10. Failure Is Lonely

Complete story — includes the ending

Anthony Carter stops the Afghan men from killing Chris Sanchez. Ellen tells Erickson to make an offer to her clients, and she will make sure the case is dropped as long as he produces evidence that Sanchez is alive. Patty and Michael meet regarding Catherine. He and his attorney inform Patty that their case is built on proving Patty is an unfit mother with witnesses to back that up. Patty is disdainful, insisting that she will be able to destroy any witness they can come up with to smear her character. Sanchez wakes up, and Carter tells him Ellen made a deal to save his life. They create a proof of life message. As Carter leaves the holding cell, it’s revealed that they are back in the U.S. on the High Star compound. Meanwhile, Boorman decides to go after the boy on his own and forces Ellen to bring him with her when she drives out to the High Star compound with the papers she needs to exchange with Erickson to ensure Chris' release. Erickson sends the boy off with Carter while he meets with Shaw and Ellen. Carter leaves him alone with a sandwich and a soccer ball. Boorman escapes from the trunk of Ellen's car and begins to approach the main building, gunning down any High Star employee who gets in his way. As the boy is playing soccer, the ball accidentally goes down the stairs. When he retrieves it, he finds Sanchez. They recognize each other from the last mission. The boy reveals that he saw what happened to the soldiers who died that day. Patty confesses to Herndon that she isn’t dropping the case. She plans to bring a new case against High Star and calls the judge to file a lawsuit. Carter finds the boy with Sanchez. Carter tells Sanchez that Ellen has arrived on the compound, and if she delivers, he’s free. Sanchez tells Carter the boy was the target, and his men were shot by Boorman when they refused to take the boy captive. Shaw gets a text message informing him of Patty's new lawsuit. The deal is broken, so Erickson orders Chris' death to proceed. Ellen calls Patty to find out why she broke her word, and Patty refuses to drop the case. Horrified, Ellen tries to delay Erickson by informing him that Boorman is on the compound, coming after him. Erickson orders his men to stop the killing of Sanchez and hunt down Boorman instead. Carter ignores this order, instead finding Ellen to tell her that he knows where Sanchez is being held. Carter goes to get a car and sends Ellen to the holding cell to get Chris. Ellen discovers Chris’s medallion next to a hooded man, dead in a pool of blood. The boy comforts Ellen, and as they are leaving, they find Chris alive. He killed Boorman himself after Boorman remorselessly admitted to killing his men when they refused to abduct the child. Erickson finds Boorman dead in the cell. Back in the city, Ellen and Sanchez meet with the CIA director, with Patty recording his answers in preparation for the newest trial. He agrees to cover up the fact that Chris murdered Boorman. Chris gets his dog back, and Ellen reveals her feelings for him. She then meets with Patty but refuses to forgive her for putting Chris in danger by breaking her word and proceeding with the case. She also refuses to take any credit for the case herself, despite Patty's offer. She simply says goodbye and walks away with Patty's scornful words at her back. Erickson and his sons pray together before he’s arrested by the FBI. As Ellen cleans out her office at Hewes and Associates, she sees a TV interview in which Patty takes full credit for the entire High Star case, from beginning to end. Michael drops by Patty’s office to provide a list of witnesses for his case against her. Alone, Patty looks at the list and then looks up with an expression of fear. There is only one name on the list: Ellen Parsons.