Episode
FBI: Leverage
Overview
When a political reporter is kidnapped and held without a ransom demand, the team must dig into her past relationships in order to pin down her assailant’s motive. Also, Isobel’s relationship comes under fire when the case makes a connection to her boyfriend, Ethan.
Details
- Series
- FBI
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 2021-03-16
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Leverage is Episode 9 in Season 3 of FBI. It aired on 2021-03-16. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 8: Walk the Line
After a bomb leaves three people dead, the team presses a reluctant informant to gather information from his close friends who are under suspicion. Also, OA finds tension in his relationship with his girlfriend, Mona, when they clash on where the informant’s rights lie.
Episode 10: Checks and Balances
The team must track down two assailants who wear animal masks while committing armed robberies, with the latest leaving an off-duty 26 Fed security guard dead. Also, Tiffany and Scola butt heads on whether or not to accept the local NYPD’s offer to help in the investigation.
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