A Raymond Reddington always pays his debts… or makes someone else pay for them, at least.

Word to the wise: Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.

Red canhearhimself quoting Confucius, right?

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But he cant see it.

Or he wont see it.

Because Red and Kaplan each still have something to live for: Elizabeth.

How many people have died to protect this one life?

How many times must we be reminded that its all for Liz?

Perhaps as many times as it takes for the characters to convince themselves that theyre accomplishing their goal.

So which grave gets filled?

And when it comes to the game of revenge, can it ever really be just one?

Were going to find out.

THE DEBT COLLECTOR, NO.

For the kids at a Virginia beach bonfire, its scoring a steamy car make out.

It is a middle-aged man in a raging pair ofserial killer glasses.

), losing him most of his usual European routes.

Because the barrel was sealed so tightly, the body is completely mummified.

But they still have one tie that binds…

Red: Kate, I need your services.

Kaplan: Said the spider to the fly.

Red: This is for Elizabeth.

And thats all it takes.

But she doesnt ultimately hold it against them, presumably because everyone is working together to protect Liz.

Well, almost everybody.

Finally, he takes Ressler with him to a sit-down with Reddingtons lawyer, Marvin Gerard.

From their interactions, Gale accuses Ressler of knowing Gerard somehow, and Ressler tells him hes nuts.

Nuts, or am I just blind to whats right in front of me?

Gale asks in his most sane statement ever.

Ressler slams him up against a wall and tells Gale never to doubt him again.

These two have fun!

In 2012, Pryor sent out eight letters to eight different college presidents around the country.

Ultimately, it was a young FBI profiler who was able to solve the case.

Kate is one of them.

But thats the thing Red is turning an ignorant eye to he never had to kill Kaplan.

And now theyre having the same battle all over again, though its much more exposed.

Our work is not yet done.

I loved Kate too, but its time to end this.

But its not Pryor who shows up… its Red.

And folks, I gasped.

And yet, that is exactly what he did.

If thats true it has to be her.

She shouts out to Kaplan from her position in the cabin that its a trap.

Kaplans men spot Raymonds men, and everybody takes aim at their opposing forces.

Hello Raymond, says Kapan, answering her phone.

Said the fly to the spider, echoes Red.

But these two just cant see that theyve basically become mirror images of each other.

Wanting someone to hurt because you hurt.

Kaplan and Red are both seeking absolution in each other that wont come.

Red says hes found that people rarely change: And when they do, theyre not to be trusted.

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