- In an attempt to find the main players in the Codex and cut off their match-fixing funding, Desi goes undercover to infiltrate a soccer team and find the corrupt player working with the shadow organization.
- To stop Codex's match-fixing scheme to raise funds, Desi goes undercover as a corrupt soccer player - and puts her life at risk. Mac has to find a way to save her, and the team discovers who the head of Codex is - and realizes that it's someone close to home.—Gislef
- In Posttano, Italy, a man and woman enter a shop and the leader, the Merchant, asks the shopkeeper at the counter if they're project will be finished. The shopkeeper says that it is and hands over a box that he's working on. The Merchant then says that he thinks they should have a demonstration, and his associate Kristina grabs the shopkeeper, pushes him down to the counter, holds him down, and injects him with powered syringe he was working on. The Merchant takes out the shopkeeper's pet rabbit, and when the shopkeeper tries to run, Kristina pushes a button on the box and shopkeeper man collapses dead. The Merchant complains that she didn't let the shopkeeper get outside so they could test the range, and tells her to clean the body up.
At Phoenix, Russ shows the others the organization symbol and says that the organization, Codex, uses the variations of the symbols as a cryptogram to communicate. Russ says that they can go on the offensive by hitting Codex in their wallet, and Matty agrees. Russ says that the Merchant has an illegal gambling den if Milan, and explains that Codex is using match-fixing as a source of funding. The Merchant places large bets on matches, then recruits players to throw the games in his favor. Russ' sources have shown that the Merchant gets many if players from Milan's team, R.S. Milan. Mac says that they can use sports analytics to determine which players are corrupt. They use algorithms to see if how the players play matches how they perform. Russ says that the team is hosting a charity match in two days. When the Merchant meets his players there, they tail him and take him into custody. Riley warns that they need unrestricted access to tail the players, and Mac figures they can get Desi into the team.
In the lab, the team goes over Desi's college photos, and Riley and Desi give her a personal backstory. Russ goes over the basics of soccer with her, and Desi readily displays her talents.
In Milan at the charity event, Mac poses as papazarro while Russ poses as a donor and Wilt as Desi's manager. Riley is there as a waitress, and the team jogs out. Desi is with him and Russ warns that it's likely her cover will be blown and Codex won't hesitate to hurt any innocent bystanders. The Merchant doesn't show, and Desi watches one player, Gabriella Dispatro, head to the room outside of the locker room.
Gabriella looks at a photo and is clearly upset, and Russ tells Desi to comfort her. Desi goes over and notices that Gabriella is looking at a photo of her family. Russ advises Desi to appear vulnerable, and when she talks about her family. Gabriella invites her to sit next to her. The two women talk about how their family dedicated everything so they could have their dreams, and Russ tells Desi to walk away while acting embarrassed. As Desi goes, Gabriella tells her that her parents are probably proud of her but her parents aren't because she messed everything up. She hands Desi to an exclusive invitation to her gambling crowd, and says that she ruined her life. When Gabriella says that her parents know that's not who she is, Gabrielle says that isn't who she wants to be and thanks Desi as she leaves.
Matty has been listening in and figures that Gabriella is a target for manipulation. She goes to the Merchant, and Matty warns that she can't identify him and they can't move in to they have more info. Riley goes in but she can't get close enough. Mac takes her mic and makes a parabolic dish out of a trash can lid and aims it at the Merchant. Gabriella tells the Merchant that she's done with their arrangement. The Merchant tells her to think about her family, and Gabriella says that she is and walks off. Russ and the others listen in, and Russ says that they'll take the Merchant during the scrimmage.
As the two teams play, the Merchant pushes a button and Gabriella collapses dead. The Merchant and Katrina leave, and the team loses them in the crowd. At their safehouse, the team try to locate the Merchant via CCTV but have no success. There's no sign of Gabriella's body at the hospitals. Desi figures that the Merchant killed her, and Desi says that they'll give the Merchant think that she's corruptible. Mac says that they'd better make sure the Merchant doesn't take down Desi when they take down the Merchant.
Russ gets invitations to the gambling club the Merchant runs, and figures the club manager is involved. Desi will do the gambling and losing while the rest of them pose as a gambler. The others put on fancy clothes and blend in with the crowd, and Riley and Mac pose as newlyweds. Mac talks about their imaginary honeymoon in Canada, and they sit down to play roulette. Desi says that she doesn't gamble, but is eager to blow the money when Russ reminds her that it's his money.
Desi sits down at Mac's table and loses, but the manager doesn't respond. Mac counts cards and signals to Desi to help her lose big. The manager still doesn't respond, and Russ tells Desi to lose 10,000 at roulette. She does so, and Mac mentions "their" lucky number 21. Desi wins, and Mac borrows Riley's purse and tells Russ to sneeze on cue. Once he does, Mac uses the magnetic clasp in the purse clasp to rig the wheel so desi loses. The manager notices and calls the Merchant, then leads Desi away. As she goes, she bumps into Russ and slips him a note that the Merchant is meeting with her.
The guards take Desi upstairs to the Merchant's library, and tells the others that she's in a room with two adjoining rooms. As the others move in, the Merchant comes in with Katrina and offers drinks. He and Desi drink up, and the Merchant offers her "help". Meanwhile, Mac finds a coil of rope and climbs up to the library with Riley and Russ.
The Merchant tells Desi that he's read her fake backstory. Riley slips and the guards respond to the name. She's busy, and Desi can't remember her backstory. The Merchant asks if she doesn't know, and Riley recovers and feeds Desi the information. Desi asks why she's there, and the Merchant offers her 10,000 to help her situation. In return she has to throw a match. Desi wonders if she can do that, and the Merchant complains that players have principles. He tells Desi that everybody does it because it's easy money. Desi mentions that she's just a benchwarmer, and the Merchant says that he'll talk to the coach.
Russ and the others sneak into one of the adjoining room and prepares to move in. The Merchant gets a call and has Kristina lead Desi out. Russ hears the Merchant talking to a caller, and tells everyone to hold their positions then meet back at the safehouse.
Later, Russ says that the head of Codex, Titan, will meet the Merchant at the game. Mac wonders if the sleep-deprived Russ imagined things, and says that they need to know they can depend on Russ. Russ insists that they cab, and Mac says that he'll know how to locate them but it'll be a challenge because the stadium is filled with spectators.
The next day, the team go into the crowd while Desi goes through the tunnel to the field. Kristina grabs her and takes her to the Merchant, who says that they need more insurance. They inject Desi and the Merchant says that if he pushes button on the home will deliver a high-voltage shock that will kill Desi instantly. The Merchant walks off, and Desi tells Mac what happened.
The game begins with a moment of silence for Gabriella. The warmup begins and the team figures finding the Merchant is Desi's best chance. Mac tells the others to stick to the plan, puts on a medical vest, and heads out onto the field. He tells Desi to fake an injury and goes out on the field, and uses an infrared filter from a camera to find the chip in Desi's neck and confirms it's triggered by a microwave trigger. As he leads Desi off the field, he warns that removing the trip would tip the Merchant off and he'd activate it anyway.
A helicopter flies in, and Russ figures that it's Titan. Riley accesses the surveillance cameras and spots Titan heading to the VIP skybox. Russ and Wilt go there posing as workers, and discover the Titan has four bodyguards. They attack and take out the men, and the Titan cowers. Russ figures that he's not the head of Codex and confirms that he can't read the cryptogram. The man says "they" paid him to ride in the helicopter, and Russ figures that he's a decoy and they have no way to save Desi.
The Merchant and Kristina take seats in the stand next to the Titan. He activates a box in a bag that he's carrying, and tells Titan that he can deliver the funds in a few minutes. The coach gets a text to proceed, and sends Desi into the game. She warns Mac, saying that she only has nine minutes before the end of the game. Mac says that he's going to let the Merchant activate the chip and asks Desi if she trusts him. She finally says that she never stopped trusting Mac and enters the game.
The team joins Riley, and Mac explains that if the Merchant pushes the button then they can trace the signal. He has Riley hack the software for the phones to communicate to track the Merchant's signal. Mac then goes out and grabs walkie-talkies from the guards to make a jammer.
There's a penalty and Desi prepares to take the kick. Mac warns that he has to get closer and tells Desi to buy some time. She ties her show, and Mac tries to get out to the field but finds the doors locked. As he tries to find another way, Desi makes the kick, and Mac makes an improvised hang glider out of a sign and flies out to Desi. The Merchant triggers the remote but nothing happens.
Riley tracks the signal and heads for the Merchant's location with Russ and Wilt. Mac gets to Desi and kisses her, and she kisses him back as the crowd cheers. The Merchant apologizes to Titan and says that he'll find a way to recover the funds. Titan whispers something to Katrina and leaves, and Katrina shoots the Merchant dead. By the time they get there, they find the Merchant's remote but there's no sign of the man.
On the plane out of Milan, Russ finally dozes off. The team wakes him up and celebrates, figuring that they disrupted Codex's financing. Russ apologizes for his obsessing and they toast with champagne. He gets a text and then says that he's not all right.
When the team arrive at Phoenix, they tell Matty that they went through security footage of everyone sitting near the Merchant. They have a blurry photo of Titan: Matty.
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