Task (miniseries)

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"Crossings"

Jeremiah Zagar

Brad Ingelsby

September 7, 2025 (2025-09-07)

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In Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Tom Brandis, a former Catholic priest turned FBI agent, is working as a recruiter for the Bureau, having taken time off from field work after a recent family tragedy. His superior, Kathleen McGinty, insists he return to head a task force investigating a series of robberies of "trap houses" run by the Dark Hearts, a dangerous and well-organized motorcycle gang. The task force includes State Trooper Lizzie Stover, Chester city detective Aleah Clinton, and Delaware County detective Anthony Grasso. Meanwhile, Robbie Prendergrast resides in his deceased brother's house with his two young children and his brother's daughter Maeve; he has a strained relationship with Maeve, who has been saddled with looking after his young children since his wife walked out on them almost a year earlier. Robbie and his friend Cliff Broward use their jobs as waste collectors to plan robberies of the trap houses, determining when the cash from drug sales is likely to be on hand. Their robberies are facilitated by someone who seems to have inside information about the Dark Hearts' operation. Robbie, Cliff, and their friend Peaches attempt to rob a trap house belonging to Dark Hearts member Deric where they have been told a large amount of cash is being kept. The heist goes horribly wrong when another gang member unexpectedly arrives at the house. A shootout ensues, leading to the deaths of all three bikers present as well as Peaches. When Deric's young son, Sam, appears, Robbie, wishing to shield him from witnessing his parents' deaths and to protect himself and Cliff from arrest, takes Sam to his own home.

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"Family Statements"

Jeremiah Zagar

Brad Ingelsby

September 14, 2025 (2025-09-14)

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Jayson, the president of the Dark Hearts Delaware County chapter, learns about the fatal home invasion and kidnapping. His mentor Perry, one of the gang's national leaders, arrives to warn him that the other leaders want the child found and the robbers held accountable. Robbie and Cliff learn that the duffel bag they took from Deric's house is filled with pure fentanyl rather than the cash they expected. Robbie must now figure out what to do with both the drugs and Sam. Maeve learns the truth about Sam's identity when he mentions the name of his father, Deric, a name she recognizes. Fearing the Dark Hearts and knowing that the police are searching for Sam, she leaves him at a store near the arcade where she works and makes an anonymous call to the FBI tip line. Instead of being picked up by the police, however, Sam sneaks back to her car. When Tom arrives in response to her call, Maeve deliberately misleads him and goes home with Sam. She angrily confronts Robbie about the situation. The next day, Tom meets with fellow FBI agent Easley, who informs him that Jayson killed a Dark Hearts member named Billy for some infraction of the gang's rules. Tom is unaware that "Billy" is Robbie's brother and Maeve's father.

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"Nobody's Stronger Than Forgiveness"

Salli Richardson Whitfield

Brad Ingelsby

September 21, 2025 (2025-09-21)

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Confronted by Maeve, Robbie confesses to stealing from the Dark Hearts as an act of revenge for the murder of his brother Billy at the hands of Jayson. Jayson and Perry approach Freddie Frias, a drug kingpin in Philadelphia who has previously collaborated with the Dark Hearts, to seek his assistance in retrieving the stolen fentanyl, but Freddie insists on a significant discount on the price in return. Meanwhile, Tom and his team discover that one of the guns used in the fatal trap house heist was also used by the Dark Hearts themselves in a shooting incident years before, suggesting that the weapon belongs to a Dark Hearts member who is working with Robbie and Cliff. It is revealed that Eryn, Jayson's girlfriend (and former lover of Billy), is Robbie's secret source within the Dark Hearts. Cliff and Robbie meet with Ray, Cliff's former prison cellmate, who appears eager to help them move the fentanyl but instead goes to Cliff's home while he is away to steal it. The task force, getting a tip that Cliff is one of the trap house robbers, enter Cliff's home in the hope of rescuing Sam but find Ray and his wife Shelley in the process of burgling the place. A fight ensues in which Tom receives a concussion, Lizzie freezes just when her help is needed, and Ray is finally subdued by Grasso. Ray's parole is revoked and he is sent back to prison. Tom uses Ray's phone to text Cliff to arrange a meeting for the sale of the fentanyl, planning to arrest him when he shows up. As Robbie drives Cliff home that night, they find the house surrounded by police. Realizing that Cliff has been identified as one of the robbers, they go back to Robbie's. The next morning, Agent Easley informs Tom that shortly after the raid on Cliff's home a vehicle belonging to a Dark Hearts Lieutenant was seen in Cliff's neighborhood. Tom realizes that someone on his team has leaked information to the Dark Hearts.

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"All Roads"

Salli Richardson Whitfield

Teleplay by : Brad IngelsbyStory by : Brad Ingelsby & Dave Obzud

September 28, 2025 (2025-09-28)

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Tom and his team work with Chief Dorsey and the men of the Delaware County force to plan the arrest of Cliff when he shows up at the meeting Tom set up using Ray's phone. Perry is told by Vincent, one of the other national leaders of the biker gang, that the leaders have decided to get rid of Jayson for failing to deal with the trap house robberies. Perry questions Shane, a Delaware County Dark Hearts member. He learns that Jayson killed Billy Prendergrast because he was having an affair with Eryn, then falsely told Perry that Billy had stolen from the club. Perry angrily confronts Jayson and later Eryn about what really happened with Billy. Eryn admits the affair but denies betraying the club. At FBI headquarters, Tom tells Kathleen he suspects there is a leak in his team. When he leaves, Kath makes a call on her personal phone and tells someone, "We may have a problem." Robbie visits a friend of Billy's who may help get him and Cliff to Canada once the fentanyl is sold. When Sam wanders off and attracts the attention of a pedestrian, Robbie knocks the man down and flees the scene with the boy. Maeve refuses to join Robbie's Canada plan, insisting that she will take Sam to the police the next day if Robbie does not. Tom's sting operation fails when a couple looking for their dog shows up at the meeting site rather than Cliff. Unknown to Tom, Cliff has been redirected by Jayson, now in possession of Ray's phone, to a different location. Cliff is ambushed by the Dark Hearts and is killed after they find part of the missing fentanyl and a gun in his car. Perry discovers a photo link between Billy and the gun from the trap house shootout. Emily drinks too much at a party, then argues with Tom bitterly about her and Ethan. The next morning, Tom receives a lead: a photo from the pedestrian Robbie assaulted showing Sam with Robbie, though Robbie's face is obscured.

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"Vagrants"

Jeremiah Zagar

Teleplay by : Brad IngelsbyStory by : Brad Ingelsby & Dave Obzud

October 5, 2025 (2025-10-05)

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The morning after Cliff's death, Robbie attempts to confront Ray about the meeting at which Cliff was ambushed but learns from Shelley, Ray's partner, that Ray was arrested two days ago and could not have set up the meeting. Shelley offers Robbie help in selling the fentanyl. Perry and Jayson dispose of Cliff's remains, and Perry secretly plants a tracking device on Eryn's car. Perry later visits Maeve under the pretext of borrowing her late father's club jacket for a memorial, unaware that Sam is hiding nearby. Robbie meets Eryn and realizes that Cliff has been killed. He takes the fentanyl to Freddie, who expresses interest but secretly tips off Jayson. The FBI sketch artist produces a drawing of Robbie after talking to the pedestrian Robbie attacked. Grasso is revealed as the leak in the task force when he meets with Jayson to recover the phone that was used to trap Cliff. Emily and Sarah reconcile, with Sarah revealing that she is separated from her husband. Perry tracks Eryn to her meeting with Robbie, but accidentally drowns her when she tries to escape. Tom visits the Prendergrast house to question Maeve after finding out her connection to Billy, but instead finds Robbie preparing to leave for the meeting in Bushkill with Freddie. Growing suspicious, Robbie forces Tom to leave with him before Grasso, who is on the way there, can arrive. Tom, believing Robbie means to kill him, asks for the opportunity to speak with his children first, but Robbie releases Tom in the woods, imploring him to protect Maeve. Maeve takes Sam to the police, but her interview with Kath is cut short when Kath learns of Tom's disappearance. Tom walks to a nearby park, contacts his family, and is then picked up by the task force. As the task force and the Dark Hearts converge in Bushkill, Robbie arrives, only to be confronted by Tom. As Tom points a gun at him, he refuses Tom's demand to surrender.

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"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a river."

Salli Richardson Whitfield

Teleplay by : Brad IngelsbyStory by : Brad Ingelsby & Dave Obzud

October 12, 2025 (2025-10-12)

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A shootout occurs between Robbie, the FBI, and the Dark Hearts. Kathleen is shot in the chest but survives. Robbie throws the stolen fentanyl in the river and engages in a fistfight with Jayson, who stabs him before fleeing when Tom intervenes. Lizzie is killed when she is struck by Perry and Jayson's truck as they escape. On the way to the hospital, Robbie implores Tom to protect Maeve before dying from his injuries. As Sam is back in custody, the task force is disbanded, and the case is passed on to other FBI officers, though the leak is still being investigated. Grasso's superior threatens him to keep quiet about the leak. Tom informs Maeve about Robbie's death and presses her for details about Robbie's plan for the drug meetup on the night Cliff was killed. Tom visits Sam at a government childcare facility and decides to foster him. Maeve is released from FBI custody and reunites with Robbie's kids. Kath informs Tom that Grasso is the leak, and reassures him that Perry and Jayson will be found soon. Jayson is concerned about Eryn's disappearance and continues to make calls to other gang members despite Perry's warnings. Tom goes to Grasso's house and confronts him about his role in the drug meetup, but Grasso denies it. Tom enlists Aleah to help prove Grasso's wrongdoing. Perry and Jayson find Robbie's bag of drugs washed up in the river, but it is filled with magazines; Shell helped Robbie sell the drugs, and she drops off a bag of money to Maeve.

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"A Still Small Voice"

Jeremiah Zagar

Brad Ingelsby

October 19, 2025 (2025-10-19)

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To protect their interests, the Dark Hearts cut ties with their police contacts and pressure Perry to kill Jayson. Perry prepares to kill Jayson with a fishing knife, but balks. Grasso visits his sister and confesses that his choice to be a dirty cop got Lizzie killed, and how he plans to turn himself in. Authorities find Eryn's body in the quarry with Perry's necklace clutched in her hand. Perry deduces that the money from the drug sale must be with Maeve, who has hidden the money away. Donna overhears their conversation on the phone and sends the leader of the Dark Hearts after them to protect Maeve. Jayson learns of Perry's role in Eryn's drowning death, kills Perry, and runs off. Emily and Sarah bond with Sam. Aleah, Tom, and Kath make progress on unveiling Grasso's betrayal. Grasso's superior, working with the leader of the Dark Hearts, goes to Grasso's house with a plan to kill him in an "accident". Grasso pulls a gun on him, and superior reveals their plan to get the money from Maeve before he is shot in the head by the leader of the Dark Hearts, who is then shot by Grasso. Grasso, who is bleeding out from a bullet wound, drives to Maeve's house to warn her, with Aleah and Tom in pursuit. Maeve attempts to flee but is confronted by Jayson, who tries to take her and the money before being shot and killed by Grasso. Tom comforts Maeve and pretends not to see the bag of money, and Grasso recovers in the hospital. Tom, Emily, and Sarah attend Ethan's sentencing, and Tom gives a moving family impact statement, forgiving Ethan and inviting him to come home once he is released. Sam is adopted by a new family, Maeve takes Wyatt and Harper on a road trip, and Tom looks hopeful for a new life.