#askharoldcooper

[askraymondredreddington]

Mr. Reddington, how many people did you think you could kill before Elizabeth Keen would snap? Was it always your intention to push her this far? To make her a monster that would hate you to the point she'd be plotting your death and burning every healthy relationship she had, all for the sake of your death?

I misjudged Elizabeth’s attachment to that woman, but I don’t regret killing her. It was necessary, as I will explain to @askelizabethscottkeen when we locate her. 

Elizabeth is not a monster, but she is capable of acting recklessly which is why we need to find her, quickly, before she does something irrevocable. 

I need @askharoldcooper, @askdonaldressler and @askagentarammojtabai to put their personal feelings aside and to use their best efforts to bring her back as soon as possible, for everyone’s sake. 

[askdonaldressler]

How do you feel about Liz using you after sleeping with you? Are you okay?

Well, she didn’t ‘use me’ for the, uh, overnight part. That was consensual between us and both of us knew full well what she was saying when she wanted to spend the night and ‘rest’. Both of us wanted that.

And I dunno, I like to think I aided her, even while she was ‘using me’ to tell me which train station she was at. Why did I choose then to come clean to @askagentarammojtabai that she had called me (again)? Because I had already told her Agnes was at the Post Office, and if I’m honest, I knew she’d misdirect us and take the opportunity to retrieve her little girl.

So yeah, she did use me to get the task force out of the office, but I let it happen and I’m surprisingly good with that. @askharoldcooper asked us what it felt like to have aided @askelizabethscottkeen in taking $35m off @askraymondredreddington. So this was similar. Helping Liz get Agnes felt therapeutic too.

[askelizabethscottkeen]

You of all people should know that unless you've seen the body with your own eyes, it means nothing.

I was in a coma when they buried Tom. I trust my team. I trust @askharoldcooper who identified him and @askscottiehargrave who handled the funeral arrangements. I trust that Tom would reach out to me if he were alive. They have no reason to put me through losing him like that.

[coopers-blacklist-gnome]

Got any more Gnome buddies in ol' Coop's garden yet?

Oh, no. It’s just me in this lovely garden. Me, and all my rosebushes, and the little birdies, trying not to judge the hideous flamingo statue across the street. 

Actually, now you mention it.. It might be nice to have a gnomely friend to chat to. Sometimes the garden gets lonely when you’re by yourself all the time. 

Hey, @askharoldcooper, can we make that happen?

[askthomasvincentkeen]

If Liz made you have a boys night, what would you, Ressler, Aram and Harold most likely do and/or talk about?

I don’t know... Maybe a bar or something? Watch a game?  I think it’d be hilarious to see @askdonaldressler drunk. Pretty sure that’d be the night’s goal if we did that. I think Liz mentioned once that @askarammojtabai doesn’t drink, but we could get him a ginger beer or something.

It’d be... nice to catch up with those guys though. You know, in a setting that didn’t include someone’s world coming apart. From what I understand, @askharoldcooper was the one that sprang Howard from the asylum, so I figure I owe him a drink anyway.

I guess my question is... Why is @askelizabethscottkeen making me have a guys night out in this scenario, anon?

[askharoldcooper]

Ask Harold Cooper

Cooper will be available for a bit after tonight’s all new The Blacklist to answer any questions you may have for him.

[askraymondredreddington]

Are you surprised that Cooper perjured himself for you?

A little.  I knew there was a chance it could go the other way.  The very integrity that I banked on to get him to provide a copy of my immunity agreement to the Court might have dictated a different result.  But I am grateful to @askharoldcooper for what he did today.

[askdonaldressler]

What are you feeling with Red about to die?

To be honest with you, Anon, I’m feeling a lot. The law says  @askraymondredreddington‘s crimes deserve the death penalty. But I can’t just ignore all the lives we’ve saved and criminals we’ve stopped by teaming up with this guy. I’m mad and disappointed about all the lives we won’t be able to save if he or @askharoldcooper can’t come up with a way to stop the execution.

This man has done a lot of bad things in this life, but he’s done a lot of good, too... I really can’t ignore how much he’s cares about @askelizabethscottkeen and @askdembezuma. I worry about how Liz is handling all this, and all the unanswered questions that are left after everything else she’s been dealt.. 

I can’t forget how much he’s done for me, after Audrey and more recently with Prescott... 

Mostly I’m sad, Anon. Disappointed, frustrated, and sad.

[askraymondredreddington]

Would it make a difference in how you handled it if the person who betrayed you was part of the task force?

I don’t know.  Perhaps, perhaps not.  It’s difficult to imagine being faced with that scenario.  It would mean that I’ve seriously misjudged someone close to me.  I’d like to think that @askharoldcooper, @askdonaldressler, @askagentarammojtabai, @asksamarnavabi and of course @askelizabethscottkeen have more integrity than to go the cheap route of having me arrested after everything we’ve done together.

[askdonaldressler]

I know this is a really late question but did you go to toms funeral? since liz was in a coma did you guys have a funeral for him since she couldnt?

I did. That was a pretty chaotic time and I don’t remember all the details, but there was a short graveside service. I’m not sure who arranged for it, just that @askharoldcooper came in and told the team what time and where. No matter what I personally thought of the guy, I know @askelizabethscottkeen loved him very much, so it was only right to go pay our respects since she couldn’t.

[askelizabethscottkeen]

Haven't you stopped to think about the task force's safety? They're the only people Red is likely to suspect of setting him up. You've practically painted a target on their backs.

There won’t be any evidence. Even if @askdonaldressler is happy that it’s over and @askharoldcooper gave me the option of ending it, there’s no proof that they or anybody else on the Task Force set it up. 

The only people that knew where he was going were @askdembezuma, his weird little German bomb maker, and.... me. 

I won’t let him hurt them. I just need time. 

[askelizabethscottkeen]

How can you justify lying to your friends once again after everything they have done for you?

I’m protecting my friends. How many people have died so that @askraymondredreddington could keep his secret? Sam, Mr. Kaplan, Tom.... Do you think I want @askdonaldressler, @asksamarnavabi, Aram, or @askharoldcooper to be next? 

I hate what I’m having to do right now, but I won’t let anybody else I care about die for that secret. 

[askelizabethscottkeen]

Do you think you'll tell your team about what you found out about Reddington?

Not yet..... If something happened and someone gave it away, I don’t know what he might do to them.  I think he would have killed Jennifer if he’d known that she she knew his secret. I’ve already lost Tom and, at least for now, @askagneskeen. I don’t think I could bear to lose @askdonaldressler, @askagentarammojtabai, @confidxnteveryday, and @askharoldcooper too.

They’re the family I have left. 

[askelizabethscottkeen]

I have some intel for you - your husband's death was faked. He's alive Liz.

Do you think that’s funny? Trying to make me believe Tom could be alive? 

I loved my husband. I’d do anything to change what happened, but it did happen. Garvey killed him and @askharoldcooper identified his body. @askagneskeen and I have to live with that reality.

So unless you have something that can prove otherwise, this just sounds like a cruel joke. 

[askraymondredreddington]

Raymond I've missed you so much this summer. Will I get to see you soon? And is there anything that you need since you are now illiquid??? Maybe a good home cooked meal or a night out at the ballet?

Well aren’t you thoughtful, my dear. I’ve missed you too, but I must admit I’m actually enjoying myself. There’s something very freeing about shedding responsibilities and just taking a moment to sit in the sun and read a good book.  But don’t worry, you’ll be seeing much more of me soon. I have to work on raising some cash, after all, and @askharoldcooper  is growing a bit impatient to have me back on the scene.  Your offer of a meal or a night at the ballet sounds heavenly. I’ve never been able to resist a good cook.

[askdonaldressler]

@askelizabethscottkeen I’m sorry you had to see her killed right in front of you. I’m here if you need to stop by and talk, but I think you know that.

And as for you, @askraymondredreddington I am not ‘entangled’ with Liz. You and I both know I will always be there for her, and you don’t need to go running off to tell @askharoldcooper​ all about it. I’d also appreciate it if you didn’t place any more hidden trackers on me.

are you and ressler dating?

@askdonaldressler​ is.... He means so much to me. My island of calm. He’s been there for me through the good and the bad, and most days I wonder why he keeps coming back. Why he’s willing to have my back no matter what happens. I can always rely on him.

But @askraymondredreddington just killed my mother. I saw him. I watched him do it and there’s no half truth he can tell, no story he can spin that changes that.

I’m not thinking about dating anyone. All I’m thinking about is how I’m going to make him pay.