The Disappearance

Jay Mallory returns to his downtown Montréal apartment to find his wife, Celandine, missing. He suspects she left him of her own accord, given their turbulent but passionate marriage. The disappearance raises questions about her loyalties and hints at danger tied to Mallory's work.

Burbank, Mallory's point of contact at the Organization, suggests Celandine's disappearance could be connected to Mallory's most recent assassination. The hint unsettles him and hints at a larger conspiracy within the Organization. Before he can ask questions, Burbank himself disappears, leaving Mallory with more questions than answers.

The Organization assigns Mallory a new contract in rural Suffolk, England, without revealing the target or many details. He learns the assignment is linked to Celandine's disappearance, deepening his sense that he is being used. Despite misgivings, he accepts to see how it unfolds.

Mallory travels to London to meet his new contact, Atkinson, who equips him with a weapon for the assassination, referred to as a 'shy'. The exchange confirms the Organization's willingness to push Mallory into the unknown. The mission feels like a setup, heightening his suspicion.

After obtaining the weapon, Mallory rents a car and heads to rural Suffolk, where isolation and unclear orders amplify his sense of betrayal. He keeps moving, wary of traps and ulterior motives from the Organization. The journey steepens the tension as he nears the target.

In Catherine Deverell's house, Mallory learns that Roland Deverell is a serial womanizer but that his affair with Celandine had seemed exclusive. The meeting fills in character details and motives behind the missing wife. During this visit, Atkinson calls with new confirmation of the assassination details.

Atkinson informs Mallory of the target's name, Roland Deverell, tying the hit directly to him. The call confirms the Organization's plans and deepens Mallory's sense of being used. Deverell's name anchors the mission to a specific individual.

Mallory breaks into Roland Deverell's large country house and is confronted by Deverell, who claims to be the Organization's head Mallory has never met. Deverell reveals that Celandine left England and orchestrated the hit to free herself and enable Mallory to leave the Organization. A struggle ensues, and Mallory kills Deverell in self-defense.

With Deverell dead, Mallory travels back to London briefly before flying home to Canada. The trip hints at a complicated web of loyalty and betrayal within the Organization. The mission ends with Mallory on a flight back to his homeland.

Mallory arrives at his Montréal apartment to find Celandine back, and she confesses involvement with Deverell as part of a broader plan to free herself and exit the Organization. She explains how she used middlemen to orchestrate the hit and secure Mallory's complicity. The couple appears to reconnect emotionally.

Feeling confident after their reconciliation, Mallory goes out to buy breakfast, leaving Celandine behind. An unseen sniper shoots him outside the apartment, killing him and shattering the fragile moment of happiness. The murder preserves the Organization's predatory world and leaves Celandine alone.