This is the episode with an undercover agent who turns out to be playing both sides, and in the end, Hetty backs him into a deal working for her. But there is no way this guy is good news.
Enjoy!
Season 5, Episode 21: Three Hearts
He was leaning on her car when she arrived, having given Sam the slip for a few minutes.
Hetty paused and looked at him, waiting.
"You sure that was a good idea?" he asked.
"You don't always have to kill the snake, you know," she said. "Sometimes, if you de-fang them, they become helpful. How else do we get antivenom?"
Callen blew out a breath. "That's a hell of a chance you're taking, Hetty. Some snakes can kill without fangs, and now this one knows our address."
"It's a risk, I admit. But one I think is worth taking."
He stared at her for a moment, then nodded. "If you say so."
"You aren't convinced?"
"How do you know he'll ever work for you if you call in that debt?"
"I don't." She made a small, knowing smile. "But if he does come back looking to bite..."
G nodded. "I'll be there."
"Of course you will be."
They exchanged a long, silent look that said many things without words. This was the deepest shadow game, the show played by other agencies. This was walking on the edge of razor-wire, which could cut even if one didn't lose their balance and fall. But it was also sometimes the only way to play.
It was a game where, in theory, one could never trust anyone else, because no one could ever truly be on one's own side.
And the only reason it worked now was because G and Hetty had forsaken that last rule completely.
If this snake came out of the shadows, there was no question — neither would face it alone.
If this snake tried to bite, it would find a pair of mongoose ready to take it down before it could strike.