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1Michael goes on a CIA mission to stop a group of mercenaries in the Bahamas, while Fi is forced to turn to a shady arms dealer from her past to get information for Michael.
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5* AmoralAfrikaner: The man Cahill works for is never specified as a South African, but his name (van der Waal) and accent peg him.
6* ArtisticLicenseChemistry:
7** The C4 used in the previous episode for the death trap intended for Jacob is from a batch stolen from the USSR in 1988. After 20 years, that C4 would be useless. Chemicals degrade, especially if they're extremely reactive, like high explosives.
8** Sodium reacts with water to produce hydrogen gas and enough heat to detonate the hydrogen, yes, but unless you drop a kilogram in a lake you're not going to get an explosion that size.
9* BigBad: Pyramid, the company hiring the mercenaries to launch attacks on American outposts which are also CIA safe houses.
10%%* GambitPileup
11* MacGyvering: Marine flares get turned into an IED to destroy a satellite uplink.
12* ParentWithNewParamour: Maddy introduces her new boyfriend, Benny, at the end of the episode.
13* PoorCommunicationKills: Weaponized. The team cuts communications between the mercenaries and their client, and keeps the mercs from talking to each other before they have the chance to compare notes.

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