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[1] A flashback shows Jake and several others arriving at the Richmond farm to find Bonnie in Stanley's arms, having died protecting Mimi from Goetz.
Jake allows Gary to leave, and the Rangers realize that Ravenwood is taking their families hostage to force an end to the standoff.
Goetz hears that his two men are missing, and calls Fred, one of the Rangers guarding the Medical Center, which Emily sees.
Fred allows the Ravenwood contractors to enter the building, but they find the entire Medical Center empty and believe that the Rangers have escaped to regroup at Stanley's farm.
In an attempt to redeem himself, Fred tells Jake that Goetz and his men are heading for a nearby crossroads to await reinforcements.
Once the Ravenwood party leaves, Jake and the Rangers ambush Goetz and his men, prompting a firefight.
Geoff Berkshire at the LA Times commented on the death of Goetz: "I'm not big on the whole vengeance-killings-in-entertainment concept, but last night's Jericho made it work, thanks to the sensitive performance of series regular Brad Beyer (as Stanley) and the loathsome turn from recurring guest D.B.
The entire sequence was the dramatic high point of the hour, but it wasn't overblown with excessive music or melodramatic tears or shouting.