Inside, Townsend is busy interrogating a sleep-deprived Stepanov about N13, but Stepanov won’t talk, only whispering “Masha” when he recognizes Liz. When Liz leaves the room, however, Townsend asks Stepanov one more time: “Tell me, was it Katarina Rostova or Raymond Reddington?”
Stepanov cracks and whispers something into Townsend’s ear. When we see Townsend next, he’s discovering Priya trying to get her out per Red’s instructions but he doesn’t kill Liz like Red thought he would.
“Ivan Stepanov” is the Seventeenth episode of season 8 of The Blacklist and the hundred and sixty-ninth overall. Red tries desperately to rescue an old friend at all costs, while Liz and Townsend conduct an interrogation. Everybody is declaring their moral superiority while proving otherwise.
Stepanov is very emotional, telling Reddington that he let him down, and now Townsend “knows,” and he’s painted a target on Elizabeth’s back. But Reddington tells him if he’s going to take blame, “Take it for something you’re actually responsible for — me. What I am, I am because of you. You can take the blame for that.” Huh! That’s vague.
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