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Kef asks Nathan to check the area for Alonzo "in spirit." To everyone the pentagram room feels "oppressive and creepy." Clint remarks, "This place feels like Jeffrey Dahmer's bedroom." Nathan tells him, "Leave the room alone -- the creepy feeling is fading."

Nathan smiles at Wilma Walker; she glares back defiantly. "On the crazy/hot scale," he says, "your 'crazy' goes past your 'hot'. You're not going to get special treatment." He prevents her from spitting by placing a finger to her lips. "What did you think was gonna happen? What was your reward? Alonzo is the Speaker; what is your role?" Wilma: "I am dedicated. We cleanse the planet and start again. Many great people are considered 'crazy' or 'stupid'." Nathan: "Evil, not stupid." Wilma: "I don't mean total cleanse, idiot. It was such a good plan. I don't know what went wrong." Nathan: "Three letters - F B I." Wilma: "The pentagram calls things of power, not just demons." Nathan: "I'm trying to figure out your next step." Wilma: "Think of demons as a resource to harness to cleanse the earth. Alonzo gave us the procedures." Nathan: "This was just a test run. I understand. I hope you partly succeed in meeting a being of power."

Ambulances arrive. Fredine tells Clint, "The press is here." Clint: "No comment."

Nathan calls an Uber for Kef. Clint drops Nathan and Orley off at their office. Clint writes and files his report before going home for the night, after telling Fredine "Congratulations on your big debut." The FBI will be "running up LES and stomping them out."

Nathan's back in the office by 10:00am. He tells Sara to bill the FBI, LES, and ELF, and run a background check on Clint Burnett. "I think he's gonna be a problem. I don't care about raising red flags" with the search.

On Saturday, May 4th, Kef notices more cops working at Scarborough Faire. There's apparently a "media frenzy" related to the sirens heard last night in Waxahachie, plus reports from Mayfest and the DFW Hyatt.

The report Nathan gets back on Clint indicates a "stellar" record at bringing in fugitives. Clint usually works alone and is a workaholic. Nathan instructs Sara, "Keep an eye on Agent Burnett. He found me. How?"

Alonzo wakes up Wednesday, May 8th, "confused and befuddled." The FBI releases an official statement naming ELF and LES as "domestic terrorists" under active investigation, and thanking the Dallas Police Department for their assistance.

Nathan tells Kef that Alonzo and Wilma are being held by the Feds for "conspiracy to commit terrorist acts, etc." Kef has Nathan and Orley take her to her favorite Italian restaurant, Two Guys from Italy.

Friday, May 10th - Clint is called in to his supervisor's office, congratulated on his "excellent work," and quizzed about Nathan Rahl and the "consultant bill" he sent to the FBI. Clint: "Rahl wasn't hired, so the bill is invalid." His supervisor replies, "To keep the bridge open, the FBI will pay his bill." Nathan's background -- he was formerly a policeman in New Orleans, has no military experience, lives in Prestonwood, and his office is at Monticello and Central Expressway. Clint will be looking for Erik Gibbs.

Nathan gets a call from the Dallas FBI office, offering him an "ongoing, contingency consultant contract." Nathan replies, "Tell Agent Burnett I look forward, I am gung-ho to work for him."

Nathan calls Fredine Garrison and invites her for a lunch date at Two Guys. She mentions this to Clint, who warns her, "He's a fast talker." He tries to surreptitiously plant a bug on her, but she notices. Nathan: "Some of the evidence you collected -- do you know what it's for?" FG: "They've done analysis, but I can't share the results. The composition of the pentagram shares components with the hallucenogenic gas." Nathan: "I suggest checking into older civilizations, like the Sumerian. After all, you're with the premiere investigation agency in the entire world." FG has worked with Clint for two years; she thinks he's such a good profiler because of his intuitive leaps. Nathan: "Please read his report on how he found me." FG: "How do you get your info? You have a profiler who helps you." Nathan: "I have people who work for me. They are very good in their area." FG: "I'm confident that LES will cease to exist." Nathan: "If you want a fresh start, come work for me -- just to irritate Agent Burnett."

Friday, May 17th - Kef has a vague dream about a brief newspaper article regarding the attempted kidnapping of Orley Anders in downtown Fort Worth. There's mention of an irate husband and that the kidnapper was scared off. The newspaper's date is May 21st (Tuesday). Later that day she learns that Will McDonald, a Star-Telegram reporter, "hates" Orley and blames him for being fired from the Dallas Morning News. He's been with the FWST for over five years.

Saturday, May 18th - At 7:00am Lucy Buckner calls Nathan at home. Someone from Europe tried to hack their network. "They are very good, but they got nothing." Nathan reminds her that Alibon is in Europe. He also asks about her "old friends;" she hears from them every couple of months, and claims she always reports these contacts to Nathan. Nathan: "I want to know where they are."

Sunday, May 19th - Kef dreams that on the front page of Tuesday morning's paper is an article about a car bomb exploding at 7:02pm Monday evening in front of the building where Rahl Investigation is located. There are five (unnamed) fatalities - a person in the car and four passersby.

Monday, May 20th - Kef calls Nathan and describes her dream.

Nathan calls Detective Mike Dallas. "There's going to be a car blowing up around 7pm. Help me make that not happen." Nathan plans to close his office early and send his employees home. "I think there will be an FBI agent around -- Agent Burnett -- I don't want him hurt." Nathan then calls Orley, who is in Fort Worth, and tells him not to come into the Dallas office.

Clint learns that the FBI has found an LES/ELF link to Alibon. An Alibon security officer was arrested six weeks ago for breaking into Nathan Rahl's house. Alibon is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. "We need to find out about Alibon."

Clint, reasoning that Nathan is "on retainer" to the FBI, goes to Nathan's office and insists that he speak with him immediately. After a short standoff, they go to a conference room and Clint says, "Tell me about Alibon." After they broke into Nathan's house they were charged by the State of Texas with felony breaking and entering, burglary, and sabotage of the power grid. They made bail, and Fred Mays refused extradition. He has entered a plea of "not guilty" and the case goes to court on June 3rd.

Nathan: "They were looking for an artifact in my possession, a figurine. I bought it from an antique dealer in Dallas. They tried to buy it from me, and I declined. They think it has mystical properties." Clint: "Does it?" Nathan: "That's none of your business. That same night they broke into my office. I have no clue what they think the artifact will do. I bought three items. Alibon came to purchase them from me, I refused. They came to my office and my home, but the items weren't there. They used a high-tech device to pump knockout gas into my house. They are 'next generation technical', beyond that of your organization's technology. I billed them for the breakin, and they paid me." Clint asks for photographs of the artifacts.

Nathan: "Next time you come in and don't stop, the receptionist will trank you. I look forward to working with you."

As Clint returns to his car, he notices another car parked a couple of buildings away. The driver is watching people come and go.

Nathan meets with "frantic Mrs Smith" in Conference Room A. Taking Nathan's advice, she had filed for divorce three weeks ago and moved i with "a friend he doesn't know about." She'd gotten a call from him to meet at Del Frisco's for lunch at noon tomorrow (Tuesday). "He shouldn't have known where I was at! How did he know? Should I go? I'm scared!" Nathan calls in Karen Lomas. Karen and Mrs Smith will go and collect the latter's stuff and go "somewhere else" for a few days. Karen will go to the lunch meeting with Mrs Smith. "Then you will come back, tell me, then talk to your lawyer. Karen is with you until you come back tomorrow."

Clint calls Nathan and tells him about "some guy casing your building." Nathan calls Detective Dallas and asks about surveillance; no, the DPD has not set up surveillance yet. Nathan: "This seems like your jurisdiction." Nathan tells Clint about the bomb threat. Clint sends Nathan a photo of the guy's face (which he is also running through Interpol); it's no one Nathan recognizes, so he forwards it to Lucy with the query, "Who's this?" Not long after, the ID comes back: Jameson Barrett, an English merc, ex-SAS, British passport; he rented a car from DFW three days ago.

Clint sees Detective Dallas drive up, get out, and talk to Barrett. After a few minutes, Dallas returns to his car and watches Barrett drive away. A police car follows Barrett.

Dallas tells Nathan that Barrett claimed he was waiting for someone. "His answers were reasonable." Nathan tells him that Jameson Barrett is a mercenary. Dallas: "I'll bring the surveillance early." Nathan: "If I die, I'm coming back to haunt you."