Lucky’s Confession In Episode 6 Breaks John’s Trust At The Worst Time

Major spoilers ahead for Lucky’s penultimate episode

Until Lucky episode 6, “Wherever You Go, There You Are,” John (Timothy Olyphant) had no idea that Lucky (Anya Taylor-Joy) was the reason he landed in prison. Learning that fact has threatened to drive a wedge between the two when they have no time to doubt one another.

To his irritation, Lucky is securing their freedom with the $10 million dollars he stole by striking a deal with Billie (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor) that gives the government back their money in exchange for immunity and John’s sentence commuted. In return, Lucky will serve Priscilla (Annette Bening) and Whittaker (William Fichtner) to the FBI on a silver platter.

The tasks puts Lucky’s life at risk but by the end of the episode, she’s not the one dancing with death. The FBI agents in charge of guarding John, including Billie’s partner Gates (Mo McRae), are a killed as a man bursts into the hotel room where John is being held.

With two agents dead, John is in a position that could test Lucky’s ability to get him out of one more jam and the broken trust they’ve barely begun to mend.

At the top of “Wherever You Go, There You Are,” John is riding high on Lucky’s brilliance. He doesn’t like being in FBI custody but he trusts that his daughter will execute a plan that saves both of their hides. As she angles for the deal they want, he antagonizes Billie but the agent isn’t having it.

Billie pulls a card that she knows will get under John’s skin. They’re in this conference room because of Lucky’s efforts. Lucky is the one with the leverage to get them a deal, not John. But Billie makes sure to note that she’s the one with the better hand by having Gates rattle off the list of charges the father-daughter duo will be brought up on.

The FBI has them for RICO, money laundering, wire fraud, theft of government property, conspiracy, and identity theft. That’s before the state of California takes its own piece over the incident with the chase through La Jolla when Cary (Drew Starkey) shot at law enforcement. Lucky’s looking at life in prison and Billie has every intention on sending John to ADX Florence, the “Alcatraz of the Rockies,” if they don’t cooperate.

When Lucky verbally lashes out at Billie, the agents leave the room, but Lucky quickly calls her back. She needs this deal, so she agrees to Billie’s terms. She’ll get her Priscilla and Whittaker.

The FBI put Lucky and John up at a hotel with two guards watching the door and the hallways. The plush bed and hot shower are John’s first real taste of relaxation in two years. However, his mind is still on the money he knows is in Lucky’s possession. She won’t give Billie the 12 word seed phrase to Cary’s crypto account until she’s met the terms of the deal that she’s requested to be in writing, signed, and notarized.

As they lounge in fluffy, white robes, John asks about her plan to ensure they keep the money. Lucky’s caught off guard as she explains that the money is how she’s buying their freedom. His incredulous response opens the door to a fight that escalates quickly.

Lucky finally tells her dad about her loneliness that he caused. How she buried it because he refused to see it and that all she wanted as a child was stability and normalcy. When she should have been making friends, going to school, and developing crushes on boys in her class, she was running cons with him.