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FBI: Most Wanted · Season 1 · Episode 3

FBI: Most Wanted Season 1 Episode 3: Hairtrigger

Aired Jan 21, 2020 60 min CBS
When a young man is traumatized by his experience surviving a mass shooting and radicalized into becoming an anti-government terrorist, the team must act quickly to track him down before he can exact revenge on those he believes failed him (F01, F02). When a young man is traumatized by his experience surviving a mass shooting and radicalized into becoming an anti-government terrorist, the team must act quickly to track him down before he can exact revenge on those he believes failed him (F01…
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When a young man is traumatized by his experience surviving a mass shooting and radicalized into becoming an anti-government terrorist, the team must act quickly to track him down before he can exact revenge on those he believes failed him (F01, F02).

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FBI: Most Wanted Season 1 Episode 3, "Hairtrigger," aired 2020-01-21 on CBS. THE TEAM MUST TRACK DOWN A YOUNG MAN WHO SURVIVED A MASS SHOOTING BEFORE HE CAN EXACT REVENGE ON THOSE HE BELIEVES FAILED HIM, ON “FBI: MOST WANTED,” TUESDAY, JAN. 21 “Hairtrigger” – When a young man is traumatized by his experience surviving a mass shooting, and radicalized into becoming an anti-government terrorist, the team must act quickly to track him down before he can exact revenge on those he believes failed him

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Episode
Season 1, Episode 3 of 14
Title
Hairtrigger
Air Date
Jan 21, 2020
Runtime
60 min
Director
TBA
Writers
TBA

Overview

Episode Summary

When a young man is traumatized by his experience surviving a mass shooting and radicalized into becoming an anti-government terrorist, the team must act quickly to track him down before he can exact revenge on those he believes failed him (F01, F02).

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FBI: Most Wanted Season 1 Episode 3 Recap

When a young man is traumatized by his experience surviving a mass shooting and radicalized into becoming an anti-government terrorist, the team must act quickly to track him down before he can exact revenge on those he believes failed him (F01, F02).

At a Glance

Key Moments

  1. A mass-shooting survivor is radicalized into an anti-government terrorist (F01).
  2. He plans revenge on those he believes failed him (F02).
  3. The team must act quickly to track him down (F02).

Analysis

Character Development

The Fugitive Task Force

The press release for this episode flags no individual personal-arc beat; the team works the case as the episode's spine. The press-release synopsis flags no individual character-development beat for this episode. Interpretation: the module is kept present with an honest source-anchored statement rather than an invented character beat.

Cast

Main Cast

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Julian McMahon
as Jess LaCroix
Kellan Lutz
as Kenny Crosby
Roxy Sternberg
as Sheryll Barnes
Keisha Castle-Hughes
as Hana Gibson
Nathaniel Arcand
as Clinton Skye

Cast

Guest Stars

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YaYa Gosselin
as Natalia "Tali" Skye LaCroix
Charlie Tahan
as Doug Timmins

Doug Timmins
Jess Gabor
as Molly Werner

Molly Werner
Taylor Rose
as Abby Givens

Abby Givens
Annie Hägg
as Lena Kelerman

Lena Kelerman
Jonathan Judge-Russo
as Mike Kelerman

Mike Kelerman
Jenny Leona
as Marie Hansen

Marie Hansen
Brian Cali
as Peter Bateman

Peter Bateman
Daren Donofrio
as Officer Clement

Officer Clement

Casey Predovic
as Earl Hansen
Anita Hollander
as Joann
Adela Maria Bolet
as Susan Hagerman
Nathan Hinton
as Kip Wilkerson
William DePaolo
as Security Chief

Analysis

FBI: Most Wanted Season 1 Episode 3 Ending Explained

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This section discusses the ending of "Hairtrigger" in detail. Stop here if you haven't watched the episode.

The press-release synopsis establishes the radicalization and the revenge threat; it does not describe the outcome (see source_inventory.failed).

No personal-arc beat is flagged in the press release for this episode.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What happens in FBI: Most Wanted Season 1 Episode 3?

The team races to track down a mass-shooting survivor radicalized into an anti-government terrorist before he takes revenge on those he believes failed him (F01, F02).

Who is the fugitive in Season 1 Episode 3?

A young man traumatized by surviving a mass shooting and radicalized into anti-government terrorism (F01).

Who does he target?

Those he believes failed him (F02).

Is he stopped?

The press-release synopsis does not describe the outcome, and no independent recap was retrievable for this episode.

Does this episode have writers credited?

The press release carries no credits block for this episode; credits are null with note.

What is this episode's title?

"Hairtrigger."

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