Episode 294 Hawk Chronicles "Switcheroo"

Scarlett has discovered a bomb placed under the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge in DC. Nelson has been summoned to disarm it. Does this mean operation Ralph has started? Hanaka and his guard feel the pressure of the Mercury crew bearing down on them so they attempt to escape the mountain fortress and reach Zardoz. Agent Tony Simon along with Lenora and Slane press Alex for answers and discover the mole at the Baku Embassy.

Hanaka and his guard must now deal with the fact that Zardoz will not come to their rescue. Georgia deactivates the machine gun and programs it to load itself onto the Mercury. The ROBO unit Gracee has also been deactivated and loaded onto the Mercury. Kate learns the shocking truth about where Meredith’s so called private jet is really registered. Scarlett and Thornton arrange to meet Barnes, Sam and Nelson at the foot of the Roosevelt bridge on Teddy Roosevelt Island. They are in for a big surprise. Simon’s team comes up with a possible candidate for the Russian mole.

Simon follows Alex to the market only to see him talking to the Russian merchant Mika. The team must decide whether or not to confront him. Meanwhile Kate has successfully interview the Market owners and now have three possible locations where the Lees were staying. They visit one with a bit of a surprise. Following the attack of the self-propelled guided machine gun, Gabby, Marko and JoMac go back to the bar to retrieve the ROBO unit. They also secure the machine gun inside the Mercury. Hanaka get some very distressing news from Zardoz.

Nate sent to disable Gracee while Jaffra and members head back to the ship. After they arrive they come under attack by locals and a mechanized killing machine. Pappy gets the results from a soil sample taken from the car that Meredith was in and shares the info with Kate. It shows where the car has been and it ties them to DC. Kate questions the market owners and threatens them with a long jail sentence. She leaves them to think about it.

Gabby and crew manage to land their crippled shuttle. They rejoin the Mercury who then set out to find the person who shot them down. In Florida, Kate and Ivan, discuss where to go from here. Can they get anything out of the market owners? Barnes and Sam head to Marten State to meet with Pearman and join up with Thornton and Scarlett. Nate takes his group to question Gracee at her bar while Jaffra’s team discovers an abandoned dirt bike along with the shoulder mounted missile cartridge. Then Gabby gets a disturbing message.

Scarlett and Pappy were shocked to hear that Meredith bailed out of his jet. Kate and Ivan work to get that exact location. In Baku, Tony’s crew is working on discovering who the mole is in the Embassy, and they come to suspect Alex. Back in Annapolis, Jim, Sam and Kelly are searching for the car belonging the Van Buren, known as “sunglasses man”.  Hanaka and his guard notify Zardoz to give their answer as to whether or not they will join him. Gabby’s approach into the “Town With No Name” is rudely interrupted.

Meredith escapes Thornton and Scarlett while Ivan puts a plan into motion to intercept them.  Jaffra and the Mercury crew start laying out as plan to follow Hanaka. They must decide on the best location to search. Meanwhile Hanaka and his guard take refuge in one of the general’s old bunkers.  Barnes and Sam meet with John McMillan to discuss Kollkoff.  In Baku, Simon’s team continues to vet all embassy employees but hit a road block.

Barnes receives word that the agent they suspect tipped off the Russian at the Chicago storage unit is AWOL.  Simon, Slane and Lenora encounter a Russian market dealer in the bazaars of Baku.  Thornton and Scarlett continue to follow the car that left the Chinese market. They suspect the car is transporting drugs.  After ICE raids the market, Thornton and Scarlett receive shocking news.  The Mercury ground crew makes their way to the market in New Market to meet with Zardoz to find out what happened to Hanaka and his guard.

The Mercury crew spots Zardoz’s number one, Sprague in a market. Tam approaches him to gain information. Thornton and Scarlett keep an eye on the car Meredith was in while Kate and Ivan watch the market. The car leaves making Thornton and Scarlett give chase.  Nelson continues to work the bombing case back in Baltimore; while Barnes and Sam learn startling news about the agent they call Mr. Sunglasses. In Newmarket on the planet Cali, Hanaka learns that he is definitely being followed by the IDF.

John McMillan calls Barnes with startling information that ties into Kate’s investigation.  In Cali City Hanaka and his guard discuss how the pirate missions are handled with Zardoz. Does Hanaka have other ideas? Kate and Ivan continue to follow the fish truck hauling suspected drugs through the streets of Miami; while being followed by Thornton and Scarlett. Agent Simon, Slane and Lenora head to a market in Baku that Slane has frequented. Their goal is to find a source for Russian arms being smuggled into the country. Meanwhile on the planet of Cali the Mercury crew arrives at an open bazaar in search of Zardoz, Hanaka and his guard.