Episode
FBI: International: American Optimism
Overview
The team investigates an American citizen who is proclaiming his innocence after seeking sanctuary at Madrid’s U.S. embassy while still covered in the blood of his murdered Spanish boyfriend. Also, Vo and Raines continue to grow their friendship.
Details
- Series
- FBI: International
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2021-10-12
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
American Optimism is Episode 4 in Season 1 of FBI: International. It aired on 2021-10-12. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 3: Secrets as Weapons
The team investigates when the hijacking of millions worth of cryptocurrency en route to a safety vault in Switzerland leaves an American transporter dead and another on the run.
Episode 5: The Soul of Chess
The team investigates an American journalist’s death by poison after his attempt to meet with an anonymous source in Poland. Also, Kellett takes Forrester to task for being overprotective with her during the mission.
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Special Agent Scott Forrester and his Budapest-based FBI fly team head to Croatia, after Isobel Castille enlists their help to capture an American fugitive who escaped to Zagreb with a 14-year-old girl. OA continues with the mission overseas, intent on bringing the fugitive to justice, while Europol agent Katrin Jaeger attempts to help the team secure the necessary support and access from the less-than-cooperative local authorities.
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Episode 10: Close to the Sun
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