Season one of the American crime thriller starring James Spader. When former government agent turned fugitive Raymond ´Red´ Reddington (Spader) suddenly decides to surrender to the FBI after years of evading capture, Assistant Director Harold Cooper (Harry Lennix) wonders why and, more importantly, why now. As Reddington reveals to Cooper that he has access to other wanted fugitives and can help the FBI to track them down, Cooper´s intrigue gets the better of him and he allows Reddington into the FBI.