Episode
FBI: American Idol
Overview
After a front-running female presidential candidate, Valerie Caldwell, is targeted with a car bomb, OA and Maggie must hurry to track down the bomber before they strike again. The case leads them to wonder whether this person is targeting Caldwell for her political aspirations or something else.
Details
- Series
- FBI
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2019-10-08
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
American Idol is Episode 3 in Season 2 of FBI. It aired on 2019-10-08. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 5: Crossroads
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Episode 6: Outsider
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Episode 7: Undisclosed
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Episode 8: Codename: Ferdinand
A car crash results in the death of a photographer; Maggie sympathizes with his widow when she notices similarities with her own husband's death.
Episode 9: Salvation
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Episode 10: Ties That Bind
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Episode 11: Fallout
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Episode 12: Hard Decisions
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Episode 13: Payback
The son of a retired FBI agent is kidnapped, and the team must investigate if it's an act of revenge; Isobel must make a hard call when information from the past comes to light.