After Mercer abruptly ends Sue’s call, Hunter and Rink realize Sue used a prearranged code word to warn Mercer that speaking was unsafe. Sue asks what they intend to do with her, and Hunter says their priority is getting her somewhere safe, even though Walter Conrad and Arrowsake may still know their habits and contacts. Rink bitterly says this crisis would be over if Mercer had died when he was shot before, and Sue’s warning further damages trust, but Hunter decides they will still help her because that is what they do.

The three begin preparing to leave. Rink tells Sue to pack more clothes and get rid of her distinctive red hair, and she removes a wig to reveal short dark brown hair underneath, confirming she has already been living cautiously. Hunter accompanies Sue upstairs so she cannot slip away again. While packing, Sue says Hunter and Rink should leave her to disappear on her own, and she worries Rink only wants to use her to reach Mercer. Hunter insists Rink still cares about her despite his anger, and Sue starts explaining that years ago she vanished without warning Rink because she could not trust anyone while Arrowsake still had him in its grip.

The conversation ends when a vehicle stops outside. Hunter spots a plain grey van and a severe-looking man in a generic courier-style outfit photographing the house and the parked vehicles, then sending information from his phone. Because the van blocks their escape route, Hunter and Rink suspect they are being set up for an attack. When the man takes a flat parcel from the van and goes around to the back of the house instead of approaching the front door normally, Hunter moves outside to intercept while Rink and Sue stay ready inside.

At the back door, Hunter sees the man open the parcel, take out a Micro Uzi, fit the magazine, and chamber a round, proving he is the killer rather than a harmless scout. Hunter steps into view and briefly distracts him by acting frightened. That pause gives Rink time to fire through the back door with Sue’s suppressed pistol, killing the attacker before he can spray the kitchen with automatic fire. The group immediately escapes: Hunter disarms the dead man, clears the van from the driveway, jumps into the Ford beside Sue, and Rink drives them away before neighbors can understand what happened, leaving Panama City behind with the danger now fully confirmed.