An Explosive Finish

Episode 7 of The Terminal List begins with James Reece evading the cops and hunting down the soldiers responsible for RD4895. The trio convene together and decide they need to think smart. Howard points out that they have legal cover and he’s not worried about Reece attacking, especially given there are numerous soldiers at the base that would protect them. However, Reece is not content to sit back and let the trio do all of the work. He decides to take matters into his own hands by infiltrating the base himself in order to find out more information about RD4895. This puts him in direct conflict with the soldiers stationed there, but he is determined to get what he needs. ..

Ben suggests they try and sniper the trio from afar but from here it’s risky. If they miss, it’ll blow their cover and they may not get another chance at taking them out. However, things are made all the more difficult when Secretary Hartley ousts James Reece as public enemy number 1.

Tony leads the charge once again, pointing out Reece has a mission and they need to try and infiltrate that to have any chance of stopping him. They need to figure out who’s on his kill list in order to get the jump on him. Katie shows up at the office, throwing a spanner in the works, telling them everything about the Cap Table. She also reveals about the men responsible for RD4895 and James Reece’s mission t take them down. All Katie wants is to finish her story, but Tony refuses to let her leave the office until they’re done.

Captain Howard realizes that the jig is up and that he’s in danger. As a result, he tells his family they need to pack up and go on a trip immediately. With Howard AWOL, Tony sends his men over to the Naval base to investigate.

That night, James Reece tracked down Cox and tackled him out in the parking lot. After knocking him out, he took Cox down to the water where he did his BUDS training. Cox tried to explain his actions but Reece was having none of it, pointing out that Cox sent his brothers to die knowing what would happen. Reece is not convinced that Cox had any good intentions when he sent them into battle and believes that he should have been more responsible for their safety. ..

After taking out Cox, Reece rings Katie and apologizes for getting her involved. A camera panning out reveals that this catches up to the moments at the start of this episode before we jumped back in time. There are two more men left to take out and Reece intends to go after Howard next. ..

FBI agent Tony Hill is removed from the case after he begins to question the official story about a military chemical weapon. Hill has evidence that suggests the Pentagon knew about and approved the use of RD4895, which makes his work even more dangerous. He tells his colleague Katie Bishop about his decision and asks her to take this information to the press. ..

Katie raced to the library and began writing up everything she knew about the RD4895, including how Lorraine Hartley’s name is all over this. She rang Jordan, sending the files over and hoping that this may make press and stop this escalating further. Katie also texted James, letting him know that Hartley approved the whole operation.

That night, James rang Pillar as Howard showed up in his office with explosives strapped to his chest. This came about earlier in the episode when Reece threatened the man’s son. Howard apologizes as Reece sets off the explosives from afar, blowing them both sky high. The last name on the list is Lorraine Hartley. Unfortunately, she’s clever and as a result, manages to infiltrate Katie’s email and stop it from being sent over to Gordy. The Secretary shows up that night and offers Katie an interview if she’s game, promising to reveal the whole truth.

The Episode Review

It seems like Lorraine Hartley is the mastermind behind this entire thing and it’s frustrating that we don’t know what she’s up to. She’s been all over the show and mixing with most of the crooks on James’ kill list, so it would make sense that she’s in charge of something big. However, we don’t know what that is yet. We need to keep an eye on her and see what she does next.