The Fribourg Confidence

"The Fribourg Confidence"
Season 8, Episode 5
Episode Information
Air date	February 5, 2021
Directed by	Andrew McCarthy
Written by	Noah Schechter
Episode Chronology
Previous	“Elizabeth Keen”
Next	“The Wellstone Agency”

“The Fribourg Confidence” is the Fifth episode of season 8 of The Blacklist and the hundred and fifty-seventh overall.

Press Release

The task force investigates an organization of bank robbers with a special expertise in stealing from other criminals. Meanwhile, an old blacklist case resurfaces.

Number on The Blacklist

• 140

Unanswered Questions

1. Fribourg Confidence
   1. Where was the double key system that is used in banks?
   2. Why did the Fribourg Confidence steal only from criminals?
      1. A: The victim will not contact the police.
   3. Did Abraham tell Jennifer to avoid Red out of loyalty or fear?
   4. Why did they use bird masks?
   5. Will the Fribourg Confidence be convicted?
   6. How much was the Fribourg Confidence paid?
      1. A: 1,503,308.30 dollars
   7. Why did Jennifer need to remove her mask inside the bank?
2. Raymond Reddington
   1. Red’s refusal to accept the blame will prove a blind zone.
   2. In ”Elizabeth Keen” Marvin Gerard told Skip Hadley that Red wanted non-electronic bank account records. Why was Red using an USB flash drive?
   3. Red’s ability to trust Cooper is shaky.
   4. Red’s syndicate cannot survive forever. It was nearly destroyed by Kathryn Nemec. It nearly shattered when Red was in prison. Red’s disease and Keen’s vengeance could be the tipping point.
3. Elizabeth Keen
   1. How did Keen know which bank contained the USB flash drive?
   2. Did Keen copy the USB flash drive?
   3. Keen’s ability to spread the truth of Red’s disease will corrode his credibility in the black market.
   4. How many other cases will be damaged due to Alban Veseli’s release?
   5. Why does Keen need Alban Veseli?
   6. The ability to use Alban Veseli is limited as the FBI knows his identity.
4. Harold Cooper
   1. What will occur between Cooper and Cynthia Panabaker?
   2. Cooper’s ability to trust Red is shaky.
   3. The more people know about the immunity agreement, the more likely the truth becoming public knowledge. Cooper cannot rely/use Thomas Connolly or Laurel Hitchin to end the investigations.
   4. Who were the 3 president’s Cynthia referred to?
      1. A: Robert Diaz, the president before him, and the president who succeeded him.
5. Aram Mojtabai
   1. What was wrong with the audio?

Trivia

• The USB flash drive appears to be from the Russian Federal Security Service, more commonly known as the FSB. The emblem used on-screen is similar but not identical.

Cast

Main star

• James Spader as Raymond Reddington
• Megan Boone as Elizabeth Keen (credit only)
• Diego Klattenhoff as Donald Ressler
• Amir Arison as Aram Mojtabai
• Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe Zuma
• Harry Lennix as Harold Cooper
• Laura Sohn as Alina Park

Guest star

• Frankie R. Faison as Abraham Moores
• Deirdre Lovejoy as Cynthia Panabaker
• Kecia Lewis as Esi Jackson
• Roger Bart as Scooter Rovenpor
• John Ellison Conlee as Judge Steven Velchek
• Daniel Sauli as Alban Veseli
• LaChanze as Anne
• William Ragsdale as Carl Conway
• Drew Gehling as Skip Hadley
• MaYaa Boateng as Jennifer Moores
• Gregory Korostishevsky as Vlad Cvetko

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