Do you think the boys bagged Nazario yet?
Focus up. Got our own shitbag to deal with.
Favela's up around the next bend.
Those mangroves should cover our infil.
There's a dozen snake holes for Curtis's guys to lay low.
Curtis's spot is right around the corner.
Probably should avoid going in loud and heavy for a change.
Can't eat honor, but you can try
and kill your former brothers.
I knew you were too smart to stay on that boat.
There's playing for the other side,
then there's turning on your own team.
Don't have a team anymore.
Once you get out, you won't, either.
I told you, Hayes:
war always has the last word.
You're not fucking worth it.
Traitorous fuck tried to kill my teammates.
And besides, letting him go would've ended your career.
We got to move, boss.
Well, congrats, Davis.
You just delivered a knockout punch
to China's grip in the Southern Hemisphere.
Yeah, how much more chest candy is a Narco State leader worth?
It was a total team effort, and it was a...
hell of a way to go out, Warrant Officer Perry.
Gonna miss rolling with you, Ray.
Oh, our loss is the Center's gain. Career to be proud of.
Thanks, guys.
So, Drew Hefner,
what'd you and Jace get up to?
I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.
- So maybe I should tell you.
Ah, guy who peacocked over that shot
in Sweden's suddenly playing coy?
Hmm. I thought we retired this whole
man-of-few-words act.
I watched my team leader's back,
just like any of my brothers would.
Someone finally
bleeds Bravo.
Consider yourself baptized, my son.
Don't make me fucking regret this.
-There it is.
-Ah, there you go.
Well, the fact that we're flying home leads me to believe
that you executed your mission.
Well, I didn't pull the trigger.
Finally realized you're not some irredeemable killer?
Just felt wrong, killing a man
who's just as contaminated by this war as I am.
I hate to see you backsliding, brother.
Not too long ago, you found a balance that eluded you.
Yeah. Well, that was bullshit.
Always known I've been fighting for a freedom
that I'd never enjoy.
Dad.
Jason. You're back?
What's going on?
Express wedding planning.
Remember, we're...
bumping it up because of Brad's injury?
I know, pulling off a wedding
in this little time seems impossible, but...
- how do you eat an elephant?
Isn't this dress stunning?
Must bring back memories.
Memories?
Is that Mom's?
Gorgeous, right?
Maybe we should all get, uh, a reentry burrito, unwind a bit?
Won't help me fit into this dress,
- but Hayes traditions take priority.
I cannot wait for you to walk me down the aisle.
What's wrong?
Nothing.
You-you were so excited
for a Vah Beach wedding, and now it feels like
you're putting walls up.
What's going on with you?
I just got to get some air, that's all.
Just five days as a SEAL left, Dad.
And we really need input on your retirement party.
Still getting my bearings, baby.
I think a fancy, dress-up dinner,
but Mom wants something more casual.
And I say a surprise party.
Dad hates surprises.
That's why he yelled at the man at the Spenser House.
Um, let's... let's give Dad some space, okay?
Was hoping Jameelah forgot about that one.
Yeah. Seeing her father completely unhinged
made a... impression.
Wasn't my best self that day, baby.
So, deployment allowed you
to work through whatever was bothering you?
No, no, baby.
It was clear when we started out
that the Center was my happily-ever-after.
But now, helping hundreds of vets isn't enough?
That's all been your good work, baby.
Only impact I've made
by starting the Center is what happened.
Happened with what?
Clay.
If I hadn't have pushed to open the Center...
...Clay'd still be alive.
Ray, that's... that's not fair.
Baby, it hurts to admit...
...but Spenser House is tainted for me.
Nazario is yet another feather in your cap, Lieutenant.
Is that feather big enough to make
the Decker investigation fly away?
I've used every tool in my toolkit
to try to keep you clean, but...
CID investigators are determined to get a scalp
and seem to think you can help
point their tomahawk.
Has this made it to Admiral Rivas?
I doubt it pinged his radar,
but it will if you don't play ball.
Maybe he'll understand I've done nothing wrong.
Right and wrong have nothing to do with it,
so know this:
you end up on the wrong side of this investigation,
that promotion you're so excited about
will vanish into thin air.
Earthquakes, fires, Kardashians.
I mean, you take a-a shit in the street there
and Governor Hair Gel, he'll come wipe your ass
instead of kicking it.
Well, Brian will feel right at home.
I should actually just drive you all to California and...
and do a threat assessment.
I just feel like I'm letting my battle boo down.
Sonny, you held his family together.
He would be grateful for that.
And I'm sorry.
Sorry for blindsiding you
when you were probably still reeling from the news
about Davis moving away, too.
What are you talking about?
The job offer, to-to work for the admiral.
She didn't tell you?
You know...
she was very, very excited when she told me,
maybe I messed up the details.
Retreated back into your three-foot world, I see.
Well, the transition from downrange to wedding planning
was a little bumpy, Mandy.
Fortunately, Emma thinks you were spooked by Alana's dress,
but unfortunately, I know better.
Right.
We here to talk, or we here to fight?
Maybe both.
What's it gonna take to get you to stop feeling this way?
Were you dropping out of the dress fitting
or out of the wedding entirely?
Look, bottom line is
I got way too much blood on my hands.
Brad and Emma deserve a clean start,
free and clear from my sins.
Doing your job is not a sin.
You may want to see yourself as a killer,
but I see a man who gave everything to his country
and never asked for anything in return.
I see a warrior who fought for what was behind him
and not in front of him.
And I see someone I love.
You need to forgive yourself.
Only people who can forgive me are dead.
War made me do plenty of shit
that I'm not proud of.
My work in Afghanistan
has helped reframe my feelings about who I am,
what I've done.
Allowed me to atone.
Atone?
That's a reach.
That man that you dream about, your first kill?
I did some digging.
His wife's still alive.
Lives in the Sangbor region,
not far from where my work takes me.
On my next trip, maybe I go visit her,
bring her a message from you.
What's that gonna accomplish?
I don't know.
Maybe get you to understand that you can be redeemed,
force you to confront what you did,
rather than being haunted by it.
That is my burden.
It's not yours.
You're just a part of the war machine's killing chain.
Tip of the spear, remember?
But I'm the one holding the spear
when it gets dipped in blood.
Cake-eaters and politicians celebrate your "sins" every time
they want to wave the flag or boost the polls.
So why should following their orders
bring shame onto you?
-Unbelievable.
Yup.
Hey.
Never out of the fight, right?
What the hell's going on?
Listen up.
Apologies for the quick turnaround.
We have an op Command needs to put their best foot forward on.
From the outhouse to the penthouse.
Bravo Team will support an Agency regime change operation
aimed at fracturing the Taliban
and curbing China's influence in the country.
We're going back to Afghanistan?
Your mission is to infil
with a former high-ranking Taliban official,
Hamid Amir, who was exiled
after siding with the Northern Alliance.
Agency still believes one dude can overcome
thousands of years of war?
One man along with the $150 million cash
you will transport to help spread his influence.
Oh, vets can't get healthcare,
but we can make it rain for a lost cause.
You'll HAHO into the Herat region,
rendezvous with Amir's people
and our Agency assets on the ground.
Once you've delivered Amir,
you will exfil near the Turkmenistan border.
Wheels up in four hours.
Circle of life, eh, boss?
Whoa.
Spinning up in a few hours, and I'm your pit stop?
This can't be good.
Yeah, I got to confess
that you boys rolling out is giving me some serious FOMO.
Ray, you think that guy, uh, Curtis
could've atoned for all the shit that he did?
Well, Naima's been dealing with the idea of atonement
for spiritual wounds at the Center.
There does seem to be some logic
to the idea that
expressing remorse can help reduce
guilt and shame.
Bigger question is, do you believe it?
I'm starting to believe more and more that warriors aren't meant
- to survive the battlefield.
No, no, the Jason Hayes I was with in Thailand
would say that's bullshit.
Yeah, well, that guy forgot that war has the last word.
Not always.
And since Curtis planted that shit in both our heads,
I did my research.
Did you know in the medieval Christian church,
anyone that shed blood in war had to do penance?
Athenians, they had their vets
perform tragic theater for catharsis.
Hell, even the early Romans
had a purification ceremony to cleanse their warriors.
And with all our advances, what do we do here?
We walk through hell, brother,
and we bring it back with us.
Atoning could go a long way in finally shedding it.
I saw you cleaned out your cage.
I, uh...
I need my burn box.
What's got you looking for buried treasure?
No questions, Ray. I just need my burn box.
Hey, Davis.
I tried to catch you after warno, but
you gave me the slip.
Yeah, I got a lot on my plate.
Being the admiral's aide, that can do that.
So, uh...
...congratulations might be in order?
Feels a little premature with everything going on.
Come on, being offered your dream job, that's a big deal.
The only big deal at the moment
is Bravo Team headed back to Afghanistan.
You're not on board?
All this talk of shifting to Great Power competition,
this feels like a page from a very old
and unsuccessful playbook.
It's all risk, no impact.
Hmm.
I always love it when we're downrange and you...
you get the bad juju.
Just... come home safe.
Still got a few days left to earn that Navy money.
You got to be kidding me, Ray.
You're a mouse dick away from getting out, right?
You shouldn't be rolling with Bravo, you know that.
Well, I'm not rolling with Bravo.
I'm here for my best friend.
Whatever you need those prayer beads for,
I'm ride or die with my brother.
You'd risk your life and your marriage for me.
Goddamn it, Ray, now I got to watch your ass this entire op?
Naima's on board.
It was her idea, actually.
Said it's best that I...
swim buddy you one last time for my peace of mind.
It's my ass in the jackpot, not yours.
You got me out of a lot of tough spots, brother.
Saved my life more times than I care to remember.
But the best thing you ever did for me...
was teach me that none of us
can carry all of this alone.
Right.
Jesus, Ray.
I got scars that are easier to get rid of than you.
I swear this is the final time
that I say this is the final time.
Hey, here's the man who's gonna bring peace to the galaxy.
And there's his cash.
I appreciate the government showing me
a dumber way to spend cash
than on bourbon and strippers.
Well, HAHO-ing into the sandbox again
is giving me that old-school, war-on-terror tingle.
I think it's time to go back to the future.
I'm pretty sure you used that line
the last time we went to Afghanistan.
Recycled jokes for a recycled war.
30 seconds!
Brock, Drew, secure the cash.
Well, we bull's-eyed the rally point, boss.
Yeah, but where are the three wise men?
Lights on is a choice.
Maybe they're not Amir's crew.
Glory, glory!
Welcome back to Afghanistan.
Get the cash.
Good luck to you, Mr. Amir.
Hope you bring some peace to this area.
I have foreseen that it shall be.
I foresee...
your neck in a Tali-noose.
All right, boys, help load up the cash,
line up, head to the LZ.
I'll see you there.
Another off-the-books op?
- Solo act is wearing thin, Jace. - All right, look, boys.
None of this has anything to do with any one of you, understand?
You think we're gonna leave you behind?
- Whatever you're up to, we got your back. - Secure the LZ.
Exfil gets there before me, you leave without me.
Understand? That's an order.
Hey, Jace?
What's a trip to Afghanistan if we don't get in some shit?
Told you brother, I'm ride or die.
Sonny, you drive.
Trying to atone for doing your job?
That's a new one for me.
I don't know, attempting to make amends,
reconciling with those who have been wronged,
feels like a pretty good path to self-forgiveness.
I know I must seem fucking crazy, boys.
Yeah, taking a detour in one of the most dangerous countries
in the world to have a stop-and-chat with the family
of some dude that you smoked decades ago?
Yeah, it's batshit fucking crazy, Jace.
- It is pretty damning that you got to go
back downrange to try to scrub the stains of war off.
Yeah. Military's like a car wash in reverse.
You go in clean, and you come out dirty.
Got that right.
Warfighting over warfighters.
You know, I used to blush when people would call me a hero.
Now I feel like it just dehumanizes us.
Well, it absolves everyone from thinking about our shit.
Pull over over here, will you?
Lost a lot of brothers in villages like this.
Place used to be a Taliban hotbed at one point,
but, look, I'll be fine.
No such thing as "fine" in the Graveyard of Empires, Jason.
Against my better judgement, I suggest
that we not roll in there strapped
so we don't spook the locals.
My foot's getting twitchy with all these doors to kick.
We're here in peace, Sonny.
Said nobody ever in Afghanistan.
Well, welcoming committee's here.
Yeah, they are.
My finger's getting itchy, too.
You know what to do.
Time to work that Perry magic.
Not exactly rolling out the red carpet for us.
Hold up what you got, Sonny.
Huh?
For your troubles.
It fell off the pallet.
He'll take you to the Ghul family.
I'll take it from here, boys.
Salam.
The locals only have eyes for us.
Take one of 'em to go angry-goatherder,
and the Taliban's gonna be on us like fleas on a farm dog.
Battle for the soul isn't without risk.
It's a fucked-up thing,
this shame that Jace is saddled with.
It's the toughest hurdle for a lot of vets to get over.
I mean, we both know plenty of frogmen who never cleared it.
Yeah.
Operators like us got no regard for the one taboo
every society has agreed upon.
Thou shalt not kill.
Mm.
Let's roll.
Well, it couldn't have gone that bad.
You still got both hands.
Come on, Jace. How you feel?
Humbled.
You know, the wife knew exactly who I was
when she saw the prayer beads.
You know, her son learned English
at one of the schools that we built during the war.
So understood perfectly, you know, when I told him
that I was the reason why he never met his dad.
Oof.
There's penance, and then there's that.
Jesus.
So they forgave you?
Can't forgive me since they don't blame me.
If I'd been killed that night,
the wife wouldn't want my family to blame her husband.
Your blood would've been on the Taliban's hands, not his.
Killing chain works over here, too.
You know, when her husband died,
she was convinced that war destroyed everything.
But now, she believes that everyone can be reborn.
What do you think?
I think I want to go home.
2, this is 1, approaching the LZ.
Copy, 1. Exfil bird is inbound.
You know, all about being a roadie
on the Jason Hayes redemption tour,
next time, at least, just get like
a Deepak Chopra book or something.
Bail out! Bail out!
Coming around, coming around.
Bravo 2, this is Mako.
We have enemies in contact.
Say again, enemies in contact.
Go, I'll cov-- I'll cover you.
I got you into this. Fucking move!
They got a whole platoon
- on their ass. -We got to help them!
Move!
Cover fire good.
Go, go, go, go, go, go! Go, go, go!
Go, go!
I got you covered, 1! Move!
This is no good!
Is that our QRF?
Fuck me.
We got to run. Fucking go, go, go, go!
- You sure clean up nice for someone who's contaminated. - Yeah?
Well, I did wash off some of the stains of war
thanks to you.
I gave you an idea.
You executed it.
Well, it's not the first time that you, uh, sent me on an op
that almost killed me, Mandy.
I'm just glad you're on the road to forgiveness.
Well, it's gonna take more than a trip to Afghanistan.
I feel I can conquer these demons
if I, uh, continue to work the problem.
- Never out of the fight. - Never out of the fight.
Would you like to try a green tea mousseline, sir?
I'll pass
on anything named after that commie Italian.
- This is your loss. These our pretty good.
What do you say we, uh,
we ask that DJ to turn on some salsa music?
- Hmm.
We were probably safer in that bar in Honduras
than we would be with all the eyes on us here.
But you do look good in a suit...
Chief.
Wish you would've told the rest of us
about your pinning ceremony.
Well, my climb up the Navy's ladder
isn't as worthy of celebration as yours.
Mmm.
You know, uh,
I'm guessing your promotion goes away
if you don't cooperate with the investigation.
Yeah. My meeting is next week.
Hey, let's enjoy the party.
♪ Flying high, all the places... ♪
I always leaned on you, Davis.
But I never wanted to weigh you down.
Your Trident means everything to you.
That makes it worth protecting.
Besides, this new gig would pull me out of Vah Beach.
This way, we both get to work at DEVGRU.
Together.
♪ I'm on top of the world ♪
♪ I'm on top of the world. ♪
You know if it wasn't for this sling,
I'd be tearing up that dance floor with you.
Yeah, something tells me
it's not your body keeping you from dancing.
Given what you guys survived,
we should be celebrating.
Well, at least toasting that helo pilot
that saved our asses.
Just wish there was a QRF
to pull you out of this funk.
♪ Lean on me... ♪
I don't know, maybe being at the Center full-time
will force me to face my demons.
You know, running Spenser House and helping veterans
has given me a sense of purpose
greater than anything I've ever done.
All I want is for you to have that same feeling,
regardless of where you find it.
♪ Lean on me... ♪
I just can't believe you and Brian
are poppin' smoke tomorrow.
I know.
I showed up in Virginia Beach like a rubbernecker.
Never imagined this would become my home.
And it always will be.
Just like you'll always be family.
♪ Just a dream and the wind to carry me... ♪
You know, um, despite the fact that
- you're trying to ghost me, okay?
Um, I think I-I figured out a way to keep my pledge to Clay.
Yeah, I'm aware that all the teddy bears
you gave Brian have cameras in them.
Well, you know that medkit that I was
you know, fooling around with after Clay's injury?
Your invention that'll
save lives and limbs? Yeah, that rings a bell.
Yeah, well,
I added Clay's name to it, too.
So...
every dollar that comes in...
y'all get half.
♪ Sailing takes me away... ♪
What?
Yeah.
- No. - Yeah.
- That's too much. - No, no.
No, I can't, I can't accept that.
- Listen, listen, listen. - I can't. I mean, I will accept it, but I...
Pump the brakes on counting the dough, okay?
The point of the medkit was to help
my brothers and sisters in uniform, so
I just figure I'll give it to the Navy.
I'll make less money, but at least it's--
it's gonna help the right people.
Sounds like what Clay would do.
Always trying to walk in his footsteps.
Or "footstep."
That's so terrible.
Are you serious it was his idea to move to California?
Yeah, I know, surprised me, too.
He said, um...
he had a chance to live his dream,
and that it was time to help me live mine.
♪ Just a dream and the wind to carry me ♪
♪ And soon I will be free. ♪
I'm gonna miss you.
♪ I loved you then without a doubt ♪
♪ Now I'm trying hard to figure out ♪
♪ How I loved you then but don't now ♪
♪ Where does love go when it's broken down? ♪
♪ Into pieces on the floor ♪
♪ Too focused on keeping score ♪
♪ I can't take this anymore... ♪
God, I love you so much.
- I love you. - ♪ No, no, no, no... ♪
All right, partner, I love you.
Keep it up.
- Go. Come on, let's go. -Okay!
♪ Gold in the sand... ♪
Look at that. My baby girl is married.
Yeah.
You did good by her.
Alana would be proud.
Yeah.
Appreciate you coming in to Afghanistan
and being there for me.
Watching my teammate's back is the one thing
I've always been good at.
Yeah.
You, uh...
...you still having some trouble finding that off-ramp?
Yeah, I'm so turned around,
Naima gave me her blessing to continue kicking doors.
Whoa. Wait a second.
Are you, uh...
- ...considering that? - I don't know.
♪ On the floor ♪
♪ Too focused on keeping score ♪
♪ I can't take this anymore... ♪
So what's next for the legend?
Well, Blackburn, you know, he keeps pushing this whole...
Warfighter Health position.
But, uh, the way you guys are,
you know, running the tab on this bar,
I'm gonna have to consider one of those shady contractor...
positions.
- Well,
the fact that you're focused on your-your wallet
and not your soul is a good thing.
♪ Into heaven... ♪
Still worry about these boys, though.
Who's gonna watch over them, on and off the battlefield?
Yeah.
All of us have so much that we're carrying.
We can't do it alone.
So whether it's on or off the battlefield...
...we need to always have each other's backs.
Lieutenant Davis.
We're ready.
Stay in the fight to recover
our lost goodness,
create the tools to forgive ourselves...
...do whatever we can to protect the protectors.
Hey.
Uh... somewhere along the way,
I started thinking I built this place for me.
But it was always meant for veterans like you, Ben.
Always.
Please stay.
- Welcome.
And ensure no one gets left behind.
We must renew our desire to live well...
Hey.
...never lose hope...
...find meaning at home.
Oh, you still gonna mock my dreams
of living on the beach?
Not a chance.
Your dream is now our reality.
And prove, once and for all,
that war doesn't have to have the last word.
I swear, the glass looked smaller
when our other brothers yarded out.
And I can assure you, it's not like eating an elephant.
Hmm. Time to get you on the board, Ray.
Bravo 1 beat me up there.
Yeah, well, always in my rearview there, Primetime.
Are you still spelling "Hayes" with a "Z"?
Sonny, you got to fix that, man.
It's "Perry" with an "A," right?
-Quit stalling, Ray.
Got another brother to yard out.
- All right. -Let's go.
I'm just getting used to my Bravo family,
now I'm losing two teammates.
Well, the good news is,
you ain't gonna be the new guy for much longer.
- And...
DEVGRU is getting one hell of a head of Warfighter Health.
Damn right.
End of an era, for sure.
Hey, guys,
we may no longer be teammates,
but we're always gonna be brothers.
Cheers to that.
-You know what,
all this sentimental shit,
making me thirsty.
Davis.
So? How'd it go with the investigators?
Let me see.
Well, those wrists, they don't look slapped.
It was a total nothing-burger.
Decker was never mentioned.
Walch just told me to report to Rivas next week.
You got your dream job. Congrats.
Might want to tell your face about it.
What did you say to the investigating committee?
Stella said you might "give the med kit to the Navy"?
What, did you trade it for my promotion?
Hey!
Davis, bring it over. Come here.
Word got out about you.
Blackburn's telling me that, uh, you are leaving DEVGRU
- for greener pastures. - Mm.
Well, hasn't really even sunk in yet, but...
Hey, it must be some job
for you to be abandoning your Bravo family.
It's a career-maker, for sure.
Don't forget us when you make admiral, Lisa.
- Thank you. -Our going-away party
- keeps getting bigger. - Yeah.
The team that just crushed it in Honduras
is getting quite the facelift.
Wait a minute. I know about Ray,
but...
Jason, you're stepping down, too?
Command loves nothing more
than raining on a frogman parade.
Let's go, gents.
Drinking alone at a goodbye party, that's just...
- that's sad. - True.
But I got some stuff to handle back at Command.
Hey. Listen.
Don't be a stranger.
- Got it? All right. - Yeah.
Come here.
I love you, kid.
Oh.
- Proud of you. - Thank you.
Very much so.
The way I see it...
...we got six feet of beer,
nowhere to be.
And I say we make some bad decisions.
What the hell did you do?
*
Sonny,
I would never ask you to give up your Trident for me.
Bravo's all you ever wanted.
It was.
Davis, I have a daughter
that needs reminding who her daddy is.
Besides, I-I've lived my dream.
Now go live yours.
*
Target is five klicks east!
Drew, take us out.
Easy fucking day.
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