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"The Inside Man" is the twelfth episode of the third season of ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the fifty-sixth episode of the series overall. It aired on March 15, 2016. It was written by Craig Titley and directed by John Terlesky.

Plot[]

Coulson approaches Talbot, who has been ignoring his efforts to contact him, to prepare for an international symposium in Taipei, to discuss how to deal with the Inhumans. Keeping an eye on them, May and Lincoln intervene when Carl Creel unexpectedly appears, overpowering him, but Talbot reveals that Creel's Hydra brainwashing has been undone, and he is now Talbot's bodyguard. Simmons tests Creel's blood and discovers that mixing it with that of an inactive Inhuman prevents Terrigen from affecting the blood, meaning that Creel's blood could be used to synthesise a 'vaccine' to remove the alien gene from dormant Inhumans. This causes an argument between Lincoln, who supports the idea of the vaccine, and Daisy, who believes Terrigenesis is the birthright of all Inhumans, good or evil. Daisy and Lincoln later reconcile and have sex.

Despite Hunter's vociferous protests, Coulson agrees to let Creel accompany him and Talbot to the symposium the next day, with Coulson acting as an expert in Inhuman biology. May, Hunter and Morse, will be working to find out if any of the other delegates are working with Malick by going into their separate suites, as Coulson suspects. Russian delegate Anton Petrov suggests setting up a sanctuary state for Inhumans, an idea that most of the delegates support, though some fear that the Inhumans could unite against the human race, while Coulson suspects Malick could collect Inhumans from the proposed sanctuary to rebuild his army. Breaking into the Australian delegate's room, Morse learns that she has a captive Inhuman named Eden Fesi. Hunter notices Creel leaving his guard post outside and follows him to a truck, where he discovers armed Hydra agents guarding an ATCU stasis chamber, which contains Talbot's son, George. It is revealed that Malick had kidnapped George to blackmail Talbot, who interrupts the symposium to accuse Coulson of being a Hydra infiltrator and convince the delegates. Malick manages to convince the delegates to believe in his deeds with his past reputation, and double-crosses Talbot and tries to have him and Coulson killed, but Creel rescues them, while Hunter, May and Morse defeat the Hydra agents. May rescues George, to Talbot's relief, while other agents retrieve Fesi from Australian custody, and Hunter and Morse are sent to pursue Malick.

The ancient Inhuman ensures that Giyera and Lucio are loyal to him, and sends them to abduct five humans, whom he kills gruesomely, absorbing their life force to restore Ward's body to full strength. In an end tag, Hunter and Morse stow away on Malick's private jet as he leaves with Petrov.

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Trivia[]

  • This episode scored 2.94 million viewers upon its initial airing.

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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Characters
Phil CoulsonMelinda MayGrant WardDaisy Johnson/QuakeLeo FitzJemma SimmonsLance HunterMockingbirdHiveAlphonso MackenzieLincoln CampbellHolden RadcliffeYo-YoDeke ShawJohn GarrettMichael PetersonFranklin HallAce PetersonChan Ho YinVictoria HandAkela AmadorRainaElliot RandolphLoreleiAudrey NathanAgent KoenigAntoine TriplettAbsorbing ManSunil BakshiAngar the ScreamerAgent 33Daniel WhitehallCalvin ZaboRobert GonzalesGordonAidaJohnny Blaze/Ghost RiderRobbie Reyes/Ghost RiderPatriotKasiusSinaraSargeIzelPhil Coulson (LMD)Freddy MalickErnest KoenigViolaSibylNathaniel MalickKoraGrillEllen NadeerChristian Ward
Episodes
Season One: "Pilot" • "0-8-4" • "The Asset" • "Eye Spy" • "Girl in the Flower Dress" • "FZZT" • "The Hub" • "The Well" • "Repairs" • "The Bridge" • "The Magical Place" • "Seeds" • "T.R.A.C.K.S." • "T.A.H.I.T.I." • "Yes Men" • "End of the Beginning" • "Turn, Turn, Turn" • "Providence" • "The Only Light in the Darkness" • "Nothing Personal" • "Ragtag" • "Beginning of the End"

Season Two: "Shadows" • "Heavy is the Head" • "Making Friends and Influencing People" • "Face My Enemy" • "A Hen in the Wolf House" • "A Fractured House" • "The Writing on the Wall" • "The Things We Bury" • "...Ye Who Enter Here" • "What They Become" • "Aftershocks" • "Who You Really Are" • "One of Us" • "Love in the Time of HYDRA" • "One Door Closes" • "Afterlife" • "Melinda" • "The Frenemy of My Enemy" • "The Dirty Half Dozen" • "Scars" • "S.O.S."
Season Three: "Laws of Nature" • "Purpose in the Machine" • "A Wanted (Inhu)man" • "Devils You Know" • "4,722 Hours" • "Among Us Hide..." • "Chaos Theory" • "Many Heads, One Tale" • "Closure" • "Maveth" • "Bouncing Back" • "The Inside Man" • "Parting Shot" • "Watchdogs" • "Spacetime" • "Paradise Lost" • "The Team" • "The Singularity" • "Failed Experiments" • "Emancipation" • "Absolution" • "Ascension"
Season Four: "The Ghost" • "Meet the New Boss" • "Uprising" • "Let Me Stand Next to Your Fire" • "Lockup" • "The Good Samaritan" • "Deals With Our Devils" • "The Laws of Inferno Dynamics • "Broken Promises" • "The Patriot" • "Wake Up" • "Hot Potato Soup" • "BOOM" • "The Man Behind the Shield" • "Self Control" • "What If..." • "Identity and Change" • "No Regrets" • "All the Madame's Men" • "Farewell, Cruel World!" • "The Return" • "World's End"
Season Five: "Orientation" • "A Life Spent" • "A Life Earned" • "Rewind" • "Fun & Games" • "Together or Not at All" • "The Last Day" • "Best Laid Plans" • "Past Life" • "All the Comforts of Home" • "The Real Deal" • "Principia" • "The Devil Complex" • "Rise and Shine" • "Inside Voices" • "The Honeymoon" • "All Roads Lead..." • "Option Two" • "The One Who Will Save Us All" • "The Force of Gravity" • "The End"
Season Six: "Missing Pieces" • "Window of Opportunity" • "Fear and Loathing on the Planet of Kitson" • "Code Yellow" • "The Other Thing" • "Inescapable" • "Toldja" • "Collision Course (Part I)" • "Collision Course (Part II)" • "Leap" • "From the Ashes" • "The Sign" • "New Life"
Season Seven: "The New Deal" • "Know Your Onions" • "Alien Commies from the Future!" • "Out of the Past" • "A Trout in the Milk" • "Adapt or Die" • "The Totally Excellent Adventures of Mack and the D" • "After, Before" • "As I Have Always Been" • "Stolen" • "Brand New Day" • "The End is at Hand" • "What We're Fighting For" •

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Plasma Particle BeamGravitoniumObeliskSuper Soldier Serum
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QuinjetL.O.L.A.S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier
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S.H.I.E.L.D.HYDRAInhumansAsgardiansKreeUnited NationsHowling Commandos
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