Michael J. Burg

Having taken on new identities provided by Root, the team members try to adapt to their new lives; when some find it difficult to ignore the machine's numbers, they put everyone at risk of being found by Samaritan.

In an effort to expose the Blue Templar, Frank decides not to report a drug bust case that reveals dirty cops.

Finch and Reese end up caught in a struggle for control of the city's gangs; Shaw and Root do not agree on how to handle the latest threat from Samaritan.

The detectives probe a series of staged car-crashes to find out who has been orchestrating them.

The girls go to a fancy restaurant for Abbi's birthday; Abbi must come to terms with being nasty; Ilana pushes through self-inflicted side effects of their fancy meal.

Stone is thrust into the spotlight as a controversy involving the defense emerges.