[s7e8] The Hawaladar (no. 162) Apr 2026

: In a classic Red maneuver, he has an associate on roller skates steal the Blacklister's money, only to "loan" that same money back to Ratna at a steep 19% interest rate to help him fulfill his obligations. Subplots and Character Beats

: Elizabeth Keen becomes suspicious of her nanny (Katarina in disguise) after her daughter, Agnes, draws a disturbing picture of a "dead man in the park". Liz begins her own investigation, discovering blood and a broken mirror in a park bathroom. [S7E8] The Hawaladar (No. 162)

: Reddington points the Task Force toward Ratna under the guise of stopping a criminal transaction. In reality, Red intercepts Ratna in a crowded park to seize his ledger and gain intelligence on Orion Relocation Services , the group he believes is holding Ilya. : In a classic Red maneuver, he has

In , the eighth episode of The Blacklist's seventh season, Raymond Reddington manipulates the FBI Task Force to locate a specialist in untraceable money transfers to find his missing friend, Ilya Koslov. The Blacklister: Bhavish Ratna : Reddington points the Task Force toward Ratna

: Katarina Rostova holds Ilya (referred to as "The Stranger" or Frank Bloom) captive. She uses a memory specialist to extract secrets about Red's true identity and the Townsend Directive , even as Ilya attempts suicide to protect the information.