Fathoms (The Night Agent)

Fathoms is the sixth episode of the first season of the Netflix series The Night Agent.

Synopsis
With assassins hot on their trail, Peter and Rose split up en route to the White House. A shocking discovery quickly puts their lives in jeopardy.

Plot
In a flashback to 2 years ago when Ellen and Dale killed Andrej Pavelić, a denounced Crown Prince of Yugoslavia, and disposed his body in a lake. Ellen hoped the murder would be bloody, but Dale tells her that blood would take time to clean up.

In the present, Ellen and Dale are following Rose Larkin and Peter Sutherland, who are driving to the White House. Ellen wants to have a high-speed car chase, but Dale tells her that they have a tracker on Peter's car, so they won't lose them.

In the car, Rose gives Peter points on how to approach the situation when he reports to Diane Farr and President Michelle Travers. Peter wants Rose to stay behind while he goes into the White House. Peter and Rose notice they are being followed. Dale and Ellen retreat when they realize they have been spotted.

Peter takes Rose to his friend Cisco Jenkins's place. Cisco is cooking in preparation for his first date with someone he met on Bumble. Cisco is not happy with canceling his date, but agrees to help them. Peter and Rose plan a place to meet, and she asks him to be careful. Cisco and Rose have dinner and talk about Peter. Rose learns that Peter's ex-fiancée Zoe bailed on him when things got tough, and he needed help. Cisco tells Rose that he and Peter were classmates at the FBI Academy in Quantico. Cisco was unprepared for the water survival portion of academy training, but Peter helped get him through it. Cisco dropped out of the academy due to family issues, but the two remained friends.

Dale and Ellen wait outside Cisco's home. Dale and Ellen discuss having a baby again. Ellen admits that Dale is right in that they can't raise a child.

Erik Monks and Chelsea Arrington investigate Paulo Bonetto's house while Vice President Ashley Redfield is being updated on his daughter, Maddie's kidnapping. Chelsea blames herself for missing signs of trouble, and Erik tries to comfort her. They find portraits of Maddie and the man with the rattlesnake tattoo. Chelsea realizes that she has seen one of the patterns before in Maddie's room.

Ben Almora arrives and has Erik take over the case, but Erik insists on Chelsea helping with the investigation. Ben is not pleased with Chelsea losing Maddie and blames her for getting too emotional. Chelsea is hurt that Erik told Ben about her method of being friends with Maddie. Erik tells her that they should be partners and Chelsea apologizes for her initial reaction to him.

Chelsea recalls something and goes through Maddie's things. They find a leaflet for New Leaf DC, Paulo Bonetto's environmental organization. They also find pictures of the man with the rattlesnake tattoo on social media.

At the White House, Peter meets Diane and tells her Rose is with a friend. He also tells Diane that he met with Jamie Hawkins' widow and his suspicions that Turn Lake was involved in the metro bombing, but blamed it on Omar Zadar. Diane is surprised that someone made an assassination attempt disguised as a terror attack.

Peter tells Diane it's possible that Vice President Ashley Redfield is working with Gordon Wick to carry out another attack in 2 days. Diane says she needs to update President Michelle Travers and asks Peter to have Rose brought in by his trooper friend. Peter pauses, as he realizes he never told Diane Rose was with his trooper friend.

Peter realizes that Diane is in on it, but keeps calm. He tells Rose and Cisco to escape. Diane calls Gordon to inform him that Peter and Rose know. She suggests having Peter arrested and for Gordon to handle Rose.

Cisco and Rose leave, and are followed by Dale and Ellen. Ellen hits Cisco's car and shoots him.

Meanwhile, Peter is hunted down by the other agents, who want him arrested. Peter escapes from the White House via a tunnel that leads outside. He heads to the foundry park, where he finds Dale about to kill Rose. Peter fights Dale and gets the upper hand. Rose wants to kill Dale, but Peter wants to have him arrested. Dale taunts them about Rose's aunt's and Lorna's deaths. He tries to attack Peter again, so Peter kills him and leaves Dale floating in the water.

At the White House, Diane and Ashley discuss how to get ahead of Peter. Ashley pretends to be concerned about Maddie's kidnapping, but Diane insists on using the kidnapping to frame Peter, as he and Rose know enough to jeopardize Diane and Ashley's careers. Diane reminds Ashley that he was the one who started all this, and only roped Diane in after things didn't go to plan. They prepare for a press conference.

The next morning, Ellen finds Dale's body at the foundry park and is visibly upset. Peter and Rose hide on a boat that belonged to his godfather, Jim Wilson. Peter is shaken by Diane's betrayal, but is grateful for Rose's support.

Erik and Chelsea find a lead on Paulo and update Ben Almora. Ben tells them has another suspect in mind and wants them to investigate Peter.

At the White House, Diane tells Ashley that they must discredit Peter, to avoid ending up in prison themselves. Peter and Rose watch the news and finds out about Cisco's death and sees Vice President Ashley Redfield naming Peter a suspect in Maddie's kidnapping.

Starring

 * Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland
 * Luciane Buchanan as Rose Larkin
 * Fola Evans-Akingbola as Chelsea Arrington
 * Sarah Desjardins as Maddie Redfield
 * Eve Harlow as Ellen
 * Phoenix Raei as Dale
 * Enrique Murciano as Ben Almora
 * D.B. Woodside as Erik Monks
 * Hong Chau as Diane Farr

Guest Starring

 * Kari Matchett as Michelle Travers
 * Christopher Shyer as Ashley Redfield
 * Curtis Lum as Cisco Jenkins
 * Ben Cotton as Gordon Wick
 * Toby Levins as Nathan Briggs

Co-Starring

 * Jessie Liang as Valerie Chen
 * Philip Prajoux as David Cullin
 * Andres Collantes as Jeff Richards
 * Todd Matthews as Eli
 * Alex Rose as Liam
 * Ron Robinson as Eddie Watts
 * Dan Pelchat as Drowned Man