War on Everyone (2017) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

After returning from a suspension for assaulting a racist colleague, Monroe and Bolaño operate as corrupt cops who systematically assault, rob, and extort criminals rather than arrest them. They justify this as keeping other criminals in check while profiting from bribes and stolen goods. This approach eventually draws them into dangerous territory when they cross the wrong people.

• corrupt police
• Monroe
• Bolaño
• Albuquerque
• extortion

Monroe visits Hollis to deliver a replacement television after their initial confrontation about her address. During this home visit, their interaction turns flirtatious and develops into a romantic relationship. This personal involvement complicates their criminal activities and later leads Hollis to stay with Monroe after Birdwell's assault.

• Jackie Hollis
• Monroe
• romance
• relationship

Mangan is a British businessman who serves as the shadowy mastermind overseeing the heist. He operates from behind the scenes, ordering Birdwell to intimidate both Hollis and the police officers to ensure the heist proceeds smoothly. Mangan is later revealed to be running a child pornography ring, which is the real reason Reynard's wife kills him.

• James Mangan
• heist
• British businessman
• crime lord

Reynard's wife kills him in a fit of rage after discovering his involvement in a child pornography ring orchestrated by Mangan. This dark secret is revealed later in the film by Reynard's son, explaining why the wife attacked her husband so violently.

• Clifford Reynard
• wife
• child pornography
• murder

After learning that Reynard's death was tied to Mangan's child pornography ring and witnessing Power's execution by Mangan, Monroe's motivation shifts from profit to justice. The revelation of child exploitation ignites his desire for revenge against Mangan, transforming their mission from money-making to taking down the crime ring.

• justice
• revenge
• Mangan
• child pornography
• motivation shift

After learning that Birdwell harassed Bolaño's wife, Monroe and Bolaño retaliate by severely beating Birdwell. The brutal attack results in Birdwell losing one of his eyes. This act of violence marks a significant escalation in their methods and sets up their final confrontation.

• Russell Birdwell
• eye injury
• violence
• retaliation

The officers travel to Iceland because Reggie, who betrayed them by taking Reynard's place in the heist, flees there. Believing an African American man would stand out in Iceland, they track him down. They eventually find Reggie in a crowd, and he reveals Mangan's involvement in the criminal operation.

• Iceland
• Reggie
• chase
• Blue Lagoon

Power is killed by Mangan as part of the crime lord's attempt to eliminate loose ends. Mangan uses Power's death as a bargaining chip, attempting to lure the cops into a trap with the promise of sharing the heist proceeds.

• Pádraic Power
• Mangan
• murder

During the climactic confrontation, it appears Bolaño has been killed when Mangan shoots him. However, he reveals he was wearing a bulletproof vest all along, turning what seemed like a fatal blow into survival. This allows him to ultimately kill Mangan during the showdown.

• Bolaño
• bulletproof vest
• survival
• Mangan
• climax

The ending shows Monroe, Hollis, Reynard's son, Bolaño and his family, along with Reggie and his girlfriend enjoying a holiday at Iceland's Blue Lagoon. This peaceful scene represents a stark contrast to the violence and chaos they experienced, symbolizing their transition from criminal chaos to tranquility and new beginnings.

• Blue Lagoon
• Iceland
• ending
• peace
• new beginnings

Reggie betrays Monroe and Bolaño by taking Reynard's place in the heist and misleading them about the actual location. He does this to protect himself and likely to secure a cut of the heist proceeds. When discovered, he flees to Iceland, thinking he can escape the consequences.

• Reggie
• betrayal
• heist
• flee
• Iceland

When Monroe and Bolaño arrive at the false location Reggie provided, they discover Harris and his entire crew dead. Believing Reggie is the culprit, they set out to confront him, only to later learn the true scale of Mangan's operation and the deeper criminal conspiracy they have stumbled into.

• heist
• Harris
• bodies
• Reggie
• conspiracy