Just to clarify… I'm not arguing that it was smart, I wouldn't have stopped. But its a catch 22 for Ray. Consider that last time they were together, they had an observer, the kid was a vegetable, Ray was on edge… sent him home early and went on a coke binge… then sobered up and promised never to have contact again… I…

Especially as he is a gangster, and has employed such tactics earlier in the season. I think it just never occurred to him the burning Osip's clubs would set off the Mexicans

I think he would have made it out… the kicker is that right down to the very end Frank felt like "Fair" is relevant somehow… No Frank… It "doesn't buy you a ride back to town"… the Mexicans don't OWE you anything… Frank thinks a hand shake begins an "obligation" and "squared" means we're cool… He cost them some money,…

The Diamonds were in the suit as well.

The thing with the son, I think… is that Ray was genuine when he said the kid is all he has, and as much as he felt for Ani… that half smile from his kid was worth more than all the years they could have had. The acknowledgement set him free… shame that it killed him too, but it was like Frank said "I don't know your…

The situation with the Orthodox guy is that in the previous meeting Frank clearly is gesturing like they should shake and the man simply gets up and walks out, Frank seems to make note of this and is far less "personable" when the actual business is conducted…

Well it certainly did come full circle…

Frank had the diamonds in the suit… he already gave up the money… he couldn't give up the suit…

Agree Buress shot Ray… which means he must have the hard drive, diamonds must be with the cops… The 5 million was never used to buy parcels I thought, and the blood looked to fresh to be Caspere's no? Also, why go back for the camera etc, if you Buress killed Caspere there why not take everything one time?

I agree… looking back after having full grasp of both seasons esp. upon second viewing much of the criticism leveled at S2 will not hold up. Going into the Finale I can not WAIT to see it… but it took time and patience to get to this level of investment. S1 captured me from opening sequence and in honesty didn't need…

I will say that I went from "Not sure I'll make it through the whole season", to "Can't wait to see more"… over the course of 7 episodes.. Keeping with your observation season one finished weaker than it started, season one started weaker than it's finishing… so people stuck on the "formula" from season 1 would see…

I agree that blake was their guy… I wonder though, how that was supposed to go down? Surely the plan had to be kill Frank, if that's the case. When Osip says his board wanted to kill Frank, you think it was lip service? Since they have no way of verifying that Blake is ok he had to call an audible? That makes sense to…

So, Paul's "Friend" was a wolf in sheeps clothes… Ray doesn't have anyone who could fit that… Ani does… I hope her ex partner isn't a sketch bag, and there's also her Father, whose arc may have more to it still… Frank may also have one in Jordan… Granted everyone turned on him, but they were always wolves, just HIS…

That's what I don't get about who ever has the hard drive… Maybe they have more killing to do… Maybe they will go after the other cops as well… Clearly they have patience

Hmmmmmmm… interesting thought

That's true… I also was thinking that Frank wasn't named in the piece, because (though he didn't know it) Frank wasn't really a player. Further, Frank likely stood to benefit from the information in the article about the actual players… but FRANK ordered Ray to stop it… protecting everyone else. This show continues…

I thought it was there when he walked in, wasn't it? and gone when he woke up? I could be wrong… But then that's another layer of mystery… my plate is full ;-P

I never said the kids shot the DA… I said they likely killed Caspere and have the hard drive. I agree, Ani and Ray will have to find them… and get the hard drive before they can do anything… I'm certain that it was police who shot the DA… The funny thing is that if it plays out how I expect it is still all about…

Well, we have Frank confronting Osip… The Mayor will confront Tony… Blake is gone… Ani and Ray have to take down Buress and Hollaway… Dixon and and Caspere are gone… Laura/Leonard probably have the hard drive… so they are "everyone's business"… and Ani and Ray are wanted so they can't really move freely. This should…

So…
We have one set of blue Diamonds missing.
We have 5 million dollars in cash missing.
We have a hard drive and camera missing.