Natalie Luca

"Natalie Luca"
Season 4, Episode 12
Episode Information
Air date	February 2, 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. ”Natalie Luca” and “Susan Hargrave”
   1. Edgar Legate assassinated an oil minister from Saudi Arabia while in Kuala Lumpur.
   2. Raymond Reddington and Howard Hargrave were attacked in Kuala Lumpur by assassins using machetes.
   3. Susan Scott Hargrave and Baldur Magnusson have heard numerous versions of the story.
2. Raymond Reddington
   1. Why did Red have the majority of his money entrusted to a single person?
      1. A: We don't know if it is the majority.
   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?
      1. A: Implied to be an associate of Baldur's, perhaps a hired assassin.
   4. Why does Red fear Isabella Stone?
      1. A: She was the wife of an associate and she blames him for his “death“. She has many resources at her disposal, making her a formidable enemy to Red.
3. Natalie Luca
   1. Why did Luca need to kiss her victims to kill them?
      1. A: The mutated Luschen's disease Natalie Luca carried was transmitted via physical contact such as sweat or saliva.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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?
   1. A: The HAZMAT team showed up at the right time, so it had to be the right team.
2. Why did the FBI not detect the alarm system at Malik's house?
   1. A: It was more advanced than the standard system.

Cast

Main star

• James Spader as Raymond Reddington
• Megan Boone as Elizabeth Keen
• Diego Klattenhoff as Donald Ressler
• Ryan Eggold as Tom Keen
• Amir Arison as Aram Mojtabai
• Mozhan Marnò as Samar Navabi
• Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe Zuma
• Harry Lennix as Harold Cooper

Guest star

• Daniel Davis as Baldur Magnusson
• Elizabeth Lail as Natalie Luca
• RJ Brown as Malik Roumain
• Geraldine Hughes as Dr. Nina Buckner
• Florencia Lozano as Doctor
• James Lloyd Reynolds as Hawthorne

Co-star

• Adam Trese as Volker Graves
• Thomas Philip O'Neill as Abe
• Jeff Williams as Myron Gordon
• Nick Reynolds as Zack Smoll
• Camari Brown as Driver
• Zoë Sophia Garcia as Masseuse
• John Cannon as Johann
• Simon Fortin as Concierge
• Erick J. Huertas as Cook
• Amar Srivastava as Sebastian
• Daren Donofrio as Guard #1
• Damiyr Shuford as Team Leader
• Elle Campagna as Young Natalie Luca

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External Links

• NBC.com
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