Natalie Luca

"Natalie Luca"
Season 4, Episode 12
Episode Information
Air date	2 February 2017
Directed by	Michael Watkins
Written by	Noah Schechter
Guest Stars	Elizabeth Lail as Natalie Luca RJ Brown as Malik Roumain Geraldina Hughes as Dr. Nina Adam Trese as Volker Graves
Episode Chronology
Previous	“[[The Harem ]]”
Next	“[[Isabella Stone ]]”

 

Natalie Luca is the Twelfth episode of Season 4 of The Blacklist and the seventy-ninth episode overall.

Press Release

The Task Force chases an elusive assassin who kills by imparting a fatal disease on her victims. Meanwhile, Red enlists Tom for an undercover operation inside his criminal organization.

Number on The Blacklist

• 184

Unanswered Questions

1. Raymond Reddington
   1. Why did Red have the majority of his money entrusted to a single person?
   2. What was the point of the meeting with Baldur Magnusson?
      1. A: To determine whether Baldur was responsible for the death of Red's associate.
   3. Who is Cristobal?
   4. Why does Red fear Isabella Stone?
2. Natalie Luca
   1. Why did Luca need to kiss her victims to kill them?
   2. A: The mutated Luschen's disease Natalie Luca carried was transmitted via physical contact such as sweat or saliva.
3. Samar Navabi
   1. Why does Samar see felonies as a symbol of romance? How is a felony romantic?
      1. A: It was more the romance between Malik and Natalie that was romantic, not the felony itself.
4. Harold Cooper
   1. Why was Cooper willing to lose Red’s aid? The task force needs Red and Red has blackmail information. Cooper’s attempt at power projection is based on a shaky foundation.
5. Will Hawthorne Biologics and Whitehall be shut down? Their government contracts give them political leverage.

Slanders on the FBI

1. Why was the FBI deceived by the false HAZMAT (hazardous materials) team?
2. Why did the FBI not detect the alarm system at Malik's house?

External Links

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