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Mar 3, 2026 51 min

EP496 | HiJack S2EP7

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The episode picks up immediately after the Episode 6 cliffhanger revealing that Sam and Jess were both shot, with Jess badly wounded. • Sam tries to keep the situation under control while authorities still believe he may be complicit in the hijacking. • MI5 agent Lang goes rogue and kills another operative while attempting to manipulate events to force a specific outcome. • Sam and the passengers attempt a risky maneuver to decouple part of the train carrying hostages, allowing roughly 50 people to escape. • Jess ultimately dies after confronting armed agents, sacrificing herself during the chaos. • Meanwhile, investigators capture Marko, the bomb-maker tied to the hijack, giving authorities a critical lead. • Outside the immediate crisis, Marsha manages to contact Daniel and provide evidence that Sam is being coerced, which begins to shift how authorities view him. • The episode ends with a major twist: Stuart Atterton, the Season 1 hijacker, is revealed to be secretly orchestrating the entire operation from prison, using a hidden communication device concealed inside a bar of soap. 

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