Martin returns to DCO after the events in Houston and is presented
with a brand new case: someone is threatening to assassinate a Saudi
Prince during a visit to Los Angeles. The investigation leads Martin
and Rice to a beautiful and charismatic female rights activist named
Hani Jabril. Her cause is just but will she cross the line and kill
for it?
http://www.tntdrama.com/shows/legends/season-1/episode-7/quicksand.html
SPOILERS AHEAD!!
The episode opens with a dude testing a drone for nefarious
purposes. At DCO, Martin is being grilled by his bosses for his
"rogue" adventure which took him to Houston to seek answers
to his own problem. He wasn't happy with the interrogation, or that
the conclusion of his adventure had robbed him of another source.
Crystal wasn't happy either. And Martin didn't like boss "friend"
Gates telling him that the Iraq photo was doctored to put him in it,
Gates all the while insisting that his & Sonya's story about
Martin was the true one. It's a strong persuasive argument.
Despite reprimand, Martin & his legend is needed for another
case, protection detail for a Saudi prince who is threatened because
of his government's policy. He is teamed with new DCO member Tony
Rice for surveillance, and they were surprised to find out that a
clandestine dropoff contact is prominent human/female rights activist
Hani Jabril. Later they take a closer look at her apartment for clues
& find a peeping tom with diplomatic immunity. Martin isn't
amused.
Martin decides that his fave legend Sebastian Egan, a
scotch-drinking underground journalist, is what's needed to dig
deeper to find out what's going on.
Martin/Sebastian
and Tony posing as a photographer have a closer look at Hani Jabril
first through one of her speeches then at a reception afterward,
feeling her out. They next find out she is supposed to be at a
protest where the prince is going for his own summit, and finagle a
come-along in guise of doing publicity for her documentary film. The
prince's people don't suspect anything, a drone is deployed, and the
episode ends on a rather explosive note for the prince.
I was definitely not OK with seeing a human/woman
rights activist collude with those resorting to violence to send a
message. I hope this was a mis-perception as violence never solves
anything. I know Martin's latest legend Sebastian Egan is the fave of
both Sean & character Martin but beyond drinking scotch, I'm not
too impressed yet. I assume this episode was a cliffhanger & the
real story will be revealed next week. The thing I DID love was
pairing Tony Rice with Martin, I think they make a great team! Plus
Tony will learn more about Martin, hopefully to fit pieces into his
murder case & the underlying identity mystery. Don't trust Gates
or Sonya and #DONTKILLSEANBEAN!!
