[s1e2] A Stray Howl Apr 2026

The episode features the following main and guest cast members: Sullivan Stapleton Jane Doe Jaimie Alexander Bethany Mayfair Marianne Jean-Baptiste Patterson Ashley Johnson Edgar Reade Tasha Zapata Audrey Esparza Dr. Robert Borden Ukweli Roach Major Arthur Gibson (Guest) Robert Eli Sarah Weller (Guest) Jordana Spiro Ruggedly Handsome Man (Guest) Johnny Whitworth Critical Reception Blindspot recap: A Stray Howl - Entertainment Weekly

The episode's primary procedural plot centers on a decrypted tattoo that leads the FBI team to , a former Air Force pilot with a traumatic past and a deadly vendetta. [S1E2] A Stray Howl

While the team handles the drone threat, significant personal arcs for Jane and Weller are introduced: The episode features the following main and guest

Kurt Weller becomes convinced that Jane is Taylor Shaw , his childhood friend who disappeared 25 years prior. He identifies a specific scar on the back of Jane's neck that matches a memory he has of Taylor falling from a tree. He identifies a specific scar on the back

During psychological testing with Dr. Borden, Jane experiences a disturbing memory of herself shooting a target in the woods.

Gibson seizes control of a domestic drone program by kidnapping the daughter of a technician to force cooperation. He uses drone missiles to target and kill military officials, including a Colonel, whom he blames for his personal suffering.