FLM.RED / After the credits
Two agents on an island and a promise neither takes lightly
Spoilers for Wild Horse Nine: Chris, Lee and loyalty as both become targets.
Open the recap & discussion — spoilers
Shortly before Chile’s 1973 coup, CIA partners Chris and Lee travel to Easter Island. Chris has terminal cancer and a request that makes the trip difficult for both men.
A request overlapping an order
Chris wants Lee to help end his life when the agreed time comes. Their boss MJ regards Chris as a liability and may also want him killed. The same act could therefore serve a friend’s request or an employer’s command, and Chris begins to distrust Lee’s intentions.
A student on the island
Chris meets Chilean student Monica and warns her about the approaching political danger. Later she drives him to a hillside where he awaits Lee and MJ. Soldiers stop the car and her friend Alicia reveals herself as a military spy. Chris shoots two soldiers, allowing Monica to escape. That choice matters without erasing the damage in his past.
Lee turns on his boss
MJ threatens Lee’s wife to force his cooperation against Chris. Lee kills MJ instead and goes to his friend on the hillside. His decision separates loyalty to the organization from the bond he has with Chris, even though another painful choice remains.
Their agreed signal
Chris and Lee share memories. Chris gives Lee footage of the Kennedy assassination as leverage to protect his wife, then says their agreed signal. Lee honors Chris’s request and is devastated. The tenderness of their farewell coexists with responsibility for the violence in their lives.
After watching
- How did you distinguish Lee’s choices about Chris and MJ?
- Did Chris helping Monica change your view of him?
Before watching
Contains violence, terminal illness and assisted dying.
Keep the conversation going
Why does Lee kill MJ?
MJ threatens Lee’s wife and pressures him to help eliminate Chris; Lee turns on his boss before meeting Chris.
