- Finch recruits Fusco to stick close to the latest POI, a professional "wingman", but learning how to approach women soon becomes the least of his worries. Meanwhile, Reese must find a way to play by the rules at his new day job as the Machine sends Finch and Root on a mysterious errand.—CBS
- The latest problem for Reese is that he has to get used to being part of a police force and doing things by the book as opposed to taking matters into his own individual hands. This problem is exacerbated by having a new boss, Captain Moreno, who has placed him under a microscope because of his renegade behavior, and who is now easily agitated as she tries to quit smoking. Another larger problem for the entire team is lack of money, as Finch can't access his funds. Somewhat because of Reese's issue, Finch and Shaw decide that the person best to lead their next case is Fusco. The number belongs to Andre Cooper, a former longshoreman turned professional "wingman": he provides assistance to men in trying to pick up women. Beyond Fusco trying to find out Cooper's story, Cooper may actually be able to help Fusco with his stalled personal life. But Shaw does discover that Cooper, in an issue from his longshoreman past, was recently asked to testify at a case regarding a missing shipment of guns, which probably means someone is after him in not wanting him to divulge information. Meanwhile, the Machine has given Root and Finch a task of their own, the actual task of which they are unaware until each step along the process. As such, they don't know their end goal until they reach it.—Huggo
- Reese and Fusco are chasing an armed criminal, and Reese shoots his leg. His Captain Moreno calls the attention of Reese, since it is the fourth time he has shoot the leg of a criminal under her command. The Machine delivers the number of the former longshoreman and presently a "wingman" Andre Cooper to Finch. However, Reese cannot afford time for the investigation and Fusco replaces him with Shaw. Shaw learns that Cooper has recently testified about a missing gun shipment when he worked as a longshoreman, and recently he has slept with the wife of a client. Finch hires Cooper's service for two days and he meets Fusco in a bar. Fusco buys new clothes under the instruction of Cooper, and they go to another bar to meet women. However, a man tries to punch Cooper and Fusco stops the man that is arrested. Then, Fusco and Cooper are kidnapped by the dockworker named Mickey, who was a former friend of Copper, and Fusco learns why Cooper changed profession and what Mickey wants with him. Reese arrests many suspects, impressing Captain Moreno. Meanwhile, Root visits Finch and asks him to go with her. He poses of a tough man and they buy an anti-tank rocket launcher from a gang. Then, they look for mobsters to sell the weapon. The true intention of the Machine's plot is shown to them.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Reese and Fusco are chasing an armed suspect on foot. Eventually Reese climbs to the top of a double-decker tourist bus as a better vantage point and shoots the man in the back of one of his legs. Fusco is upset that Reese isn't following police protocol.
The guys' captain, Moreno (Monique Gabriela Curnen), rips Reese a new one, especially because they were supposed to be working a different case. She warns Reese against "cowboy nonsense."
Reese tells Fusco he's going to work on being better. Finch calls him with a new number.
Finch tells Shaw the operation is short of cash, meaning they must be more economical. The new number is Bronx-based Andre Cooper, a former longshoreman who is now a "professional wingman."
Fusco ends up being the plant used to hire Cooper. Cooper meets Fusco at a bar and seems to know his stuff.
Root visits Finch in his new HQ and asks for a favor. It is a scavenger hunt of some kind.
Reese tells Moreno he's got a lead on a murder case.
Shaw tells Finch that Cooper was recently subpoenaed about a missing gun shipment at the docks where he had previously worked. He also had been sleeping with the ex-wife of a previous client.
Cooper helps Fusco get a new wardrobe, then talks to him about his attitude.
Finch and Root's first step is to purchase a black market anti-tank rocket launcher.
Roberts brings Fusco to a bar to meet women. It doesn't go well for Fusco, but Cooper runs into an old dockworker friend named Mickey. Cooper makes eyes at a woman who is taken. Her man tries to punch Cooper and Fusco steps in, knocking the man to the ground and showing his badge. Shaw calls Fusco with word that Cooper had exchanged calls with a dockworker named Milo Jacobs, who ended up murdered. Fusco tells Cooper he lied about his profession because he was worried co-workers would bust his chops.
Reese brings in suspects for the open homicide. Moreno is impressed. He's got a lead on another case and asks for her help. She pretends to be angry with him to give him leverage to play two suspects against each other. Reese and Moreno seem to be getting along well.
Finch and Root bring their missile to a meeting with a guy named Jerry.
Cooper brings Fusco to an art show. While he talks to a woman Shaw spots a shady man. She warns Fusco to get them out. Fusco and Cooper escape while Shaw fights a guy in the hallway. On the street Fusco and Cooper run into Mickey. He's with several men. They knock out Fusco from behind and throw both into a car.
Reese thinks Mickey and Cooper must have stolen the gun shipment together. Using security cameras they find where Fusco and Cooper have been taken. Reese says he can't go because of NYPD obligations.
While the two are tied to chairs, Cooper tells Fusco that Mickey was paid by a dealer named Dominic to make the container disappear in the system. The DA wants Cooper to testify, but he told him no because he couldn't rat out his friend. Mickey and his buddies come into the room. Mickey doesn't believe that Cooper isn't talking to the DA. His plan is to kill Fusco and make it look like Cooper did it.
Reese extracts information from a potential witness by some slightly less-than-legal methods.
Mickey loads Fusco and Cooper into a container. His plan is for them to die inside, likely of heat stroke.
Jerry brings Finch and Root to meet a mobster who wants to buy it for $150,000. At the last minute Finch gets cold feet and starts to break character. Root then shoots the mobster and his cronies in their legs as she and Finch depart with the weapon.
With the help of Bear's nose, Reese ends up breaking Fusco and Cooper out of the container. They get to Mickey as well, with Fusco knocking him out to save Cooper.
Reese brings in Mickey, and the mobsters Root shot are discovered via an anonymous tip.
Cooper tells Fusco he's changed his mind and will testify against Mickey.
Root brings Finch to the storage facility owned by the now-incarcerated mobsters. It is filled with cash and supplies to help fund their "black" operation.
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