Billions Season 6 Finale Recap and Ending Explained
After the shocking discovery that Mike Prince (Corey Stoll) aspires to be President of the United States of America, practically everyone connected in the season 6 finale begins to spiral out of control. Chuck (Paul Giamatti) thinks that his cause is actually just, so he pursues the enigmatic billionaire with everything he has, despite the fact that he no longer wields the power he once did as Attorney General. Rian tells her coworkers that she slept with Prince after learning about Prince’s presidential ambitions, prompting a high-level attempt at Michael Prince Capital to keep her quiet. Here’s all you need to know about the sixth season finale’s ending. WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD.
Recap of Billions Season 6 Episode 12
The episode, titled ‘Cold Storage,’ begins with Chuck and Prince clashing at the Attorney General’s office. Kate and Ari, their respective lawyers, are also present. Acting Attorney General Dave advises them to take the meeting seriously because one of them may wind up in prison. The episode then jumps ahead 72 hours. Chuck pays Kate a visit and tells her that he knows she previously saved a family friend’s life by refusing to prosecute them. Chuck is certainly on the offensive. His friends and former subordinates are concerned about him, but none of them can do anything about it.
Chuck discovers that Mike Prince has retained ownership of an armored vehicle firm he purchased while repaying Axe. Chuck follows the track and discovers that the vans are transporting a number of computer drives. He concludes that these drives contain cryptocurrency, which Mike intends to use to pay for Mike Money, Prince’s project to tackle economic disparity. Chuck compares Mike Prince to Greg Stillson, the corrupt and powerful politician from Stephen King’s novel ‘The Dead Zone’ and its adaptations, while characterizing him. Stillson aspires to be President of the United States. Stillson, like Prince, has a ravenous appetite and will not stop until he obtains what he wants.
Scooter and Wags try to figure out what will happen now that they know Rian slept with Prince. We eventually learn that Mike anticipated his office’s reaction. Rian consistently insists that the contact was entirely voluntary. Finally, she refuses to accept the money. This rejection, Taylor later tells her, has allowed her to preserve her freedom.
Is There Cryptocurrency in the Drives Retrieved from Mike Prince’s Warehouses? Billions Season 6 Finale: Is There Cryptocurrency in the Drives Retrieved from Mike Prince’s Warehouses?
Chuck doesn’t have the right to perform a raid after being dismissed from public office, but the drives are too mysterious for him to ignore. He successfully extracts a drive from one of the warehouses with the assistance of Karl Allerd. He contacts an IT specialist, who informs Chuck that they only have ten attempts to access the drive. If the drive is still not open after the tenth try, it will be permanently shut down. The IT specialist successfully opens that one, effectively stealing over a hundred million dollars in cryptocurrencies from Prince.
Chuck believes that because one of the drives contains so much money, the others do as well. However, the manner in which he collected the first information was illegal. As a result, he could face jail time. Meanwhile, Prince is charged with tax evasion.
Prince continues to claim that there is nothing in those drives, but as proven near the end of the episode, he is lying. They do, in fact, have $3.5 billion in cryptocurrency. When he risks jail time, Prince resolves to give up all of his money on the altar of his ambition. He allows the IT expert to exhaust all ten tries, and the money is eternally lost. Chuck is arrested for using a bogus warrant and obtaining evidence under false pretenses since he is unable to prove Mike committed tax fraud.
Will Chuck ever be freed? What Is Dave Up To?
Mike is gravely incorrect if he believes the battle between him and Chuck is ended. In the season’s last scene, Dave pays a visit to her former boss in prison and says that she obtained a court order that legalized his raid. She saw Mike as he was leaving her office and knows he did, in fact, lose $3.5 billion. For the first time since starting to work for Chuck, she understands why he has been opposing Prince so vehemently. With cryptocurrency, he almost bought the Presidential election. She has no idea what he will do if he is permitted to become President.
Chuck will most likely remain in jail for the time being, despite the fact that he no longer has any legal obligations. He and Dave will almost certainly be preparing for Prince’s next step toward the White House. Although 2028 is still a long way off, presidential campaigns are not established in a single day. Chuck and Dave, on the other hand, will be ready if Prince makes that move.
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Genre: Drama, TV Shows Explainers
Director: Andrew Ross Sorkin, Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Actors: Asia Kate Dillon, Condola Rashad, Corey Stoll, Daniel Breaker, David Costabile, Maggie Siff, Paul Giamatti
Studio: Best Available!, TBTF Productions Inc.
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