- "He killed Koenig because of me."
"He knew once Koenig outed him as HYDRA, he'd lose you."
"And the sad part is, that's when I finally understood him for the first time." - âDaisy Johnson and Phil Coulson[src]
The Murder of Eric Koenig was carried out by Grant Ward to prevent Coulson's Team from discovering his allegiance to HYDRA.
Background[]
- "Thought you might have given me bad directions."
"At least the machine gun didn't start shooting at you." - âGrant Ward and Skye[src]
Grant Ward was called by Skye who gave him the location of Providence, unknowing that Ward was HYDRA. Ward arrived and met Eric Koenig, who gave him a lie detector test. During the test, Koenig grew suspicious of Ward, but let him pass. Later, Skye hacked into the NSA for Koenig.[3]
Murder[]
- "Skye!"
"He's HYDRA." - âGrant Ward and Skye[src]
Grant Ward brought Eric Koenig into a storage room and strangled him to death with a metal wire. He then carried Koenig into the second floor of the storage room and hid him in a corner. On his way out, he put a penny on the top of the door so that he would know if someone discovered it.[1]
Aftermath[]
- "He died approximately ten hours ago of asphyxiation... after May left the premises. A thin wire was used to strangle him. His trachea is crushed, partially sliced through, so it was done in a hurry. Based on the angle of the lacerations, the killer was at least 6'2" and strong enough to... lift him into... Ward did this."
- âJemma Simmons[src]
Skye sat with Grant Ward and started to wonder where Eric Koenig was. Ward started bleeding and went into the bathroom to clean up. Skye then looked at Koenig's tablet and saw that his lanyard marked him in a closet. Skye went to the closet and saw a coin drop. She then looked up and saw Koenig. She ran into the bathroom and started crying, knowing that Ward could be the only one to kill him. She wrote on the wall that Ward was HYDRA so that when the team got back from their mission, they would see it. Skye then played Ward as he took her away from Providence, thinking she didn't know.[1]
The team returned, stunned to see the Bus was gone. Jemma Simmons and Leo Fitz looked around. Fitz found Skye's message which caused him to break down. Simmons found Koenig's body. Simmons examined the body and determined that Ward did it. Fitz then threw objects out of anger. Phil Coulson reminded them that Skye was playing him and she needeed their help.[4]