The Stranger

John Kuntz disposes of his guns in the Hudson River as he travels to a hospital in New York to visit his son, Robby, who has bone cancer. Kuntz finds his wife, Barb, sitting at Robby’s bedside, and he laments the pitiful scene. Kuntz used to work for the NYPD, but he was fired after he used excessive force while arresting a Black man for shoplifting, and the man died after the altercation. Kuntz thinks that the media unjustifiably painted him as a racist killer, and because of the backlash, he lost both his salary and pension.

Kuntz is grateful that he eventually found a job doing private security for a start-up Christian tech company. His salary is low, but he also has stock options that will turn into $17 million in two months’ time. Kuntz imagines all he could do for his family with that money, but that dream is now under threat.

Adam drives to Tripp’s office and knocks on the door. Tripp once worked for his family’s sporting goods store, and when it folded under bigger competition, he got a job with a big ad agency before opening his own business.

When Tripp answers the door, Adam confronts him about speaking to Corinne on the phone.