Chuck Episode 3.18 Chuck Versus the Subway

Steve Bartowski works on the governor for Chuck's Intersect. Steve thinks Chuck's cover is blown and his worst enemies are now out to get him. Although Chuck's courage is commendable, it may be time for him to protect the ones he loves the most. Chuck doesn't want to do this because he doesn't want to run like his father did. Sarah walks in and suggests Chuck get some fresh air.

At the Buy More, Awesome is looking rough and worried about Ellie because she didn't come home last night. Morgan tells Awesome that Ellie is cheating on him, and plays Ellie's message that Casey recorded. Awesome immediately tries to contact Ellie, but she's unable to get a signal in the CIA building Justin's been keeping her in.

Meanwhile, Casey visits his daughter at a local diner, although Alex doesn't know that Casey is her father. Chuck voices his concerns about Shaw to Sarah, but she tries to calm him down. Suddenly, Chuck FLASHES on Shaw's voice and gets dizzy. He thinks he sees Shaw in the crowd and chases him down. Just when Chuck thinks he's losing his mind, he sees Shaw on the subway, waving goodbye.

At CASTLE, Chuck tells Casey and Sarah about Shaw. Chuck's dad asks which subway he saw him in and uses the surveillance cameras at the North Hollywood station to see if Chuck is telling the truth. Shaw is identified on the video screen. They follow Shaw's trail through the subway system using the surveillance cameras and while the team wants to go after him, Steve thinks Shaw may be leading them into a trap.

Chuck doesn't think he has a choice, and he's not going to run away from Sarah and Casey. Awesome gets drunk with Lester and Jeff at the Buy More and Morgan comes to the rescue. At a CIA conference General Beckman discusses the Intersect project (Chuck) with General Merriweather and tells him that along with agent Walker and Colonel Casey, the three have been a very strong team.

Sarah, Casey and Chuck follow Shaw's trail through the subway system, each taking a floor into a secret building. Meanwhile, Beckman stands up for Chuck at the conference. When Chuck, Casey and Sarah enter the building an alarm goes off, it turns out they're in the same building where Ellie is being held and it is an actual CIA base. Justin jumps out at the chance to "protect" Ellie, but Chuck takes him down. After Ellie is able to get out of the room, she realizes Chuck is a spy.

Chuck tells Ellie that Justin isn't CIA and is with an evil agency. During General Beckman's conference, Chuck bursts in with Justin and Ellie. Apparently Chuck has no idea what is going on. Beckman tells Chuck that he needs to keep his mouth shut in order to protect the Intersect. The committee wants to shut the Intersect project down because they believe it's dangerous due to one very special agent and his report: Daniel Shaw.

Sarah informs the committee that Shaw tried to kill her and he is working for The Ring. Shaw defends himself - he was working as a double agent with The Ring, until Chuck shot him. Chuck is an "American hero," according to Shaw, but the Intersect is affecting his mind and as proof, he produces Dr. Dreyfus's report stating that Chuck's mental decline is irreversible and inevitable. Sarah is shocked at this news. Shaw wants the Intersect mission to be aborted.

Beckman stands up for Chuck and the Intersect, citing successful past missions. Shaw, meanwhile, FLASHES on the pictures of The Ring agents. Chuck notices this and tells the committee that Shaw has an Intersect. In order to prove it, Chuck throws a knife at him, but Shaw doesn't catch it - it pierces him in the chest. Chuck is immediately removed from the conference hall and taken into custody.

Sarah and Casey believe Chuck, but here's the thing: Shaw and The Ring have taken over the CIA. Casey wants to run, but Sarah is staying to save Chuck. Casey knows the agents are going to go after everyone they care about. Later, Ellie comes clean to Awesome about Chuck being involved in the CIA. Awesome reveals that Chuck has been with the CIA for years, and Ellie demands that Awesome tell her everything right away.

Casey goes to save Alex, but Justin is there to meet him. Chuck's father comes to his aid and remotely releases him from the prison. At the diner, Justin tells Casey he's under arrest, but Casey's isn't going anywhere - he punches Justin out and takes Alex with him. Steve rescues Chuck, but Sarah wants Chuck to stay and fight. This time, Chuck realizes he must run in order to protect Sarah.

Casey tells Alex he kidnapped her for her own good and gives her the key to his locker at the Buy More. Alex is still unaware that Casey is her father, until she tries to make a run for it and he comes clean. Casey tells Alex to find her mom and disappear. The CIA catches Casey while Awesome continues to tell Ellie all about Chuck's spy life.

Morgan informs Ellie that neither Chuck nor Casey are the bad guys and they don't know why the CIA is holding them against their will. Sarah meets with Shaw to confront him about what happened in Paris. She pulls her gun and threatens him, which proves to the rest of the CIA agents that Sarah has gone rogue. The agents arrest Sarah.

Down at CASTLE, General Beckman says they are shutting down the Intersect project and she needs Morgan to find Chuck. She tells Morgan, "You are our only hope," although Awesome is there too, and this could mean they both have lots of people to save. Meanwhile, Steve gives Chuck the governor and he feels better. Morgan calls Chuck and tells him that his team has been caught, but Steve throws Chuck's phone out the window because he knows Shaw is setting a trap.

Chuck is able to convince his dad to turn around and fight. Chuck and Steve come to Ellie for help. She tells them all about where she met Justin and how'd he'd walk to the subway after their conversation. Steve promises to tell Ellie why he left his family years ago - after he and Chuck save the day.

Casey and Sarah, now in Shaw's custody, tell him his plan won't work. Shaw claims that this time, when Chuck and Steve come for him, he'll be ready. Down in the subway, Chuck FLASHES on a control panel that was built by McTiernan Industries, a Ring subsidiary. They discover a fake wall and have infiltrated the Ring base. Casey and Sarah are handcuffed but have faith in Chuck because he's a real spy.

Chuck and his father walk into a lab, something Chuck dreamt about: Dr. Kowambe's medical experiments with cellular regeneration. It suddenly becomes clear: The Ring saved Shaw's life and then made him into the Intersect. Ellie sees Shaw and Justin run into the subway system and follows after them.

Chuck believes this Ring lab will be all Chuck needs to prove his innocence. Shaw takes the Governor from Chuck, but Chuck doesn't need a watch to defeat Shaw, knowing Chuck can't fight when he's emotionally compromised, shoots Chuck's father in the chest, and before he dies, Steve tells Chuck that "he's special." In the background, Ellie has seen the whole thing.

Alex arrives at the Buy More to get stuff out of Casey's locker. Morgan helps her and tells her that she has nothing to worry about. Inside Casey's Buy More locker is a safe with tons of cash and passports. Just then, Awesome tells Morgan what happened to Chuck's dad. Chuck is taken into custody with Casey and Sarah and he has given up. He thinks Shaw has won. The three are taken away in a truck, and when the truck stops, so do their lives.

Unbeknownst to Shaw and the rest of The Ring, Ellie and Awesome are in hot pursuit of the team to help. There are still people out there to save the good guys and those people are Ellie, Awesome, and Morgan.