Chase Episode 1.11 Betrayed

At the Harris County Jail, Tia Archer visits Chris Novak, a man imprisoned for robbing a jewelry store. Tia shares some bad news: she doesn't have enough cash to bail Novak out. Sadly, Novak's friend Donnie is broke too. Novak vows to Tia that somehow he'll get out of jail soon. Just outside the Harris County Courthouse, Annie meets up with Luke. As they enter the courthouse, a bright-eyed young deputy named Trevor helps them through security. Trevor dreams of joining the task force and Annie promises to help him out. Luke, on the other hand, suggests applying might be a mistake. Meanwhile, Novak attacks a prison guard and makes a daring escape!

In the courthouse hallway, Annie asks Luke why he rained on Trevor's parade. Annie asks if Luke has a problem with the task force. Luke admits that he does have a problem: he still feels like an outsider. After all, Annie hasn't even given him a challenge coin yet. Before Annie can respond, gunshots ring out. Novak's clearly made a run for it and Trevor - once the optimistic deputy - is now shot and bloodied. A security guard tells Annie that Novak and another prisoner escaped. At H.E.A.T., a sleepy Jimmy tells Daisy that he and Natalie had a late night dinner in order to accommodate her hectic work schedule. Then Jimmy gently ribs Daisy about her tryst with Luke. Suddenly, Marco interrupts their conversation with news of the prison escape.

In a cafe, Annie and Luke see pandemonium break out. They learn that a gun-carrying Novak has just sprinted out the back door. He was with another prisoner named Terry Powell, but they ran off in different directions. Annie and Luke finally track down Novak in a parking structure. Just as they're about to surprise Novak, Luke's cell phone rings, alerting Novak. Novak fires at the Marshals, then takes an innocent woman hostage. Novak drives off with his hostage but Luke manages to shoot out the tires before they disappear into the distance. Meanwhile, across town, Jimmy and Marco capture Powell. He turns himself in almost immediately and says he was influenced by the much more intimidating Novak.

Annie, Luke and a team of police officers corner Novak and his hostage at the end of a dark alley. The agents can't get a clear shot, and in an instant, Novak steals his hostage's cell phone and disappears into the Maramount Hotel! While cops search the hotel, Daisy calls Annie with additional information. Novak's got a long list of priors, but this shooting spree is a definite escalation for him. Something must have triggered it. Daisy also shares sad news: Trevor's dead. He'll never be a Marshal after all. Meanwhile, Jimmy interrogates Powell. Powell says he's got no info on Novak, but admits that he wouldn't dare rat on a criminal as intimidating as Novak.

Novak breaks into a hotel room and eyes a window washer working outside. Annie questions Officer Stearns, the man who captured Novak after the botched jewelry robbery. Curiously, Stearns nabbed Novak after receiving an anonymous tip. Stearns was never able to find the identity of the caller. Moments later, Annie and Luke get word that Novak's been spotted in a hotel room. When they arrive at the scene, the room's occupant and some innocent window washers are all dead. Annie's face falls as she realizes Novak's long gone. Across town, Novak boards a bus and disappears.

Daisy calls Annie with a clue: Novak used his stolen cell phone to call Donnie Green. Novak and Donnie go way back; they've committed multiple crimes together in the past. However, strangely, Donnie was not involved in the botched jewelry store robbery that sent Novak to prison. Jimmy and Marco question Donnie's dad Ed. Ed explains that Donnie's friends with Novak and his girlfriend Tia. If they have any questions for Donnie, Jimmy and Marco should try one of his favorite hangouts, the batting cages. Meanwhile, Annie and Luke have tracked Novak to a Metro stop. Unfortunately, Novak was able to steal a fellow passenger's coat before disappearing into the crowd again.

At the batting cages, Novak meets up with his former partner in crime, Donnie. After expressing some shock over Novak's daring escape, Donnie says he's arranged for a car and a little spending money for Novak. Novak sees right through Donnie's story and beats him to death with a baseball bat. Moments later, Annie and Jimmy show up at the batting cages to see Donnie's dead body. Annie correctly guesses that Novak realized that Donnie snitched on him during the jewelry robbery. Worse, judging by Donnie's cell phone, Novak also realized that Donnie stole Novak's girlfriend Tia! Annie sees that after Novak killed Donnie, Novak (impersonating Donnie) texted Tia "I love you" from Donnie's cell phone. When Tia responded "I love you too," Novak knew his best friend was sleeping with his girlfriend!

Annie tells her team they have to get to Tia fast. She's a nurse's aid at McKinley Medical Center. When Jimmy hears the news, he darts off in a panic. Natalie works at McKinley, and clearly Jimmy's terrified she'll find herself in the line of fire. At McKinley, Jimmy, Annie and a SWAT team congregate outside. In a hospital room, a furious Novak grabs Tia. Novak demands to know why Tia betrayed him. Novak softens and says, "I always thought you were my one lucky break." Outside, Annie can't reach Tia via cell. Annie thinks Novak might have already gotten to Tia. It's time to search the hospital and find out!

Annie and Luke find Tia weeping in a supply closet. Tia says Novak took her badge and could be anywhere. Doctors evacuate the hospital, preparing for the worst. Annie bumps into Natalie and tells her Jimmy's looking for her. Natalie offers Annie some advice: Novak may have taken the elevator to the floor where the morgue is located. Annie heads down to the morgue when suddenly Novak leaps out and chokes her! Annie and Novak get in a heated fight. Novak's getting the upper hand when Annie manages to unlock the door and let Luke in. Luke leaps into the fray, holding his own against the much bigger Novak. Luke pulls out his gun and points it at Novak's head. Finally, the brawl is over.

A relieved Jimmy finally tracks down his beloved Natalie. They hug tightly, fully realizing how close Natalie came to death. Outside, police officers shuttle a handcuffed Novak into a police car. The nightmare's finally over. Annie meets up with Jimmy and Natalie outside the hospital. They make plans to have lunch, but first Annie has to take care of something. Annie walks up to Luke as he receives medical attention. After his fight with Novak, his body's definitely taken a beating. Annie compliments Luke on his performance and gives him the challenge coin. Finally, Luke's part of the team. Annie can't let the moment go without a little playful joking, though; she tells Luke to invite Daisy to lunch, adding, "You've got her number." It looks like their romance is anything but secret!