Louis T. Steinhil

"Louis T. Steinhil"
Season 7, Episode 1
Episode Information
Air date	October 4, 2019
Directed by	Bill Roe
Written by	Jon Bokenkamp John Eisendrath Lukas Reiter
Episode Chronology
Previous	“Robert Diaz”
Next	“Louis T. Steinhil: Conclusion”

“Louis T. Steinhil” is the first episode of Season 7 of The Blacklist and the hundred and thirty-fourth overall.

Synopsis

Captured by Katarina Rostova in Paris, Reddington is paralyzed in a hospital room where he can be interrogated. Despite this, he refuses to sell out Katarina. He comes to realize that something is questionable about the arrangement. He finds a gun in the room and threatens a nurse with it. She admits that he is only paralyzed because of the drugs he has been injected with, and as soon as the injections stop he will recover. He forces her to help him escape.

Press Release

After being abducted by Katarina Rostova, Raymond “Red” Reddington finds himself alone in hostile territory unsure of who, if anyone, he can trust. With few leads to go on, Liz and the Task Force venture into unknown danger as they race to find him.

Number on The Blacklist

• 27

Unanswered Questions

1. Elizabeth Keen
   1. Why did Keen shout FBI? It was an illegal search.
      1. A: Create fear.
2. Raymond Reddington
   1. The remark Red makes when seeing the wheelchair is a reference to the French Revolution, when the condemned were transported to the place of their public execution using carts or wagons. It is rumored that Marie Antoinette said those same words herself the moment she was about to be taken to the guillotine.
   2. Red’s arrogance is a liability. He expected the task force to solve his problems.
   3. Red's moral standards are a liability. He refused to sell out Katarina. Katarina has forgotten that “soul mate” connection.
   4. What made Red suspicious of the hospital?
      1. A: He had experienced paralysis before. He might have felt the difference.
3. Louis T. Steinhil
   1. Why was Steinhil rescued while the other employees were left behind?
      1. A: He was needed for the future.
   2. Why is Katarina Rostova so interested in the Townsend Directive?
      1. A: It is a standing order to kill Katarina Rostova.
   3. Why does the United States government have cameras inside the French embassy?
      1. A: The embassy likely turned over the surveillance to assist in finding out who was impersonating a member of the embassy staff.
   4. Why was the deception conducted in the United States and not France?
      1. A: Limitations of time.
   5. Why did the FBI SWAT team member push 1 of the nurses against a wall?
      1. A: The nurse attempted to escape.
   6. Why did Katarina Rostova insist on using the nurse that failed her?
      1. A: The nurse had established a connection with Reddington so he was more likely to trust her.
   7. Why did Michael Hansen attempt to use his handgun?
      1. A: He thought that he could shoot them in time.

Cast

Main star

• James Spader as Raymond Reddington
• Megan Boone as Elizabeth Keen
• Diego Klattenhoff as Donald Ressler
• Amir Arison as Aram Mojtabai
• Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe Zuma
• Harry Lennix as Harold Cooper

Guest star

• Laila Robins as Katarina Rostova
• David Meunier as Louis T. Steinhil
• Natalie Paul as Francesca Campbell
• Benjamin Thys as Michael Hansen
• Jean Brassard as Dr. Busson
• Evan Arthur Hall as Joubert

Co-star

• Peter Bradbury as Berdy Chernov
• Kelly Rae O'Donnell as Abigail
• Constantin Tripes as Orderly
• Louis Butelli as Patrick Briaux
• Valéry Lessard as Assistant
• Ward Billeisen as Nurse
• Alec Kiraziam as Tech/Liam
• Pearl Rhein as Tech #2
• Thamer Jendoubi as Thug
• Jean-Luc McMurtry as Uniformed Guard

Gallery

Katarina

Katarina

External Links

• NBC.com
• NBC.com