The Contract

A young Dante struggles to find his identity when a mysterious crime organization took him from his home at a young age. Detective Darrel Carter dedicates his life to investigating the man who destroyed his life.

1. E13

   13. Collateral

   1 year ago

   The next day, Darrel goes back to CPD building and tries to act as if his and Walker's disappearances were just a misunderstanding, but with no solid alibi, and Walker still missing, Darrel is taken in for questioning. CPD eventually realizes they can't charge him for anything without proof, and he's temporarily let go. Darrel holds up Walker's deal, and lets Marco and Mancuso go. Later that night, out of rage, and blaming Walker's death on them, he stalks and kills each of them later that night, carving the same X onto their wrists. Months go by and Darrel rubs out most leads that lead back to the LSN, meaning Dante was never found. The season ends with a solo funeral from Darrel, not just for walker, but for Burke and Hughes, giving an emotional eulogy speech accepting his role in their deaths. And finally, him officially resigning as a detective to start a new life. Ending the first season.

2. E12

   12. Blood Will Have Blood

   1 year ago

   The episode starts showing the continued chaos in the streets as the whole department searches for the detectives, and the publics outrage about their unsafe streets. Back at the warehouse, Joey with bloodshot eyes, angrily delivers an ultimatum to Darrel. Darrel and Walker's family walk free, but Darrel now has to act as an inside man for the LSN as long as he remains a detective, the name of Costanzo's assassination ring. Darrel barely being able to speak, softly agrees. As everyone is being escorted out, Carla, Walker's wife, screams that she will tell the police and they won't get away with what they've done, Darrel shocked, and Joey angered and confused, orders to have them stay. Darrel screams and fights, but has no power and is escorted out. The camera pans out as Darrel slowly walks away, but doesn't make it far before breaking down, saying under his breath "what have I done" as 3 gunshots echo from the warehouse.

3. E11

   11. Sins of The Father

   1 year ago

   15 men barge in, already knowing that the 2 detectives are there. They capture the 2 detectives, beat, and restrain them. The man who appears to be the boss announces himself as Joey Costanzo, he orders his men to bring Walker's family out as he makes an example of Walker, who is brutally beaten while Darrel and his family watch. Joey monologues about his hatred for police, his jealousy of men like Walker who appear to be perfect, with perfect lives, and stable families. Joey orders Darrel's gag to be removed, who then returns a monologue of his own, damning scum like him, explaining why he dedicates his life to taking them down. Striking a nerve in Joey, short tempered, starts shouting, kicking Darrel in the face breaking his nose, as Walker pleas, Joey continues beating him while his family watches. Walker barely is able to speak, but he screams one final thing "im sorry" before bleeding out on the floor of the warehouse. The episode ends showing Darrel's devastated reaction.

4. E10

   10. Rocks in a Hard Place

   1 year ago

   It's late night and Darrel and Malik are scoping out the warehouse to see if Mancuso's info is legit. When they see suspicious, luxurious vehicles going to and from the warehouse, they decide to get a closer look. Given they aren't supposed to be investigating this case, they can't acquire a warrant, or call for backup. We see back at the department building as panic ensues while the whole CPD looks for and tries to contact the 2 detectives, entire search parties are sent out for them, not willing to risk the loss of 2 more detectives. Hours pass and Darrel and Malik are made aware of the search parties, but with the unknown status of Walker's family, they have to make a move. As activity around the warehouse slows down, they make their move, entering the warehouse and evading security. The episode ends on a cliffhanger showing 3 blacked out SUVs arrive with dozens of more people.

5. E9

   9. If You Tip The Ice Berg

   1 year ago

   Darrel and Malik start searching other Le Français establishments, and interrogating Marco and Mancuso, the men who they found in the restaurant where Burke and Hughes were killed in an attempt to find a lead, but with no evidence and out of ideas, Darrel contemplates on what to do next, when Walker makes Mancuso a deal that could land the 2 detectives in hot water. Walker was willing to free the 2 men for any information they gave on whoever is behind all the murders and disappearances, all Mancuso could give was an address to a warehouse on the Lakeshore expressway. It cuts to the inside of a dark warehouse where men in suits are shown holding Walker's family hostage, along with Dante.

6. E8

   8. Moment of Weakness

   1 year ago

   The episode picks up with Darrel sitting on the rooftop still contemplating, he picks up his phone and gives Walker a call. They have an emotional conversation both grieving about their friends, but Walker still hasn't fully forgiven Darrel. Despite that, Darrel makes an interesting proposition to Walker insisting despite their dismissal, they continue investigation on the case, but Walker declines given the circumstances. Across the city, we see Walker's family enter a taxi on their way out of state. On the way, the cab is abruptly pulled over by the police where the officer shoots the driver, and kidnaps Walker's family of his wife, and 2 kids, a son and daughter. Later that day Walker receives a message that his family have gone missing, in a panic, he calls Darrel desperately ready to start investigating the case again.

7. E7

   7. Sightlines

   1 year ago

   CPD arrives on the scene to both Darrel and Walker after a report of gunshots. They are both met with the news the Maria was found dead, with an "X" carved into her wrists. Both of them are dismissed from the case, barely escaping charges. The 2 men in the restaurant were interrogated but gave up no information. Walker is paranoid and certain these people will take another shot at their lives, so he sends his family away in an attempt to keep them safe from the madness. Burke and Hughes were both announced dead on arrival at the hospital with the same X's on their wrists as Maria. More scenes of Dante being taken care of in a facility of some sorts are shown. The episode ends with parallel shots of Walker and Darrel contemplating their next move while staring out into the city skyline.

8. E6

   6. All The Wrong Reasons

   1 year ago

   The episode opens showing Darrel and Walker successfully breaking into the restaurant. As they make their way looking for clues, they hear frantic whispers in the kitchen, along with a dim light on. As they peer their heads around the corner, 2 men start shooting at them. As the men run out of bullets, Darrel tackles one of the guys to the ground while Walker chases after the other man who fled from the scene. After Darrell handcuffs the man, he goes to chase after Malik, but he hears a crash in the freezer, as he opens the freezer he sees two unconscious detectives, Burke & Hughes. As he's shaking them trying to wake them up, Walker comes back and is shocked at what he sees. Burke wakes up barely able to speak, as Walker tries to ask if they're okay, Darrel is more focused on the evidence they got, and all Burke says is "LSN" before passing out again. The episode ends in an emotional argument between Walker who scolds Darrell for caring more about the case than their own friends.

9. E5

   5. Nous Les Trouvons

   1 year ago

   Despite Walker's broken arm, he is back to help Darrel investigate. Surveillance cameras from a building across from a Le Français shows footage of Burke and Hughes entering the building, but never them exiting. Walker insists to Darrel they should wait for the department to acquire a warrant, but with their friends lives on the line, Darrel doesn't intend to wait around. A high-ranking member of a suspicious organization is tipped about the 2 failed assassination attempts getting too close for comfort. The man's face isn't shown. Walker reluctantly stands by Darrel as they plan to infiltrate the Le Français later that night.

10. E4

    4. Overload

    1 year ago

    5 hours since Burke and Hughes were last heard from, and shook from the previous events, Darrel is sent on a lone frenzy to find the 2 detectives who have the only solid lead on the location of Dante and Maria. Darrel is notified about a potentially gang-related tattoo on his assassins forearm that just says "LSN". Malik starts to questions the reality of their situation. Darrel obsesses over finding the answers.

11. E3

    3. No Subtle Movements

    1 year ago

    ...Darrel steps out the car into the smoke and debris with his gun drawn. As he's making his way to the backside of the car he hears the other cars door swing open. Darrel holds in his coughs to not alert the man. Darrel spots the man, shooting him in the spine killing him near instantly. Exhausted, Darrel races to get Malik to the hospital in time. Dante wakes up crying, when a man in a suit walks into the room to calm him down. The room is dark, it looks like his room back home, but the room behind the door looked like a completely different place. A man in a suit enters a Peet's Coffee, the barista asks for the mans name and he answers with simply "Joey", providing no last name.

12. E2

    2. No Coincidence

    1 year ago

    Detectives Darrel Carter, Malik Walker, Cedric Hughes, and Nolan Burke of the Chicago Police Department arrive at the house where the babysitter's body is found, and an official investigation is launched to locate the 2 missing victims. 3 weeks of investigating go by when a credible source points Hughes and Burke towards a crime organization, Nolan notifies Darrel that they will be looking into the tip. After poking their noses in a little too far, Darrel and Walker are notified that the 2 detectives have mysteriously gone missing, sending them rushing back to the station. On the drive back Darrel notices a car tailing them. After trying to escape the cars tail, the car pulls up beside them and attempts to kill both detectives in a drive-by, sending the detectives car flying into the tailers. Walker was hit in the shoulder leaving Darrel to finish the job...

13. E1

    1. Pilot

    1 year ago

    1989 in Chicago, Illinois, a 3 year old Dante was left home with a babysitter by his single mother Maria. When the mother was nonrespondent to repeated phone calls from the babysitter after not arriving home hours after the sitters shift had ended, the sitter tried making a report to the police on a landline phone. However the landline wouldn't work which lead the sitter to go check the junction box on the exterior of the house. When Dante hears a scream from the outside it sends him into a panic, he starts screaming and crying in fear when abruptly, a man enters the house, glances at Dante, takes him to his car, and drives him to an unknown location. We see a man at a police station answer a disturbance call from a neighboring house.

Dante steps up in the ranks and Darrel gets back into things after a tragedy in his family.

1. E10

   10. Reborn

   1 year ago

   The fallout from the mayor's death leaves Chicago in shambles, Rose intends to look deeper into Scott's suicide. After an extensive training period, Joey officially moves Dante to the position of contract-killer. Darrel struggles to make progress as he spends most his time face-deep in whatever alcohol he could find. The burden of his new placement, weighs on Dante, so to take his mind off things, he treats himself to a meal at a Le Français, where he hits it off with his waitress, Belle Caruso. When she asks for his name he responds "Dante", Belle awkwardly requests a last name, Dante stares longingly as he realizes he doesn't know his last name. Belle takes it as a joke, and the season ends slowly panning out from Dante as he contemplates the reality of his lost identity.

2. E9

   9. The Cost of Business

   1 year ago

   A few weeks go by, and the investigation into Shelby's death, along with the bank robbery slowly dies down as little evidence trails the events of that day, sending a drunken Darrel off the grid in a rage vowing to find the culprits. After Dante's showing of loyalty, Joey entrusts him to do more solo missions on a smaller scale to let the dust fully settle. The episode ends on an ominous note, as Scott gets off the phone with Joey, not being able to handle the burden of Joey's requests, and his life falling apart, he takes one last swig of his liquor, before throwing himself over his penthouse balcony.

3. E8

   8. A Pawn in Their Game

   1 year ago

   The episode opens with a tragic phone call made to Darrel, who is informed his wife was killed in a bank robbery, leaving Darrel devastated and more lost than ever. Dante struggles to process the events from yesterday, seeking comfort, he confronts Wilson who is oddly making his way out of the scene unannounced. Wilson confesses he set up Joey to be killed, as he was a loose cannon, and was putting Dante in danger. Dante lashes out and starts hitting Wilson, when in an unexpected burst of wrath, Wilson checks Dante letting him know if he intends to stay in the game, he needs to understand it, leaving Dante wondering who he can trust. After the colossal loss at the office the previous day, Joey makes a desperate attempt to secure power, blackmailing Scott Clarke for more connections in high places.

4. E7

   7. To Kill a Mockingbird

   1 year ago

   The episode kicks off with Dante and WIlson making a violent entrance into the bank. In a sudden turn of events, it seems they weren't the only ones planning to rob the building that day, leading to a shootout that ends with Wilson being injured, and a dead women who was shot trying to protect a child from the shootout. The heavily guarded LSN office is suddenly raided at an oddly convenient time when most of LSNs men were out fulfilling contracts. Joey panics and has to fight for survival. Dante rushes Wilson back to the office, only to get caught in the middle of the raid. Dante navigates the chaos to find the hospital wing, on the way, they cross paths with a panicked Joey, who insists that Dante get out while he can, Wilson insists as well. Dante retreats, and as the 2 others are about to be shot, Dante has to choose between his loyalty, or freedom, ultimately saving the 2, solidifying his role as a member of the LSN.

5. E6

   6. Ready or Not

   1 year ago

   Dante and WIlson arrive at the location waiting for the signal to enter. Shelby confronts Darrel on his recent behavior, causing Darrel to angrily lash out sparking an argument between the two of them, ending with Shelby storming out crying. The episode ends on a suspenseful final moment of Aldo finalizing his plans to overthrow Costanzo.

6. E5

   5. Smoke Screens

   1 year ago

   Dante, Willson, and Joey get their plan ready for execution. Fellow Lakeshore crime boss Aldo Lucchese gets information from an LSN informant that could help take down Costanzo. Following Darrel's recent behavior, Shelby wonders if there's more to Darrel's past than he let on.

7. E4

   4. New Kings, Old Pawns

   1 year ago

   With agents and members of the LSN shook after Joeys display of increasingly short temper, word gets out of a rival organization trying to make moves against Costanzo and his spot at the top. A heartfelt conversation between Dante and Wilson is shown where Dante admits his worries, and thanks Wilson for being like a dad to him. When Darrel and Shelby are fantasizing about what they would name their kid if they had one, the burden of Walkers family weighs on Darrel making him feel unworthy of starting his own family, causing him to abruptly lock himself in the bathroom where he struggles to hold back tears.

8. E3

   3. Fuse

   1 year ago

   The episode starts in a heated confrontation between Joey and Agt. Wilson. Joey pitches the idea to both Dante and Wilson that for Dante's first big job, Wilson will bring Dante on a heist at one of Chicago's biggest banks, Northern Trust. Wilson argues against the idea, insisting it will put Dante in danger. Joey lashes out beating Wilson, scolding him for questioning his plans. When he sees Dante's strong reaction to Wilson's beating, Joey frantically apologizes lifting Wilson to his feat. Scott and Rose have a deep conversation about the future of their relationship. Darrel and Shelby talk of taking out a loan to buy a new house.

9. E2

   2. Shelby Carter

   1 year ago

   Agt. Sean Wilson at LSN is assigned to show Dante the ropes as an eager Joey is rushing to get Dante into the contracting business. We see Darrel visiting Shelby at work in a children's hospital, where she gets her affinity for helping children from her inability to have her own. Joey gets impatient and brainstorms on how to get Dante his first big job, to the dismay of the other high-ranking members at LSN who advise against rushing Dantes training. Scott struggles in isolation as he deals with his new fame on his own, due to his wife's recent miscarriage leading him to distance himself from his journalist wife Rose.

10. E1

    1. Original Sin

    1 year ago

    15 years after the events in 1989, 18 year old Dante is shown having been forced into a life of crime by his captors. Its revealed that Joey Costanzo is a big time broker for the LSN (Lakeshore Network), one of the largest crime syndicates in Chicago, who contracts out hit-men to big-time crime lords, in the countries largest assassination ring. We cut to a cemetery which shows now 41 year-old Darrel Carter still mourning the death of his friends all these years later. Darrel returns home and we get a look into his new life he's started with his wife Shelby Carter. Mayor Scott Clark's praises are sung on the news as crime statistics are down since his recent inauguration.

Dante explores his lost identity and battles with his boss, and other problems that arrise.

1. E10

   10. Tunnel Vision

   1 year ago

   This episode mainly focuses on Dante and his emotions, showing how he's been processing the recent events, trying to convince himself there's a way. He meets back with Belle who begs him to come clean. The episode climaxes between 2 parallel speeches given by Dante who comes clean about everything to Belle, claiming he doesn't know if he can keep going. While Joey, back at the office delivers a high octane, valiant speech declaring war against Ivan and the GCM. The final shot is Belle shockingly comforting Dante vowing to not stop until Dante is freed from his shackles at the LSN.

2. E9

   9. Collision Course

   1 year ago

   As Joey angrily storms off back to the LSN office, he's met by Frank who confronts him on the rising crime statistics. An already furious Joey blows up beating Frank half to death screaming asking why he'd accuse him of breaking his deal, shouting how he's "...NOT ONE OF THOSE BASTARDS WHO'S LOST HIS SENSE OF HONOR". Sara's speech echoes in Dante's mind while he recovers from his injuries, contemplating if he should stay in the game or not. Frank and Rose's meetup is broken up by an angry Darrel who barges into Frank's office telling him he knows he's protecting the man who killed his wife, and that he works for him until he kills the man who did it. Frank explains the situation, threatening violence if she speaks up about this, to Rose who has now fallen deeper down a rabbit hole she might not get of.

3. E8

   8. Course Correction

   1 year ago

   Dante unsure of what to do, frantically asks Sara what's going on, who calmly reveals Sara's plan to end the cycle of crime in her family, by having them wiped out by Dante and the GCM, who double-crossed Joey in an attempt to take out 2 competitors at once. Darrel cleverly talks his way out by insisting he only has one target in mind, and never planned to take for them to be a casualty in his investigation, insisting if they let him go, he could act as an inside man, lying about still be a detective to the gang. The GCMs men along with Ivan arrive to Sara's corpse. Ivan angrily orders his men to find Dante at all cost. On Dante's way out, he's caught by the GCM, when Joey arrives with dozens of the more skilled men at the LSN, immediately putting a stop to Ivan's plan. Ivan watching everything unfold from the top room of the mansion, makes his cowardice escape leaving his men to die. Frank makes desperate attempts to contact Joey to resolve his issues in the streets.

4. E7

   7. Trojan Horse

   1 year ago

   Dante makes it to Sara's room and takes out her security. Dante holding her at gunpoint, Sara delivers a haunting, oddly personal speech about identity, and morals, and how the world they live in tends to separate them from who they used to be. When Ivan fails to update Joey on the status of the contract, his instincts kick in, sending him into a panic calling off the contract, sending all available men to the Tasić estate. Darrel's situation bubbles over ending with him being cornered in an alley by one of the gangs he tipped off. Darrel's activities counter the effects of Frank and Joey's deal, leaving Frank missing trying to confront Joey about the unexpected rise in crime when Rose looks to present a potential lead on a cold case from 1989. Right before Dante pulls the trigger on Sara, gunshots ring out from the exterior of the mansion, ending the episode on a cliffhanger as Dante races to finish the job, and escape unseen.

5. E6

   6. The Wrong People

   1 year ago

   With the help of the GCM, Joey obliterates Aldo's entire crew, kidnapping each member of his immediate family. Quinn returns Aldo to Joey who is surrounded by high-ranking members of the GCM and LSN. Joey ruthlessly murders each member of Aldo's family as Aldo is restrained, forced to watch. Joey ends his rampage by brutally beating Aldo to death in a passionate wrathful monologue about power, and his place on top of the crime business, boasting about how nobody ever messes with him and gets away with it. Dante enters the Tasić estate, displaying his skills as he silently takes out, and evades security while making his way to Sara. With the help from Rose, Belle learns the uncomfortable truth that Dante isn't exactly who he says he is.

6. E5

   5. Seal The Deal

   1 year ago

   Dante sets off to seal his first contract. We start following Agt. Quinn, the most experienced hitman at the LSN. Who is tasked with finding, and returning Aldo Lucchese to Joey alive. Joey has an arrogant conversation with Frank who pleas to do business with Joey, who in a display of his biggest flaw, toys with the mayor before accepting his deal to temporarily slow street-level crime to bring the public back into favor with Russo. Darrel's cover is blown sending him on the run from street gangs all over chicago, after uncovering a potential connection to Shelby's killer. Belle meets with Rose to find out more about the crime/corruption in the city of Chicago.

7. E4

   4. Derailed

   1 year ago

   The episode opens with Joey introducing Dante to the Tasić family. An old Serbian powerful drug-distribution family from Highland. As the family and business has been falling apart, they intend to expand into Chicago, landing a hit placed on Sara Tasić's head, the senior of the family barely holding the business together. Dante overwhelmed yet excited for his new contract with the GCM, instinctively grabs his phone to tell Belle all about it. A strong wave of realization hits Dante as he remembers the lie he must continue to tell. Just then, Dante gets a call from Belle who is eagerly insisting she needs to talk about him with something, but Dante is forced to break the news that he won't be seeing her for awhile. Frank desperate to win over the public, looks for a less moral way to go about things. Similarly, Darrel is sent off the rails once all his leads turn cold, entering gangs and performing inside-investigations into drug organizations as a desperate final move.

8. E3

   3. Not As It Seems

   1 year ago

   The episode opens with a tense meeting between the Jovanović family and the high-ranking LSN members, where through a tense, dialogue-driven sequence, it's made clear the partnership of the 2 crime giants might not be as solidified as we thought. Joey and Ivan share a solo conversation discussing the GCMs first transaction. Dante contemplates his lost identity, as the emptiness it leaves in him starts to show. When Rose publishes a paper exposing the leading candidate for mayor's corrupt methods of staying ahead, Frank is left desperate when a new competitor gains public favor. Belle struggles to find info on Dante's past to uncover potential secrets he's keeping, leading her to find out about the case of a missing boy 15 years ago.

9. E2

   2. Lies

   1 year ago

   Dante and Belle go on their first date, where Dante begins a string of lies to prevent Belle from finding the truth of his occupation. Frank silences Rose as she tries to shed light on Scott's untimely death. Back at the office, Joey finalizes the LSNs deal between former rival Serbian drug kingpin Ivan Jovanović, the head of the Gold Coast Mob, ran by the Jovanović family, while simultaneously plotting the LSNs retaliation against Aldo who has now cowered into hiding. The state of Chicago's streets worsen by the day sending the public into an uncontrollable panic.

10. E1

    1. Succession

    1 year ago

    Deputy mayor Frank Russo is pressured by the public to fix the crime problem in the streets of Chicago once and for all, while Frank makes moves to secure himself as the favored candidate for the upcoming election. Dante enters the final training stages of his new position while Joey, trying to expand the LSN into the drug-trade, is working out a potential partnership with a big time drug organization. Darrel cracks down on street level crime under the noses of the CPD to uncover Shelby's killer.

Dante and Joey grow further apart as tensions begin to grow between organizations, and relationships start to crumble.

1. E11

   11. Where Power Resides

   5 months ago

   Dante contemplates his other way out before visiting Belle's apartment, where he finds the birthday present she bought him, just flowers and some chocolates, not a lot but more than anyone has ever done for him before, he breaks down unsure if he can continue. Darrel betrays the gang who helped him break out, revealing he hasn't been a detective in years, tipping their location to CPD who arrests them all. Joey calls Dante apologizing for what he did saying there was no other option, Dante says nothing and hangs up. Right before Dante leaves, he finds a draft of the paper Belle and Rose were working on, giving him hope, and a potential other way out. Joey saddened by Dante distancing himself, lashes out shooting a random guy at the office, breaking things, angry at himself for causing all of this.

2. E10

   10. Reasonable Doubt (3)

   5 months ago

   Darrel arrives in court without an attorney, and his charges are presented to him. Darrel monologues about the cities betrayal of justice, and how over the years they've become corrupt, exposing both Frank, and the judge for both being corrupt. In an attempt to silence him, the judge swiftly rules him as guilty, and has him escorted to a police car outside, as Darrel is being escorted outside, we see 16 armed and masked men enter the building behind Darrel as gunshots and screams ring out from the courthouse. The 2 cops paid off by the gang and Darrel, remove Darrel's handcuffs and set him free. Dante struggles to deal with the grief of losing Belle, the loneliness returns leaving Dante staring down the barrel of his own gun contemplating a different way out. Joey ends the fighting in the streets announcing the end of the GCM organization, claiming their territory, personnel and land.

3. E9

   9. PSA (2)

   5 months ago

   Dante gets in multiple altercations on his way back to the office, where an oddly quiet Joey asks Dante to take care of something in another room. When Dante enters the room he sees Belle who's been captured by the LSN. Joey explains that Belle has been working with a journalist to expose the LSN. Dante not previously knowing the full extent Belle went to to save him, cries out asking Belle why she would lie to him, Dante then turns his weapon on Joey who is immediately protected by other agents who Dante fights off killing one in the process, he's eventually restrained, being forced to hold Belle at gunpoint. Belle screams out for Dante to save himself and as Dante continues to refuse, Joey peers over Dantes shoulder pulling the trigger for him killing Belle as Dante watches her bleed out. Dante collapses to the ground as Joey exits exclaiming "don't ever go behind my back again". The chaos continues through the city.

4. E8

   8. PSA (1)

   6 months ago

   The episode opens with Frank making an announcement to all of Chicago warning citizens to stay inside, seek shelter, and arm themselves, as the war between the GCM and LSN has broken out into the streets. Dante navigates the chaos in the streets desperately searching for Belle who is still nowhere to be found. Joey, not having enough men on the street, orchestrates a meeting with Ivan. Civilian on civilian casualties skyrocket as they try to protect themselves. Others get in on the action starting riots, and protests. One protest against Frank is shot up by terrorists looking to make an easy escape. Joey makes an offer to Ivan to turn over Tijana in exchange for Ivan calling off the war, and handing over all of his street territory in Chicago. Ivan lashes out insulting Joey calling him crazy. Joey requests in an unsettlingly calm manner that to free Tijana, Ivan must end himself. The episode ends with a sobbing Ivan shooting himself after a calm shivering "I'm sorry" to Tijana.

5. E7

   7. Off The Edge

   6 months ago

   Dante and Joey interrogate TIjana who is unable to provide useful inside information on the GCM, leading them to use her life as their leverage. Dante returns home with 3 missed phone calls from Belle and a message reading "I'm being followed". Dante panics trying to get into contact with Belle who has now also seemingly gone missing. Ivan learns of Tijanas disappearance sending all his men scattering around the city into LSN territory to find her.

6. E6

   6. Midnight Marauders

   6 months ago

   As Dante relays the info on Tijana to Joey, an urgent call is made to Dante that Tijana is out again, without hesitation, Joey greenlights the operation. During Tijana's extraction, out of nowhere, upwards of 10 of Tijanas security agents open fire on both Dante and his partner who were unaware of their presence. Belle tries to meet up with Rose who is now no longer responding to Belles text or calls. Frank and Joey have an intense meeting where Frank insists he doesn't want to work with Joey anymore, who angrily agrees. Frank leaves giving one last tip on people who might be looking too closely into his operations. Dante's partner is shot fatally but Dante takes cover in a nearby building picking off the agents 1 by 1. Tijana's security attempts to drive her away, but backup arrives cornering them, and taking Tijana securing the upper hand in the ongoing war. Darrel and his gang finalize their plans as Darrel's trial approaches.

7. E5

   5. Blind Spot

   6 months ago

   The surveillance pays off when Dante and another agent discover of Tijanas secret affairs. A desperate Belle goes behind Dante's back to help Rose publish her paper. Darrel is visited by the gangs he affiliated with who conspire to break him out. Ivan's plans start falling apart when he struggles to secure his deal. The war between both organizations gets more personal in the streets leaving Frank to begin damage control.

8. E4

   4. Family Business

   7 months ago

   Closer looks are show into the Jovanović family's internal operations, relationships, and business. Ivan is distant from the family which leaves an unsatisfied TIjana having affairs with younger, more available guys. Tijana is barely involved in the business, solidifying her as the perfect target for the LSN to get the upper hand. An official court date is set for Darrel who is visited in county jail by Frank who mocks him, trying to intimidate an unfazed Darrel who sees through Franks facade. Joey places surveillance posts around the city trying to learn of Tijanas routines, routes, common destinations and other intel. Dante catches Belle up on the current situation, sending Belle in a panic.

9. E3

   3. Zugzwang

   7 months ago

   With the LSN putting Ivan's back to a corner, Ivan cancels his anniversary plans with Tijana in exchange for a meeting with the most dangerous crime organization in the midwest, striking a deal that could turn the odds in the GCMs favor. Dante and Joey work together to form a plan on how to get a hold of Tijana. Belle shops for a birthday present for Dante's upcoming birthday, and notices that she's being stalked. The episode ends with a furious, frantic Darrel finding any way to get to Joey, when suddenly, his doors are knocked down by CPD, who arrests him on an assault and battery charge.

10. E2

    2. Effective Immediately

    7 months ago

    Ignoring Frank's threats, Rose begins publishing a paper exposing the mayor, suggesting his involvement in Scott's death. During Frank's interrogation, Frank reveals who he's been secretly protecting. Darrel's blood runs cold and his face turns expressionless as he freezes in shock, unable to process the irreversible damage Joey has done to his life, he suddenly attacks Frank in a violent burst of psychotic rage, questioning how Frank could protect a man like Joey, who he refers to as a devil. The LSN gains the upper hand in the war when Dante carries out a series of killings to reduce GCM influence in blocks bordering the Lakeshore expressway.

11. E1

    1. Fallout

    7 months ago

    Chaos ensues between the 2 rivaling organizations. Ivan makes moves in the streets to disrupt the LSNs money flow, while Joey struggles to hold up both the assassination ring, and the street level crime side of the business. Belle returns home staring at an old family picture where she breaks down over her brother who was killed trying to build a life in crime. Dante ends his absence from the LSN taking charge, setting his eyes on a target of his own, Tijana Jovanović, in an attempt to gain the upper hand.

Dante goes to every length imaginable to take down the LSN, and learns uncomfortable truths about himself in the process. Alliances are tested, and trust becomes a thing of the past as all paths climax in the final season of The Contract.

1. E15

   15. The Contract

   4 months ago

   6 months later in Portland, Oregan, a drunken Dante is shown swaying in a bar he entered with a fake ID, when a bartender asks for his name, he freezes, reminiscing on the time Belle asked the same question. This time he answers, with both his first, and last name. The bartender responds asking if he's related to Joey Costanzo, who's now infamous for his takeover of Chicago. Faced with the reality that the past he once sought out, will now forever haunt him. With this unsettling reality sinking in, Dante exits the bar without answering. Detective Darrel Carter moved out to Kansas where he now lives alone at an old farmhouse. Dante contemplates his life, reflecting on everything one last time on a rooftop. Dante fulfills one final mental contract, with himself, stepping off the building, bringing an end to the suffering his last name brought to his world.

2. E14

   14. Thirty Pieces of Silver

   4 months ago

   Darrel uses his old megaphone to impersonate a cop, forcing the SUV to pull over, however this only causes the vehicle to speed up confirming Darrel's suspicions of the vehicle. Darrel pit maneuvers Joey's SUV off the road leading to their first 1 on 1 confrontation in over 15 years. Joey is unarmed, and tries to talk Darrel down, who drops his weapon angrily cutting off Joey manically screaming, letting out 15 years of anger in a long burst of rage, beating Joey who hardly is able to fight back. Darrel slams Joey on the ground, slowly choking him out still screaming in a rage, Joey takes his last breath, reaching for Darrel's gun, but ultimately fails, ending the standoff with Darrel rightfully victorious. Dante still barely able to process the information, makes his way out of the city to start a new life somewhere else.

3. E13

   13. Costanzo

   4 months ago

   Interrogations, arrests, and shootouts begin when military begins investigating local organized crime in Chicago, Aaron Murphy was unable to escape the city, just another casualty in Dante's final act. Darrel scours the outskirts of the city, looking for anyone on their way out. When he sees a familiar blacked out SUV exiting the city with suspicious urgency. Darrel begins pursuing the vehicle from a far. Dante is making his way out of the city, stopping by Belle's apartment one last time, where he finds a letter signed by Joey, titled "The Least I Could Do". The pivotal moment of Dante's life and identity, Joey apologizes for all the harm he's done to him, for quote "dragging you down with me". Dante falls to the ground as Joey made the eye-opening reveal that Dante is his son, connecting all of Dante's past in one final devastating blow from Joey. (see 6x01 to read Joey's entire letter).

4. E12

   12. Kill Screen

   4 months ago

   Joey reads the package Dante left, it's not shown what was in the package, but whatever it is, it sends him over the edge, causing him to rush out in a panic. The Murphy crew make their final moves, raiding City Hall, burning it to the ground marking the official end of the LSN. We cut to earlier in the day showing Dante publishing Rose's paper, finally exposing Joey, the LSN, the Murphy Family, and the political corruption in Chicago, spreading countrywide in just hours. Darrel seeing this, takes his final chance to get Joey, risking everything one last time. The episode ends with shots cutting between a maniacal sobbing Joey writing a letter, and Dante holding a picture of Belle, watching the burning Hall from a balcony nearby. Ending with Dante's words: "I did it, I did it for you".

5. E11

   11. Merciless

   4 months ago

   Dante sends a fake tip of his location to the LSN luring the guards outside of City Hall away, giving Dante the chance to break in silently making his way to Joey. He makes it to Joey's room where Joey expects Dante to kill him, but Dante has a less merciful ending in mind. Dante leaves a folder on Joey's desk, before beating him to the ground, kicking him in the face, breaking his nose. At Dante's false location, the LSNs men are massacred once more by Aaron's crew who's waiting at the set up location. Darrel catches wind of the situation, realizing it's officially out of his hands, and tries making his way out the city. The public begins to catch onto something suspicious going on in the city. The loss for the LSN causes law enforcement to end their deal with the LSN.

6. E10

   10. Kill Switch

   4 months ago

   A tense standoff between Dante and the LSN agent kicks off the episode. The agent orders Dante to be escorted out without fighting, Dante agrees before shooting the agent in the leg, putting the pistol to his head, whispering "you chose the wrong side, bud", before killing the man. The end times are here for the LSN and Joey goes rogue, killing the mayor taking over the city with law enforcement he payed off to lock down the city trapping the members of Murphy's crew, as well as Dante in Chicago. We see back at the apartment, Dante breaks down after seeing a picture of him and Belle together on the nightstand, retrieving the paper, and vowing to take down Joey.

7. E9

   9. Live By The Sword

   4 months ago

   The plan is set it motion, and Dante slips through the cracks running back to Belle's apartment, where he's met by an LSN agent waiting for him. Back at the Jovanović estate, Darrel is about to make his move when Aaron's men arrive and begin slaughtering the LSN, sending Joey in a panic to escape as we see his closest piers get slaughtered at a dinner that Joey was hosting that evening. Joey stares from a far as his newly acquired mansion burns to the ground as shouts and cheers from Murphy's crew ring out.

8. E8

   8. Knocking on Heavens Door

   4 months ago

   Joey begins the search for Darrel who anxiously plots his next move, hearing of the Jovanović estate that the LSN just inherited. Dante and Aaron make their way into Chicago planning on how to take down Joey from the inside. Joey places surveillance in Belle's apartment, and begins paying off law enforcement for a potential all-or-nothing plan. Darrel stakes out the exterior of the estate waiting for a moment to strike.

9. E7

   7. No Margin

   4 months ago

   Dante is watched closely by Aaron's guards while the two plot there first move against Joey. Joey, thinking Dante is dead, records a video killing Rose as a message to the Murphy family, displaying the cost of butting heads with the LSN. Dante and Aaron receive the disturbing footage, recording a video of their own, revealing to Joey that Dante has betrayed him, sending Joey into a chaotic frenzy. Dante and Aaron make their way back to Chicago.

10. E6

    6. Sincerely, Darrel.

    4 months ago

    Aaron orders the 2 agents to drop their weapons and put their hands in the air, Quinn follows orders, but a tear runs down a hesitant Dante's face, when suddenly, he shoots Quinn in the head, killing him instantly. Aaron and his men draw their weapons, and Dante reveals his betrayal of the LSN, and a pitches a potential partnership with the Murphy family. Joey receives a large package, containing a corpse of one of his men, with a haunting message left on his wrists reading "sincerely your old friend, Darrel".

11. E5

    5. After Hours

    4 months ago

    Darrel's assassin quickly finds out that Darrel isn't trying to run. The two take their fight into a nearby parking garage where Darrel barely comes out on top in a fist fight after disarming his assassin. Things heat up at Lakecrest sending Dante and Quinn on the run. Quinn leads after finding the location of Aaron who is being escorted out of his mansion. The 2 intercept his transport, while Quinn tries to take out the surrounding guards but Dante holds off, getting the 2 agents caught by Aaron and his men. Joey gets a bad feeling, desperately trying to contact Dante and Quinn, sensing a potential betrayal, he has an outburst at Rose, still insisting she knows nothing. Joey lashes out calling her a traitor, ordering her to be killed.

12. E4

    4. Ink Coffin

    5 months ago

    The outpost is raided by Aaron's men leading Dante and Quinn to make a silent escape as the search for the two agents continue. Joey arrives at Belle's apartment frantically searching for the document that's nowhere to be found. He angrily confronts Rose who insists she isn't hiding anything from him. Joey turns his focus to Darrel sending an assassin after him. Aaron attempts to handle the situation leaving him questioning his allies as he contemplates who would set a hit on his head. Darrel sets his eyes on a target who he believes to be a worker for the LSN, not realizing the mans target is himself, he slowly trails the man who quickly realizes he's been compromised, ending the episode on a cliffhanger as the 2 try to prevent a shootout from breaking out in the streets, while also trying to kill each other.

13. E3

    3. Commotion Blur

    5 months ago

    Dante and Quinn navigate and take out security in Lakecrest while trying to make it to a surveillance outpost, a safehouse used to monitor the inside of Lakecrest. While infiltrating one of the outposts, Dante alerts the guards, developing into a shootout that sends Lakecrest into lockdown. Quinn uses the surveillance to locate Aaron, while Dante zones out in a back room flashing back to his younger years, where Quinn trained him, and helped him survive the world he was forced into. A single tear falls from his face when Quinn snaps him out of it. Rose breaks, revealing to Joey of the detective who claims the two have history, plotting to end Joey and his organization, as well as the copy of her document in Belle's apartment.

14. E2

    2. Murphy's Harbor

    5 months ago

    Dante and Quinn arrive at the other side of Lake Michigan where the Murphy family bought out an entire gated community called Lakecrest, that both Dante and Quinn need to infiltrate. Dante visibly has something weighing on his shoulders but refuses to reveal it to Quinn. Darrel looks into potential rivals of the LSN, looking for anything he can to gain leverage over the LSN. Joey enters a room where a deteriorating Rose is being interrogated on the location of her paper on the LSN. Rose, starting to break, still refuses to give any information on the missing paper.

15. E1

    1. Gold Coasts Catalyst

    5 months ago

    Joey visits the Jovanović estate and begins renovations. At Ivan's old desk, Joey finds his plans to alliance with the Murphy family, the most dangerous crime organization in the Midwest, not knowing the deal was never officially made, Joey sends Dante and Agt. Quinn to go after Aaron Murphy, the leader of the organization, despite Dante's insistence on going alone. CPD searches for Darrel who begins planning on how to take down Joey. Joey's paranoia grows as he prepares for a potential attack from the Murphy family. A new mayor is finally settled bringing peace to the streets of Chicago once again.

Joey's note.

1. E1

   1. "The least I could do...".

   4 months ago

   "If you are reading this, I know you can't forgive me for what I've done to you. I don't deserve your forgiveness, and I hope you learned to be smarter than to do something so foolish. The reason for all of this, the reason you are here, is because you are my son, I never told you because I was afraid how you'd react, but there's no more time. When me and your mother had you, I swore to protect you from the world I lived in, I betrayed that contract which is why me and your mother broke apart. Years went by and jealousy and guilt weighed on me, so I took matters into my own hands, and did the unthinkable. I took you back for my own selfish reasons, ignoring the damage it would cause you, which led us here. I deserve this, what you've done to me, and worse. There's no debt I can pay to atone for my sins against you, and I'm sorry for dragging you down with me. You may be my son, but I was never a father to you, and for that I hope you never forgive me. My dear son, Dante Costanzo."