Full Commitment

Lore & Background

In the episode, Raylan intends to find the hitmen that went after him and Winona in the previous episode, which could impact Gary's life. Meanwhile, Boyd starts his new criminal gang and decides to go after Dickie. The plot includes Gary arriving at the Marshal's office yelling at Raylan for putting Winona in danger, and Art Mullen assigning Tim to watch over Raylan while ordering him not to investigate the hitmen. Dickie begins training men to use weapons, though they lack experience. Boyd wakes up next to Ava after having sex with her the night before; Ava accepts his continued criminal activity on the condition that he does not oversee prostitution. Boyd and Johnny approach Arlo about starting a partnership through the land's routes, which interests Arlo. Boyd and his gang then steal Dickie's marijuana, causing two of Dickie's henchmen to quit. An enraged Dickie kills those men, forcing Jed to join his gang. Dickie deduces that Arlo was one of the robbers due to his limp.

Reader's Guide

Raylan manages to con Tim into losing track of him and visits Mags at her grocery store. Mags explains that despite knowing Raylan killed Coover, she did not send the hitmen as she intends to keep peace with Helen. Tim catches up to Raylan and they are surrounded by Doyle and his cops, leading to a tense conversation before they are allowed to go. They go to Winona and Gary's house where Rachel and Tim intend to stay due to Mullen's orders. Raylan notices a man watching from a car and confronts him; the man reveals he works for a construction company named Baxter-Hawley. After checking the company's records with Dan Grant's help, Raylan confronts Gary as he called the hit on them out of jealousy. Raylan forces Gary to talk to Wynn Duffy and they agree to meet at a location. Raylan accompanies Gary to meet with Duffy, who confesses to his involvement. Raylan tells Gary he should flee Harlan and pardons Duffy's actions, but warns he will kill him if he tries anything again. That night, Helen awakes to noises in the house, goes to the kitchen, and finds Dickie and his gang breaking in, demanding Arlo return everything he stole. They all reach for their guns and two gunshots and a cry from Helen are heard.

Did You Know?

• The episode was seen by an estimated 2.50 million household viewers and gained a 0.9/2 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
• The episode features Jeremy Davies as Dickie Bennett, who critics praised for fully committing to the role of an absolute sociopath.
• The episode ends with two gunshots and a cry from Helen after Dickie and his gang break into her house.