When Ressler came to; he realized immediately that something was wrong. He couldn't move his arms or legs and his side and face hurt. He strained his ears to hear something; the slow drip of water falling from leaky pipes, the slight shuffle of heavy booted feet walking across concrete and finally the sounds that Ressler recognized as flesh hitting flesh and the grunts of pain. He left his eyes closed; fearing that someone would realize that he was awake; instead he tried to remember what happened. Thinking back; he remembered nabbing one of their blacklister's men, Katherine interrogating him in the building they found him in. Keen and a few other agents were setting up a perimeter around the building when shouts and gunfire broke through the radio that Ressler had at his hip. Hearing Keen call for backup; he rushed out of the room, telling Katherine to watch the guy and to stay put. Radioing to Keen; he heard her state that she got clear and was calling for backup. Sliding down the hallway and around the corner he felt an explosion rock the building; most likely grenades. Slowing down and stopping at the corner of the hallway; he heard booted feet rushing towards him. He had counted two men by their voices and decided the best thing for him to do was dispatch them quickly. He remembered shooting one of the men but the other got his gun away from him and they fought. The last thing Ressler saw before it went black was Katherine being dragged down the hall; kicking and screaming.

The grunts stopped and then a large heavy wooden door was being opened and something was being dragged and then metallic screeching was heard. Opening his eyes; the first thing he saw was the man he was fighting with staring at him.

"You're even uglier in this light." Ressler wheezed out before the big man punched him in the jaw sending him and the chair he was strapped to backwards. Ressler's body hit the ground hard; the metal of the chair digging into his back. The big man just smiled down at him and righted the chair. Ressler's head was killing him but when his eyes connected with the person across from him; the air went cold.

"Agent Ressler; I was wondering when you would wake up!" Luther Andres exclaimed as he walked up to him and knelt down to his level. They were chasing him because Red had evidence that Luther was supplying heavy arms to any enemy of the United States. He had killed hundreds of men, women and children and Red wasn't a fan. "You're companion and I were getting acquainted; she's quite beautiful although her face is a bit bruised. I hate to mess up such a beauty but she wasn't really talking." Luther stood and strode over to Katherine; Ressler's blood ran cold when he took in her bruised and battered face. She was bleeding from a split lip; her whole face had scratches and bruises' marring her skin and her one eye was swelling shut. She coughed and some blood slipped out her mouth. "You've woken up just in time; we need to pull her chip. Now don't deny it; we scanned her and found it already. You Fed's always want to stick trackers in things. Such a shame; I'd hate to ruin her pretty packaging any more than I already did." Luther nodded and two of his men descended upon Katherine. One held her down while the other used his knife to slice into the junction where her shoulder met her neck. Ressler struggled through his binds as Katherine screamed and her blood ran down her neck.

"You son of a BITCH!" Ressler screamed and Luther just laughed at him while his eyes watched with glee as Katherine cried out in pain. "When I get my hands on you!"

"You'll what Agent Ressler?"

"Killing you seems like a good option."

"You won't get the chance. Removing this chip is necessary for the next part of my plan."

"Exactly what do you hope to achieve?" Katherine had stopped screaming but instead was whimpering as the operative dug around in her shoulder. He had to try and focus as they pulled the small chip from her body. She slumped forward in pain and Ressler felt the heat of his anger flame up again.

"She's my insurance and you're the distraction. Do you honestly think that I would let you go?"

"She isn't an FBI agent."

"No but she's important to you and that's all that matters to me. I do believe that the FBI won't care much about her." Luther cut the ties on Katherine's chair and she unceremoniously fell forward and onto the hard ground.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Ressler growled as he tried to break the binds on his arms.

"We know who she is and what she does for you. We know that Reddington works with you too and I can see the way you look at her; a blind man can."

"You're insane."

"Just observant Agent Ressler." With that, Luther grabbed a hold of Katherine's hair and dragged her behind him.

"Let her go!" Ressler screamed as he struggled against his bonds and felt the plastic cut into his wrists and ankles but the pain only served as a reminder that he couldn't do a thing to save her. Ressler felt a surge of pride as he watched her still fight against the hold on her hair but it was bittersweet as they hauled her up and grabbed her waist and pulled her further away from him.

"Ressler!" He heard her scream before she was pulled from the room and it went silent. He wasn't sure how long he sat there; his breathing labored and eyes wide. He continued to struggle against his binds until he could feel them cut through his skin. It had maybe been 20 minutes before the door slams open again and a flood of FBI agents fall into the room; clearing the building. When Keen and Malik enter the building, it doesn't take Ressler long before he's cut loose and shouting out orders. Keen keeps trying to get him looked at by the EMTs but Ressler keeps brushing her off. He wants to get a track on Luther and Katherine and he becomes increasingly agitated with the slowness of his steps.

It isn't until Aram has checked video footage that he realizes where Luther is going. They converge on the private airspace and he sees the plane in question still hasn't taken off. In a hail of bullets, flash grenades and fists; he sees Katherine fighting with Luther. She swings with precision but Luther has pounds on her and he doesn't fold to her hits. A sharp smack across her face and a knee to her chest has her falling backwards and down the stairs of the plane. Ressler shouts for cover fire and once he's close enough, he jumps at Luther and knocks into him, taking him down to the ground. Ressler is able to get the upper hand after a few moments and when it seems that the fight ends, he sees Katherine lying on the ground. Luther is taken into custody, Katherine is taken to the hospital and Ressler couldn't be happier with the outcome but there's a nagging feeling in the back of his mind that something is different; that something has shifted for him and he's not sure what it is.