Chuck Episode 4.18 Chuck versus the A-TEAM

We open on a terrified Morgan tied up to a chair, being interrogated for information on Casey by a man whose identity is unknown. Morgan won't crack, and right when we think he's done for, the interrogator unties him. It's revealed that the interrogator is actually Casey; the two are in Casey's apartment and the whole charade is a test to make sure Morgan can be trusted as a roommate.

Back at Castle, Sarah and Chuck are playing board games to pass the time; it's been two weeks since their last mission and they're bored out of their minds. Despite their boredom, Casey seems very preoccupied, coming and going with weapons in hand. Clearly, he's up to something. They follow him to a hallway with a highly secured door that they've never seen before. Casey uses his handprint to get access, but Sarah and Chuck are both unable to. Later, they show up at Casey's apartment to try and get some information out of Morgan on Casey's comings and goings, but he won't crack.

Chuck and Sarah tail Casey to a warehouse where a sketchy deal is going down. When Casey's cover is blown, Chuck and Sarah come to the rescue, but they only further complicate the situation. It turns out that Casey wasn't alone; his backup was in disguise as two of the enemy's accomplices. Casey introduces the two as his new team. Chuck and Sarah are shocked.

Back at Castle, Chuck and Sarah decide to make peace with the newcomers and introduce themselves. However, Richard and Victoria are not so warm and welcoming. Sarah confronts her old partner Casey about his abandonment, finding it hard to believe that General Beckman would deliberately cut them out. Casey claims the orders didn't come from their usual superior, but from a newcomer, Director Bentley. Casey calls her his new General Beckman, except less warm and cuddly.

Chuck and Sarah confront Beckman about their demotion, but she silences their complaints with a new mission; the retrieval of the loved one of recently captured Necati Acar, aka "The Turk." The Turk has agreed to lure Dragan, an arms dealer and international threat, onto U.S. soil as long as they grant access to "Yana." Chuck is instructed to use the Intersect to ID Yana and return her to The Turk.

Meanwhile, Ellie is causing problems; she wants her father's computer back from Devon, but Devon already handed it over to Chuck as its contents were too dangerous to keep around. He calls Chuck about the laptop only to learn that he no longer has it, and suggests that Devon create a diversion. Devon tells Ellie that he took the laptop to the Buy More to get it fixed. That way, when the Buy More can't find it, he can put the blame on them.

Sarah and Chuck are at the airport anxiously awaiting the mysterious Yana. However, when she arrives, they discover that Yana is just a dog. At this, Sarah and Chuck realize that they're officially the B-Team.

Sarah and Chuck are at the airport anxiously awaiting the mysterious Yana. However, when she arrives, they discover that Yana is just a dog. At this, Sarah and Chuck realize that they're officially the B-Team.

Sarah and Chuck hatch a plan; if they want to get back on the A-Team, they have to earn it. They need to get behind the high security door to gain access to The Turk to learn more about Dragan. They break in to Casey's apartment to his get handprint, shooting Morgan with a tranquilizer gun in the process.

Chuck and Sarah gain access to the "other castle," which admittedly is much cooler. Sarah makes an interesting discovery: Chuck's dad's computer is hooked up to the system. About to take off with the computer, Sarah and Chuck get caught red-handed by Victoria and Richard, and Chuck battles them both. But something's wrong, even with the help of his Intersect powers, he can't defeat them. It's because they're following the same program; apparently, they're Intersects too. Casey then reveals that Director Bentley's plan is to use Chuck's father's program to create new Intersects.

Bentley emerges and takes the computer back. She tells Chuck he should practice caution because, unlike him, her Intersects aren't afraid to shoot. She reveals a cold truth: Victoria and Richard are the "new and improved" version of Chuck; Bentley was able to modify the program to fix the "emotional glitches" that Chuck possesses.

Later, in the hallway, Sarah confronts Casey about his betrayal. Casey explains that he didn't leave their team because he wanted to trade up; he did it because he couldn't handle being the third wheel to their team anymore. He admits that he still believes they are great agents and they are being treated unfairly.

The next mission is revealed to the new A-Team: Dragan is arriving in the U.S. and is bringing a bomb with him on the plane. Casey fights to get Chuck and Sarah on board as well, claiming that he needs Chuck to carry out bomb disposal. Chuck is less than thrilled at the giant bomb-disposal suit he has to wear, but he and Sarah desperately want in on the real action.

Chuck claims that he can disarm the bomb, but the others would rather move it to a less populated area. Casey takes a leap of faith, and gives Chuck the go ahead. When a flash shows him that the detonator is from a Chinese submarine, he makes the connection that this specific detonator disarms in saltwater. Chuck uses a juice box, which contains a small amount of sodium, to disarm the bomb. It works!

Back at Castle, the new Intersects are reprimanded by General Beckman for killing the man they were supposed to capture - and detonating a bomb in the process. She also announces that Chuck will oversee all aspects of the Intersect project from now on because he's the original Intersect. Victoria and Richard are relieved of their duties and are to undergo Intersect extraction.

Though her team no longer exists, Director Bentley still has an agenda. She reveals to Casey that she needs to hack into Chuck's father's computer. And since no one has been able to crack it so far, she needs a Bartowski to do it. She shows up at Ellie and Devon's doorstep and delivers the computer to Ellie, claiming to be a customer of Buy More who was mistakenly given her computer instead. Devon arrives home, horrified to find that Ellie has reclaimed the computer but unable to say anything.