Treason: - Season 1eps5

The final episode of Netflix's limited series provides a dramatic conclusion that resolves its central mystery while delivering a shocking fate for its lead character. Episode 5, which also serves as the series finale, centers on the high-stakes attempt by Adam Lawrence, his wife Maddy, and Russian spy Kara to expose the corruption of MI6 Chief Sir Martin Angelis. The Death of Adam Lawrence

Maddy infiltrates a parliamentary hearing where Angelis is publicly framing Adam as a traitor. She successfully delivers the stolen hard drive to Audrey Gratz, who exposes Angelis’s illegal blackmail activities to the committee. Treason - Season 1Eps5

In a major twist halfway through the episode, protagonist Adam Lawrence (played by Charlie Cox) is shot dead. The confrontation occurs at a cargo yard where Adam, Maddy, and Kara have just retrieved a hard drive containing Angelis’s incriminating "kompromat" files. CIA agent Dede Alexander, believing Angelis's lie that Adam is the elusive double agent "Dorian," holds him at gunpoint. When Adam lunges to protect his family and stop Dede from taking the files, she shoots and kills him. The final episode of Netflix's limited series provides

Gratz uses the evidence to reveal that Adam was actually a hero who died trying to root out systemic corruption within the UK government. Angelis is subsequently arrested. Netflix's Treason season 1, episode 5 recap - Show Snob She successfully delivers the stolen hard drive to

Despite Adam's death, Maddy and Kara proceed with their plan to clear his name: