New ‘FBI’ Season 8 Sneak Peek Puts Castille and Valentine in an Awkward Position [Exclusive]

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Immediately, AD Leo Ropac (Clark Carmichael) reveals the name and praises Isobel for picking a worthy successor. Sadly, that name is not Valentine, but rather Miller, and it sounds like she arrived at that choice more under pressure from the higher-ups than of her own volition. All that’s left is to set a chain of command, though that’s until Isobel reveals she hasn’t broken the news to Jubal yet. Although she planned to inform all the candidates of her decision that afternoon, Ropac takes it upon himself to get it over with right away, calling Jubal into the office immediately. He tells him pretty bluntly that they’ve decided to go in a different direction, adding that he’s sure he’ll understand. It’s all so fast that Jubal barely gets to process it before a call comes in, and he has to respond. However, he doesn’t get to leave before Ropac gets in one final backhanded compliment, telling Jubal he’s “exactly where you need to be.”

The Team Faces an Explosive New Case in ‘FBI’ Season 8, Episode 7

Outside of Isobel’s decision, FBI‘s latest episode will see the agents caught in a dangerous new case after a large-scale explosion shakes a Brooklyn apartment complex to its core. It doesn’t take long to find the perpetrator, but things become a bit more complicated when they discover he’s operating on behalf of a convicted felon currently behind bars. After “Fadeaway,” only a two-part holiday midseason finale remains on December 15 that will bring chaos around New York and again see Jubal at the center of it all. What starts as an investigation into three slain sex workers in the episode “Lone Wolf” will turn into a scramble to stop a wider plot and find the culprits as cell services, internet, and emergency services are disrupted in “Wolf Pack.” As early images showed, Maggie (Missy Peregrym), OA (Zeeko Zaki), Scola (John Boyd), and the newcomer Ramos (Juliana Aidén Martinez) will also be at the forefront of the hunt to save the day.

FBI Season 8, Episode 7 premieres on December 1 on CBS. Check out our exclusive sneak peek in the player above.