7.6/10574 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/25/2019
Former CIA agent Erica Shepherd, now known as one of the most notorious traitors in recent American history. Shepherd is brought out of a federal Supermax prison by FBI Agent Will Keaton to help stop some of the most dangerous acts of espionage threatening the United States today.
Director: Mark Pellington
Writer: Ken Woodruff
7.5/10385 votes#2 - Black Bear
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/4/2019
When a former CIA operative is murdered, Keaton enlists Shepherd to help recover valuable intel that could take down Tal once and for all. But the question remains, can Shepherd be trusted?
Director: Charles Beeson
Writer: Ken Woodruff
7.6/10326 votes#3 - The Ambassador's Wife
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/11/2019
Following the discovery that a U.S. ambassador is selling classified intelligence to a Colombian cartel, Shepherd devises a plan to catch him that will push Keaton's moral code to the brink. Keaton brings a new member onto the team.
Director: Richard J. Lewis
Writer: David Appelbaum
7.6/10301 votes#4 - Confessions
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/18/2019
When intelligence obtained by Shepherd during her stint at the notorious ADMAX prison is linked to a pending attack on U.S. soil, Keaton and the CoIntel team embark on a manhunt to find and stop a deadly international operative.
Director: David Boyd
Writer: Jason Wilborn
7.9/10287 votes#5 - Havana
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/25/2019
Once Shepherd convinces Keaton that Anna Cruz is a mole inside the FBI working for Tal, Keaton decides to keep his enemies close. With a fox in their henhouse, Keaton and the team spy on one of their own, hoping Cruz will lead them to Tal.
Director: Martha Mitchell
Writer: Andi Bushell
7.7/10271 votes#6 - Eye of Horus
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/1/2019
After a bomb explodes in Jersey City, the Cointel team captures a key planner, Sam Fathi, who can lead them to Tal, the mastermind behind the bombing. When Sam proves difficult to break, Shepherd convinces Keaton to detain a former Egyptian intelligence officer to help, leading to an urgent mission to stop another bomb from going off.
Director: Ben Hernandez Bray
Writer: Tony Camerino
7.7/10261 votes#7 - Decoded
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/8/2019
When the FBI intercepts stolen NSA software intended for Tal, Keaton uses the technology as an opportunity to go on the offensive and sends Shepherd undercover. Keaton must choose between catching Tal or saving the life of an innocent teenager.
Director: Melanie Mayron
Writer: Matt Corman, Chris Ord
7.6/10258 votes#8 - An Offer
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/15/2019
Flashbacks to the past reveal the fateful events that led CIA Deputy Director Erica Shepherd to betray her country and the ensuing investigation that put her on a collision course with Will Keaton.
Director: Jono Oliver
Writer: Ken Woodruff
7.7/10235 votes#9 - Homecoming
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/22/2019
After a major Tal operative escapes CIA custody, Shepherd returns to Langley to help track the fugitive down. Shepherd and Keaton discover the CIA is withholding vital information on Tal, so they spy on the CIA to find out what the agency knows.
Director: Lily Mariye
Writer: David Appelbaum, Erin Donovan
7.6/10223 votes#10 - Chigorin
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/29/2019
When a group of contractors working for the CIA is murdered, Keaton and the team discover the CIA is keeping secrets from the FBI regarding Tal. Shepherd's ex-husband finds out that Hannah has been lying and visiting Shepherd.
Director: David S. Tuttman
Writer: Andi Bushell, Aireka Muse
8.1/10218 votes#11 - The Embassy
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/6/2019
When a highly sophisticated Tal operative evades FBI custody and flees to the Swiss embassy, the Cointel team must go under cover. What begins as a smooth counterintelligence operation quickly devolves into a tense hostage situation.
Director: Marisol Adler
Writer: Jason Wilborn, Mellori Velasquez
8.2/10218 votes#12 - Sequestered
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/13/2019
Keaton and his team are able to intervene and stop the assassination of a high-profile congresswoman; Shepherd interrogates the congresswoman, who had previously used Shepherd's treason conviction as a launching pad for her political career.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: Matt Corman, Chris Ord
7.7/10222 votes#13 - Sierra Maestra
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/20/2019
Tal's war on the CIA expands to two fronts; Keaton and the CoIntel team must locate the domestic target before Chigorin launches an all-out assault on the unsuspecting innocents; Shepherd convinces Keaton to let her go to Cuba to thwart Tal's attack.
Director: Steve Shill
Writer: Ken Woodruff
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "The Enemy Within" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 574 votes. Directed by Mark Pellington and written by Ken Woodruff, it aired on 2/25/2019. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Black Bear".