Episode
Countdown: Happy Birthday Final
Overview
The team stages a high stakes prison break in an attempt to gain knowledge on the identity and whereabouts of the mysterious Volchek.
Details
- Series
- Countdown
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2025-06-25
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Happy Birthday Final is Episode 3 in Season 1 of Countdown. It aired on 2025-06-25. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 2: Dead Lots of Times
Blythe's team heads to Mexico to pull off a daring mission for a deadly cartel in exchange for information on the shipment at the port.
Episode 4: Bite 'Em Down
Still reeling from their loss, the team tracks down Timur Novikov's uncle, Mikhail… and hatches a plan to lure Volchek out into the open.
More episodes from this season
Episode 1: Teeth in the Bone
Meachum and Oliveras butt heads as the hunt for a DHS officer's killer leads Blythe's newly assembled task force all over LA… and ends with a startling revelation.
Episode 5: Blurred Edges
The team pays a visit to the Belarusian consulate in search of files that could finally reveal who Volchek is… and how far he's willing to go.
Episode 6: A Needle or a Bullet
The team follows a new lead out to the California desert, where their suspect isn't going down without a fight. Meanwhile, Volchek initiates the next phase of his plan.
Episode 7: Nothing Else Helps
While the team splits up to pursue a trio of new leads, consul general Astapov's security detail attempts to persuade Volchek to abandon his plans... by force.
Episode 8: The Nail in the Chair
The team races to try and catch Volchek as he begins to deploy his weapons of mass destruction around Los Angeles.
Episode 9: 10-33
With their leader fighting for his life and Meachum's medical condition worsening by the minute, the team finally comes face to face with the true nature of their enemy's plans as time is running out to stop him.
Episode 10: The Muzzle Pile
The task force violently confronts Volchek to save a city of millions. As the smoke clears and Meachum works to resolve his medical issues, a new threat emerges from Secret Service agent Ryan Fitzgerald.
Episode 11: Run
Shepherd works to decipher the manifesto recovered at Cabin 6 while the rest of the team pursues a suspect on the run.
Episode 12: This Is His Signature
As another death ratchets up the pressure, the team makes a startling new discovery about their suspect.
Episode 13: Your People Are in Danger
The team zeroes in on a suspect and moves for a take-down... but soon find one of their own in grave danger.