- Cromartie kidnaps Sarah and races to Mexico to find John. When Derek, Cameron and Ellison discover what has happened, they come to their defense--which leads to one final, deadly confrontation with Cromartie.
- In this episode that replays the same day's events from numerous viewpoints, John, growingly alienated with life and both unable and unwilling to face his own destiny, runs away with Riley for a getaway to Mexico where he wants to show her the life he wishes he had, unaware that Cromartie is hot on their tail, and has taken Sarah hostage. Elsewhere, Derek and Cameron are forced to team up to find John and Riley before Cromartie does, while Ellison finally discovers that Sarah is alive when John and Riley land in jail from a barroom brawl, which reveals their location to Cromartie.—Anonymous
- After John and Sarah squabble over Riley, John decides to take Riley on a road trip to the Mexican village where he and his mother lived for a year and a half. While there, they get arrested however. During this time, Sarah is kidnapped by Cromartie and they set off for Mexico to find John. Ellison also lands in Mexico after John's real name shows up in an arrest report. Cameron and Derek also track them all down, leading to a major battle with Cromartie.—garykmcd
- This week's episode will splice together several characters' view of events, showing it to us in pieces, Pulp Fiction-style.
In 'Sarah's Story' we begin with Sarah and John have their umpteenth fight over Riley. As always, mother doesn't think son should be bringing a civilian into the situation. The following morning Cameron tells Sarah that she has had a conversation with John and that he won't be seeing Riley anymore. Moments after Cameron departs, Sarah is surprised by Cromartie who grabs her and drags her up the stairs to John's room. He asks where John is, and after getting a lie from Sarah seems to realize that: "You don't know."
This brings us to 'Cameron's Story.' After watching John and Riley together and discussing the situation with Sarah, the Terminator puts on some tight-fitting clothes and hops into bed with John, discussing the danger to Riley of his association with her. After speaking with Sarah the next morning Cameron drives to a supply shed to grab more ammunition and runs into Derek. Cameron dials a strange number, hearing a man speaking Spanish on the other end and Derek gets a call which he tells Cameron means John is in trouble.
In 'John's Story,' John immediately calls Riley after his evening chat with Cameron, grabbing a duffel bag from the bath tub, telling her "I'll be there in a few minutes" and leaving the house. We see John and Riley on a bus, with John telling her they are going to a village in Mexico where he used to live as a child.
The pair arrives the next morning in the village and we see that the Dia De Los Muertos festival is that night, meaning everyone in town is dressed as skeletons. John and Riley stay in the honeymoon suite at the local hotel, and when they arrive in the room argue over how little they know about each other.
At dinner a man sits down and tries to take a picture of them. John tries to get rid of the man, who recognizes John from his childhood days in the town. When the man attempts to blackmail John with the picture, Riley grabs the camera out of his hand. John tells her they have to leave the place immediately, but as John runs out the door into the festival Riley is grabbed by police.
The Mexican police tell John that if he can get his mother or uncle to pick him up, they will let him go with a warning. John first dials Derek, punching in two numbers when his voicemail picks up. He next tries Sarah. When she answers, John immediately enters in those two numbers (perhaps an "are you a terminator" test?) without talking. When Sarah's voice continues to speak to him without responding with the numbers, John hangs up. The police tell John they are going to run his name through Interpol and then put him in a holding cell with Riley. The next morning Riley and John trick one of the guards and manage to escape.
We're back to 'Sarah's Story,' and we see Cromartie driving with Sarah tied up in the back. Cromartie tells her it was the bowling alley guy she didn't kill who led him to their house, then sticks her in the trunk. We only get Sarah's in-trunk perspective, which is some Mexican sounding music and what sounds like a massive gun fight. When the trunk finally opens, Ellison is standing there with John.
Next we have 'Ellison's Story,' which starts with Ellison getting a phone call that John is being held in Mexico. Ellison goes to the station where John and Riley are being held, telling the officer he is with the FBI and has reason to believe John is in danger. While waiting in the office Cromartie arrives and a gun battle ensues. John and Riley run by on their way out. Ellison grabs John, telling him "I'm here to help." The three jump into Cromartie's car, speeding off as the Terminator peppers the car with what looks like an Uzi. They eventually find Sarah in the trunk and the four manage to escape.
Ellison tells Sarah he was being followed by Cromartie and had planned to set John free when he got to him at the prison. John and Sarah begin convincing Riley that she must go back to Los Angeles. Looking for some back-up, Sarah calls Derek who tells her that "we're here, we're at the jail."
This brings us to 'Derek's Story,' which begins with Derek and Cameron surveying the carnage left by Cromartie's visit to the police station. Derek gets that call from Sarah, wondering to her that if John is with her, "Where is Cromartie?"
And so we move to 'Cromartie's Story,' which sees him marching through the station and shooting everybody in sight. After the car chase, Cromartie spots Ellison grabbing supplies from his trunk and slowly (really slowly) walking into a church. Cromartie walks in behind Ellison, quickly finding himself in a trap. Sarah and Derek fire on Cromartie from high windows on either side of the room, followed by Cameron walking in with a shotgun and shooting off most of Cromartie's face. John fires the final bullet and they begin to bury Cromartie in a shallow grave.
After telling Ellison they will be going their separate ways, Sarah places Cromartie's chip on a rock to destroy it. She basically comes unglued during the process, smashing the electronic device over and over again before collapsing on John's shoulder in tears. Ellison walks away without a word.
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