. There's no time. 23 00:01:34,136 --> 00:01:35,136 Soldiers are coming. 24 00:01:35,220 --> 00:01:38,556 Creel has the damn thing that burned Hartley. You need to get him. Go! 25 00:01:41,685 --> 00:01:43,186 Good luck. 26 00:02:02,539 --> 00:02:05,333 Hands on your head! On your knees! 27 00:02:18,055 --> 00:02:19,472 What the hell was Hunter thinking? 28 00:02:19,556 --> 00:02:21,307 He was trying to save Hartley. 29 00:02:21,391 --> 00:02:22,642 And you're absolutely sure? 30 00:02:22,726 --> 00:02:25,436 They're gone. It was bad, Coulson. 31 00:02:25,521 --> 00:02:27,730 Two agents down, another captured. 32 00:02:27,815 --> 00:02:28,981 This shouldn't have happened. 33 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:33,736 We got a hit. 911 just picked up a stolen vehicle call 34 00:02:33,862 --> 00:02:35,071 up the road from you. 35 00:02:35,155 --> 00:02:37,323 Older model, red and white pickup. 36 00:02:37,407 --> 00:02:38,825 That's got to be Creel. 37 00:02:38,909 --> 00:02:41,869 May, you're approaching a civilian area without backup. 38 00:02:42,204 --> 00:02:43,913 Do not engage, you copy? 39 00:02:44,581 --> 00:02:45,706 Do you copy? 40 00:02:50,504 --> 00:02:52,171 May, that doesn't sound covert. 41 00:02:53,006 --> 00:02:54,507 I've got him. Closing in. 42 00:02:55,926 --> 00:02:59,595 No, drop back. Do not engage. I repeat, do not engage. 43 00:03:00,013 --> 00:03:02,348 He's not looking. I have a shot. 44 00:03:02,432 --> 00:03:04,851 - Negative! - We can't just let him go, Coulson. 45 00:03:04,935 --> 00:03:07,854 Creel isn't working alone, and I wanna know who he answers to. 46 00:03:07,938 --> 00:03:10,314 Drop back into surveillance mode, now. 47 00:03:10,399 --> 00:03:12,191 That's an order, Agent May! 48 00:03:13,944 --> 00:03:15,653 Yes, sir. 49 00:03:29,418 --> 00:03:31,878 I still can't raise Hunter or Hartley on the comms. 50 00:03:31,962 --> 00:03:35,256 Not surprised. Radio silence on the op is protocol. 51 00:03:35,340 --> 00:03:37,383 Still, Hartley was in pretty bad shape when we left her. 52 00:03:37,467 --> 00:03:39,176 You'd think we'd have heard something by now. 53 00:03:39,261 --> 00:03:42,513 No need to think the worst till it shakes your hand and says, "Hello." 54 00:03:42,598 --> 00:03:44,056 Is that another one of your grandma's sayings? 55 00:03:45,309 --> 00:03:48,603 Fortune cookie. I had some Kung Pao chicken the other night. 56 00:03:48,687 --> 00:03:50,271 Maybe Coulson's heard from them. 57 00:03:50,355 --> 00:03:53,274 We need a complete inventory by the time Agent Koenig returns. 58 00:03:53,358 --> 00:03:55,818 - Food, fuel, and ammo. Understood? - Yes, sir. 59 00:03:57,321 --> 00:03:59,238 You got the Quinjet. Well done. 60 00:03:59,323 --> 00:04:00,406 Thank you, sir. 61 00:04:00,490 --> 00:04:01,657 Any word about Hartley? 62 00:04:01,742 --> 00:04:03,409 Not now. 63 00:04:03,493 --> 00:04:04,744 Let Mack know the jet's here. 64 00:04:04,828 --> 00:04:07,204 I want him reverse-engineering that cloaking hardware right away. 65 00:04:07,289 --> 00:04:09,540 Sooner he does, sooner we get the bus operational again. 66 00:04:09,625 --> 00:04:10,791 Roger that. 67 00:04:16,089 --> 00:04:17,757 Something else? 68 00:04:17,841 --> 00:04:20,343 The item that messed up Hartley's arm? 69 00:04:20,427 --> 00:04:23,596 It had those weird symbols on it. The ones you've had me researching. 70 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:25,264 The same symbols? 71 00:04:25,349 --> 00:04:26,390 - You sure? - Yes. 72 00:04:26,475 --> 00:04:29,101 They came up out of the object. It reminded me of Braille. 73 00:04:29,186 --> 00:04:31,854 It was like Hartley triggered something by touching it. 74 00:04:31,939 --> 00:04:32,980 What the hell is that thing? 75 00:04:33,065 --> 00:04:35,858 I have no idea. But good work. 76 00:04:35,943 --> 00:04:36,984 "Good work"? 77 00:04:38,111 --> 00:04:40,321 How about, "Holy crap, Skye, we gotta get on that"? 78 00:04:40,405 --> 00:04:43,324 After a month of combing the planet for these things, we finally got a clue... 79 00:04:43,408 --> 00:04:45,701 Right now, we have more important problems. 80 00:04:45,786 --> 00:04:48,079 A five-alarm fire, otherwise known as Lance Hunter. 81 00:04:49,498 --> 00:04:50,748 - Is he... - Captured. 82 00:04:50,832 --> 00:04:53,751 But if he talks, our entire operation's compromised. 83 00:04:53,835 --> 00:04:55,503 We'll have to burn the base and evacuate. 84 00:04:56,713 --> 00:04:59,215 I know. And we just retiled the bathrooms. 85 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:15,690 Oh, just as I was dropping off to sleep. 86 00:05:17,985 --> 00:05:19,443 Thank you very much. 87 00:05:22,155 --> 00:05:23,864 Excuse me, gents, can I get a glass of 88 00:05:27,995 --> 00:05:29,370 water? 89 00:05:47,055 --> 00:05:49,849 Mr. Hunter. I don't believe we've had the pleasure. 90 00:05:50,851 --> 00:05:52,601 Brigadier General Glenn Talbot. 91 00:05:58,275 --> 00:05:59,608 Looks like you need a lift, soldier. 92 00:06:10,037 --> 00:06:12,371 - So this is cloaking hardware? - Uh-huh. 93 00:06:12,956 --> 00:06:14,707 Let's take a peek under the hood. 94 00:06:17,586 --> 00:06:19,712 Fitz would be crushed if he saw this. 95 00:06:19,796 --> 00:06:22,381 He's been working on cloaking since before Simmons took off. 96 00:06:22,466 --> 00:06:24,216 Still can't believe she abandoned him like that. 97 00:06:24,301 --> 00:06:25,551 She abandoned all of us. 98 00:06:25,635 --> 00:06:28,054 But Fitz has been clinging to his work like a lifeline. 99 00:06:28,138 --> 00:06:29,472 Maybe we shouldn't tell him. 100 00:06:29,556 --> 00:06:31,474 Coulson wants a retro version of this for the bus. 101 00:06:31,558 --> 00:06:34,310 He said that no one knows the avionics on this thing like Fitz. 102 00:06:34,394 --> 00:06:35,895 Think he can handle it? 103 00:06:35,979 --> 00:06:37,146 I don't know. Why don't you ask him? 104 00:06:40,484 --> 00:06:43,194 - Hey, Fitz. - Hey. What's up, man? 105 00:06:43,278 --> 00:06:44,278 How are you? 106 00:06:45,322 --> 00:06:46,781 So, that's the, um... 107 00:06:47,741 --> 00:06:48,741 That's the... 108 00:06:48,825 --> 00:06:51,410 Cloaking. In all its glory. 109 00:06:52,496 --> 00:06:55,081 You know, you weren't that far off. Check out the transmitter core. 110 00:06:55,165 --> 00:06:58,250 Yeah, to negate the resonant, the... 111 00:06:58,668 --> 00:06:59,919 The resonant? 112 00:07:00,629 --> 00:07:01,670 No. Um... 113 00:07:04,716 --> 00:07:06,425 It's okay. Just take your time. 114 00:07:08,303 --> 00:07:09,553 What he's trying to say is, 115 00:07:09,638 --> 00:07:12,932 there's an audio component to cloaking that inverts sound waves. 116 00:07:13,016 --> 00:07:14,350 Like noise-canceling headphones? 117 00:07:14,434 --> 00:07:16,560 - Yeah. Same concept. - Okay. 118 00:07:16,645 --> 00:07:19,438 Think you can give me a hand with this? 119 00:07:20,357 --> 00:07:23,442 Um, under the circumstances... Uh... 120 00:07:23,527 --> 00:07:26,695 Well, the trick is, you would... 121 00:07:28,198 --> 00:07:30,533 The trick would be in the metamaterials. 122 00:07:34,329 --> 00:07:37,373 Uh... Oh, yeah. But you'd have to alter the, um... 123 00:07:41,419 --> 00:07:42,461 Fitz... 124 00:07:42,546 --> 00:07:46,340 Oh, yeah, could everyone just stop talking for one second? 125 00:07:47,884 --> 00:07:49,510 No, sorry. I'm gonna have to go. 126 00:07:54,307 --> 00:07:56,976 It's like sometimes he's the same old Fitz, and other times... 127 00:07:57,060 --> 00:07:58,227 Not. 128 00:07:58,311 --> 00:07:59,812 I'll take your word for it. 129 00:07:59,896 --> 00:08:02,565 In the meantime, I'm still gonna need an extra pair of hands. 130 00:08:02,649 --> 00:08:03,858 Is everyone back from the mission? 131 00:08:05,318 --> 00:08:06,569 Not everyone. 132 00:08:12,576 --> 00:08:15,244 Sierra Leone, three years ago. Ring a bell? 133 00:08:17,664 --> 00:08:21,792 How about Basra, '08? Operation Panther's Claw. 134 00:08:21,877 --> 00:08:25,045 Come on, Lieutenant. Tell me the stories are true. 135 00:08:25,130 --> 00:08:27,047 I'm not a lieutenant anymore, sir. 136 00:08:27,132 --> 00:08:28,674 Why is that, son? 137 00:08:28,758 --> 00:08:32,219 With your record, five commendations for distinguished service? 138 00:08:32,304 --> 00:08:35,014 Merits for basket weaving, pottery. Don't forget those. 139 00:08:35,098 --> 00:08:39,059 Just trying to figure out how a guy like you, one of the SAS's finest, 140 00:08:39,144 --> 00:08:42,897 winds up running with a bunch of mouth-breathing mercs. 141 00:08:43,398 --> 00:08:45,107 Why does any man do anything, General? 142 00:08:46,193 --> 00:08:47,526 I met a girl. 143 00:08:50,238 --> 00:08:52,615 Look, Hunter, I think we're pretty like-minded guys, 144 00:08:52,699 --> 00:08:54,617 so let's not waste each other's time. 145 00:08:54,701 --> 00:08:55,826 You know what I'm after. 146 00:08:56,369 --> 00:08:57,912 Guessing it's not Carl Creel? 147 00:08:57,996 --> 00:09:00,664 Creel's small-time. Think big fish. 148 00:09:00,749 --> 00:09:01,749 Coulson. 149 00:09:01,833 --> 00:09:02,875 Coulson. 150 00:09:04,419 --> 00:09:05,794 He's a vigilante. 151 00:09:06,630 --> 00:09:09,256 A zealot who will risk anything to further his own agenda. 152 00:09:09,341 --> 00:09:14,053 But lucky for you, I've got a senator with very deep pockets that wants him. 153 00:09:14,137 --> 00:09:16,472 So you go ahead. Name your price. 154 00:09:17,641 --> 00:09:18,766 You must be joking. 155 00:09:18,850 --> 00:09:21,143 I don't have a sense of humor. 156 00:09:21,228 --> 00:09:23,938 And if I don't give you Coulson, what? 157 00:09:24,022 --> 00:09:25,189 I go for a swim? 158 00:09:26,816 --> 00:09:29,360 You should know I've been "helped" out of a chopper before, sir. 159 00:09:29,444 --> 00:09:32,571 Coulson broke into a secure government facility. 160 00:09:32,656 --> 00:09:34,907 He let a psychopath on the loose, 161 00:09:34,991 --> 00:09:39,245 sacrificed the lives of his own men, your friends. For what? 162 00:09:41,289 --> 00:09:44,667 Hunter, I'm not here to play bad cop. 163 00:09:44,751 --> 00:09:45,876 I shouldn't have to. 164 00:09:50,006 --> 00:09:52,132 - I want two million. - Done. 165 00:09:52,217 --> 00:09:53,425 And a proper burial. 166 00:09:54,928 --> 00:09:56,512 - Excuse me? - For Hartley. 167 00:09:56,596 --> 00:09:57,680 She's a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. 168 00:09:57,764 --> 00:09:59,807 She'll be branded a terrorist after what you said on TV. 169 00:09:59,891 --> 00:10:01,183 Probably dumped in a pauper's grave, 170 00:10:01,268 --> 00:10:03,602 her family wondering what happened to her. 171 00:10:04,187 --> 00:10:05,396 They deserve better. 172 00:10:07,941 --> 00:10:10,567 She deserves better. I'll make sure she gets it. 173 00:10:29,045 --> 00:10:30,254 Hmm. 174 00:10:35,677 --> 00:10:37,052 Keep an eye out for this. 175 00:10:51,818 --> 00:10:54,278 I just wanted to report that Mack and Trip are working on cloaking. 176 00:10:54,362 --> 00:10:56,947 So I'm free if you want me back in the field. 177 00:10:57,032 --> 00:10:59,742 That won't be necessary. May's still out there. 178 00:10:59,826 --> 00:11:01,076 What about Hartley and Idaho? 179 00:11:10,503 --> 00:11:11,670 They're not out there, are they? 180 00:11:19,387 --> 00:11:21,013 It was that thing, wasn't it? The object? 181 00:11:21,097 --> 00:11:22,222 It was Creel. 182 00:11:23,516 --> 00:11:26,810 Sir, I need to get back out there and help May take him down. 183 00:11:26,895 --> 00:11:28,896 - No. - She's my S.O. 184 00:11:28,980 --> 00:11:31,065 I'm a field agent now, and I can handle myself. 185 00:11:31,149 --> 00:11:32,316 That's not what this is about. 186 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:36,153 Then what is it about? The object? The symbols? 187 00:11:36,237 --> 00:11:38,530 Because I can't help if I don't know what's going on. 188 00:11:42,202 --> 00:11:46,705 If you'd like to help, go down to the bunks, pack up Hartley's things. 189 00:11:50,168 --> 00:11:51,335 Okay. 190 00:11:57,175 --> 00:12:00,177 I know you're the boss, and you have to compartmentalize everything. 191 00:12:00,261 --> 00:12:01,512 But it's not healthy. 192 00:12:01,596 --> 00:12:03,138 You need to loosen up. 193 00:12:03,807 --> 00:12:06,433 Try yoga or something. 194 00:12:08,978 --> 00:12:11,980 I tried it, but I'm really not flexible. 195 00:12:15,610 --> 00:12:17,111 But thanks. 196 00:12:17,946 --> 00:12:20,531 We were so close. 197 00:12:20,615 --> 00:12:25,077 If they'd just given us a little bit more time to calculate the object's... 198 00:12:25,161 --> 00:12:26,662 Refractive index, yeah. 199 00:12:26,746 --> 00:12:30,040 That's the problem these days. Everyone needs answers immediately. 200 00:12:30,125 --> 00:12:31,959 No one has any patience anymore. 201 00:12:33,378 --> 00:12:34,420 Yeah. 202 00:12:34,504 --> 00:12:37,714 I bet they're relishing the fact that we couldn't crack the cloaking device. 203 00:12:37,799 --> 00:12:39,675 Don't be silly, Fitz. 204 00:12:39,759 --> 00:12:42,219 Everyone here knows how valuable you are to the team. 205 00:12:42,929 --> 00:12:45,347 Well, they avoid me like the plague. 206 00:12:46,349 --> 00:12:48,100 They do not. 207 00:12:48,184 --> 00:12:50,519 They just have their own problems right now. 208 00:12:51,104 --> 00:12:53,730 Oh, yeah. The Creel business. 209 00:12:53,815 --> 00:12:56,483 In fact, perhaps they need our assistance 210 00:12:56,568 --> 00:12:58,986 if they're looking for a way to neutralize Creel's ability. 211 00:12:59,654 --> 00:13:01,447 No one has our experience with Gifteds. 212 00:13:01,531 --> 00:13:03,699 Of course, we can't just hijack the project from them. 213 00:13:03,783 --> 00:13:05,617 That would shatter their confidence. 214 00:13:05,702 --> 00:13:07,995 - Yeah, no. Do not wanna do that. - No. 215 00:13:08,913 --> 00:13:10,998 - Or do we? - Fitz. 216 00:13:11,082 --> 00:13:13,750 Yeah, no. No. Stupid, silly idea. I don't know why I... 217 00:13:13,835 --> 00:13:15,210 Hey. Look! 218 00:13:16,754 --> 00:13:19,673 There's a whole packet of research they just left laying about, 219 00:13:19,757 --> 00:13:22,593 all willy-nilly for anyone to see. 220 00:13:25,805 --> 00:13:27,556 It's Creel's DNA results. 221 00:13:28,349 --> 00:13:31,768 Interesting! Shall we see what we can do with these? 222 00:13:32,896 --> 00:13:34,521 Yes, we shall, Simmons. 223 00:13:34,731 --> 00:13:36,064 Yes, we shall. 224 00:13:48,620 --> 00:13:50,871 You all good, hon? Are you still waiting on a friend? 225 00:13:50,955 --> 00:13:52,039 Yeah, I'm still waiting. 226 00:13:52,123 --> 00:13:55,918 All right, then, no hurry. Here, let me clear that. Excuse me. 227 00:13:59,422 --> 00:14:02,508 I'm sorry. I think I got a shock. 228 00:14:03,468 --> 00:14:05,511 Static electricity or something. 229 00:14:15,021 --> 00:14:17,356 What's the status on Creel? 230 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:19,191 He's been in there for over an hour. 231 00:14:19,275 --> 00:14:22,903 Either he's waiting for a drop, or he's getting drunk off his ass. 232 00:14:24,155 --> 00:14:25,906 Something's happening, Coulson. I'm going in. 233 00:14:30,328 --> 00:14:31,453 Everybody, get back! 234 00:14:31,538 --> 00:14:33,705 I don't know what happened! All she did was touch the guy. 235 00:14:33,790 --> 00:14:35,541 Then he took off. 236 00:14:35,625 --> 00:14:37,793 - Help me. - Hang on. 237 00:14:48,721 --> 00:14:50,347 All the woman did was touch his arm. 238 00:14:50,431 --> 00:14:53,600 We know that Creel absorbs the properties of whatever he touches. 239 00:14:53,685 --> 00:14:56,186 He must've absorbed the Obelisk and its deadly powers. 240 00:14:56,271 --> 00:14:57,396 But why hurt a waitress? 241 00:14:57,480 --> 00:14:58,647 I don't think it was intentional. 242 00:14:58,731 --> 00:15:00,190 You're saying he's losing control? 243 00:15:00,275 --> 00:15:02,734 He had some control issues when S.H.I.E.L.D. first came across him. 244 00:15:02,819 --> 00:15:05,612 If that's what's happening, anyone near him is at risk. 245 00:15:05,697 --> 00:15:07,447 I should've engaged when I had the chance. 246 00:15:07,532 --> 00:15:10,242 Then you'd be dead, too. If this is on anyone... 247 00:15:10,827 --> 00:15:13,579 Just because you're Director, doesn't mean everything's on you, Phil. 248 00:15:13,663 --> 00:15:17,583 Yes, it does. Go dark. Get back when you can. 249 00:15:21,296 --> 00:15:22,337 Now what? 250 00:15:34,434 --> 00:15:37,811 Nice ride. Some rich guy loan it to you? 251 00:15:38,521 --> 00:15:41,607 Yeah, something like that. Shame about the rims, though, eh? 252 00:15:41,691 --> 00:15:43,900 Yeah. Probably cost a grand each. 253 00:15:43,985 --> 00:15:45,444 - At least. - Mmm. 254 00:15:45,528 --> 00:15:47,237 This isn't a friendly stop, is it? 255 00:15:47,322 --> 00:15:48,739 Nope. Hands on the car. 256 00:15:50,908 --> 00:15:52,117 How the hell did you lose him? 257 00:15:52,201 --> 00:15:54,953 Why haven't you got every agent out there looking for Creel right now? 258 00:15:55,038 --> 00:15:56,455 You think you're entitled to answers? 259 00:15:56,539 --> 00:15:58,707 He killed two of my friends. I think that's entitlement enough. 260 00:15:58,791 --> 00:16:01,251 - Well, it's not. - You should've aborted the mission. 261 00:16:01,336 --> 00:16:02,878 Hartley should've followed my orders. 262 00:16:11,804 --> 00:16:13,221 Yeah, well, she tried to. 263 00:16:14,182 --> 00:16:16,183 Izzy's only mistake was listening to me. 264 00:16:16,267 --> 00:16:18,518 Is that why you came back? 265 00:16:18,603 --> 00:16:20,937 Guilt? A desire for revenge? 266 00:16:21,898 --> 00:16:24,066 Or was it because of what Talbot promised you? 267 00:16:24,609 --> 00:16:25,692 All of the above. 268 00:16:25,777 --> 00:16:26,818 So you took the deal? 269 00:16:26,903 --> 00:16:28,695 I have 48 hours to deliver you. 270 00:16:28,780 --> 00:16:29,863 Or else you're a dead man. 271 00:16:30,657 --> 00:16:32,240 Words to that effect, yeah. 272 00:16:32,325 --> 00:16:35,410 Talbot. And you didn't give him our location? 273 00:16:35,495 --> 00:16:37,120 Don't get me wrong, I thought about it. 274 00:16:37,205 --> 00:16:39,539 He put a four-man detail on me. Took three hours to shake them. 275 00:16:39,624 --> 00:16:41,667 I could've led them right to your door. 276 00:16:41,751 --> 00:16:43,335 So kind of you to reconsider. 277 00:16:43,419 --> 00:16:45,462 And in exchange for me, you get what exactly? 278 00:16:46,130 --> 00:16:48,131 A proper burial for Isabelle Hartley. 279 00:16:48,216 --> 00:16:49,800 I wanted to make sure her record was cleared, 280 00:16:49,884 --> 00:16:51,885 that her family were properly notified. 281 00:16:51,969 --> 00:16:54,137 Really? That's all? 282 00:16:54,222 --> 00:16:57,307 Look, between you and Talbot, I know you'll get to Creel first. 283 00:16:57,392 --> 00:16:59,267 He's the only thing I want. 284 00:16:59,352 --> 00:17:00,852 Well, that and the money you owe me. 285 00:17:00,937 --> 00:17:03,397 You're kidding, right? 'Cause sometimes I can't tell. 286 00:17:03,481 --> 00:17:06,066 Mmm, no, I'm not. I want my pay. 287 00:17:06,150 --> 00:17:08,360 And not just mine, either. I want Hartley's and Idaho's, too. 288 00:17:08,444 --> 00:17:09,611 Okay, now you're kidding. 289 00:17:09,696 --> 00:17:10,821 It's for their families. 290 00:17:10,905 --> 00:17:14,032 I think they deserve something for their loss, don't you think? 291 00:17:16,911 --> 00:17:17,994 I'll take care of it. 292 00:17:18,496 --> 00:17:23,250 Good. Once we have Creel, I'll be in the wind. 293 00:17:24,168 --> 00:17:25,335 Or three sheets to it. 294 00:17:28,506 --> 00:17:30,549 Why are they going the biochemical route? 295 00:17:30,633 --> 00:17:33,969 They're using an adenovirus vector to counter Creel's ability. 296 00:17:34,053 --> 00:17:37,180 Yeah. Well, it's pointless, really, since the injected, um... 297 00:17:37,265 --> 00:17:40,100 Injected vector will never bind to his cellular membranes. 298 00:17:40,184 --> 00:17:44,020 Yeah. So, well, then they'd have to find a way to destabilize the... 299 00:17:44,105 --> 00:17:46,815 The molecular structure of Creel's epidermal cells, yeah. 300 00:17:50,945 --> 00:17:51,987 Destabilize! 301 00:17:53,156 --> 00:17:54,156 Oh... 302 00:17:55,658 --> 00:17:57,534 I... I didn't solve this today. 303 00:17:58,786 --> 00:17:59,745 Who are you talking to? 304 00:17:59,829 --> 00:18:01,288 - What? No one. - Me. 305 00:18:01,372 --> 00:18:04,458 Yeah, you like talking to yourself. It's cool. Lot of people do. 306 00:18:04,542 --> 00:18:06,752 You know, I like singing in the shower. 307 00:18:06,836 --> 00:18:08,128 Yeah, I know, it's not really the same thing 308 00:18:08,212 --> 00:18:09,755 but I wouldn't want anyone to hear it. 309 00:18:13,384 --> 00:18:14,468 What do you want? 310 00:18:16,429 --> 00:18:19,806 For cloaking, were you thinking about putting it under avionics or... 311 00:18:19,891 --> 00:18:23,852 Enough about cloaking. I'm busy with something. 312 00:18:26,939 --> 00:18:30,066 Sounds like you're just blowing me off. You wanna be alone? That's cool. 313 00:18:30,693 --> 00:18:33,779 You know, I think I like him. He's honest. 314 00:18:34,864 --> 00:18:35,864 Blunt, I'd say. 315 00:18:35,948 --> 00:18:37,115 I call them like I see them. 316 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:38,450 No, he doesn't talk to you like the others. 317 00:18:38,534 --> 00:18:40,160 It's quite refreshing, actually. 318 00:18:40,244 --> 00:18:41,912 Yo, Fitz. 319 00:18:41,996 --> 00:18:42,996 Your mind go wandering again? 320 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:44,748 - What? No. - See? 321 00:18:45,416 --> 00:18:46,541 What do you got there? 322 00:18:46,626 --> 00:18:47,793 This is just... 323 00:18:47,877 --> 00:18:49,669 Go ahead and show him. What harm would it do? 324 00:18:49,754 --> 00:18:52,172 Does it have something to do with stopping Creel? 325 00:18:53,257 --> 00:18:55,675 Yeah. I think. 326 00:18:56,844 --> 00:18:58,929 I think that we're... 327 00:19:00,097 --> 00:19:01,973 I have... 328 00:19:05,394 --> 00:19:06,978 I didn't solve this today. 329 00:19:08,648 --> 00:19:10,357 You think you can? 330 00:19:25,039 --> 00:19:26,122 Izzy's sister, Jane. 331 00:19:31,712 --> 00:19:34,840 Her favorite person in the world. After me, of course. 332 00:19:34,924 --> 00:19:36,758 Looks like they liked each other. 333 00:19:36,843 --> 00:19:37,926 Yeah. Those two, when they got together, 334 00:19:38,010 --> 00:19:40,929 there was a lot laughs and bottles of wine. 335 00:19:42,473 --> 00:19:44,391 Izzy was good when it came to family. 336 00:19:45,601 --> 00:19:48,270 Which is why I'm taking this. 337 00:19:49,397 --> 00:19:50,897 Belonged to their mum. 338 00:19:51,232 --> 00:19:53,316 Died of breast cancer about five years back. 339 00:19:53,401 --> 00:19:55,235 Jane has it now, too. 340 00:19:55,903 --> 00:19:57,153 That's awful. 341 00:19:57,572 --> 00:20:00,866 Yeah. Life can be a mean drunk that way. 342 00:20:01,617 --> 00:20:03,243 Never knows when to stop punching. 343 00:20:04,453 --> 00:20:05,579 How'd you guys meet? 344 00:20:05,663 --> 00:20:07,789 Through my psychotic ex-wife. 345 00:20:07,999 --> 00:20:09,165 Mmm-hmm. 346 00:20:09,917 --> 00:20:11,835 Those two were good friends back in the day. 347 00:20:13,421 --> 00:20:14,754 I'm really sorry. 348 00:20:15,798 --> 00:20:17,299 Tough to lose people you care about. 349 00:20:19,010 --> 00:20:21,595 Secret to that? Don't get attached. 350 00:20:22,263 --> 00:20:23,722 Tried that. Didn't work. 351 00:20:25,099 --> 00:20:26,182 For you either. 352 00:20:31,606 --> 00:20:33,815 You know, you remind me a bit of Izzy. 353 00:20:34,734 --> 00:20:37,444 - Raw but sharp. You got skills. - Mmm. 354 00:20:37,528 --> 00:20:40,113 Type that could earn you some real money in the private sector. 355 00:20:40,197 --> 00:20:42,824 As a mercenary? Yeah, I don't think so. 356 00:20:43,367 --> 00:20:46,411 We prefer the term "private military contractors." 357 00:20:47,204 --> 00:20:50,790 Don't knock it. Everyone needs an exit strategy eventually. 358 00:20:50,875 --> 00:20:54,044 Not me. S.H.I.E.L.D.'s my life now. 359 00:20:55,046 --> 00:20:57,130 S.H.I.E.L.D. isn't a life. 360 00:20:57,214 --> 00:20:59,925 It's just a job. Means to an end. 361 00:21:01,552 --> 00:21:02,636 Remember that. 362 00:21:04,805 --> 00:21:07,307 You hear anything more about Creel, let me know. 363 00:22:05,324 --> 00:22:06,324 Who's this? 364 00:22:06,409 --> 00:22:09,035 Good evening, Mr. Creel. We've been trying to reach you. 365 00:22:09,120 --> 00:22:11,788 Where the hell were you? I waited at the drop site for an hour. 366 00:22:11,872 --> 00:22:14,499 Calm down, Mr. Creel. There's no need to panic. 367 00:22:14,583 --> 00:22:16,876 We're being cautious now that S.H.I.E.L.D. is a factor. 368 00:22:16,961 --> 00:22:20,255 Forget them. I got a real problem. That thing really messed me up. 369 00:22:20,339 --> 00:22:22,090 I turned to rubber when I touched it. 370 00:22:22,174 --> 00:22:25,802 Thought that it would protect me, but it infected me, too. 371 00:22:25,886 --> 00:22:27,429 We're well aware of your condition. 372 00:22:28,264 --> 00:22:29,389 But believe me when I say 373 00:22:29,473 --> 00:22:31,474 that Mr. Whitehall wouldn't have selected you for this job 374 00:22:31,559 --> 00:22:33,685 if you weren't capable of completing it. 375 00:22:33,769 --> 00:22:37,105 You don't know what it's doing to me. I can't keep it off. 376 00:22:37,189 --> 00:22:38,440 Once we have the Obelisk, 377 00:22:38,524 --> 00:22:42,277 you will be taken care of, the way HYDRA has always taken care of you. 378 00:22:42,361 --> 00:22:44,612 Please proceed to the secondary drop site 379 00:22:44,697 --> 00:22:47,615 and I shall meet you at the appropriate time. Good night. 380 00:22:48,284 --> 00:22:49,492 Hello? 381 00:22:52,788 --> 00:22:55,165 What? What are you looking at? 382 00:22:55,249 --> 00:22:57,000 Leave them alone, Mr. Creel. 383 00:22:58,961 --> 00:23:02,422 We have far more important things to discuss. 384 00:23:07,219 --> 00:23:08,470 I know you from somewhere? 385 00:23:09,013 --> 00:23:10,722 My name is Raina. 386 00:23:10,806 --> 00:23:15,852 And I'm a huge admirer of yours and your gifts. 387 00:23:16,645 --> 00:23:18,313 Beat it, lady, I'm not into groupies. 388 00:23:18,981 --> 00:23:20,482 You misunderstand. 389 00:23:21,525 --> 00:23:26,196 I know you recently acquired something extremely precious and rare. 390 00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:28,782 Something I'm very interested in. 391 00:23:29,575 --> 00:23:33,078 Whatever you're offering, it ain't enough. 392 00:23:34,246 --> 00:23:36,247 Maybe not. 393 00:23:36,332 --> 00:23:39,459 But aren't you the least bit curious as to what it might be? 394 00:23:44,381 --> 00:23:49,385 It's called carbyne. An allotrope of carbon found in stardust. 395 00:23:49,470 --> 00:23:52,222 Three times harder than diamond. 396 00:23:52,681 --> 00:23:54,516 With an added bonus. 397 00:23:55,184 --> 00:23:56,935 It can store energy. 398 00:23:58,729 --> 00:24:00,146 Beautiful, isn't it? 399 00:24:01,732 --> 00:24:03,733 So filled with potential. 400 00:24:07,404 --> 00:24:08,863 Am I supposed to be impressed? 401 00:24:09,532 --> 00:24:11,116 I'll settle for interested. 402 00:24:16,664 --> 00:24:19,916 You have no idea who you're dealing with, lady. 403 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:21,042 You ever hear of HYDRA? 404 00:24:21,544 --> 00:24:22,794 Name rings a bell. 405 00:24:22,878 --> 00:24:25,380 Let me give you a tip. Run. 406 00:24:26,507 --> 00:24:28,383 'Cause if the guy I'm working for gets a hold of you, 407 00:24:29,009 --> 00:24:32,720 I'd hate to see what he's gonna do to that pretty little face of yours. 408 00:24:34,056 --> 00:24:36,558 Looks like you need some help there, Mr. Creel. 409 00:24:38,227 --> 00:24:40,019 I'm not the one who needs help, lady. 410 00:24:41,063 --> 00:24:42,480 You do if you touched the Obelisk. 411 00:24:42,565 --> 00:24:45,900 I'll tell you what. I'm gonna do you a solid and not tell my boss about you. 412 00:24:45,985 --> 00:24:47,110 What about the carbyne? 413 00:24:47,194 --> 00:24:49,154 It's the cost of doing business. 414 00:24:52,241 --> 00:24:53,408 He couldn't have gone far. 415 00:24:53,492 --> 00:24:56,077 Local authorities have his description. Road blocks are up. 416 00:24:56,162 --> 00:24:57,453 Talbot's people are still out there. 417 00:24:57,538 --> 00:24:59,122 Why was Creel at the bar? 418 00:24:59,206 --> 00:25:00,331 He was waiting for someone. 419 00:25:00,416 --> 00:25:01,916 We just don't know if that person ever showed. 420 00:25:02,001 --> 00:25:04,502 We need a solve for Creel's powers and we need it yesterday. 421 00:25:04,587 --> 00:25:06,838 - How's the lab coming? - Nothing yet. 422 00:25:06,922 --> 00:25:09,299 You remember that encrypted HYDRA frequency we shut down? 423 00:25:09,383 --> 00:25:11,009 Well, it's back up. 424 00:25:11,093 --> 00:25:12,343 Someone sent a message. 425 00:25:12,428 --> 00:25:14,846 A message for us with a phone number to call. 426 00:25:14,930 --> 00:25:15,930 Yeah, it could be Creel. 427 00:25:16,015 --> 00:25:18,641 Creel? A phone number? What, is he lonely? 428 00:25:18,726 --> 00:25:19,934 I doubt it, the guy's jacked. 429 00:25:20,019 --> 00:25:23,271 And he can turn any body part into any material. 430 00:25:23,355 --> 00:25:24,647 - Okay, thank you for that. - Mmm-hmm. 431 00:25:24,732 --> 00:25:25,940 - Call the number. - Okay. 432 00:25:30,112 --> 00:25:31,988 - Hello? - Who is this? 433 00:25:32,072 --> 00:25:35,241 Agent Coulson! I'm glad you got my message. 434 00:25:35,326 --> 00:25:37,702 Raina! As I live and breathe. 435 00:25:37,786 --> 00:25:39,370 Been a while since we've spoken. 436 00:25:39,455 --> 00:25:41,998 I'm kind of in the middle of a manhunt. Can we make this quick? 437 00:25:42,082 --> 00:25:45,418 Why? You need time to trace this call, don't you? 438 00:25:46,879 --> 00:25:50,173 I take it then you haven't tracked down Mr. Creel or the item he stole? 439 00:25:50,257 --> 00:25:51,716 What do you know about that? 440 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:53,635 I know HYDRA's about to get their hands on it. 441 00:25:53,719 --> 00:25:55,136 Congratulations. 442 00:25:55,804 --> 00:25:57,388 Let me be clear. 443 00:25:57,473 --> 00:26:00,266 Mr. Creel is working for HYDRA, I am not. 444 00:26:00,976 --> 00:26:03,144 Why the breakup? Bad dental plan? 445 00:26:03,229 --> 00:26:07,315 HYDRA only has one thing on their minds. World domination. 446 00:26:07,399 --> 00:26:09,234 Which is so 1945. 447 00:26:09,318 --> 00:26:10,401 What do you want, Raina? 448 00:26:10,486 --> 00:26:12,153 It's what I don't want. 449 00:26:12,238 --> 00:26:13,988 Which is the Obelisk falling into the hands of people 450 00:26:14,073 --> 00:26:16,032 who don't understand it. 451 00:26:16,116 --> 00:26:17,325 I'm thinking you might. 452 00:26:17,409 --> 00:26:19,160 And I'm thinking you're gonna tell me why. 453 00:26:19,245 --> 00:26:20,912 John Garrett understood it. 454 00:26:20,996 --> 00:26:24,666 The moment he was injected with the same drug that saved you, 455 00:26:24,750 --> 00:26:26,542 he had visions. 456 00:26:26,627 --> 00:26:28,753 He started carving those visions into the walls. 457 00:26:30,005 --> 00:26:31,089 Garrett was a madman. 458 00:26:31,173 --> 00:26:32,715 Garrett was enlightened. 459 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:35,843 He witnessed our fate. What we become. 460 00:26:37,596 --> 00:26:38,763 Have you? 461 00:26:38,847 --> 00:26:42,809 You're not calling to talk about fate. You want us to catch Creel. 462 00:26:45,020 --> 00:26:48,064 You read my mind, Agent Coulson. 463 00:26:48,148 --> 00:26:50,900 Truth is, Mr. Creel stole something from me. 464 00:26:50,985 --> 00:26:54,570 Fortunately, for the both of us, it has an embedded tracker. 465 00:26:54,655 --> 00:26:58,366 But you'd better hurry. He's growing less stable by the second. 466 00:26:59,660 --> 00:27:01,202 The moment that tracker's frequency comes through, 467 00:27:01,287 --> 00:27:02,954 I want everyone on the move. 468 00:27:03,038 --> 00:27:04,372 If Creel's handing off the item to HYDRA, 469 00:27:04,456 --> 00:27:05,581 we need to see where that leads. 470 00:27:05,666 --> 00:27:06,791 What if Creel melts down again? 471 00:27:06,875 --> 00:27:09,127 The lab hasn't figured out how to shut down his powers yet. 472 00:27:09,211 --> 00:27:12,130 If he's an immediate threat to civilians, Trip's got the backup plan. 473 00:27:12,214 --> 00:27:13,298 What kind of backup plan? 474 00:27:13,382 --> 00:27:16,301 The heavy-duty kind. With armor-piercing rounds. 475 00:27:16,385 --> 00:27:17,468 Will that work? 476 00:27:17,553 --> 00:27:19,554 We get close enough to him, catch him off guard. 477 00:27:20,306 --> 00:27:21,639 Hopefully we won't have to find out. 478 00:27:22,891 --> 00:27:24,017 Where do you want me? 479 00:27:25,561 --> 00:27:27,895 That depends. Can you follow an order? 480 00:27:27,980 --> 00:27:29,147 Absolutely, sir. 481 00:27:29,231 --> 00:27:31,232 Because part of me wants you here running backend. 482 00:27:31,317 --> 00:27:32,900 The other part knows we need boots on the ground, 483 00:27:32,985 --> 00:27:34,485 and I've only got a few good pairs. 484 00:27:34,570 --> 00:27:36,571 I'll be good. Scout's honor. 485 00:27:40,743 --> 00:27:42,702 Please, sir. I owe Hartley one. 486 00:27:46,665 --> 00:27:47,749 We could use him. 487 00:27:48,709 --> 00:27:49,834 Suit up. 488 00:27:54,423 --> 00:27:58,760 It's all about the... The resonant. 489 00:28:02,598 --> 00:28:04,182 I didn't solve this today. 490 00:28:04,266 --> 00:28:07,268 What is this, some kind of sonic thing like the cloaking device? 491 00:28:07,353 --> 00:28:08,686 No! I didn't... 492 00:28:08,771 --> 00:28:11,689 Forget about the cloaking device. No one's blaming you for that. 493 00:28:11,774 --> 00:28:14,067 But right now we've just got to focus on taking down Creel. 494 00:28:15,944 --> 00:28:18,446 Whoa, whoa, calm the hell down. 495 00:28:18,530 --> 00:28:20,073 Hey, beat it! You pissed him off. 496 00:28:21,450 --> 00:28:22,867 Okay. 497 00:28:22,951 --> 00:28:25,119 - Take it easy. - Look, I didn't solve this today! 498 00:28:25,245 --> 00:28:27,163 Yeah, I know! You said that already! 499 00:28:27,247 --> 00:28:29,499 I didn't solve this today. 500 00:28:31,752 --> 00:28:35,254 Wait, are you saying you didn't solve this today, but you solved this before? 501 00:28:36,090 --> 00:28:37,298 Yes. 502 00:28:37,966 --> 00:28:39,258 You're looking for an old design? 503 00:28:39,343 --> 00:28:41,719 Yes! Yeah. Yeah. 504 00:28:41,804 --> 00:28:45,056 All right, okay. All right. I'm with ya. 505 00:28:45,140 --> 00:28:46,808 - Yeah. - I'm with you, Turbo. All right. 506 00:28:47,893 --> 00:28:48,935 No. 507 00:28:49,728 --> 00:28:50,812 No. 508 00:28:51,438 --> 00:28:52,438 No. 509 00:28:54,066 --> 00:28:55,066 Go back one. Go back one. 510 00:28:58,821 --> 00:29:01,155 Yeah. Yeah. 511 00:29:07,746 --> 00:29:11,416 ICERs? Great. How did we get stuck with a nonlethal option? 512 00:29:11,500 --> 00:29:14,043 Coin flip. Trip called tails. 513 00:29:14,128 --> 00:29:15,420 Just getting word from the lab. 514 00:29:15,504 --> 00:29:17,922 Fitz might have something we can use to neutralize Creel's powers. 515 00:29:18,006 --> 00:29:19,924 Best news we've had all day. 516 00:29:21,844 --> 00:29:24,345 Raina's tracker just popped. Creel's here. 517 00:29:25,681 --> 00:29:26,806 Trip, are you in position? 518 00:29:28,642 --> 00:29:30,852 Locked, loaded and lookin'... 519 00:29:31,186 --> 00:29:34,021 Found him. He's got the package. 520 00:29:37,359 --> 00:29:39,861 Looks like Creel is talking to the guy with his back to him. 521 00:29:39,945 --> 00:29:43,281 That's his HYDRA contact. The deal's going down. Skye? 522 00:29:43,365 --> 00:29:47,160 Running facial recognition now. Let's put a name to that face. 523 00:29:47,244 --> 00:29:48,870 Let the exchange happen. 524 00:29:48,954 --> 00:29:50,037 Skye and Hunter, follow the new player. 525 00:29:50,122 --> 00:29:51,122 May, stay with Creel. 526 00:29:51,206 --> 00:29:52,248 Everyone copy? 527 00:29:52,332 --> 00:29:53,666 - Copy that. - Copy. 528 00:29:57,296 --> 00:29:58,463 Copy that, sir. 529 00:30:00,883 --> 00:30:02,467 The package is still in place. 530 00:30:02,551 --> 00:30:05,136 Wonder why Creel hasn't made the exchange yet. 531 00:30:05,220 --> 00:30:06,637 Can we get a laser mic on him? 532 00:30:08,432 --> 00:30:09,765 Skye, you copy? 533 00:30:10,392 --> 00:30:11,434 Skye? 534 00:30:12,269 --> 00:30:13,519 Oh, hell, no! 535 00:30:17,065 --> 00:30:18,983 You're not listening. 536 00:30:19,067 --> 00:30:21,444 It's spreading all over. I can barely contain it. 537 00:30:23,197 --> 00:30:24,822 Pass me the case and I'll help you. 538 00:30:24,907 --> 00:30:28,659 Help me and I won't do to you what I did to the waitress. 539 00:30:28,744 --> 00:30:30,703 Calm down, Mr. Creel. 540 00:30:30,787 --> 00:30:33,164 Take a deep breath and clear your mind. 541 00:30:33,790 --> 00:30:35,666 Remember your training. 542 00:30:35,751 --> 00:30:39,253 Remember, compliance will be rewarded. 543 00:30:47,888 --> 00:30:49,639 I'm happy to comply. 544 00:30:49,723 --> 00:30:52,850 Good. Very good. 545 00:31:33,392 --> 00:31:34,976 Everybody, out! Move! 546 00:31:54,204 --> 00:31:57,290 I'm not gonna sugarcoat it, pal. This is really gonna hurt. 547 00:32:25,652 --> 00:32:26,986 "Scout's honor"? 548 00:32:27,070 --> 00:32:29,030 You were never a Boy Scout, were you? 549 00:32:31,742 --> 00:32:33,826 Present, huh! 550 00:32:34,244 --> 00:32:35,953 Order, huh! 551 00:33:06,860 --> 00:33:08,903 Breaking into cars now? 552 00:33:11,156 --> 00:33:12,573 Following up on a promise. 553 00:33:14,326 --> 00:33:15,409 Thanks to you. 554 00:33:16,495 --> 00:33:18,996 General Talbot's not the only one with friends. 555 00:33:19,081 --> 00:33:21,290 Though, I am sorry about that two million you wanted. 556 00:33:21,375 --> 00:33:22,583 That I can't swing. 557 00:33:22,668 --> 00:33:24,335 Oh, you knew about that, too, eh? 558 00:33:24,419 --> 00:33:26,003 I'm the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. 559 00:33:26,088 --> 00:33:27,505 Well, that's just marvelous. 560 00:33:27,589 --> 00:33:31,509 Talbot wants me dead and now I have no funds to run with. Any tips? 561 00:33:31,593 --> 00:33:35,096 Yeah. Don't run. Work for me instead. 562 00:33:36,765 --> 00:33:39,975 Creel must've hit you in the head. I shot three of your agents. 563 00:33:40,060 --> 00:33:42,269 Including Agent May. Not a smart move. 564 00:33:43,230 --> 00:33:44,355 She the type that holds a grudge? 565 00:33:44,439 --> 00:33:46,399 Savors it, actually. 566 00:33:46,942 --> 00:33:48,943 No doubt, you've made some mistakes. 567 00:33:49,027 --> 00:33:52,071 So have I. Like letting you go after Creel. 568 00:33:52,614 --> 00:33:53,906 But I felt for you. 569 00:33:54,574 --> 00:33:57,493 Yeah, and I took advantage of that. How do you know I won't do it again? 570 00:33:57,577 --> 00:33:58,786 I don't. 571 00:33:58,870 --> 00:34:02,498 But the reality is, I don't have a fleet of Helicarriers or Quinjets 572 00:34:02,582 --> 00:34:05,334 or thousands of agents at my disposal anymore. 573 00:34:05,419 --> 00:34:08,003 We're lucky we still have our George Foreman grill. 574 00:34:08,088 --> 00:34:09,714 You need warm bodies. Is that it? 575 00:34:09,798 --> 00:34:12,883 I need skilled assets in the field who are willing to step over the line. 576 00:34:12,968 --> 00:34:15,803 To do the wrong thing, but for the right reason. 577 00:34:15,887 --> 00:34:19,014 I need you because I can't be you. Not anymore. 578 00:34:19,099 --> 00:34:22,309 Yeah, well, you're better off. Trust me. 579 00:34:22,394 --> 00:34:24,228 Look, it's your choice. 580 00:34:24,312 --> 00:34:28,983 But good people, people I respect, vouched for you. 581 00:34:29,818 --> 00:34:30,985 I'd like to find out why. 582 00:34:32,487 --> 00:34:33,821 Hell if I know. 583 00:34:39,578 --> 00:34:40,870 But I'm curious. 584 00:34:40,954 --> 00:34:42,580 Good enough. 585 00:34:43,081 --> 00:34:44,081 Oh. 586 00:34:45,333 --> 00:34:46,917 I just need you to do one thing. 587 00:34:47,002 --> 00:34:48,335 Oh, yeah? 588 00:34:48,962 --> 00:34:50,254 Sell me out. 589 00:34:55,510 --> 00:34:58,846 The sound waves disrupted the molecular, um... 590 00:35:00,474 --> 00:35:02,016 The molecular... The, um... 591 00:35:04,186 --> 00:35:07,021 Well, you should understand, you modified it. 592 00:35:07,105 --> 00:35:10,024 Well, you know how some guys can play a tune by ear? 593 00:35:10,108 --> 00:35:11,650 Well, I need sheet music. 594 00:35:14,863 --> 00:35:16,030 The original one. 595 00:35:16,823 --> 00:35:19,283 You built this with this Agent Simmons I keep hearing about? 596 00:35:20,202 --> 00:35:22,119 Yeah. What about Simmons? 597 00:35:22,204 --> 00:35:26,040 Oh, no. I heard that she was cool. Heard that you two were pretty tight. 598 00:35:27,209 --> 00:35:28,334 Yeah. 599 00:35:32,964 --> 00:35:34,215 It's tough to lose a good partner. 600 00:35:36,885 --> 00:35:38,385 How have you been holding up since she left? 601 00:35:43,975 --> 00:35:45,726 I'm okay. 602 00:35:48,021 --> 00:35:49,396 I'm glad he's talking to someone. 603 00:35:49,481 --> 00:35:52,149 I've got to admit, I'm having a tough time with it. 604 00:35:52,234 --> 00:35:54,735 It's understandable. He's changed. 605 00:35:55,737 --> 00:35:58,489 We all have. Even the director. 606 00:36:02,410 --> 00:36:05,496 Coulson has a lot on his plate. Rebuilding S.H.I.E.L.D. 607 00:36:06,414 --> 00:36:09,875 I wouldn't know. He's not exactly the sharing type these days. 608 00:36:12,712 --> 00:36:17,591 He has the world to worry about. Not just us. Not just the team. 609 00:36:17,676 --> 00:36:19,343 That's not it, May. 610 00:36:19,427 --> 00:36:20,678 I have been watching him for months 611 00:36:20,762 --> 00:36:22,263 and I know he's keeping something from me. 612 00:36:22,347 --> 00:36:24,682 And it's not just because he's the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. 613 00:36:25,350 --> 00:36:27,101 I think something is wrong with him. 614 00:36:27,185 --> 00:36:29,895 - Skye... - No, May, be honest. 615 00:36:30,730 --> 00:36:32,189 Is Coulson okay? 616 00:36:34,109 --> 00:36:35,192 Of course. 617 00:36:35,861 --> 00:36:37,361 What is wrong with you? 618 00:36:37,445 --> 00:36:39,864 You're Director now, not some Level 1 field agent. 619 00:36:39,948 --> 00:36:42,199 There are no levels anymore. I got rid of those. 620 00:36:42,284 --> 00:36:44,243 You never should've gone into the field like that. 621 00:36:44,870 --> 00:36:46,620 - You're welcome. - It's not funny, Phil. 622 00:36:47,080 --> 00:36:48,497 I know you. 623 00:36:48,582 --> 00:36:51,292 And I know when you're overly stressed. 624 00:36:53,086 --> 00:36:55,129 It's been 18 days since your last episode. 625 00:36:55,213 --> 00:36:56,630 - Seventeen. - Eighteen. 626 00:36:57,257 --> 00:36:58,632 Which means you're due for another one. 627 00:36:59,759 --> 00:37:01,302 Overdue. 628 00:37:02,095 --> 00:37:03,470 And I'm tired of fighting it. 629 00:37:03,555 --> 00:37:04,638 So don't. 630 00:37:05,932 --> 00:37:07,141 That's why I'm here. 631 00:38:38,233 --> 00:38:40,401 You did well. 632 00:38:42,737 --> 00:38:44,738 Thank you. I... 633 00:38:46,866 --> 00:38:47,992 Now pick it up. 634 00:38:52,247 --> 00:38:53,580 - You want me... - I need to know. 635 00:38:55,083 --> 00:38:56,417 So do you. 636 00:38:58,086 --> 00:38:59,086 Pick it up. 637 00:39:34,122 --> 00:39:35,289 It worked! 638 00:39:36,249 --> 00:39:37,916 No. 639 00:39:38,418 --> 00:39:39,918 It let you live. 640 00:39:41,046 --> 00:39:42,796 There's a difference. 641 00:39:44,924 --> 00:39:47,384 Show me. Please. 642 00:39:50,972 --> 00:39:53,223 Bring me my daughter 643 00:39:53,308 --> 00:39:54,975 and I'll show the both of you. 644 00:40:16,206 --> 00:40:17,539 Set up a perimeter. 645 00:40:18,500 --> 00:40:19,500 Yes, sir. 646 00:40:20,835 --> 00:40:21,835 Glenn. 647 00:40:22,462 --> 00:40:23,879 Can I call you "Glenn"? 648 00:40:23,963 --> 00:40:26,465 No. Where's Hunter? 649 00:40:27,008 --> 00:40:31,512 Watching Cake Boss, I believe. Sorry, I changed the terms of your deal. 650 00:40:32,347 --> 00:40:34,932 Well, he kept up his end. You're here. Question is, why? 651 00:40:35,016 --> 00:40:38,852 I felt bad for kidnapping you, so I brought you a peace offering. 652 00:40:39,354 --> 00:40:40,729 Carl Creel. 653 00:40:41,314 --> 00:40:42,648 I thought Creel was dead. 654 00:40:42,732 --> 00:40:44,483 He's turned to stone, but he could always do that 655 00:40:44,567 --> 00:40:46,610 so I'm not sure how long it'll hold. 656 00:40:46,694 --> 00:40:48,737 I've got him in a cryostasis chamber in the back of the van 657 00:40:48,822 --> 00:40:52,116 for 58 more minutes, before the juice runs out. 658 00:40:52,200 --> 00:40:55,953 I'd get him someplace secure pretty quick. 659 00:40:56,037 --> 00:40:59,081 Maybe a little more secure than last time. Just saying. 660 00:41:00,166 --> 00:41:01,458 Very generous of you. 661 00:41:01,543 --> 00:41:04,419 Like I told you before, General, we're the good guys. 662 00:41:04,504 --> 00:41:06,630 So, how about we make a deal? 663 00:41:06,714 --> 00:41:09,133 S.H.I.E.L.D. will keep dropping off presents like this, 664 00:41:09,217 --> 00:41:11,301 you keep getting promoted. 665 00:41:11,386 --> 00:41:13,971 All we ask for in return is a little breathing room. 666 00:41:14,055 --> 00:41:15,055 Sound good? 667 00:41:16,391 --> 00:41:18,142 You... 668 00:41:18,852 --> 00:41:21,562 You must have some big brass ones, Coulson. 669 00:41:22,188 --> 00:41:25,065 Coming out here by yourself to meet me. 670 00:41:25,733 --> 00:41:27,776 Face-to-face. No backup. 671 00:41:29,571 --> 00:41:30,737 Let's face facts. 672 00:41:30,822 --> 00:41:34,199 You and your little band of misfits are hardly S.H.I.E.L.D. 673 00:41:34,284 --> 00:41:37,411 Our intel says you don't have enough manpower or artillery 674 00:41:37,579 --> 00:41:39,037 to take down a convenience store. 675 00:41:39,122 --> 00:41:41,623 So, I'm sorry, I'm gonna have to say no to that deal. 676 00:41:42,083 --> 00:41:43,250 I don't know, 677 00:41:44,085 --> 00:41:46,128 I think we're good in artillery. 678 00:41:54,554 --> 00:41:58,765 And in case you get any ideas, General, that's just the tip of the iceberg. 679 00:42:04,147 --> 00:42:07,274 Let's get out of here before the iceberg runs out of fuel.