Bad Monkey

Neville drives Yancy and Rosa to the airfield but panics when he spots Nick and Eve Stripling on his return trip. However, he quickly realizes with relief that they don’t recognize him.

In Miami, Yancy reports the Striplings’ location and activities to FBI agents. Afterward, he receives a call from his supervisor, who informs him that he must return to the job after another incident at Stoney’s. Yancy heads to Rosa’s, where he comforts her after her challenging day.

At dawn, Yancy heads home, dropping Mendez’s police badge off in the retired officer’s mailbox. On his drive back, he notices a house fire in the distance and briefly wonders if he knows the owner.

Yancy’s lawyer, Montenegro (“Monty”), shares a portion of the transcript from Cody’s journal, detailing Plover’s reentry into Cody’s life. Yancy asks if there’s any way to help Bonnie, but Monty explains that Bonnie’s arson, combined with her prior sex offense, complicates her case significantly. Meanwhile, Clifford Witt is in critical condition after an incident involving autoerotic asphyxiation.

Yancy visits Bonnie in prison, where they discuss Cody’s diary and her decision to pursue an insanity plea. Bonnie explains that she burned Evan’s spec house because Yancy once joked about wanting to set it ablaze.

Meanwhile, Evan mistakenly sends a risqué text intended for his mistress to his wife, who furiously threatens divorce. Later, on his way to check on the spec house, Evan assumes Yancy’s house is burning, only to discover that his own is in flames. The police quickly apprehend Bonnie, who is fleeing the scene.

As Yancy returns home, Evan confronts him, blaming him for the fire. Adding to his troubles, the prospective buyer calls, demanding a refund of his deposit, while the fire department struggles to contain the blaze.

Eve arranges an appointment for Nick in London, and the injured Egg returns. Nick questions who might have attacked him, and Egg speculates it could be the same person who sabotaged the construction equipment. However, Eve soon brings more bad news: The FBI flagged Nick’s fake passport under Charles Grunion, effectively trapping him on Andros Island. Tensions rise as Eve and Nick argue about their predicament.

In Miami, Rosa declares O’Peele’s death a homicide, complicating matters for the Key West police department. She informs Yancy that Nick’s arm was returned to its burial plot, and both express concern about Neville’s well-being.

Meanwhile, Neville is preoccupied with Driggs. When Egg asks about the monkey, Neville deflects the questions, insisting that the monkey isn’t Egg’s concern. Eventually, Egg decides to leave, and Neville returns to his boat.

Yancy calls Caitlin to inform her that Nick is still alive, providing her with details about the severed arm.

Afterward, Yancy heads back to Stoney’s and shuts the establishment down again. He takes the opportunity to explain the Stripling case to his friend and former coworker.

Next, Yancy chases down Madeline, who is set to marry her boss to help him obtain US citizenship. He asks her to persuade her fiancé to contribute funds to Crime Stoppers for a reward for tips related to Phinney’s murder.

Yancy then returns to Miami and visits Mendez, attempting to convince him to call Crime Stoppers to report Stripling for Phinney’s murder. He informs Mendez that the tip could earn him $5,000.

Claspers flies to Colombia to reconnect with an old flame, instructing the leasing agent where to retrieve the plane. He uses Grunion’s stolen credit card to cover the transport, unaware that federal agents are already at the leasing company, searching for leads on Nick.

Meanwhile, the Dragon Queen sends Egg to find Driggs. After an exhaustive but fruitless search, Egg plans to return to Nassau, wary of the Dragon Queen’s voodoo threats. At a bar, Egg runs into an old coworker, Weech, who is now with the Royal Bahamas Defense Force (RBDF). Weech reveals that the RBDF plans to arrest and extradite the Striplings. When Egg claims that he no longer works for them, Weech warns him not to alert the Striplings. Egg, however, notices Eve leaving the bar on Nick’s new fishing boat, Lefty’s Revenge.

Agent Weiderman meets with Bonnie to convince her to accept a plea deal: extradition to Oklahoma with a two-year sentence. Bonnie refuses, fearing that two years in prison would cause her to lose Andrew. As Weiderman leaves, he spots Cody attempting to smuggle a mask and pistol into the jail, planning a dramatic breakout for Bonnie to fuel his book.

Yancy then talks with Evan, who is frustrated because his insurance payout and other assets are tied up in his divorce. Yancy is further exasperated by Bonnie’s recent interview with the local paper, in which she claimed that her intense love for Yancy was the motive behind the fire. The next day, Neville calls Yancy, asking him to return to Andros Island because Nick has gone missing.

The Royal Bahamas Defense Force (RBDF) maintains conspicuous surveillance on Nick, intensifying tensions and sparking frequent arguments between him and Eve. Meanwhile, Neville encounters the Dragon Queen, who lunges at Driggs. When Driggs evades her, she gives Neville a gold and diamond anchor necklace that belonged to Egg. Driggs attacks the Dragon Queen, prompting her to chant a voodoo curse at them. Moments later, a local taxi driver accidentally hits her, allowing Neville to escape and go fishing.

That night, Neville sees a boat speeding through the water and quickly hides with Driggs, suspecting a drug-running operation. The boat slows, and Neville watches someone dumping bucket after bucket into the water, followed by a heavy splash before the boat speeds off. Investigating the site, he finds sharks drawn by the rotting fish heads left behind.

Yancy arrives on Andros Island and learns that Egg was found dead near a graveyard, apparently from a heart attack. Upon inspecting the coffin, Yancy suspects foul play but chooses not to pursue it further. Shortly after, a Bahamian patrol boat tows in Nick’s damaged boat, which now has a massive hole.

Yancy meets up with Neville, and they head out to the flats, where Neville points out a stranded Super Rollie and recounts the previous night’s events. Neville believes the Dragon Queen’s voodoo curse took hold of Nick, while Yancy argues that Nick pushed Eve too far. Neville also claims the Dragon Queen spiked Egg’s rum, likely leading to his death.

Yancy asks Neville to show him where Eve’s boat, speeding recklessly after disposing of Nick, struck a coral outcropping, leading to her own demise. Neville then reveals that he recovered Nick’s severed right arm and took his watch, which he fashioned into a collar for Driggs. When Yancy asks if anything is left of Nick, Neville points him to a cooler containing Nick’s right arm.

Yancy meets with Sonny, who is less than pleased with his involvement in the Stripling case. Yancy recounts the events in the Bahamas and again tries to persuade Sonny to reinstate him, but Sonny tells him that due to the media frenzy surrounding Bonnie, he must now wait at least a year.

Later, FBI agents visit Yancy, who informs them that Nick Stripling is dead, effectively closing their case. They consider seizing the Curly Tail Lane property, but Yancy manages to dissuade them by fabricating the involvement of a powerful silent partner. With Phinney and O’Peele’s deaths officially attributed to the deceased Nick Stripling, Mendez loses out on the Crime Stoppers reward money. Rosa, meanwhile, decides to pursue a new career.

Yancy and Rosa share a quiet moment, watching the now-unobstructed sunset while a small Key deer nibbles on the grass nearby.