Over the past few weeks on season 1 of SWAT Exiles, we’ve seen the team struggle with cohesion and coming apart. It seems most of them are at odds as their secrets,, and yet they have a job to do, which has become harder since their main connection to the plot against Hondo (Shemar Moore) and S.W.A.T. is dead, literally. This week’s episode, “Edgemont,” finds them searching for new leads while working on a new case. Let’s dive in. SPOILERS BELOW.
At the end of last week, Miranda Seitzmeier (Caitlin McGee) was ready to share everything she knew about the plot. But she was killed before Hondo, Malik (Adain Bradley), and Pike (Laura Critchlow) could arrive. In the aftermath of that, the trio are working on coming up with a new plan. That leaves them focused on Adam Max (Tim Griffin), the former prisoner who turned assassin.
Hondo is determined to get Adam Max and find out what he knows. So, he pitches using himself as bait to draw his assassin out. Pike isn’t crazy about the idea, but Hondo is determined and says that he can use Malik as his backup. Not feeling that’s enough, Pike agrees but says she’ll be coming along with them. She serves as the third, and their plan works. Adam Max appears and takes a shot at Hondo but misses again. They are able to catch him and bring him into custody.
They bring Adam Max to interrogation, but he isn’t inclined to say much of anything. They try to press him, but it’s not going well. Then he begins to have a medical issue. He’s been poisoned and he’s not likely to survive. Hondo presses him for information, and before he expires, he manages to say 70 David. Hondo tells Pike that means someone who is or was a part of S.W.A.T. is behind the plan to derail the new program.
SWAT works to stop a school shooter
Meanwhile, the big case of the week surrounds Logan (Eli Brown). He’s having a hard time and arrives at Edgemont Middle School. He doesn’t get onto the grounds, but it’s clear he means business. And when a teacher spots the gun in his waistband, he raises the alarm.
S.W.A.T. responds to the school. Cassidy (Zyra Gorecki) is still reeling from what happened with the last mission, so she steps down as Scout. Hondo accepts her stepping down and puts Sammy (Lucy Barrett) in the role. They search the campus, but they don’t find anything.
Hondo checks in with the principal (Selma Blair) who is struggling with the idea someone might be targeting the school. But with no one being found, they move on with the rest of the day. Meanwhile, Logan has found a place to hide on campus, waiting for the right moment to reappear.
The team digs in, and using some footage, is able to identify Logan. Ethan (Freddy Miyares) is back on duty, but he’s not quite right. The doctor suggests that his concussion could stir up old memories and issues. And Ethan struggles to put that behind him, especially given the specifics of the case. It doesn’t get any easier when they find Logan’s roommate dead and discover that he has been pouring his heart out to a chat bot that seems to be encouraging his current course of action.
It also turns out that he was a former student at Edgemont. When Logan was a student, things didn’t go well, and it led to a difficult time for him. It also turns out the current principal was one of his teachers. Knowing that she’s the likely target, the team heads back to school and finds that Logan is there and ready to make his move.
The team tracks Logan down, but he’s holding a hostage near where students are present. They try to talk him down, but in the end, he won’t give up on his mission, and his chat bot isn’t helping. The team is forced to take the shot and take him down. That leaves Sammy a little shaken.
In the aftermath of it all, she’s looking for comfort. That leads her back to Jude (Ronen Rubinstein) as the frost between them thaws. But Sammy isn’t the only one struggling. She hands her keys off to Cassidy for a night at Ethan’s place. There, Cassidy finds Ethan also struggling with memories and past hurt. Can they be there for each other?
As we get close to the end of the season, it’s nice to see the group coalescing into a team. It’s also interesting to see the twists in the over-arching story about who is out to get S.W.A.T. Learning it’s a former member of the team puts a lot of pressure on them to figure out who it is and what they want before it’s too late.
SWAT Exiles airs Fridays on Starz.
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