Human Target: Final Cut - Part Four

Human Target: Final Cut

Part Four: The Treatment

by Peter Milligan, Javier Pulido, Todd Klein, Dave Stewart

14 pages

Chance, disguised as Frank White, takes the ransom to the appointed place. It runs out to be a trap. Ronan is waiting for him but Ronan is the one who springs the trap on the man who looks like his father. Pete, Ronan’s accomplice, starts a fire in the room and is getting ready to kill Chance but instead turns his gun on Ronan, because Pete wants all of the ransom money for himself.

Frank walks in and shoots Pete, wounding but not killing him. Frank answers Chance’s questions about what’s really going on. Frank is about to kill Chance when Pete shoots him in the knee. Frank kills Pete and then gets into a fight with Chance as the room gets consumed by flames. One man leaves the building.

Mary White weeps for her son at his funeral, days later, and then leaves with a bandaged man whom she addresses as Frank.

Thoughts

This is an extremely intricate chapter, especially considering how short it is. I had a sneaking suspicion that Davey King might not have a connection to the kidnapping of Ronan White. I was surprised to learn that Frank White was behind the abduction of his own son. There are definitely some unexplained bits and pieces here but I’m okay with that.

This was a very enjoyable read and right up my alley. I look forward to reading the ongoing series (which ran for 21 issues) in the not too distant future.