A Prueba de Balas

**A Prueba de Balas** is the ninth episode of Season 5 and the 61st episode overall. It translates to "Bulletproof"

## Synopsis

While Pote and Kelly Anne adapt to suburban life, Devon Finch reappears, forcing Teresa and James to go after Kostya in New York.

## Plot

* James grabs a young woman in Atlanta. It is revealed that she is Samara, Oxana’s daughter. James found pictures of her on Oxana’s phone and located her before Kostya.

* Samara shares that Kostya is a Russian diplomat who is heavily protected. James and Teresa bring the information to Devon, however, Devon insists that they take Kostya out. Devon promises them to become the largest cartel with the support of the CIA if they succeed in this mission.

* KA and Pote live in Little Rock under fake names. Life as a normal couple is difficult for Pote and KA constantly has to push him to act normal. They meet their neighbors, go to BBQ and make an effort to adjust.

* Teresa and James plan how to take Kostya out. James suggests getting a pass and breaking in the Russian embassy, but Teresa believes it is suicide and does not let him. Their only option is to attack Kostya in NYC and they enlist the help of the Dominicans.

* Boaz is shown to have made contact with Kostya in NYC and to be selling him the coke that the Columbians are supplying him with. Boaz attacks the Dominicans and kills several men. James and Teresa lose the element of surprise.

* Teresa thinks that if she can meet Kostya alone, she has a chance to kill him.

* She calls him and makes an offer to give him all that is left of her biz. Kostya agrees and tells her to wait for meeting details.

* Chicho calls Pote and asks for his help in NYC

* As the meeting details are not coming, James does not feel ok sending Teresa on this mission as it is a suicide just as breaking in the Russian embassy. Teresa does not engage to discuss what lies ahead of them, but kisses him, and although caught off guard, James responds to her kiss and then tells her he loves her. James and Teresa make love. In the morning Teresa pensively watches him sleep. A little later when he is showing her a gun that looks like a cell phone, she whispers to him that she loves him and kisses him again. Her phone rings and Medved tells her where the meet with Kostya will take place

* The meet with Kostya happens in a Russian tearoom and Teresa has to walk in alone with no phone but her gift – a bottle of her own tequila. Kostya agrees to take all her businesses and they drink a shot of the tequila to mark the deal. As Teresa has had his glass coated with the poison used on Oxana, Kostya dies and his men are ready to shoot Teresa when Pote and James come in guns blazing.

* After they escape Teresa gets a call from Devon who congratulates her on the successful mission and tells her that Castel’s boats are on their way. Teresa tells her team that they will not be CIA pawns and are escaping to Belize. She askes James to stay behind and close the biz.

* Teresa, Pote and Samara leave for Belize. Teresa leaves the bar to Chico and says she will not miss the safe house.

* James is visited by Devon, who tasks him with one last mission – to kill Teresa as no one escapes this life. Devon tells him he is a good shooter and that Devon’s replacement may not be so nice as he has been. James accepts the mission unwillingly.

* Teresa arrives in Belize. She is shown to retire for the evening. She snorts some coke, then walks to the window and gets shot. The coke box is shattered by a bullet. Only one shot is heard.      The camera moves to the shooter and it is revealed that it is James. His expression is somber and focused.

## Characters

* Teresa Mendoza
* James Valdez
* Pote Galvez
* Kelly Anne Van Awken
* Chicho
* Devon Finch
* Domingo
* Samara Volkova
* Konstantin Federev, Kostya
* The Tuckers