Previously on Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D...
We need to find Skye.
HYDRA'S new heads, Strucker and List.
They're researching powered people.
We're making a deal. With Ward.
We are working with Director Coulson. You're gonna do whatever he says.
I'm more than happy to comply.
I'll have him taken away from here.
Just let me go with him. I'll talk to him. I'll soften the blow.
I see what's happening.
You were gonna dump me here like yesterday's trash.
- Skye? - Coulson!
I need to get you out of here.
No, not yet!
Don't go!
Damn it, I had her!
Deathlok's down, HYDRA'S storming the building. Your call, boss.
Take me to your leader.
What are you...
Were you watching me?
I didn't mean to startle you. I heard you calling out.
I was asleep.
And dreaming.
Do you wanna tell me about it?
Lincoln said you'd been having nightmares.
Lincoln?
He was actually in this dream.
Being held somewhere. Being hurt.
It felt real.
Excuse me.
Where's my wife?
Ah!
Didn't expect to see me back here so soon, did you, my love?
Not after such a well-planned banishing.
Where's Lincoln?
You took me from my home!
All right, that's enough.
Cal, this isn't your home.
I know that now!
Hey! Lincoln is still out there!
Gordon, can you please...
What happened?
There was an attack.
Can we please get back to what matters here?
You tried to take me away from our daughter.
It's unacceptable.
Go calm down, Cal.
You and I can discuss this later.
There are worse options.
Are you okay?
I'm fine. But Coulson was there.
It was HYDRA.
I tried stopping them. I barely got away.
They took Lincoln.
Robert. It's good to see you.
Is it?
Okay, it's good to see my bus. But, hey, you look well, too.
Why turn yourself in now, Phil?
Strucker and List have been running experiments
on Enhanced people.
They've set up a base in the Arctic.
I have a man on the inside who fed us the location.
I can't trust you.
Then trust the mission.
Robert, don't let this be about you and me.
The one thing we still have, both of us, is stopping HYDRA. Don't we?
What's your proof?
First-hand. List took Mr. Peterson.
Deathlok. The thing HYDRA created.
Mike Peterson. An ally. He's been working for me.
This is not helping your case.
We have a chance to hit HYDRA hard.
They're operating on powered people. We can shut that down and save lives.
Perhaps.
But I'm gonna ask again. Why should I trust you?
Because we all have our secrets.
You have one sitting in the cargo hold of your ship,
but I'm still willing to work with you.
How do you know that?
Because it's in this box.
Which I will open for you, if you trust me.
I don't understand. Why was Lincoln there?
Because of me.
I asked him to go and protect you. To keep you safe.
It was a mistake. I should never have let you go at all.
It was the right thing to do.
We have to make sure that the Cal that we put out into the world
is the same Cal that I've seen here.
The safe and user-friendly Cal.
You were trying to make it easy on him. You were being compassionate.
How do we get Lincoln back?
We don't.
It's too much of a risk.
You... You don't understand. They will torture him. They will kill him.
I know exactly what HYDRA is capable of doing.
I've carried the memory of what they did for decades.
I'm sorry.
And I wish I could save Lincoln from that,
but I suspect somehow HYDRA'S tracking Gordon's movements.
Anyone I send will be at risk, too.
And Lincoln wouldn't want me to.
These people are important to him.
He wouldn't want them to risk their lives.
We can't rescue Lincoln.
Not now.
I'm sorry.
What the hell?
Welcome back.
Who's there?
We didn't get to formally meet. My name's Mike.
I think we got knocked out together.
You're the guy with the parts.
You know where we are?
No. At least they haven't killed us yet. But there are bodies out there.
Oh, great.
You've got all that hardware.
Use one of those weapons and get us out of here.
Right. Because I didn't think of that.
At least your sarcasm still works.
They disabled the arm. It's dead.
What about that teleporting guy? He coming to help us out?
I hope not.
I think they're tracking him. He'd put all my people at risk.
Yeah.
My people are just as outmatched.
Only they're stupid enough to try it.
So if we want out of here, we gotta do it ourselves.
I'm Lincoln.
Thank you, Doctor. Hail HYDRA.
Well, Strucker's most pleased with our progress.
And he's very anxious to see the subjects with his own eyes.
They are an interesting contrast, these two.
This one, the one they call Deathlok,
his modifications are mechanical. Bestowed by science. By man.
And the other?
His oddities are intrinsic.
Somehow bestowed upon him by nature.
Yes.
But knowing the difference is not the same thing as recreating it.
And to that end, I hope to...
To isolate the genetic component, yes.
A comparison between the two could be invaluable.
Doctor Whitehall believed discovery requires experimentation.
I do miss him.
As do I.
But the world moves on, and we form new allegiances.
I'm very glad to hear that.
Especially as we proceed
with the experimentation.
Here we go.
That's your plan?
I take it from your expression you're not dazzled.
Why send a small infiltration unit?
Why not a full-on assault?
Blow the base to particles.
I'd rather not sacrifice the prisoners. Rescue is ideal.
We don't even know how many people HYDRA'S holding.
I'm not sure I'm willing to put my people at risk.
You don't have to. I've already got my own people picked out.
- Don't touch that. - What do you mean?
I'm telling you... It's a...
How're you feeling?
Nauseous.
Mmm.
- You want me to get bandages... - Oh, no.
Man, not from getting shot, that's nothing.
It's a rare crash...
It's those two.
Simple.
I think they actually like each other.
Just, um, focus on your wound. It will be less unsettling.
Yeah.
You want to take the stick? I could teach you.
Come on. I think you'd like to fly.
No. No, if I fly, I'm taking us to Mykonos. Or Kauai.
So you don't like our plan?
Grant, S.H.I.E.L.D. makes me nervous.
Didn't you already fulfill your promise to Coulson?
But not my promise to you.
There's still one more thing I need from him before this is over.
Yeah.
Green light. Go.
Agent May.
Sir, welcome back.
Nice to be back.
You'll be accompanied by guards at all times.
Each of whom will shoot you without hesitation.
Remember that.
May's actually pretty friendly once you get to know her.
Gentlemen.
You finally come back, and you bring Grant Ward onto the base?
I hope this plan of yours works.
You and me both.
This video feed was streamed from Deathlok's eye less than an hour ago.
What happened?
It appears HYDRA removed his eye.
Well, we've got a problem.
Without Deathlok's feed, we don't have eyes on the ground.
Not true.
I have a man working on the inside. Sunil Bakshi.
I know Bakshi. He's a HYDRA agent.
Not anymore. Now he works for me.
Says the HYDRA agent.
My days with HYDRA are over.
Just an independent contractor trying to make amends.
We remain skeptical.
With good cause.
But I believe using Bakshi
is the only way for us to successfully infiltrate this base.
The base is in the Arctic Circle, with nothing around for miles.
HYDRA will see us coming.
Which is why it's critical I take in a small team.
Just to be clear, Agent Coulson, what is your objective here?
We rescue the Enhanced prisoners,
then disable the missile defense systems
so that S.H.I.E.L.D. jets can fly in safely to bomb the facility.
You really believe a small team can do this?
My team can.
Then I suppose we should put this matter to a vote.
Agent Morse?
I'm in.
Agents Weaver and Oliver?
No. Too risky.
I agree.
Understood, but I'm voting to go ahead with this.
That leaves you with the deciding vote, Agent May.
I'd like a word in private with Agent Coulson first.
You look upset. ls everything okay?
I feel sorry for her.
Yeah, well, you should've seen her back on the plane with Ward.
It seems the two of them are in love with each other.
Whatever that is, it's not love.
No, of course not.
Hey, thank you for packing the sandwich before I left.
- It was really delicious. - Oh.
You're quite welcome.
But I just don't understand why Coulson would take Ward on a mission.
It's simply too dangerous.
Yeah, for Ward, maybe.
I attacked him back on the Quinjet. Hunter had to pull me off him, so...
Really?
Yeah. Yeah. Lucky for him.
You know, what I should've done is toss him from the plane.
Yeah, that would have been fitting. But perhaps there's a better way still.
Splinter bombs.
Simply find Ward alone.
Stick one of these on and poof! No more Ward.
Yeah, that probably would be quite a fitting way for, urn...
Wait...
You're serious.
Ward is a threat to every agent working in S.H.I.E.L.D.
Isn't it our responsibility to at least arm ourselves against him?
What the hell are you thinking?
I could ask you the same thing.
Since when did you become a high-ranking member
of Team Gonzales?
Someone had to run the base while you were gone.
Having a seat allowed me to keep you safe.
I was fine on my own.
Seems that's how you operate best.
What the hell's that supposed to mean?
That you've been lying to me ever since S.H.I.E.L.D. fell.
All those overseas trips you were taking.
They were never about recruiting new agents, were they?
You wanna tell me what Theta Protocol is?
- No. - Because you don't trust me.
Because you're not the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Neither are you.
Not anymore.
We've always had our secrets, May.
You had a secret line to Fury behind my back.
This is personal.
This is about Andrew?
He's my ex-husband,
and you were working with him behind my back.
I went to him for counseling.
He was the only therapist I could talk to about my alien writing impulses.
You should've told me.
You're right, I should have,
and I will apologize to you later. At length.
But right now, List has Mike Peterson,
and who knows how many other Enhanced prisoners.
Now can we put this behind us and go rescue them? Please?
What par': of "no" didn't you understand?
The part where you won't take me to Lincoln.
I told you. No one enters or leaves Afterlife until we know it's safe.
It'll be too late by then.
S.H.I.E.L.D. may be wrong about a lot of things,
but they never leave a man behind.
I'm sorry.
Don't give up hope just yet.
Skye can save Lincoln. I saw her do it.
What? You've seen it?
We think Rama's Gift may allow her to see things before they happen.
I thought her Gift was spinning really fast to collect gold rings.
Tell me what you saw.
Maybe she's right. What I saw doesn't make much sense.
Why would Coulson be working with Ward?
Coulson and Ward were together back at Cal's office.
But I didn't tell anyone.
You have to go. You do go.
Go where?
Lincoln's in a dark room with two doctors.
They're cutting into him.
You find him. You're the only one who can save him.
You have to take me.
I promised Jiaying I wouldn't use my Gift.
You need permission to save a friend?
Last time I went back for Lincoln, HYDRA almost captured me.
How will this be any different?
Because where you take Skye
is a long way from HYDRA.
You're taking this too far.
It's the only way we can move forward.
I'll go help my team, while you stay here and reconnect with your past.
That made sense when it was just calling my mom.
This is something else entirely.
Listen, you're a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, Kara.
I was a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent.
A long time ago, before HYDRA took me.
Before I met you.
Being a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent was taken from you.
This is your chance to get that part of yourself back.
And I'll keep saying it until you believe me.
All you have to do is stay strong.
If you didn't want me to go, then Why'd you vote to allow it?
Because Coulson's only using his own people.
Figured it was worth the risk.
Those are S.H.I.E.L.D. agents going on that mission, Robert.
I'm aware of that, Agent Morse.
But we're fighting a war with an enemy that is without honor.
Sometimes we make sacrifices for the greater good.
Excuse me, sir, but I'd like to join the mission.
I appreciate the offer, Agent Simmons, but this is a specialized team.
Agent May is there for tactical support,
Fitz to disable the defense systems...
And who's there to look after Mike's injuries?
Ward?
HYDRA'S already removed Mike's eye.
God knows what else they've done to him.
He'll need a doctor,
and preferably one already familiar with Deathlok's anatomical structure.
You sure about this?
Absolutely. This is something I have to do.
Suit up.
- What was that? - On your knees.
NOW!
May, it wasn't me.
Then what the hell was it?
- Skye. - Hey, guys.
This is great.
We finally got the team back together.
How are they all? Are you making friends?
Yeah, how did you get the intel about the base?
Can you control your powers?
Yes. Yes.
I promise I will tell you guys everything. It's a lot.
You might not believe me. But, just, not now.
Well, we're just happy to see you, and you're being so secretive.
No, I'm happy to see you, too. But...
Yeah, we've got a mission to do, not much time. Blah, blah, blah.
No, Ward is here.
I don't wanna talk about anything personal in case he's just...
I hear my name?
He's like Candyman.
We should review the op.
- Ward... - Mmm-hmm.
I can't believe I'm saying this,
bring us up to speed on Bakshi's intel.
All right.
Bakshi's using old HYDRA text channels to provide us with intel,
although much...
Much of it is, uh...
Much... All right.
Can we just address the elephant on the plane?
I know. This is weird.
Mistakes were made...
BY you.
And people got hurt.
BY you.
And I could stand here and explain again
how my parents and brother left me vulnerable...
We all had our traumas, Ward.
Didn't turn any of us into psychopaths.
Well, we all have our own ways of coping, don't we?
For example, I was yours.
- Watch it, Ward. - Look,
I'm just saying we all made mistakes.
Coulson handed me over to my abuser, thank you.
Skye shot me.
After you killed how many people?
Yeah, and we were a team, and a family, and you betrayed us.
I know, that's what I regret the most.
Not the lying, not the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents I had to put down,
and I'm sorry, not even dropping you two in the ocean.
It's this.
My actions destroyed this.
I'll regret that forever.
'Cause there were good times,
right?
Before?
I mean, for a while there,
we were a good team, weren't we?
- I'm still happy I shot you. - Yeah, me, too.
- Should have aimed for the face. - Yeah.
Guys,
I know this is so weird,
but we have to come back to the mission.
Two teams,
Skye, Ward, and Simmons on rescue and medical.
Fitz and I will break into missile defense and gather intel.
May's with us for firepower.
Wait, you're not on rescue?
Let me handle the job assignments.
The point is, there's a lot of challenges ahead.
We don't wanna implode before we even get there.
And, Ward, just no more talking to people.
You've been pacing, haven't you?
Why would you assume...
Come with me.
I shouldn't have come back so hot.
I didn't count to 10.
I am better. I promise. I'm sorry.
It wasn't right to send you away.
Certainly not without telling you, probably not at all.
I understand.
Actually, no, I don't. I don't understand. Why did you send me away?
Everything is so dangerous right now, I felt I had to. I...
And you had that thing you get.
Butterflies in the stomach, except, in the heart.
You were stressed.
Why don't you stay for now?
We can let everything calm down, and then we can figure it out.
Thank you. Thank you.
You know, I was pacing a little, I don't wanna lie.
It's okay.
It really will be the three of us together. Just like we wanted.
There are always threats.
What can you tell me about her?
Raina?
She's manipulative,
dangerous, deceitful.
We had good times.
You need to watch her.
What are you doing?
Not everyone's gonna be able to see the mission in real time in Coulson's...
In the office.
So I figured the rest could watch here.
If you don't want my help...
No, no, no, it's cool. Thanks.
I'm sorry, man.
For everything.
And I did what I thought was right, I mean, I still do,
but I never meant for you to get hurt.
I get it. It's the line of work. You had a tough call to make
I maybe wish you'd chained me up somewhere not a men's restroom, but...
I swear, I mean, I looked for any other place which...
The point is, Mack, I forgive you.
Really?
Thanks.
But I promise you, when everything settles down around here,
next round of drinks is on me.
A round of drinks? Really?
Mmm.
You choked me out and kidnapped me,
a round of drinks is the first thing
in a long, long, long list of things you're gonna do for me.
Okay. All right.
- All right? - Yeah.
- Yeah? - Whatever it takes.
You talk to Bobbi yet?
No, not yet.
It's funny, I don't mind blood. But needles? Not a fan.
I'm trying not to look at any of it.
But this isn't really about tests, right?
This is you guys keeping an eye on me where I can't leave.
Better than a cell, I guess.
Plus, we wanna make sure they didn't mess with you physically. Just...
Messed with my head. I know.
How much do you remember? From before?
Pieces. Missing some details.
You know, you and I actually met a few times.
So I'm here for you.
If you start remembering, come to me. I'll help you out.
Thank you.
You're the first one here to speak to me like a person.
What Whitehall did to you,
it's unthinkable.
Yeah.
But at least one good thing came out of it.
I met Grant.
No, just wait.
He'll get Bakshi to help.
You'll see the Grant I do.
I doubt they'll survive.
It's a crushing disappointment, really.
No one has made it past this stage
of our experiments with alien enhancement.
Well, no one other than the Twins, of course.
And Strucker has them in Sokovia.
Oh, it would be so nice
if they were not our only viable subjects.
Well, perhaps he will prove the answer. He's due in surgery about now.
Doctor List, a cloaked plane is on approach.
Cloaked? But how can you see it?
It's the barren location. We see a blip, even a cloaked one.
It must be S.H.I.E.L.D.
Shoot them out of the sky.
Yes, sir.
We've been spotted. It's time.
I've got visuals on the target. Buckle in.
They've locked on!
Satellite confirms that S.H.I.E.L.D. 616 has been hit.
Any contact from Coulson's team?
I'm afraid not.
Sit tight. This was always the plan.
I'm starting to think this wasn't a very good plan.
Is there anything you can do about the drop?
Not if we want HYDRA to believe we're debris.
Really starting to wish I hadn't eaten that Hot Pocket earlier.
Hold on!
S.H.I.E.L.D. 218 has eased its descent and is making preparations to land.
That was the easy part.
Clear.
I was being followed.
Calm your mind, Bakshi. Your compliance will be rewarded.
It's good to see you again, sir. Where's Kara?
Exactly where she needs to be. ls List still here?
Yes, sir. In the lab. Along with the other prisoners.
And the Mainframe Room?
Down the hall, to the left.
Everyone clear on their team's objective?
If it's agreeable, I'd prefer to join Agent Ward's team.
- Is that gonna be a problem? - Hardly.
Remember, just 15 minutes till Gonzales' jets arrive. Move.
Be careful, Jemma.
- Dr. List! - Get me out of here.
Just like old times, huh?
Not exactly.
So that's what happened in Puerto Rico.
The least you could do is thank me.
How about I just don't try to kill you again?
It's not as bad as it looks.
Really?
Nah, it's pretty bad.
There was another guy in here. He had electrical powers.
- Lincoln? - Yeah.
They moved him just before you showed.
You need to hurry. The guy's in pretty bad shape.
We're coming in.
You're up.
Don't just stand there like an idiot.
Go and find something we can carry him out on.
Surprised you'd sign up for any mission with Ward involved.
I saw an opportunity to do the right thing, so I took it.
Lincoln.
Lincoln, wake up.
Raina was right.
Sir, look out!
We're on the same team.
What were you thinking?
That I made you a promise.
What? That you would kill me?
I thought we moved past that.
Go on. Get it over with, you monster.
You really have changed, Simmons.
I'm disappointed in you.
Okay, missile defenses are almost down.
Good.
Where's Coulson?
S.H.I.E.L.D. jets are five minutes from the target.
Have them await my command.
Any word from Coulson's team?
Not yet.
Get out of there, Phil.
- Hey, we need to move. - Just one minute.
Come on, Phil. This wasn't the plan.
Or was it?
Either come with me now, or you're next.
Okay. After you.
Is he okay?
Where are Ward and Bakshi?
They're not coming with us.
Okay, come on, we don't have much time.
This is S.H.I.E.L.D. 218.
We have the prisoners and are leaving HYDRA airspace.
- Yes. - All right.
Well done, Coulson.
Agent Weaver, have our jets fire when ready.
Be careful!
Hello?
Sounds like you made it out okay.
I'm surprised you didn't join us.
Thought it might be in my best interest
to find an exit that wouldn't, oh, land me in a cell afterwards.
Or, you know, my brain erased.
Well, I'm glad you made it out all right.
Yeah, we both know that's not true, Coulson.
You wanna tell me what this call's really about?
I always knew the team wasn't going to forgive me.
Some people just
don't deserve forgiveness.
But Kara, she does.
That's why I've returned her to S.H.I.E.L.D.
Ward, there's...
She was a good agent.
A good person.
Then HYDRA ambushed her safe house
and took that from her. Took everything.
Whitehall broke her, and I've tried to fix her,
but I'm just not the right man for it.
There's not enough good left inside me.
She deserves better.
I'll see what I can do.
I know you'll do the right thing.
HYDRA didn't just disconnect your leg. It's like...
They dismantled it.
It'll take serious man-hours to reattach it.
I wish I had the equipment to fix it here.
Just tell me someone does.
There's a facility.
We've already gotten in touch,
so they'll be ready for you straight away.
How'd you guys find us, anyway?
Bakshi, if you can believe it.
Ward got him to lead us right in.
Yeah? I didn't see Bakshi. What happened to him?
He didn't make it.
Come on, Lincoln. Wake up.
Sir, the attack team's on their way back.
They report the entire HYDRA base has been destroyed.
Good.
There was no sign of this Doctor List.
He may have escaped.
Sir? Are you... Are you okay?
She's still dangerous.
We're all dangerous.
But it's okay.
She's in our custody and we got what we wanted.
What we wanted?
Enhanced people. Here on the base.
That's why you were willing to go along with Coulson's plan.
You wanted the Enhanced people he'd rescue.
I didn't expect Skye,
but we have her and one of her friends.
Maybe we can learn how many are out there.
You're gonna hold Skye here.
Of course I am.
Okay, I think that we need to discuss this.
Discuss what? What are we discussing now?
Time to honor our agreement.
Here you go. Unlocked and all yours.
Go nuts.
At least, until Fury shows up and asks for it back.
Oh. Spoiler alert.
Oh. Hey, I have to take this.
Hi. Can you hang on a second?
I bet Gonzales wasn't happy
when you said he wasn't invited to this chat.
Yeah, well, I wasn't too happy
when he blew a hole in my base and kicked me out.
We all live with disappointment.
And right now, we have bigger problems.
Does that mean you found it?
I figured you'd visit me again.
I spoke to Gordon.
I think we should discuss your visions.
Specifically, I'd like to discuss
how you used them to convince Skye to run off and rescue Lincoln.
I didn't convince Skye. I just told her what was gonna happen.
It was dangerous, and it was foolish. And it won't happen again.
From now on, any decisions based on your Gift will be made by me.
It's funny. I was just thinking,
who decided you should have final say in all the decisions around here?
Raina...
I'm just saying, maybe the time has come for someone else to...
I'm guessing HYDRA
doesn't know Loki's scepter was the weapon that killed me,
but I bet they know it can control minds.
In their hands, that's catastrophic.
Coulson, please tell me you know where it is.
Sokovia. I'm pretty sure List is headed there right now.
Raina? Raina, talk to me.
I see a scepter.
Beautiful, dangerous...
It isn't finished yet.
So much destruction.
I've just sent you everything I found on Strucker's location.
Coulson, why didn't you just tell Gonzales
why you really wanted to get onto the HYDRA base?
Believe it or not, he puts every decision to a vote.
I know.
And I was pretty sure if I'd been honest, I would've lost the swing vote.
So I did what I had to do.
Last thing.
Theta Protocol.
Is it ready?
Yes, it is.
Time to bring in the Avengers.
It's terrible.
Jiaying, it was...
What? What was it?
CONSEQUENCES are upon US.
Men made of metal will tear our cities apart.
And the world will be changed forever.