EPISODE 30
Arc III: The War
Not Started
The Checkmate
Reign uses the government to dismantle the Lobos. The war ends in keystrokes.
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**FADE IN:** **MONTAGE** - A series of anonymous tips are sent to federal agencies. - El Martillo’s top lieutenants are arrested in coordinated raids across the country. - His offshore bank accounts are frozen. - His supply lines are cut. **INT. REIGN’S COMMAND CENTER - DAY** Reign watches the news. The Lobo cartel has been completely dismantled, not with bullets, but with keystrokes. She used Meech’s intel and her knowledge of the federal system to turn the government into her personal weapon. **INT. PENTHOUSE - NIGHT** Jonathan returns, defeated, his street war rendered meaningless. JONATHAN You won. REIGN (looking at him with sorrow) No, Jon. We both lost. The chasm between them is wider than ever. He sees a ruthless operator; she sees a man clinging to a code that no longer applies. **SMASH CUT TO BLACK.** **ON SCREEN TEXT: THE WAR IS OVER. THE BATTLE FOR THE THRONE HAS BEGUN.** **END OF EPISODE 30**