Episode
The Blacklist: The Cook
Overview
As Liz works with Red to hunt for Tom's killers, she begins to question his motives. The Task Force enlists the help of one arsonist to catch another.
Details
- Series
- The Blacklist
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 2018-01-31
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
The Cook is Episode 12 in Season 5 of The Blacklist. It aired on 2018-01-31. The runtime is 43 min.
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