After standing watch through the night, Hunter wakes in the ranch house to coffee, food, and a brief sense of safety with Rink, Harvey, and Jason Mercer. As the group eats, they take stock of their position and discover that although they have several guns, they do not have enough weapons or ammunition for a larger fight. That shortage forces them to debate whether to remain at the ranch or move elsewhere, and it also makes clear that they need better intelligence before striking back.

Hunter and Rink consider the larger enemy behind Vince and conclude they still do not know enough about the current power structure inside Arrowsake. Because of that, they decide they will have to contact Walter again and ask for names and guidance. While the others circle around practical matters, they also avoid directly addressing Sue’s murder, even though her death hangs over the room.

Mercer then grows quiet, and Hunter realizes Mercer is struggling not only with his physical injuries but also with grief and older emotional wounds. Mercer says he is going to check on Sue, whose body is being kept in the garage, and Hunter quietly escorts him outside before letting him go in alone. Standing on the porch, Hunter reflects on the ranch’s deceptive calm and on how unreal the recent violence feels against the peaceful Florida landscape.

Hunter calls Walter, who finally answers and reveals that Spencer Booth confronted him and demanded that Walter betray Hunter, Rink, and Mercer in order to save himself. Walter instead killed Booth and Booth’s security team, seeing Booth’s offer as proof that Arrowsake intended to eliminate everyone connected to Sierra Leone. Walter explains that he is now flying to Langley, where he hopes CIA allies can protect him and help him move against Arrowsake from within.

As Hunter listens, he reflects on how Arrowsake has evolved from a covert government task force into a largely private, unaccountable organization driven by money, coercion, and murder. Walter’s decision to kill Booth convinces Hunter that the split between Walter and Arrowsake is now irreversible, even if Walter is also acting out of self-preservation. Hunter tells Walter about Sue’s death, asks him to arrange respectful recovery of her body, and presses him to prove he will support them.

Walter promises that their interests are now aligned and tells Hunter that whatever resources he has are available to them. The call ends with Hunter preparing to ask Walter for the intelligence and backing they need, marking a shift from pure survival toward an organized counterattack against Vince and Arrowsake.