Alex buzzes Michelle's intercom over and over again. He has returned with Fadi's photo of the Black Dagger triggerman to prove to her that he saw the operative in Italy, but has no idea that his girlfriend is upstairs, dying of a gunshot wound. Finally someone buzzes him in... and then places a 9-1-1 call to report a disturbance in Michelle's apartment, with the suspect being Alex O'Connor. Alex reaches the apartment to find the door is open... and then sees Michelle's lifeless body behind the couch.  Katya and Mark rush over immediately - Alex is being framed for Michelle's murder and they need to act fast. When the cops arrive, Natalie poses as Michelle and laughs off the noise complaint. The cops soon leave, and the O'Connors get to work scrubbing the crime scene of any indication of Michelle's death or Alex's involvement. But there's another problem - Faber is on his way up to check on Michelle, who called him for an urgent meeting. Just as Faber bursts into the apartment, the family escapes out the window with Michelle's body.  Surveying the scene, Faber is convinced something bad happened to Michelle, and tries to convince Sam that Alex is the prime suspect. Sam is hesitant, but decides to play it safe, so he breaks into Alex's hotel room and installs a surveillance microchip in his laptop.  When Victor takes Alex to dispose of the body, Alex breaks down about the loss of his girlfriend. Seeing Alex suffer prompts Victor to make a big decision: It's time for him and Natalie to run away. He can't lose her the way Alex lost Michelle. He texts Natalie to meet him at their emergency spot, and the two agree to make their escape.  Meanwhile, Oscar Christoph has arrived in New York for the next step of Black Dagger. Wearing a Bruins jersey, he sets up shop in a house up for sale and, in a thick Boston accent, introduces himself as Mike Walsh to new neighbor and fellow Bostonian Brad Davis. Upon hearing Mike is a Bruins fan, Brad invites him over to watch the game, drink some beers and fire up his fancy grill out back. The two men are having a great time... until Brad puts the steaks on the grill and it explodes in a massive ball of fire. Oscar then calmly sifts through the debris, making a copy of Brad's hard drive and taking photos of various files related to power and gas facilities.
Michelle's shooting puts Alex at odds with the task force. The Black Dagger triggerman makes his next move.