S01E02 - The Blacklist

"The Blacklist" is the second episode of Season 1 of We Can Fix Pawbert. It establishes the procedural format that will define much of the season: Pawbert provides intelligence about the Lynxley network, and the team executes targeted takedowns against its operatives.

Synopsis

Pawbert formalizes his cooperation agreement with the prosecution, accepting a twelve-year determinate sentence with conditional release eligibility at approximately ten years and three months. His first debriefing reveals the three-tier structure of the Lynxley criminal network, and his intelligence leads to the capture of chief enforcer Hackjaw during a warehouse raid in the Canal District.

Plot

At the Lynxley Holdings accountant's office, Samuel Fureed frantically shreds documents in the middle of the night. He has been with the Lynxley family for thirty years, managing bank statements, shell company registrations, and transaction records that could imprison half of Zootopia's elite. A phone call warns him that Milton has been arrested and the youngest Lynxley son is in protective custody. Before Fureed can destroy enough evidence, ZPD tactical breaches the office. In the chaos, Hackjaw—a compact, brutal wolverine who serves as the family's chief enforcer—slips out a back window and disappears into the dark.

The next morning at the safehouse, Pawbert sits at the kitchen table, unable to sleep after the previous day's assassination attempt. Nick is making coffee. Their conversation is terse but not hostile—Nick acknowledges that he's been the mammal everyone writes off, and he's curious whether Pawbert can become something other than what his family made him. It's the first hint that Nick might see potential rather than just threat.

Government prosecutor Sandra Woolfe, a sharp sheep from the city prosecutor's office, arrives to present the formal cooperation agreement. She lays out Pawbert's charges in clinical detail: two counts of attempted murder in the first degree against officers, two counts of attempted murder in the second degree against civilians, arson, tampering with evidence. Without cooperation, Pawbert faces multiple life sentences—he will die in prison. The agreement offers reduced charges and a recommended twelve-year determinate sentence with conditional release eligibility at approximately ten years and three months, plus five years of post-release supervision. Pawbert signs immediately, without negotiation, stating that he doesn't deserve to negotiate after what he did.

During his first formal debriefing, Pawbert maps out the Lynxley organization's three-tier structure: family at the top, lieutenants in the middle, muscle at the bottom. He explains that Milton never gives orders directly to the third tier—everything flows through the lieutenants. To cripple the network, they need to target the middle. When Judy mentions the raid on the accountant's office, Pawbert immediately identifies the escaped wolverine as Hackjaw, the family's chief enforcer who handles problems that need to stop being problems.

Later, Pawbert has a video therapy session with Dr. Fuzzby. He struggles with the feeling that providing intelligence feels like betrayal—even though his family tried to have him killed. Fuzzby helps him recognize that the assassination attempt was a kind of clarity: there was never going to be love from Milton. Pawbert knew this somewhere inside; he just didn't want to believe it.

That evening, Pawbert watches news coverage of the Lynxley arrests. Family photos flash across the screen—Milton at galas, Cattrick shaking paws with politicians, Kitty at charity events. Pawbert isn't in any of them. Twenty-four years of trying to matter, and they didn't even keep pictures with him in them. Nick walks in, sees Pawbert staring at the blank television screen, and sits down on the opposite end of the couch without saying anything. Sometimes presence is enough.

Intelligence from the accountant raid places Hackjaw at a warehouse on Vine Street in the Canal District. Pawbert argues that he should accompany the team—he can identify Hackjaw, knows his habits, knows what traps he'll set. Luther agrees on the condition that Pawbert stays in the surveillance van with no exposure. During the raid, Pawbert provides real-time intelligence from the monitors, identifying Hackjaw by his nervous pacing and warning the team about a secondary exit through an old loading dock. The operation succeeds: Hackjaw injures two officers but is ultimately captured.

In the surveillance van afterward, Hackjaw stares directly into a body camera as officers drag him to transport. He knows Pawbert is watching. His threat is cold and specific: every Lynxley operative has Pawbert's picture, and it's only a matter of time. Luther turns off the monitor. The first name is off the target list—but Pawbert has just been confirmed as a marked mammal.

Back at the safehouse, the team shares a meal together for the first time. Nick makes spaghetti with jarred sauce—nothing fancy, just food shared around a table. Pawbert hovers in the doorway, uncertain whether he belongs. Nick tells him to sit down. The conversation turns to the remaining names on the blacklist. Pawbert mentions that some targets are already dead—internal cleanup by his family. He observes that Lynxleys don't leave loose ends, except for him. Luther meets his eyes and tells him that's exactly how it's going to stay.

That night, Pawbert sits in his small bedroom with his mother's photo. His first day of actual cooperation is complete. His intel was good. His knowledge mattered. He helped capture a dangerous mammal. It doesn't feel like redemption—it's too early for that—but it's something. For the first time in days, he sleeps without nightmares.

Key Moments

• Samuel Fureed shreds documents while Hackjaw escapes during the ZPD raid on Lynxley Holdings
• Sandra Woolfe presents the cooperation agreement terms
• Pawbert signs immediately without negotiation, accepting accountability
• Pawbert reveals the three-tier Lynxley network structure during his first debriefing
• News coverage shows Lynxley family photos—none include Pawbert
• Nick sits with Pawbert in silence after the news broadcast
• Pawbert provides real-time intelligence during the Vine Street warehouse raid
• Hackjaw captured after injuring two officers
• Hackjaw threatens Pawbert through the body camera, confirming the bounty
• First shared meal at the safehouse
• Luther promises Pawbert will survive as the family's only loose end

Key Lines

Line	Speaker	Context
"I'm curious whether you can be anything else."	Nick Wilde	Morning conversation; first hint Nick sees potential in Pawbert
"I deserve to go to prison for my crimes."	Pawbert	Accepting the cooperation agreement without negotiation
"There are three tiers. Family at the top... Below that, the lieutenants... Below that, the muscle."	Pawbert	First debriefing; mapping the Lynxley network
"Every Lynxley operative has your picture. They will hunt you down. It's just a matter of time."	Hackjaw	Threat via body camera after capture
"My family doesn't leave loose ends... Except me. I'm the loose end they couldn't tie up."	Pawbert	At dinner, reflecting on his position
"And you're going to stay that way."	Luther	Promise to keep Pawbert alive

Characters Introduced

Character	Species	Role
Sandra Woolfe	Sheep	Government prosecutor presenting cooperation agreement
Hackjaw	Wolverine	Lynxley chief enforcer; captured in warehouse raid
Samuel Fureed	Weasel	Lynxley accountant; arrested during office raid

Locations

• Lynxley Holdings accountant's office (14th floor)
• Safehouse (kitchen, living room, Pawbert's room)
• Canal District — Vine Street warehouse
• Surveillance van
• Detention facility (meeting room)

Items

• Cooperation agreement — 12 years determinate, conditional release at ~10y3m, 5 years PRS
• Shredded documents — Fureed attempting to destroy decades of Lynxley financial records
• Digital recorder — Used during Pawbert's formal debriefing
• Org chart — Pawbert's hand-drawn map of the three-tier Lynxley network
• Photo of mother — Pawbert's only personal item; he studies it at the end of the episode
• Hackjaw's bounty note — Written in detention facility; doubles the bounty on Pawbert

Notes

• This episode establishes the procedural format of Pawbert providing intelligence that leads to targeted takedowns.
• The cooperation agreement terms established here—twelve years determinate, conditional release at approximately ten years three months, five years post-release supervision—carry through the entire series.
• Nick's line about being "curious whether you can be anything else" marks the first shift in his perception of Pawbert.
• Samuel Fureed, the weasel accountant caught shredding Lynxley financial records, is named after Sam Bankman-Fried—the real-world cryptocurrency executive convicted of fraud.