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| - The Machine recaps various exchanges between Harold Finch and Grace Hendricks, along with Finch faking his death and hiding from Grace (“God Mode”), as well as Reese's supposed killing of U.S. Congressman Roger McCourt and Finch's subsequent departure from the team. (“Death Benefit”) It displays a message indicating that Samaritan is online and the Machine is trying to protect its assets. A man named Raoul is robbing a store, when Shaw comes in eating an ice cream, offering him one chance to leave as his family needs him. Raoul drops his gun and exits the store, but Shaw stays, pointing out to the owner that the security cameras have been disabled, having deduced that a worker there named Ricky is a criminal. She subdues Ricky and pays the store owner for the ice cream. Outside, she meets with Reese and they talk about Finch, when Root suddenly runs into Shaw. She tells them to come with her, warning them about an ambush being prepared by Decima right around the corner. They go with Root into a building and discard their communication devices while Root explains that Decima is using Samaritan to track them. They change course when they see cameras. Meanwhile, Senator Garrison meets with Greer in the building in which Samaritan has been set up, and Greer shows Samaritan having pinpointed various locations of local terrorists, informing Garrison that proof is on the way. Garrison leaves, and Greer tells his assistant Virgil that they should find Finch before helping Garrison. Virgil reports that he is still unable to find Finch but finding close connections would be a better strategy. He begins searching. Root, Reese and Shaw evade cameras around the city and prepare to cross a street when a payphone rings. Reese goes to get it despite Root's panicking, convincing her that the Machine is trying to tell them something. Root reluctantly agrees and also receives the number from the Machine. Virgil ends up getting the same number - it's Grace, and Greer asks Virgil to bring her to him.
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