The Blacklist

Chapter 321: Set up a trap to capture Kaplan
The next day, SER received a report from the New York State Bureau of CTU: a sealed iron barrel was dug out from under the sand at the Long Beach Pier, and there was a dried corpse inside.

Donald rushed over with Nawabi and confirmed based on the mummy's belongings that it was the missing drug dealer Taylor. Because the iron barrel was very well sealed, the body remained basically the same even after 15 years. In order to find clues from the body, a special forensic doctor who understands the murder method is needed, which is something that the current forensic doctors in government departments cannot do.

At this time, Donald had already been informed of the "luring the snake out" plan by Carrie, and suggested that Elizabeth contact Reddington and ask him to find a suitable candidate.

Reddington suggested contacting Kaplan because only with her professional ability and familiarity with the underground world could the identity of the murderer be determined as soon as possible and find his contact information.

Donald made the call and told Kaplan about the matter. Upon hearing that the matter involved Elizabeth's safety, Kaplan agreed to help examine the body, but she asked SER to transport the body to a designated location and then she would send someone to take over.

The operation began, Donald and Nawabi followed the vehicle carrying the corpse, but Kaplan was prepared and switched the bodies, leaving them empty-handed.

Ignoring SER's breach of contract, Kaplan examined the body and confirmed the identity of the "debt collector" from the way he used "zeolite" to absorb the odor of decay: Edgar Grant.

Alam found out that "zeolite" is mostly used in school laboratories and medical institutions to absorb odors, so he searched for relevant units near Long Beach and found that Edgar worked as a cleaner at Horizon Middle School in Fairfax County.

When Donald and others went to arrest Edgar, Elizabeth also rushed over under the protection of Elise in order to interrogate him as soon as possible about who hired him.

Donald and Nawabi found human limb specimens and some items in the basement of Edgar's house, which were souvenirs of his crimes, as well as a stack of mail, showing that the employer was Tyson Putoner. This confirmed his motive for targeting Elizabeth.

In 2012, Tyson mailed eight emails containing anthrax to the presidents of eight universities, killing three of them and sending three to the intensive care unit. Elizabeth, who was then an intern profiler at the FBI-NY, accurately analyzed the murderer's appearance, personality, and occupation, helping the police catch Tyson. Tyson was sentenced to life imprisonment, but was released on parole two weeks ago after being diagnosed with advanced cancer.

When SER went to a nursing home in Baltimore where Tyson was staying to arrest him, they found that he was emaciated and seriously ill, having difficulty even standing, and had no money to hire someone to commit a crime, which showed that someone else hired the "debt collector".
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The post office received an urgent report from Elise: on the way to New York, they encountered a car accident, and in the chaos, Elizabeth disappeared!

Everyone judged that Elizabeth must have been kidnapped by Edgar. In the absence of any clues, Donald could only contact Kaplan again to inform him of the situation.

Kaplan has a sincere affection for Elizabeth. Although she thinks there may be a trick, she still goes to Edgar's workplace and finds a key to a lakeside cabin in his office. She suspects Edgar has kidnapped Elizabeth and is hiding there. She does not believe SER, so she recruits a team of mercenaries and goes to rescue her in person.

When Kaplan and his men arrived at the lakeside cabin, what was waiting for her was the SLR field action team led by Carrie! As for Edgar, he had already been shot dead, and Elizabeth was also safe and sound.

Kaplan realized that she had been tricked, and even figured out that the whole thing was planned by Reddington to trap her. She was very unwilling and asked, "Director Carrie, you shouldn't have been involved in this!"

"Yeah, I didn't want to either." Carrie said, "Kaplan, I've always admired you, but you were used to do things that crossed the line!" "I wasn't used!" Kaplan denied, "Reddington's actions will bring danger to Elizabeth, I must get rid of him..."

"Did Katarina tell you this?" Carrie asked, "Did you see her? Did you hear her say this in person? Don't you think there's something wrong?"

"What's the problem?" Kaplan asked confusedly.

Kerry did not answer this question, but said: "In the past few years, we have found a woman who has appeared in Europe many times. Although she did not say it clearly, her behavior makes people suspect that she is 'Katrina'! However, after analyzing her behavior, we believe that she is an impostor, and the purpose of her many actions is to find the real Katarina..."

"Impossible, she knows what happened back then!" Kaplan refused to believe it.

"I know that too." Carrie said, "And I've told everyone in SLR and SER. Everyone knows about you. It doesn't mean anything! You should think about why this fake Katarina wants you to deal with Reddington. If his empire is destroyed, will Liz really be safe? Can you protect her?"

"Without Reddington, Liz wouldn't encounter so many dangers..." Kaplan's face changed, but he still insisted.

"If Reddington hadn't appeared four years ago, this would make sense, but do you still think so under the current circumstances?" Carrie said, "Catherine, think about it carefully!

"Right now, Liz is in the best protection. There is Reddington's surveillance network in the underground world, and there are me and my colleagues in the post office in public. It should be the safest situation, but your behavior has broken this balance! Is this really the best way for Liz?

"If that 'Katrina' is real, as a mother, she appeared in this situation and asked you to do such a thing. Didn't she consider the harm to Liz? Is this how the Katarina you know acts?"

A series of questions shattered Kaplan's hope and she was stunned!
Elizabeth came over and took her hand.

At this moment, Carrie sensed the danger and shouted, "Everyone get down!" He turned around and fired the G3A4 rifle fiercely into the woods in the distance, emptying a magazine in an instant!
Almost at the same time, two unusual gunshots were heard, and two bullets shot from the woods hit where Kaplan had been standing. If Elizabeth had not pulled her to the side, she would have been shot!

The members of the action team immediately rushed into the woods with rifles in hand, followed by a burst of gunfire!
More than ten minutes later, the team members came to report that four gunmen were found in the woods, two of whom were shot dead by Carrie and the other two were shot dead by the action team members.

"Do you understand? This is to silence you." Carrie said to Kaplan.

(End of this chapter)