A Night at the Symphony is the fourth episode of the second season of the Reacher Prime Video television series. It aired on the Amazon Prime Video streaming service on December 22, 2023.
Synopsis[]
Reacher and his team head to Boston to track down a political aide with insider knowledge of a top secret military-defense contract that may be the reason behind their friends’ deaths.
Plot[]
After obtaining information and hard drives from New Age HQ, the team sifts through all the information when O'Donnell suggests that Swan may have played a role in tracking down the remaining members of the 110th Unit, Reacher instantly disputes the accusations owing to their time together in the unit. O'Donnell discovers that Swan was working for New Age as Assistant Director of Security, under Shane Langston who is Director of Security and the man Reacher believes he contacted back in Atlantic City. They also learn that the driver Brian Collins, who died of a heart attack, was Associate Security Officer. Additionally, Neagley suspects that Marlo Burns knew that she was sending them into a trap in Trevor Saropian's residence, O'Donnell is dismayed in having to looking into all New Age employees as they may have played roles in hunting them down.
Elsewhere in New York, Russo is reprimanded by his superior Lieutenant Drew Marsh about the burglary incident in New Age to which the former is dismayed as the act had made their department slow behind in their investigation. Marsh blames Russo for failing to keep a watch on the remaining members of the 110th Unit and allowing them to burglarize the company, which Russo denies because he had warned them not to do anything dangerous. Marsh orders him to find out the information that the unit has obtained which Russo obliges.
By morning, Reacher complains about the song played in the diner. Neagley discovers that Swan has private information in mails addressed to Marlo without sharing them to Langston and security personnel in his department. In the email, Swan details cryptic meaning in the form of "Jimi Hendrix - Axis: Bold as Love. The 6th song is amazing" with O'Donnell immediately notices the discrepancies as Swan hated Hendrix who played with a hard guitar with Dixon discovers that the 6th track is titled Little Wing. Immediately recalled a document from before, Reacher pulls out a federal defense project titled Little Wing which is the biggest contract that New Age had acquired as it is a nine-figure contract. Additionally, a test for Little Wing was conducted for military brass though it does not detail the time nor location. However, Senator Malcolm Lavoy tried to get congressional votes to approve for Little Wing as he fully believed in New Age's project and was willing to help the company. O'Donnell lays out information with regards to Lavoy who is known to engage in illegal activities. Dixon recaps that Swan was code-texted to Marlo who was trying to have the unit killed about a program supported by a corrupt politician and decides that they need to interrogate Lavoy though Neagley disapproves due to his high security detail. O'Donnell suggests questioning his legislative director as they know details of laws being passed and may have information about the project and also have no security detail attached to them, O'Donnell reveals that he had private information of all high personnel and offers to get the name of Lavoy's legislative director and his personal information. Reacher approves and O'Donnell goes outside to make some calls. During his time away, Neagley suggests that Swan may have been a traitor to the unit because his body was never discovered nor his home looted like others, but Reacher responds that he would never allow his dog Maisi to die of thirst. Dixon speculates that he may have taken payoffs due to financial difficulties, and Neagley reminds him that there are some people they don't know as well as they believed.
In their military days, the unit accomplishes a drug bust in which they acquired 48 bags of heroin. The team celebrate their efforts though Lowrey reminds them that there are still work ahead in their case with Neagley discovering that the heroin they acquired is 99% pure. Lieutenant Hortense Fields congratulates their efforts in making efforts in solving the case. After Fields left, Swan express expressed his disdain of drug traffickers receiving more money from narcotics than all of their pensions combined. Dixon realises that one bag of heroin is missing from the room, Lowrey assures he had counted enough bags when they loaded it in Swan's vehicle. Reacher, Neagley and Swan investigate his vehicle to which the former discovers the remaining bag in the car, he theorised that it was fallen at the back when he was driving. Reacher accepts Swan's explanation but Neagley is suspicious of his statement but decides to not tell Reacher.
In the present, they reminiscent about the drug bust with Neagley suggests that he was caught red-handed and had to let the chance of money making pass by until Little Wing comes up but Reacher affirms his stand that Swan was a good man. Neagley suggests that Reacher wants to prove Swan's innocence because he does not want to blame himself for their friends deaths and cast doubt on his analytical abilities. The three leave to see O'Donnell's findings.
Elsewhere in Denver, Colorado, A.M. meets cosmetic surgeon Dr. Manuel Elzogby and inquires about his service to which Dr. Elzogby verifies if he wants a "new face". A.M. affirms and stabs Elzogby in the throat, the latter tries to call for help but is unable to do so. A.M. steals his identity and credentials before murdering Elzogby's female secretary in a similar matter. A.M. leaves a note which cancels all appointments for the day before leaving from the premise.
In the motel, O'Donnell discovers Lavoy's legislative director to be Daniel Boyd who is spoiled by his family when his two criminal charges during his university days are mysteriously disappeared. O'Donnell is informed that Boyd will be attending a fundraiser event in Boston. After multiple calls from Russo, Reacher decides to answer with Russo angrily confronts him about his break in with New Age HQ though Reacher sarcastically feigns ignorance. Russo demands to know the information they obtained about New Age, and Reacher obliges as he sends him information about New Age's security team roster and asks Russo to run background checks much to his ire and informs him that they are heading to Boston. Before departing, Neagley and Dixon suggest that they visit Marlo's house and question her for more information while Reacher and O'Donnell head out to obtain weapons from drug dealers.
Neagley and Dixon arrives at Marlo's residence only to find that Marlo and her daughter Jane have packed their bags quickly and fled from their home from the backdoor. Dixon discovers bags of cash left behind in their closet much to their surprise.
In Colorado, A.M. rents out a car with Elzogby's identity before approaching a kid nearby who is interested in his comic book. He proceeds to give out the same explanation prior.
In Boston, Massachusetts, the unit is reunited at a clothing store where they dress up in formal wear for the fundraiser, to which O'Donnell is confused as to where Reacher had left his casual clothes, Reacher bluntly tells him that it's in the garbage and reasons that he didn't want to carry luggage for clothing, causing a chain reaction in him settling in if carried, which O'Donnell jokingly chalks up as sociopathic behavior. O'Donnell asks him about Marlo's whereabouts and the state of her home though Reacher is uncertain of her reasons, O'Donnell teases him that Marlo could be his soulmate due to her only taking her toothbrush which Reacher amusingly denies. Neagley is disgusted with her formal appearance with Reacher sharing the same sentiment as he compares their attires to "assholes on top of a wedding cake", Reacher offers to pay back her costs in 2 months with his pension money which Neagley accepts. Dixon emerges with her evening gown much to a flustered Reacher who she notices his reaction. The team departs for the event.
In the opera, Dixon pretends to be a lost opera patron and lures Boyd who offers to exchange her tickets with his aide for a better seat with Neagley overseeing the operation and announces that Boyd had taken the bait to O'Donnell and Reacher who are waiting outside at a nearby diner, analyzing the numbers pages. When a waitress's offhanded comment about tallying their check, Reacher realizes that the list of numbers is a set of fractions and when tallying up resulted in 2197 total events but the numbers accounted for successful ones is only up to 1547 times. When accounted for the times they have failed, it is decreased to 650 times which is the same as the phrase "650 at 100K each". During his investigation, O'Donnell receives a call from one of his children in which he advises them to only use their hand for helping, not hitting much to a surprised Reacher who sarcastically remarks O'Donnell as someone who has brass knuckles in his pocket. O'Donnell tells Reacher that domestic life has greatly changed him from his military days and he will not trade it for any sum of money, he suggests that domestic life with Dixon might be beneficial to Reacher though Reacher says that he would only settle down with 4 to 5 dogs and considers Dixon a close friend. Neagley announces to the pair that it is intermission and that Dixon and Boyd are leaving the opera and that "Reacher's guy" in in position. In an alley, Boyd attempts to do drugs with Dixon though only Boyd is captured in the act by Lieutenant Oscar Finlay.
In the interrogation room, Finlay questions Boyd of his drug related charge, the latter attempts to intimidate Finlay with his family and position but he is not fazed and brings up that the woman in the car was not his wife and knows that he is working for Lavoy. Finlay tells the cover story of FBI agents coming down to see him after his name is alerted to its local offices database. Finlay brings in Reacher and O'Donnell who use the aliases Jack Margrave and Special Agent Blake owing to Finlay and Reacher's connection 2 years ago. Boyd demands his lawyer but the pair threaten to leak his infidelity and drug use. The pair offer to let the story go in exchange for information related to Little Wing. Boyd is initially hesitant but relents after O'Donnell threatens to call his wife, Boyd reveals Little Wing is a code name for a software in development that allows ground-fired missiles to defeat all known countermeasures but it is originally developed to protect commercial aircraft until New Age finds that the software could be tweaked to its current version. Furthermore, the missiles shot from the ground would initially bypass their main target which would cause the pilot to believe that they are safe until it re-acquires the target. When asked about Lavoy's involvement, the senator knows that this type of technology would greatly advanced their military and save lives and Boyd offers to bury its proposal through mountains of documents while Lavoy gathers congressional votes to help greenlight it. Boyd reassures them that the technology is in safe hands as they are the only one to possess it. Boyd mentions that New Age has two facilities, the software is produced in New York while the hardware is made in a manufacturing plant in Denver, Colorado. After obtaining more information, Reacher and O'Donnell leave the room with Boyd left confused as to whether the drug charges are dropped only for Reacher to answer that he is not a cop. Outside, Reacher and Finlay catch up with each other since Margrave, Finlay offers his help but Reacher declines as to not further involve him in the unit's case, Finlay also reunites with Neagley and he compliments her outfit only for an embarrassed Neagley telling him to mind his own business. The trio amicably departs.
Inside the car, Reacher tasks Dixon and Neagley to go to New Age's Colorado facility to try to sabotage the hardware facility while he and O'Donnell will head to Homeland Security in D.C. where they learn more about A.M. with his brother's contacts. When O'Donnell inquires about Joe, Reacher bluntly tells them that he is dead much to their shock. The 110th unit makes a pit stop at a nearby diner to stave off their hunger. In the parking lot, the unit is confronted by a biker gang who confiscate all their weapons and intend to silently kill them in the parking lot. Reacher and his unit maim and kill most of the gang members before recovering their arsenal. Reacher recovers the gang leader's phone and contacts Langston to inform him that his attempt on their lives has failed. Langston offers him anything he desires only for Reacher to announce his desire of tossing him out of a helicopter.
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher
- Maria Sten as Frances Neagley
- Serinda Swan as Karla Dixon
- Shaun Sipos as David O'Donnell
- Ferdinand Kingsley as A.M.
- Robert Patrick as Shane Langston
Guest Starring[]
Co-Starring[]
- Sam Asante as Drug Dealer
- Mugabi Mpagi as Sidekick
- Kamiran Aldeo as Dr. Manuel Elzogby
- Paula Carreño-Martínez as Waitress (Cafe)
- Boomer Phillips as Head Biker
- Hailey Summer as Rental Agent
- Breeze Dango as 6-Year-Old Kid
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Music[]
- Main article: Music in the Prime Video Series
- Thought I Didn't Love You by Harmonica Slim
- Road to Nowhere by Talking Heads
- Can't Break Away From That Girl by Slam Allen
- Dollar Store by Pink Velvet
- Money on the Table by Lowpass Lushes
- Piano Sonata in C Major - Andante by Mozart
- When I Turn It On by Mats
- Psycho Killer by Talking Heads
Notes/Misc[]
- Reacher mentions that his brother, Joe worked for the Department of Homeland Security. In the novel series, Joe Reacher was head of the Counterfeit Division of the Department of the Treasury at the time of his death.
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