The Terminal List

Reece sits alone at Lauren and Lucy’s graveside until his good friend Marco del Toro arrives. Marco apologizes for missing the funeral due to a work commitment and then offers Reece a ride home. While driving, Marco promises to help Reece find and kill the men who killed Lauren and Lucy and their gang leaders.

Reece suffers a terrible headache, leading him to ruminate on the past few weeks. He feels tremendous guilt for not being there to protect Lauren, Lucy, and his teammates, leading him to consider suicide.

He begins to question whether Boozer’s death was a suicide. Reece doubts that it was, primarily because of the gun found in Boozer’s lap. Boozer was known for hating the SIG P226 (the gun that he supposedly used to shoot himself) and most likely would not have used it; however, someone trying to make it look like a SEAL shot himself would most likely use that gun.

Deciding that he needs to speak with someone he trusts, Reece uses his neighbor’s phone to call Katie Buranek, a reporter he met overseas recently. She agrees to meet the next morning in Los Angeles.

Reece departs early to get to Los Angeles and purposefully leaves his cell phone at his house to avoid any surveillance. Katie is waiting for him in Starbucks when he arrives.

Katie and Reece last saw each other in a coffee shop in Afghanistan. Katie approached him to share her condolences over the loss of his team and to give him her business card in case he wanted to talk. Reece remembered Katie’s Benghazi exposé series and respected her work, especially since he knew the two Navy SEALs killed in the attack.

Normally, Reece would be hesitant to talk openly in public, but he feels safe that the high noise level in the coffee shop will prevent anyone from listening. After listening to his story, Katie warns him that they both need to be careful because whoever is behind these killings has a lot of power. Reece agrees and promises to contact Katie later that evening.

Steve Horn golfs and ruminates on his love for power. His quest for power led him to Los Angeles because he wanted to be surrounded by the richest and most beautiful people. His phone rings, and he takes the call from J.D. Hartley—Lorraine Hartley’s husband and a former congressman—who asks him why “the Project” has become so uncontrollable. Horn suggests that Hartley use one of his “assets” to kill Reece. Hartley agrees to talk to his wife about utilizing the asset.

Reece calls Dr. O’Halloran’s office to schedule a follow-up appointment for his tumor. He speaks to Dr. German, O’Halloran’s colleague, who tells him that O’Halloran was murdered in Afghanistan by an “Afghan ally.” Reece realizes that O’Halloran’s death supports his hunch about the existence of some kind of conspiracy centered around the tumors.

Reece makes an appointment for a biopsy and then receives a call telling him to come to Admiral Pilsner’s office later that afternoon. Reece realizes that this is bad news.

Reece drives to the Naval Special Warfare Command (WARCOM) in his white 1988 Land Cruiser. He is early to the meeting and ponders why he’s been summoned to the admiral’s office. Mike Tedesco, the Hartleys’ biggest fundraiser, leaves the admiral’s office, trying to avoid Reece’s attention.

The men plan to deal with Reece by accusing him of various crimes but not arresting him. When Reece finally enters the office, Pilsner begins berating him for the mission’s failure, which Reece readily accepts. However, Reece punches the admiral in the face when he accuses him of failing to protect his men and family and for “tarnishing” his father’s legacy as a SEAL. Reece breaks Pilsner’s nose, telling him to add the assault to his list of potential charges before leaving the office. Howard is terrified, noting that he sees nothing but “death” in Reece’s eyes.

Pilsner is mortified at the assault but relieved that only Howard saw it. Howard wants to court-martial Reece for assaulting a senior officer, but Pilsner refuses, not wanting Reece to be in the safety of prison but, most importantly, not wanting his own reputation to be ruined because of the assault.