Recent events tell a story that could reveal John's plan to assassinate Cantar Walley, so John takes preemptive measures, risking himself to divert attentions and create the illusion that the story is over.

John acts against standard protocol, which alerts adversaries of his whereabouts and necessitates the abandonment of the John Lakeman cover identity, jeopardizing all.

An unexpected day off provides the opportunity for a last-minute bachelor party. Collective inebriation follows. John fully embraces the celebration with his wife and friends until the time line for his mission abruptly moves up.

Drunk and stoned, John breaks into Cantar Walley's compound. Alice considers the cost of betraying her father-in-law in order to protect her husband. In the meantime, Agathe finds a powerful new ally.

All hell breaks loose.