Are you looking for the next engrossing drama to binge? Peacock’s new 10-episode thriller The Day of the Jackal, premiering on November 14, 2024, stars Eddie Redmayne as a master assassin with ice water in his veins and the skill to take out what should be untouchable targets.
The first five episodes will stream on November 14th, with new episodes arriving on Thursdays leading up to its epic finale on December 12th.
The riveting drama is based on Frederick Forsyth’s acclaimed novel, previously adapted into an Oscar-nominated film starring Edward Fox in 1973. Redmayne stars as The Jackal, Lashana Lynch is Bianca, and Úrsula Corberó is Nuria. The supporting cast includes Charles Dance, Richard Dormer, Chukwudi Iwuji, Lia Williams, Khalid Abdalla, Eleanor Matsuura, Jonjo O’Neill, and Sule Rimi.
“An unrivaled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal (Eddie Redmayne), makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee,” reads Peacock’s synopsis. “But following his latest kill, he meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer (Lashana Lynch) who starts to track down the Jackal in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe, leaving destruction in its wake.”
Eddie Redmayne as The Jackal in ‘The Day of the Jackal’ (Photo by: Marcell Piti/Carnival Film and Television Limited)
Executive producers include Gareth Neame, Nigel Marchant, Sam Hoyle, Sue Neagle, and series star Eddie Redmayne. Ronan Bennett writes and executive produces, and Brian Kirk is a director and executive producer. Additional directors include Anthony Philipson, Paul Wilmshurst, and Anu Menon.
“The Jackal is a meticulous planner with extraordinary talent for what he does, as is Eddie Redmayne. And he is relentlessly pursued across Europe by resolute law enforcement agent Bianca, stunningly realized by Lashana Lynch. The Jackal in the novel is something of a ghost but the appeal of a ten-part series would be to have a fully rounded character and our show introduces a dual life featuring the peerless Úrsula Corberó,” stated executive producers Neame and Marchant.
Neame and Marchant continued: “What we have created embodies the same winning original elements from the novel and film, but is very much a modern, elegant and distinctive take on a globe-trotting dramatic thriller. With its myriad of stunning locations, propulsive action set pieces, and distinctly complex characters, we are thrilled to bring this truly global drama to audiences.”
Lashana Lynch as Bianca in episode 1 (Photo by: Marcell Piti/Carnival Film and Television Limited)Eddie Redmayne as the Jackal in episode 1 (Photo by: Marcell Piti/Carnival Film and Television Limited)Eddie Redmayne as the Jackal (Photo by: Marcell Piti/Carnival Film and Television Limited)Lia Williams as Isabel and Chukwudi Iwuji as Osi in episode 1 (Photo by: Marcell Piti/Carnival Film and Television Limited)Eddie Redmayne as the Jackal in episode 1 (Photo by: Marcell Piti/Carnival Film and Television Limited)
There’s good news and bad news for Outer Banks fans. First, the good news. Outer Banks has officially been renewed for season five. The bad news? The fifth season will be the show’s final season.
Series co-creators Jonas Pate, Josh Pate, and Shannon Burke penned a note to fans, explaining the decision:
“Dispatch to all Pogues:
Seven years ago, in the summer of 2017, we came across a photo of teenagers on a beach at dusk during a power outage. That photo sparked an idea for a story of four best friends who only want to have a good time all the time. From this beginning, we imagined a mystery that would lead to a five-season journey of adventure, treasure hunting, and friendship.
At the time, seven years ago, it seemed impossible that we would really get to tell the whole five season story, but here we are, at the end of our fourth season, still chopping away.
The fourth season was our longest and hardest – but most rewarding – to produce. The season ends with a feature length episode, which we think is our best, most powerful episode. We hope you feel the same way.
Now, with a little sadness, but also excitement, we’re putting Season Four behind us, and are turning to Season Five, in which we hope to bring our beloved Pogues home in the way we imagined and planned years ago. Season Five will be our last season, and we think it will be our best yet. We hope you’ll join us for one more paddle out to the surf break.
P4L,
Josh, Jonas, and Shannon”
Netflix didn’t release any details on the upcoming fifth and final season. The streamer did confirm writing is underway.
Season four part one premiered on October 10, 2024. Part two is scheduled to arrive on November 7th. The popular series stars Chase Stokes as John B., Madelyn Cline as Sarah Cameron, Madison Bailey as Kiara, Jonathan Daviss as Pope, Rudy Pankow as JJ, and Carlacia Grant as Cleo. Drew Starkey plays Rafe, Austin North is Topper, Fiona Palomo is Sofia, J. Anthony Crane is Chandler Groff, Pollyanna McIntosh is Dalia, and Brianna Brown is Hollis Robinson.
The ensemble also includes Rigo Sanchez as Lightner, Mia Challis as Ruthie, and Cullen Moss as Shoupe.
Outer Banks Season 4 Synopsis, Courtesy of Netflix:
Following last season’s 18-month flash-forward showing Wes Genrette’s proposal for the Pogues to find Blackbeard’s treasure, Season 4 takes us back in time to the lead-up of that moment. After finding the gold at El Dorado, the Pogues return to the OBX and commit to having a “normal” life. They’ve built themselves a new safe haven, officially dubbed “Poguelandia 2.0”, where they live together and run a fairly successful bait, tackle, and charter tour shop.
But after some financial setbacks, John B, Sarah, Kiara, JJ, Pope, and Cleo take Wes up on his offer, drawn back into the “G” game for a whole new adventure. But before they know it, they’re well in over their heads, with dangerous new enemies hot on their heels racing them to the treasure. Meanwhile, their problems are only growing, and they’re forced to question their past, present, and future – who they really are, has it all been worth it, and how much are they willing to risk?
CBS’s FBI returns after taking Election Day off with season seven episode four, “Doubted.” Episode four focuses on BAU Profiler Sydney Ortiz (new cast member Lisette Olivera) and will air on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 8pm ET/PT.
Missy Peregrym stars as Special Agent Maggie Bell, Zeeko Zaki plays Special Agent Omar Adom “OA” Zidan, Jeremy Sisto is Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine, and Alana De La Garza is Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille. John Boyd plays Special Agent Stuart Scola and Lisette Olivera plays Syd.
“Doubted” Plot: When the sister of FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) profiler Sydney Ortiz (Lisette Olivera) is the victim of an attempted kidnapping and sexual assault, Sydney seeks help from Isobel and the team in tracking down a meticulous serial offender who leaves no evidence behind. Episode four was directed by Alex Chapple from a script by Bryce Ahart and Stephanie McFarlane.
FBI is a fast-paced drama about the inner workings of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This elite unit brings to bear all their talents, intellect, and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep New York and the country safe. Born into a multigenerational law enforcement family, Special Agent Maggie Bell commits deeply to the people she works with as well as those she protects. Her partner is Special Agent Omar Adom “OA” Zidan, a West Point graduate via Bushwick who spent two years undercover for the DEA before being cherry-picked by the FBI.
Overseeing them is Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille, who operates under intense pressure and has undeniable command authority. The team also includes Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine, the nerve center of the office whose ability to easily relate to and engage with both superiors and subordinates makes him a master motivator. Special Agent Stuart Scola is an Ivy League-educated Wall Streeter-turned-FBI agent. These first-class agents tenaciously investigate cases of tremendous magnitude, including terrorism, organized crime and counterintelligence.
A blackout’s just part of the squad’s problems on CBS’s S.W.A.T. season eight episode four, “The Sepulveda Protocol.” Directed by Cherie Dvorak from a script by Ryan Keleher, episode four will air on Friday, November 8, 2024 at 8pm ET/PT.
Season eight stars Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, Jay Harrington as David “Deacon” Kay, David Lim as Victor Tan, Patrick St. Esprit as Commander Robert Hicks, and Anna Enger Ritch as Zoe Powell. Annie Ilonzeh is Devin Gamble and Niko Pepaj plays Miguel “Miko” Alfaro.
“The Sepulveda Protocol” Plot: A blackout throws the city into chaos, forcing 20-Squad onto the streets for an emergency patrol day, which quickly escalates when Hondo and team uncover a terror threat.
S.W.A.T. stars Shemar Moore as a former Marine and locally born and raised SWAT sergeant tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles. Torn between loyalty to where he was raised and allegiance to his brothers in blue, Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson strives to bridge the divide between his two worlds.
Committed to the job, Hondo is equally devoted to his marriage and fatherhood. The other members of Hondo’s elite S.W.A.T. unit include David “Deacon” Kay, an experienced S.W.A.T. officer and dedicated family man who always puts the team first; Victor Tan, who started in the LAPD Hollywood Division and uses his confidential informants in the community to help the team; Zoe Powell, a tough and loyal team member trying to reconnect with the son she gave up for adoption as a teen; and Miguel “Miko” Alfaro, a headstrong officer who overcame a troubled childhood, and is now a trusted 20-Squad addition following a rocky transfer to Los Angeles S.W.A.T.
Responsible for the management of all Metro Division S.W.A.T. units is Commander Robert Hicks, a senior LAPD official with the Special Operations Bureau. With Hondo leading the charge, these dedicated men and women bravely put themselves at risk to protect their community and save lives.
Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, and Chloe East in ‘Heretic’ (Credit: Kimberley French / A24)
Some religions request/require their followers to go door-to-door spreading the word of…their religion. Sounds kind of scary on both ends, doesn’t it? Well, that’s the crux of A24’s horror movie Heretic.
Heretic is about two Latter-day Saints missionaries, Sister Barnes (Sophie Thatcher from Yellowjackets) and Sister Paxton (Chloe East from The Fablemans), who happen to knock upon the door of a man named Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant from, well, just about everything, but most recently Wonka). At first, it seems like a normal “can we tell you about Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior” kind of experience, but when Mr. Reed invites the two girls inside for some blueberry pie, things get a little awkward. Mr. Reed puts the girls through their paces with his philosophical questions about their religion, but his testing doesn’t stop with mere conversation.
In a year full of religious horror (see Immaculate, The First Omen, The Exorcism, etc.), Heretic is not at all what one would expect it to be. It would seem as though the movie, written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods (the pair that wrote A Quiet Place), would be about a psycho tormenting a pair of good-girl missionaries. And it is. But it’s not the kind of torment that one would think.
Heretic is a very wordy movie, with Mr. Reed deciding to use philosophy and power to try to get the girls to question their own faith. And he’s done his homework – as a “religious scholar,” he’s familiar with most (if not all) of the world’s major religions, and he is able to poke holes in the girl’s beliefs easier than he’d be able to poke holes in their skin with a knife.
Mr. Reed’s argument is very convincing. He compares the world’s religions to board games and pop music, basically drawing comparisons and pointing out that they all come from the same place. He also believes that he has found “the one true religion,” which both fascinates and terrifies the girls. For religious folks, that may be the scariest part of Heretic: that it forces one to confront their own beliefs critically.
Now, there is actual scary, horror-movie stuff that happens in Heretic. It’s not all Hugh Grant picking apart his Mormon prey’s belief systems. But, by the time the movie gets to the gore, it’s almost too late. The audience is already intrigued by Mr. Reed’s thesis, and kind of wants to hear more. Make no mistake, Mr. Reed is absolutely the villain in Heretic, but he has a few good points, and he’s articulate enough to force an audience to listen.
Speaking of Hugh Grant, the acting in Heretic is commendable. It’s essentially a three-person show, sort of unfolding a bit like a stage play, and each character plays off of the other very well. The Sisters have each been brought to their church through different means, Sister Paxton was born into it while Sister Barnes was converted, and one can feel the difference in their commitment. Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East are both note-perfect in their respective portrayals, Thatcher’s Barnes more streetwise and worldly than the naïve Paxton.
Which brings us to Hugh Grant. As relatable as one or the other of the Sisters are to the viewer, it is Grant who steals the show. Mr. Reed is one of those creepily intelligent antagonists, one who wounds with his words and not with his hands. Grant is supremely up for the task, breathing terrifying life into the words with which he is challenging the minds of his victims. He doesn’t just say his lines, he oozes them with sarcasm, charm, wit, and confidence. This is right up there with his villainous performance in Paddington 2.
Thankfully, Heretic is not a possession movie. That already sets it above the pack as far as religious horror goes, as possessions are almost as passé as zombies and vampires at this point. This is more of a psychological horror movie, one that seeps into the mind more than it churns the stomach or hastens the heartbeat. Some horror purists might argue that it’s not scary enough, or that it’s not gory enough, or that it talks too much. And they wouldn’t necessarily be wrong. But Heretic doesn’t need all that. It makes its point nicely without it.
GRADE: B
MPAA Rating: R for some bloody violence
Release Date: November 8, 2024 (limited) and November 15th (expands)
Running Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
Studio: A24
The unsolved murder of six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey continues to fascinate true crime fans. The Netflix documentary series Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey dives into the case, with Oscar-nominated director Joe Berlinger exploring the mishandling of the murder investigation by both the police and the media.
The three-part docuseries premieres on November 25, 2024.
“On December 26, 1996, John and Patsy Ramsey woke up the morning after a loving family Christmas to discover their youngest child, six-year-old JonBenét, was missing, a chilling ransom note left downstairs. Later that day, John Ramsey discovered his daughter’s body in the basement, revealing the shocking truth that JonBenét had not been kidnapped, but was instead sexually assaulted and brutally murdered in their own home,” reads Netflix’s synopsis. “The Boulder, Colorado police, who had little practical experience in homicide investigations, quickly cast suspicion on JonBenét’s family as the most likely suspects, fanning the flames of media scrutiny and largely one-sided reporting, turning the case into a national obsession.
Twenty-eight years later, that obsession — and finger-pointing — hasn’t gone away, and the murder of JonBenét Ramsey remains unsolved.”
Berlinger executive produces along with Craig D’Entrone, Jon Kamen, and Jen Isaacson.
It’s difficult to imagine that following apocalyptic events, the remaining humans will arbitrarily feel like busting out singing. But that’s what writer-director Joshua Oppenheimer envisions in The End. Described as a cautionary tale, The End opens in theaters on December 6, 2024.
The cast includes Academy Award winner Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton), Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals, Revolutionary Road), George MacKay (1917), and Moses Ingram (The Queen’s Gambit). Bronagh Gallagher (Brassic), Tim McInnerny (Gladiator II), and Lennie James (Fear the Walking Dead) also star.
“From Academy Award-nominated director Joshua Oppenheimer (The Act of Killing) comes a poignant and deeply human musical about a family that survived the end of the world. Twenty-five years after environmental collapse left the Earth uninhabitable, Mother, Father and Son are confined to their palatial bunker, where they struggle to maintain hope and a sense of normalcy by clinging to the rituals of daily life—until the arrival of a stranger, Girl, upends their happy routine,” reads Neon’s official synopsis.
“Son, a naïve twenty-something who has never seen the outside world, is fascinated by the newcomer, and suddenly the delicate bonds of blind optimism that have held this wealthy clan together begin to fray. As tensions rise, their seemingly idyllic existence starts to crumble, with long-repressed feelings of remorse and resentment threatening to destroy the family’s delicate balance. But their reckoning with difficult truths also points to a different way forward, one based on acceptance, love, and a capacity for change.”
Oppenheimer directed, co-wrote the screenplay with Rasmus Heisterberg (A Royal Affair), and wrote the lyrics to the film’s songs with music by Joshua Schmidt.
“I want my films to be mirrors,” stated Oppenheimer. “I try to invite, cajole, sometimes even force viewers to acknowledge their most urgent truths. This inevitably requires confronting our self-deceptions, exploring their sometimes terrible consequences. Our ability to lie to ourselves is probably the tragic flaw that makes us human. And it will surely be the one that destroys our species—unless we stop and find the courage to recognize our lies for what they are.”
AMC’s teasing TWD fans with a 30-second promo for the upcoming third season of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. Season two wrapped up on November 3, 2024, and season three is expected to premiere in 2025.
“Season three will follow Daryl Dixon and Carol Peletier as they continue their journey to somehow return home and to the ones they love,” reads AMC’s synopsis. “As they struggle to find their way back, the path takes them farther astray, leading them through distant lands with ever-changing and unfamiliar conditions as they witness the various effects of the Walker apocalypse.”
Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride return to star as Daryl and Carol, with Eduardo Noriega, Óscar Jaenada, and Alexandra Masangkay on board as season three regulars. The ensemble for the upcoming season also includes Candela Saitta, Hugo Arbués, Greta Fernández, Gonzalo Bouza, Hada Nieto, Yassmine Othman, Cuco Usí,n and Stephen Merchant.
Filming on season three is taking place in Madrid as well as the Galicia, Aragón, Catalonia, and Valencia regions of Spain. Executive producers include Reedus, McBride, Scott M. Gimple, Showrunner David Zabel, Greg Nicotero, and Brian Bockrath. Angela Kang, Jason Richman, Dan Percival, Steve Squillante, Silvia Aráez, and Jesús de la Vega also serve as executive producers.
CBS’s The Equalizer is taking a two-week break and will return with season five episode four on Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 9pm ET/PT. Episode four, directed by Slick Naim, finds the team trying to stop a cyber attack.
Queen Latifah stars as Robyn McCall, Tory Kittles is Detective Marcus Dante, Adam Goldberg is Harry Keshegian, and Liza Lapira is Melody “Mel” Bayani. Laya DeLeon Hayes plays Delilah and Lorraine Toussaint is Viola “Vi” Marsette.
“Sacrifice” Plot: The team races to rescue a young hacker, who reminds Harry of his past self, being forced to hack for criminals. Meanwhile, Dante is back in town to visit his father and Mel makes a breakthrough in therapy.
“The Equalizer is a reimagining of the classic series starring Academy Award nominee and multi-hyphenate Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall, an enigmatic woman with a mysterious background who uses her extensive skills as a former CIA operative to help those with nowhere else to turn. McCall presents to most as an average single mom who is quietly raising her teenage daughter. But to a trusted few, she is The Equalizer – an anonymous guardian angel and defender of the downtrodden, who’s also dogged in her pursuit of personal redemption.
Robyn’s clandestine work and her personal life often collide when her smart and observant daughter, Delilah, and her aunt Vi, who lives with Robyn to help her balance life as a working mother, struggle to conceal her vigilante career. While Robyn worries about the mental and emotional toll her work exacts on her family, she is joined in her pursuit of justice by Melody “Mel” Bayani, an edgy bar owner and sniper from Robyn’s past who recently quit the Equalizer team to recover from post-traumatic stress disorder; and Harry Keshegian, a paranoid and brilliant white-hat hacker married to Mel.
As Robyn aids the oppressed and exploited, she sometimes works with Marcus Dante, an NYPD detective and trusted friend who respects the need for Robyn’s type of justice even as he often questions her methods.”
Colter Shaw (Justin Hartley) heads to California’s wine country for CBS’s Tracker season two episode four, “Noble Rot.” Quinn Ridgely, co-CEO of a software company, has gone missing from a high-end wellness retreat in Napa Valley. By the time Colter’s called in, she’s been gone for nine hours.
Reenie (Fiona Rene) is already at the retreat with her plus one, a handsome man named Elliott Rush (Michael Rady), when Colter arrives. (The introduction is awkward, but Reenie relishes throwing Colter off.) Quinn’s wife, Gray, is offering the reward, but Reenie warns that the retreat’s owner is leery about bringing in an outsider to investigate.
Reenie says Gray believes this is a case of corporate kidnapping, but she doesn’t think so. There are lots of security cameras, but they haven’t caught any sign of Quinn on the grounds. Gray explains she was on a sunset hike when Quinn disappeared. The shower in their villa was on, there was blood on the floor, and Quinn was gone. Gray reveals one of their engineers was taken six months ago and they paid a ransom. Gray is worried that it happened again.
Colter notices blankets on the couch and wonders if they were fighting. Gray confesses that they have different opinions on the direction of the company. Colter promises to do what he can to find Quinn.
Colter and Reenie examine the bathroom and find drops of blood and a broken mirror. Yet nothing else is broken. Colter believes Quinn hit the mirror with her fist, and by following the blood drops, it leads to the window handle. Quinn opened the window after she was injured. It also indicates she wasn’t taken; she left on her own.
A short while later, Colter and Reenie meet with the owner/host of the retreat, William Locke (Neil Jackson), and his head of security, Peter Reynolds (Roshawn Franklin). Colter shares his belief that Quinn wasn’t taken by corporate kidnappers and is still on the property. Reynolds disagrees. He and his team have done a thorough grid search and looked through all the footage.
William refuses to allow Colter to look through the footage, claiming it would violate his attendees’ privacy. Colter realizes William just doesn’t want him involved, and William admits if this gets out, it will affect their stock prices. William agrees that Colter can have access to all of his property, but he needs to conduct his search discreetly.
After William walks away, Colter tells Reenie he knows he’s being lied to. He rings Bobby and Bobby confirms that even he can’t get into the security footage. However, Colter can if he can get into the mainframe. He sends Colter its location.
Reenie uses her charms to get a security guard to leave his post. While walking off, she snags his badge and drops it. Colter uses it to enter the building, and Reenie returns to look through the footage. Colter asks about Elliott and claims he’s just curious; it’s not anything personal. (Yeah, right, Colter.)
There’s an obvious edit in the footage and with Bobby’s help, they’re able to retrieve the deleted portion. It shows Quinn meeting someone in the middle of the night. Colter realizes William lied about the footage because whoever Quinn met with is someone she knows.
Security catches them accessing the mainframe and takes them to Reynolds. Elliott joins them as Reenie reveals he’s there to act as Reynolds’ attorney since the head of security tampered with evidence. Reynolds agrees to answer their questions rather than be hauled in to speak with the cops.
Colter and Reenie confront William after Reynolds gives up his name. William confesses that Quinn came to him for help because she knew he helped people get over their stresses using therapeutic substances. In this case, the substance is toad venom. He told her to take it over by the lookout point by the pond, but he freaked out after she went missing. William claims to have just been trying to help her, not hurt her.
It takes a little persuasion, but William finally takes Colter and Reenie to the lookout point. Before they get there, Colter notices grape branches that are broken. He believes she wasn’t steady and used the vines and wires for support. Colter continues to track her steps and notes that there aren’t security cameras in this area. That’s because William’s about to break ground on new villas in this area, and nothing there needs watching. William says Reynolds searched the area and didn’t find anything.
Colter spots a cistern, and William explains it’s been covered since he bought the property. Colter points out that screws have been touched, indicating someone’s been there recently. After removing a few boards, Colter climbs down into it and immediately spots Quinn’s glasses and a detached foot.
They examine the foot and it’s definitely not Quinn’s. Colter points out the quick lime on it and theorizes it’s been buried for at least three months. It’s possible Quinn surprised someone who left the body parts. They were probably trying to take care of the scene before construction started in the area next week. The killer(s) knew they had to move the body ASAP.
“Judging by the amount of quick lime and the organic matter in that soil, more than one body was buried down there,” says Colter. William is stunned and doesn’t understand why there are bodies buried on his property.
William believes it’s time to involve the police and hires Reenie as his lawyer.
Colter spots tire tracks belonging to a small utility vehicle and heads to the maintenance building. He spots an ATV with mud in the back and asks a worker, Rona (Gloria Garayua), who moved it. She doesn’t know but will ask around. Colter notices three rings on the floor and also wants her to find out who moved the three barrels that left the circles. He explains markings on the floor indicate the barrels were rolled out toward the ATV.
As soon as Colter leaves, she makes a call, unaware that Bobby is tracing the call and giving info on the recipient to Colter. Whoever it is is using a burner phone pinging in the basement-level barrel room. Colter follows the pin Bobby dropped and enters the barrel room, gun drawn. He searches the large area and puts his gun in his waistband before opening one of the barrels. Inside is a decomposing body.
Colter senses someone behind him and is able to knock the man to the ground. Colter holds him at gunpoint and demands to know who he works for. The man gives up the name Jesse Pardue, a builder who paid him to dig up the bodies and move the barrels. The last time he saw Quinn, she was alive.
Rona and Jesse have Quinn tied up, and apparently, Jesse only kept Quinn alive because she promised a huge payment if he released her. She begs Jesse to let her go, promising she’ll never tell anyone what she saw. Jesse doesn’t have time to wait for her money now.
Colter grabs Reynolds to look for Quinn, and Reynolds explains that he fired contractor Jesse Pardue a couple of years ago for not abiding by safety protocols. That’s why Jesse knew where to hide the bodies.
Reenie calls with news that the cops are also on their way to Jesse’s house and might beat Colter there. Jesse’s man isn’t revealing any additional details, but Reenie has discovered some of Jesse’s migrant workers mysteriously disappeared over the years. Velma’s currently working on getting more information.
The cops are the first to arrive at Jesse’s place and no one’s there. Colter asks Velma for details on any remote sites Jesse’s working on, and she comes up with a possible place where he could be holding Quinn.
Jesse and Rona realize Colter must have found Jesse’s man because he’s not answering his phone. Jesse thinks they need to kill Quinn and leave, but Rona thinks they should reconsider Quinn’s offer. However, Jesse knows he’s in deep trouble. He cut corners, resulting in the deaths of his workers, and then he buried their bodies instead of telling the authorities.
Jesse reacts by knocking out Rona and dragging Quinn outside. He pulls a gun as Quinn continues to try and convince him that he won’t get away with her murder. Jesse points out the wood chipper, indicating that’s how he’ll dispose of her body.
Colter and Reynolds arrive and split up as the wood chipper is fired up. Jesse’s struggling to get Quinn to the wood chipper when Colter spots him and says he’s only there to get Quinn. Reynolds distracts Jesse when he comes up from behind, but it’s Rona who fires a shot. “That’s what you get, you son of a bitch,” she says as she shoots her partner.
Unfortunately for Jesse, the gunshot didn’t kill him. Instead, it’s a gruesome wood chipper death for the fired contractor.
Quinn’s freed and thanks Colter before reuniting with her wife. Colter thanks Reynolds and apologizes for misjudging him. The bodies are the missing migrant workers’ and now their families will have closure.
Later, Reenie and Elliott find Colter nursing a beer and hanging out at his trailer by the vineyard. Reenie has the reward money from Gray and passes along Gray’s thanks for everything he did to get her wife back safe and sound.
Elliott and Colter part on good terms, and Reenie sticks around a minute to thank Colter. She’s happy to know she can always count on him, and although he tries, Colter doesn’t get any real meaty answers about her and his brother. However, he does point out that Elliott’s a fortunate guy.
