Michael must win back the trust of everyone he betrayed as James becomes obsessed with ending his life.
- Bolivian Army Ending: What the gang risks with James coming down on them. Ultimately averted.
- Book Ends: We get a few echoes from the pilot.
- Fiona asks, "Should we shoot them?".
- "You know spies, buncha bitchy little girls."
- Pondering what he should tell Charlie as he grows up, Fi suggests starting from the beginning, "My name is Michael Westen, I used to be a spy."
- Continuity Nod: Michael gets a military burial as an Army Ranger.
- Heroic Sacrifice: Madeline waits for Kendrick's men, smoking a cigarette, then sets off a block of C4.
- Improbable Aiming Skills: Down to half a clip against James and the last of his men, Mike makes a run as a distraction and Fi takes his men down, one shot one kill, then throws the gun to Mike so he can take down James.
- Would Hurt a Child: The threat James uses to try and force Mike to surrender is that he'll go after Charlie and Madeline.