The Finish Line

Tyler leads Cecelia and Tobias through an underground entrance into the White House. In the Oval Office, they find President Preston Monroe and First Lady Molly Monroe in the middle of a playful argument. Preston greets Tobias warmly like a brother, and Tobias introduces Cecelia. Molly reveals that she has arranged a helicopter tour for herself and Cecelia while the men discuss business.

Preston openly discusses their IVF struggles, explaining that this is the source of Molly’s recent moodiness. He mentions that Tobias once saved his life. During breakfast, Tobias laughs genuinely, a sound Cecelia has not heard in years. Molly speaks privately with Cecelia about the challenges of loving powerful men who live extraordinary lives, emphasizing the importance of supporting them while demanding what she needs in return.

Two hours later, Cecelia stands in the State Dining Room, marveling at being in the White House and reflecting that she now has the First Lady’s personal phone number. Tobias joins her and says the meeting went well. She tells him he deserves recognition like the revered figures represented here, noting Abraham Lincoln’s portrait. Tobias dismisses the idea of notoriety, stating that her opinion is the only one that matters. Cecelia tells him she sees him, even what he hides. After Tobias jokes about the unsuitability of the White House for intimacy, they agree to go home.

At a motel, Tobias confronts a man named Julien, one of Antoine’s henchmen, whom Tobias’s people have held captive for weeks. Tobias gives Julien a coded message for Antoine and puts him on a plane back to France, promising Julien that once the message has been delivered, he will hunt him down and kill him. Tobias knows he has 24 hours until Secret Service protection arrives for Cecelia and 10 hours until Julien reaches France and the real countdown begins. Anxious to confess everything to Cecelia, he drives to her café but finds her Audi missing. Marissa informs him that Cecelia left to make a bank deposit. While waiting and texting his security team without response, Tobias observes Greg, a regular customer, leaving the café after flirting with Marissa.

As Greg passes, he addresses Tobias by name with a smug expression. Marissa then whistles Greg’s departing tune. Tobias recognizes it from a memory in a Paris hotel, triggering his realization that Greg is a threat.

Tobias bursts outside and sees Greg driving away. Greg taunts him, confirming he is an enemy. Tobias gives chase in Dom’s Camaro, frantically trying to reach Cecelia by phone without success. He realizes he is driving into a trap but has no choice. He recalls his first meeting with Greg, when Greg commented on his French accent, a clue he now realizes he missed.

Tobias arrives at Cecelia’s house to find it completely dark, though her Audi is present. He positions the Camaro to block Greg near the entrance. Greg fires at the windshield, but the bulletproof glass holds. Tobias realizes his security team has vanished and Greg is not working alone. Greg jumps onto the car’s hood and roof, firing repeatedly. After Tobias exits, Greg kicks him in the jaw.

Both men discard their guns to fight hand-to-hand. Tobias uses brutal street-fighting tactics to severely beat Greg, stopping just before killing him because he needs information. As Tobias tries to interrogate the nearly unconscious Greg, realizing his phone is in the car and he has no way to call for backup, he is struck from behind. Two men grab Tobias, disarm him, and drag both him and Greg into the dark house. Inside, Antoine’s voice calls him by his birth name: Ezekiel.

Tobias is hauled into the living room and sees Cecelia holding her Beretta over a dead man she has apparently killed. Antoine sits by the fireplace, flanked by two armed men: Palo and Julien. Tobias fears Palo has betrayed him again and wonders if David and Oz survived. Antoine’s men allow Cecelia to keep her gun because they consider it laughable.

Cecelia reveals that Greg is Jerry’s estranged stepson, seeking revenge for his lost inheritance after Tobias killed Jerry. Greg explains that he found Antoine’s contact information among Jerry’s belongings and connected the two. He takes cocaine during the confrontation, explaining his earlier aggression. Antoine claims his nephew died years ago because Tobias was preoccupied with Cecelia, the daughter of Tobias’s sworn enemy.

Tobias pulls a hidden gun his captors missed and offers Antoine everything in exchange for Cecelia’s freedom. When negotiation fails, Tobias puts the gun to his own head to deny Antoine satisfaction. Cecelia uses their code word Fireflies, signaling an outside force. Immediately, red laser sights from a tactical team appear on Antoine and his men from every window. Cecelia tells Tobias to let her save him from his burden, aims at Greg, and pulls the trigger as Tobias lunges for her.

Tobias shields Cecelia as tactical teams storm the house through multiple entry points. He frantically checks her for injuries and finds her unharmed. Greg lies dead from her shot. Antoine sits frozen under multiple laser sights while his surviving men are secured.

Tobias yells in confusion when he sees that Palo and Julien are not in handcuffs. Cecelia reveals the entire confrontation was a trap she orchestrated, telling him he made her a Raven so she used her wings. Julien shows Tobias a fresh raven tattoo, revealing that he has been one of Tobias’s men for six years. Cecelia explains she worked with Sean and Julien to confirm that Antoine was the threat, then deliberately fed information to Greg to lure Antoine to the house.

She admits her anger at Tobias for keeping secrets was genuine and motivated her to take control. Tobias calls her plan brilliant and promises never to keep secrets again. Sean arrives, confused by the Secret Service presence. Tyler appears and reveals they have all been granted amnesty through his mission. Sean is overcome with emotional relief for his family’s safety.

Sean accidentally calls Cecelia by her old nickname, “Pup,” revealing their renewed friendship during the planning. The group confronts Antoine, with Sean announcing that Antoine’s own associates sold him out using Antoine’s money. Sean says Palo will receive control and share his resources with them. He tells Tobias and Cecelia to take a trip while he handles cleanup.

While loading the car, Tobias watches Cecelia talk to Ryan on a burner phone while walking Beau. He reflects with awe on how she orchestrated the entire plan and outmaneuvered him. Sean joins Tobias and asks if things will ever be normal between the three of them. Sean affirms his love for his wife, Tessa, while Tobias states that Cecelia is his only one.

Sean reveals that Dominic told him about Antoine years ago. He and Dom investigated Antoine in France and placed their own men inside his organization to protect Tobias. Sean confesses that leaving Triple Falls was a sacrifice made out of loyalty to Tobias for the years he spent risking his life for them. Sean admits that when Tobias chose Cecelia over them, it broke their hearts, but it also demonstrated what true love looked like.

Sean tearfully says he just wants his brother back. Tobias and Sean embrace, pressing their foreheads together and mending their broken relationship. Sean urges Tobias to forgive himself for Dom’s death. After Sean and Cecelia share a brief, friendly hug, which no longer makes Tobias jealous, Tobias playfully confronts Cecelia about using Greg to make him jealous. She admits it was to throw him off so she could handle Greg herself.

Tobias tells Cecelia he accepts her renewed friendship with Sean. Cecelia tells Tobias to finish dealing with Antoine, giving him her blessing. As he walks back inside, Tobias reflects that his small family in the Audi is more than enough for him.