The Ethicist

"The Ethicist"
Season 6, Episode 6
Episode Information
Air date	February 8, 2019
Directed by	Bill Roe
Written by	Taylor Martin
Episode Chronology
Previous	“Alter Ego”
Next	“General Shiro”

“The Ethicist” is the sixth episode of Season 6 of The Blacklist and the hundred and seventeenth episode overall.

Press Release

When Red is sent to a federal medical institution following his request to the court for a psychiatric evaluation, Liz and Jennifer use his time away to search for a Blacklister they believe may have valuable information about Red's past.

Number on The Blacklist

• 91

Unanswered Questions

1. Raymond Reddington
   1. Why does Red need to locate General Shiro?
      1. A: He was told to by Atticus Rodrick before he went lame from the drugs again.
      2. Q: What does Shiro know?
2. Elizabeth Keen
   1. Why did Keen fail to wipe her fingerprints?
3. Gerald Todd Klepper
   1. How did Klepper learn of the Rock Creek Park hit-and-run?
      1. A: Contacts in laws enforcement.
   2. Why did Klepper need to rent a hotel room to access the floor?
      1. A: Some motels and hotels require registration to be in the building.
   3. How many of Klepper’s clients will be convicted?
4. Will Digby Tamerlane be convicted?

Slanders on the FBI

1. Why did the FBI not use a silent approach?

Cast

Main star

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

Guest star

• Becky Ann Baker as Judge Roberta Wilkins
• Ken Leung as Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Sima
• Fiona Dourif as Jennifer Reddington
• LisaGay Hamilton as Dr. Gray
• Frank Wood as Gerald Todd Klepper
• Daniel Cosgrove as Digby Tamerlane
• PJ Marshall as Atticus Rodrick
• Joe Lisi as P.I. Burt Yunger

Co-star

• Alexis Bronkovic as Kelly Carter
• Patricia R. Floyd as Nurse
• Jayson Wesley as MPD Officer
• Juan Carlos Díaz as Patient #1
• Alex Orthwein as Patient #2
• Desi Waters as Court Clerk
• Kelley Curran as Co-Counsel

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External Links

• NBC.com
• NBC.com