Episodes 01

“Wartime”

The Navarros are involved in a cartel war in Mexico. Marty and Ruth manage the Missouri Belle’s casino, while Wendy and Charlotte handle public relations. Jonah makes money as a gold farmer. Charlotte insists Marty and Wendy attend couples therapy, but Marty secretly pays for sham sessions. Wendy suggests the Navarro cartel expand into legitimate businesses, but Marty thinks the plan is too risky. The cartel waterboards Helen to determine if her ex-husband Gene knows anything incriminating about her. Helen insists he does not, so she is released. After attending a new mothers’ group, Darlene slashes another mom’s car tire. Wyatt breaks into vacant homes to live and refuses Ruth’s cash. He is arrested and declines Ruth’s bail money. Darlene overhears, posts Wyatt’s bail, and employs him on her farm. Charlotte gives Jonah a drone, which he plans to use to improve security at the Byrde home. Marty devises a new money laundering method to evade FBI scrutiny. Wendy and Helen meet Navarro in Chicago, and he approves Wendy’s expansion plan. Ruth throws Frank Cosgrove Jr. overboard for becoming unruly at a Missouri Belle poker game. Wendy uses a hidden key to enter and vandalize the Byrdes’ former Chicago home.

Episodes 02

“Civil Union”

Wendy’s brother Ben is teaching when students begin sharing a digital photo, so he throws their phones into a woodchipper, then fights with its operator. Marty and Ruth apologize to Frank Sr. for Ruth’s attack on Frank Jr. and agree to a larger percentage of casino profits as a peace offering. Helen and her daughter Erin move to the Ozarks for the summer, but Gene insists their son Seth stay with him. Marty and Wendy make an offer to Carl and Anita Knarlson for their Big Muddy casino in St. Joseph, but Marty secretly talks Carl into declining. Ben arrives for an extended visit. Marty pays Frank Sr. for a fire that closes the Knarlsons’ competitor, which prompts Anita to decline Helen and Wendy’s new offer. Navarro calls Wendy to ask whether his maid’s accident was a bad omen and is appreciative when she calms him. Darlene talks to dead Jacob about how angry she was after seeing Wendy, and Wyatt admits he sometimes talks to his dead father. Ruth and Wendy rig the Big Muddy’s slot machines for constant payouts, so the Knarlsons sell. Helen has Gene beaten. Trevor informs Marty the FBI will audit all Byrde businesses.

Episodes 03

“Kevin Cronin Was Here”

Wendy dreams of killing Marty. The Knarlsons refuse to sell their hotel. Marty and Ruth’s plan to launder at the Big Muddy casino ends because Wendy closes it for renovations. Frank Sr. lets Wendy know Marty arranged the fire. Helen tells Marty that Navarro does not want the Big Muddy used for laundering. Wendy tells Carl he should obtain Anita’s agreement to sell by any means necessary. Helen asks Ruth if she could run the Missouri Belle without Marty. Ruth says yes and then tells Marty about the conversation. Carl and Anita argue, and he accidentally pushes her down the hill. Marty works out a laundering arrangement with REO Speedwagon when they play at the casino. Wendy provokes Darlene into striking her, giving Wendy cause for a custody hearing for Zeke. FBI agent Maya Miller offers Marty a deal that enables him to work for the FBI after 18 months of incarceration. Trevor identifies Tommy as one of the casino arsonists and obtains his cooperation. Marty uses monitoring software when Wendy calls Navarro to report buying the hotel. Navarro tells her their connection is compromised. Marty tells Maya he accepts. Cartel operatives seize Marty and thwart Ruth and Ben’s pursuit.

Episodes 04

“Boss Fight”

Marty is brought to Navarro’s home in Mexico. Ben tells Wendy that Marty was taken. Wendy tells Ben the truth about for whom they work. Ben tells Charlotte and Jonah the truth about where Marty is. Helen learns from Mendoza that Navarro is testing them to see if they can launder without Marty. While being sleep-deprived in a cell, Marty has childhood flashbacks to his father’s hospital-room death. Navarro asks Marty why he spies on Wendy. Marty admits he fears her. Navarro says he admires Wendy because she is clear about her objective – “she wants it all.” Ruth sets up a laundering team at the Missouri Belle that includes Ben. Charlotte admits to Helen that she knows about her parents’ criminal activities. Helen cautions her not to tell Erin. Ruth discovers that one of their accounts is frozen for suspicious activity. Marty shows Navarro how to regain control of it. In response to Navarro’s repeated question, “What do you want?”, Marty finally says he wants to launder only when he says it is safe. He also wants to be thanked for his superior expertise in laundering Navarro’s cash. A cartel car returns Marty to the Byrde family home.

Episodes 05

“It Came From Michoacán”

Wendy explains Ruth’s laundering team (“smurfing”) to Marty. As part of phasing it out, Wendy asks Sam to intentionally lose a large sum at the casino and be repaid in cash. Ruth tells Frank Jr. to stop loan-sharking because Marty’s plan includes extending lines of credit to customers. Navarro instructs Wendy and Marty to buy a Kentucky horse farm. Erin insists on seeing Tommy. He recognizes Helen’s name and snoops in the Byrde house. Cosgrove’s employees make a drop of Navarro cash to Ruth, lock her in the truck, and take her for a bruising ride. Wyatt lies at the custody hearing, so Darlene keeps Zeke. Through Wilkes’s lawyer, Wendy obtains information on Maya showing her as incorruptible, but Marty sees an opening. Darlene and Wyatt begin a sexual relationship, and she decides to restart her heroin business. Wendy bribes their therapist Sue into helping maneuver Marty into agreeing with her. Ben covers Frank Jr.’s car in birdseed, and a flock of birds causes extensive damage. Helen gives Marty client information he uses to bait Maya. Navarro operatives at the horse farm geld the prize stud belonging to Navarro’s enemy Lagunas. Marty pretends to cooperate with Maya.

Episodes 06

“Su Casa Es Mi Casa”

Marty and Wendy reveal details of their illegal activities during a heated therapy session. Marty moves out. Darlene tells Helen she is restarting her heroin business, but Helen refuses to renew their partnership. A party at an isolated cove ends with the arrests of Tommy, Erin, Charlotte and Jonah. Helen and Wendy argue over responsibility for Erin’s activities. Tommy reports to Trevor on his efforts to obtain evidence against the Byrdes. Ruth and Ben spend a night together and Ben’s inability to perform causes him to stop taking his bipolar disorder medication. Wendy plans to start a charitable foundation. Darlene and Wyatt attempt to hire Three to tend to Darlene’s poppies. Three tells Ruth about Darlene and Wyatt’s living arrangement. Wyatt tells Ruth he will not move back home. Marty is followed by an SUV and the Byrdes spend the night in their dining room while Nelson stands guard. The next day Helen reports three SUVs headed to Chicago. Ben and Jonah use Jonah’s drone to watch Ruth during the next Cosgrove cash drop. The same SUVs rapidly approach and Ben warns Ruth, who hides as they arrive. The occupants shoot Frank Jr.’s men, then blow up Frank’s truck.

Episodes 07

“In Case of Emergency”

Trevor and Maya interview Ruth, who denies knowledge of the truck fire and killings. Marty tells Frank Sr. the attack was executed by the Lagunas. Trevor and Maya accuse Marty of arranging it because he knew Tommy was an informant, which Marty denies. Frank Jr. tells Ruth that Trevor and Maya accused her of the attack, which Ruth denies. Wendy persuades Navarro that the Byrdes’ plan to expand his business into legitimate ventures remains viable. After Maya questions Sam about his losses, Sam calls Marty, who promises to keep him out of trouble. Frank Jr. attacks Ruth, who is hospitalized, so Marty cuts ties with Frank Sr. Erin refuses her mother’s request to return to Chicago. Recognizing he is politically ambitious, Wendy gives Andrew Wade the information on Helen’s client that Maya refused to accept. Wyatt tells Darlene that Ruth killed Russ and Boyd, and Darlene admits she killed Jacob. Helen is concerned about Sue’s knowledge of the Byrdes and has Nelson kill her and remove the Byrdes’ files from her records. Ruth tells Marty and Wendy that she wants Frank Jr. killed, but Marty refuses. Wyatt visits Ruth at home and blames the Byrdes for all the Langmores’ troubles.

Episodes 08

“BFF”

Sue is not home and Marty realizes she has been killed. Erin, Charlotte, and Jonah perform community service. Helen confirms to Wendy that Sue is dead and says she is tired of cleaning up after the Byrdes. Marty gives Maya information on another financial fraud, but Maya refuses to accept. Wendy gives it to Senator Wade, who gives it to Special Agent in Charge Clay. Clay criticizes Maya’s refusal and orders her back to Washington, DC, when her warrant to investigate the Byrdes expires. Ben drives Ruth’s truck past trucking company guards to get to Frank Jr., but several employees appear and force a hasty retreat. Afterwards, Ben gets drunk at a bar and attacks another customer. Ben confronts Marty and Wendy at the launch party for the charity, punches Marty, and gets committed to the state mental hospital. Ruth visits Ben, who tells her he realized Wendy had Cade killed. Helen tells Navarro that Wendy and Marty are liabilities, and Navarro tells her to do what she thinks best. Darlene persuades Nix to get Ben released in exchange for Nix’s deputies not being included in Darlene’s drug business. Ben goes to Helen’s house, where he confronts Helen and Erin.

Episodes 09

“Fire Pink”

In a taxi following his confrontation with Helen and Erin, Ben engages in an incoherent monologue. Marty asks Ruth why she worked for Ben’s release. Ben arrives at Ruth’s and admits he went to Helen’s. Ruth hides Ben at Darlene’s. Erin confronts Charlotte and Jonah, and they admit Ben is right. Erin tells Helen she knows the truth about Helen’s work and returns to Chicago. Recognizing they are vulnerable because Ben exposed Helen to Erin, Marty and Wendy plot to show Navarro they are more valuable than Helen. Ben leaves Darlene’s so he can pledge his love to Ruth. Nelson follows him into the casino, so Marty takes Ben out a side exit. Nelson follows Ruth home and Ruth challenges him about Cade’s murder. Marty engineers a sudden increase in casino profits, giving Maya a reason to stay and continue auditing the Byrdes. Ben flees with Wendy but calls the police on himself. Wendy talks officers out of arresting him. Ben calls Helen to apologize but Wendy ends the call before Helen learns Ben’s location. Wendy abandons Ben at a restaurant, then breaks down during a call to Marty. Ben walks outside. Nelson exits his car and approaches Ben.

Episodes 10

“All In”

Marty cremates Ben’s body at the funeral home. Lagunas cartel members attack Navarro’s son’s baptism. Helen tells Navarro she wants to take over the Byrde businesses. Maya arrests Sam for suspected money laundering. Ruth and Wendy argue about blame for Ben’s and Cade’s deaths, and Ruth quits working for Marty. Wendy admits she made the call revealing Ben’s location. Marty consoles her by agreeing with her plan to make Navarro see their value by ending the cartel war. Marty provides still photos from Jonah’s drone video of the Lagunas attack on Cosgrove’s truck to Maya, prompting US military action against the Lagunas. Darlene avenges Ruth by shooting Frank Jr. in the genitals, then avoids retaliation by striking a heroin distribution deal with his father. Jonah confronts Helen at gunpoint about Ben’s death, but she talks him out of shooting by telling him of Wendy’s involvement. Helen obtains from Trevor a written copy of Marty’s confession to the FBI. Navarro requires Wendy, Marty, and Helen to attend his son’s second baptism in Mexico. Upon arrival Nelson kills Helen, and Navarro tells Marty and Wendy this is the beginning of increased cooperation between the three of them.