Bad Monkey

Yancy spots a seaplane landing and intercepts Egg as he’s about to get into a taxi, asking to join him. The driver drops Egg off at the Curly Tail Lane project, where he ignores Yancy’s attempts at conversation. Afterward, Phillip, the taxi driver, gives Yancy a tour of Andros and warns him about the Dragon Queen, mentioning that her mobility scooter was a gift from her new boyfriend, Egg. Under pressure, Phillip reluctantly shows Yancy where Christopher Grunion and his girlfriend are staying.

Yancy sets up to fly-fish near Grunion’s rental and notices Eve Stripling preparing for Tropical Storm Françoise. When she calls out, Yancy realizes that she’s asking him to help “Tillie,” her small, exhausted dog, who is struggling to swim. Unable to get too close lest Eve recognize him, Yancy picks up the dog and walks off, frustrating Eve.

Christopher Grunion pursues Yancy. Yancy identifies Grunion, wearing an orange poncho and Nick’s missing Tourbillon watch, as the man who tried to kill him. Using fly-fishing techniques, Yancy keeps Grunion at bay, eventually landing a hook in his ear. Affecting an Irish accent, Yancy instructs Grunion to call his dog back. Tillie eventually returns to Grunion, who finally backs off.

Heading back to his hotel, Yancy shelters in a carport during a sudden thunderstorm, where he encounters Driggs. Driggs attacks, and Yancy promptly kicks him out. Hurrying through the storm, Yancy leaves his fly rod behind. Arriving at his room, Yancy finds the door ajar. He bursts in, ready for trouble, only to find Rosa, half-naked, waiting for him.

Evan sells the spec house to the Lipscombs, who put down a $50,000 deposit. Meanwhile, Neville spies on the Dragon Queen’s house and sees Driggs looking worse for wear, smoking a pipe. Disgusted, he watches the Dragon Queen and Egg share an intimate moment in her wheelchair. As a storm begins, Driggs wanders off, and Neville follows him to an abandoned house. Though he doesn’t find the monkey, he does discover a fly rod in the carport, which he takes with him.

Back at the hotel, Rosa treats Yancy’s wounds from Driggs’ attack and delivers troubling news: The bullets from Phinney’s murder and O’Peele’s supposed death by suicide match. Despite the lack of any connection between Phinney and O’Peele, the Key West police want to close the case, assuming O’Peele shot Phinney over drugs. Determined to catch Eve and her boyfriend, Yancy and Rosa create fake identities for their stay in the Bahamas, and Yancy insists that he has a plan to bring them down.

Claspers joins Yancy and Rosa at a local bar for drinks as the tropical storm intensifies into a Category 3 hurricane. Rosa and Yancy, posing as potential buyers, ask Claspers about the Curly Tail Lane project. Claspers contacts Grunion, who berates him but instructs him to bring Rosa and Yancy to the house. Only Rosa goes with Claspers, planning to convince Grunion and Eve that they want to purchase at least two condos, on the condition that they sign the contracts in Florida, where Yancy’s Homeland Security contact will detain the couple for Nick’s murder.

Neville arrives with Yancy’s fly rod, and Yancy buys him a beer. They commiserate over Driggs and their respective enemies, and Yancy asks Neville about his plans for his land. Neville explains his dealings with the Dragon Queen and admits that he stole one of Christopher’s items for a voodoo ritual: a cut-off shirt sleeve. Alarmed, Yancy quickly pays the bill and leaves, again forgetting his fly rod.

Agent Weiderman from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation returns to the Keys after Clifford Witt reports suspicious credit card charges from Bonnie. At the hotel room billed to Bonnie’s card, Weiderman finds Cody Parish (aka “Clyde Barrow”), who admits that Bonnie left him. Cody shares that he documented their entire affair in his diary and suspects that Bonnie went to win Yancy back. When Weiderman asks about the gasoline Bonnie bought, Cody has no idea.

Rosa sips wine with Eve, asking about the condos. Eve reveals that an immigration office contact told her that Rosa’s last name is Campesino, not “Gates,” as Yancy claimed, and that the only “Andrew” on the island is Andrew Yancy. When Rosa tries to leave, she finds her exit blocked.

Yancy then heads to the Grunion house, where he encounters Christopher Grunion (aka Nick Stripling) on a Super Rollie scooter, holding the shotgun he stole from Yancy’s home. Yancy confronts him, flashing his borrowed police badge, and Nick retorts that cutting off his arm is not illegal. When Yancy asks about Medicare fraud and Rosa’s location, Nick raises the gun, stating that he wouldn’t kill a cop but has no qualms about taking out a roach inspector.

Nick reflects on the chain of events leading up to the present. He faced federal charges after skimming more than $11 million through Medicare scams. Like other Medicare fraudsters, Nick decided to fake his own death, enlisting Gomez O’Peele to sever his arm for proof. Nick sank his boat, Summer’s Eve, and escaped with Eve, who helped him stake the severed arm in a mud flat to ensure that sharks would leave enough “evidence” for the authorities. He kept his prized Tourbillon watch as a memento.

Nick later killed Phinney, who couldn’t keep quiet about the money Eve had given him to hook the arm in a “sailfish scam.” Under the guise of a robbery, Nick murdered him. Caitlin’s husband, Simon, an ex-military rule follower, initially made Nick wary of involving her. However, he later had Eve pay Caitlin half the insurance money to quell her suspicions.

After Yancy confronted O’Peele, the latter attempted to blackmail Nick, to which Nick responded by killing O’Peele and staging it as a death by suicide. He also tried to kill Yancy but failed. Caitlin informed Eve that Yancy found bone fragments in the condo, leading them to attempt (but fail) to retrieve the arm to prevent DNA matches.

Returning to the present, Nick considers his next move when Eve enters, urging him to kill Yancy outside to spare the rug. They head outdoors, bringing along Tillie, the dog. Yancy whistles, and Tillie jumps into his arms. As Nick threatens to shoot, Yancy points out that killing him will also harm the dog, prompting Eve to plead with Nick to stop.

Eve offers to trade Tillie for Rosa, irritating Nick. As she stumbles and calls for the dog, Yancy reluctantly lets Tillie go. Just as Yancy braces for the worst, he hears a crack, and Nick collapses.

Meanwhile, Agent Weiderman surprises Evan at the spec house, asking about Yancy, and warning that Yancy could be in danger.

Concerned, Neville checks on Yancy at the Grunions’ rental and brings Yancy’s fly rod. In the Grunions’ yellow Jeep he spots Rosa, whom Egg is holding hostage. Hearing shouts, he finds Christopher aiming a gun at Yancy. Without hesitation, Neville snaps the fly rod and stabs Christopher.

Grabbing the hesitant Yancy, Neville pulls him to safety. Yancy insists that he must rescue Rosa, and Neville tells him where she is.

Driggs reflects on his life, from his brief acting career to his time with Neville. He despises the Dragon Queen and loathes Egg even more. Driggs escapes but returns due to the hurricane.

At the Dragon Queen’s house, Driggs discovers Rosa tied up and gagged. Instantly attached to her, he ignores the Dragon Queen’s jealous shouting until Egg drags him away. Seeking comfort, Driggs finds a pipe filled with a crystalline substance rather than his usual tobacco. High and desperate, Driggs watches as a naked Egg unties Rosa and assaults her. Acting quickly, Driggs bites Egg’s penis, forcing him to back off.

At that moment, Neville and Yancy burst into the room. Yancy removes Rosa’s gag and ushers her outside, while Neville promises Driggs fritters, leading the monkey to release his grip on Egg and follow him. They all take refuge at the home of Coquina, one of Neville’s girlfriends. Neville confesses that he’s worried he killed Christopher, but Yancy explains that Christopher is Nick Stripling and lists his many crimes.

That night, Yancy and Rosa share an intimate moment, which is interrupted when the hurricane tears Coquina’s roof off.