- "I realized that a good father and good outlaw can't settle inside the same man."
- ―Jax Teller
Jackson 'Jax' Nathaniel Teller was the former President of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original charter and son of John "JT" Teller and Gemma Teller-Morrow on the FX original series Sons of Anarchy. Played by English actor Charlie Hunnam, Jax makes his debut in the series' premiere episode, "Pilot" in season one; playing a recurring role throughout the same and subsequent seasons.
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Appearance and Style[]
Jax is young, handsome, and corded with hard lines of muscle. He has deep-set, blue eyes and unkempt dirty blonde hair that is most often cut around his shoulders, although he had it shorter on multiple occasions, like during a stint in prison. Jax has multiple tattoos on his body, one on his right arm in memory of his father, one on his chest for his first-born son reading "Abel", one on his left arm for his second-born son reading "Thomas", and most noticeably, a large Sons of Anarchy insignia on his back. Jax had multiple large scars on his lower abdomen after being stabbed in prison and a self inflicted scar after he cut his forearm with an axe during a fight with Hector Salazar.
Jax mostly falls in line with traditional biker clothing; often wearing baggy blue jeans and a flannel shirt or plain t-shirts. Jax sometimes dons a hoody but always wears his kutte over the top. Jax's typical dress sense is interrupted by his footwear, he exclusively wears white Nike Air Force 1 trainers. Jax has a custom belt which is always paired with his jeans, a simple black strap which is decorated with a golden oval at the front embossed with "SAMCRO". Also hanging off his belt is a chain which feeds in to his back pocket and a brown leather scabbard containing a ka-bar 1252 knife, which Jax inherited from his father. Jax also wears a plethora of rings: two silver rings with the letters "SO" and "NS" which spell "SONS" when worn together. As of 2012, Jax also wore his wedding band after marrying Tara. Jax also frequently wears another rectangular golden ring. Before committing suicide in 2014, Jax left his "SONS" rings on Opie's grave, and his wedding band on Tara's.
Jax's kutte also has a generous amount of customisability displayed. On his collar he wears his signature "gun scythes" which is the same weapon the reaper on the Sons insignia carries. This symbolism would later be honoured and copied by other Sons such as Les Packer and Tig Trager after Jax's death, most likely out of respect for the immense legacy Jax left on the club.Jax wears a "Men of Mayhem" flash and an additional patch which reads "SAMCRO" on the lower left side of his kutte. After the death of his lifelong friend and fellow Son, Opie, in 2012, Jax has a memorial patch dedicated to him below the previously mentioned patch.
Biography[]
Jax is the son of Gemma and John Teller and was born in 1978. He is a native and was raised in Charming, California. He lives with a genetic heart disorder which runs in the family and that his brother Thomas "Tommy" Teller died from at the age of 6. His father, John, the founder and first President of SAMCRO, died in 1993 and his mother shortly after was re-married to Clay, who then became President of the club.
At 16, while still in school, Jax fell in love with Tara Knowles. They loved each other deeply; deeply enough for her to at some point get the Crow Tattoo marking her as Jax's Old Lady. They were in a relationship for three years, during which they got arrested three times: for public intoxication, disorderly conduct, and possession of stolen property. Towards the end of their relationship, they fought as Tara began to realize that she wanted more out of life and wanted to leave Charming, hoping to pursue a career in the medical field. Jax is forced to choose between the two most important things in his life, Tara, and the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, of whom Jax was a Prospect for, wanting to follow in his late father's footsteps and do him proud, Jax was fated to lead the club someday.
Jax gets his GED and drops out of high school in order to fulfill his legacy and begins prospecting with the club. It is unclear if his early start at being a Prospect was at the behest of Gemma in order to cement his staying, or because SAMCRO is truly the only thing he ever saw for his future even after Tara came around. He does, however, love the club and has deep ties and loyalty to it. He prospects alongside his lifelong best-friend Opie Winston, son of club co-founder Piney Winston. They both become fully patched members of SAMCRO in 1995. As Jax begins to cement himself in SAMCRO his illegal rap sheet begins to grow and Jax was previously charged with smuggling, gun-running, extortion, and assault and battery. Jax was acquitted of all these charges in his younger years, but he was only just getting started.
The call of the outlaw life was too much for Jax to surrender and he and Tara parted ways with her leaving Charming when they were 19. Jax attempts to numb his loss of his love with numerous women after Tara, but none of them could ever compare to her. At some point, Jax eventually marries a woman named Wendy Case. 11 years after initially leaving Charming, Tara returns and begins working as a neo-natal doctor at St. Thomas. Although aware of each other, Jax and Tara do not interact much, with both believing that their story has come to a close.
Jax's status within SAMCRO steadily grows over the years and eventually Piney steps down as Vice President, allowing Jax to begin etching lis legacy in SAMCRO as he takes up the mantle and leads beside Clay who is still the President.
A born, brave and beloved leader, Jax is extremely loyal to his club, SAMCRO being the only life he has ever known. However, in earlier seasons, he finds himself doubting SAMCRO's outlaw violence and illegal business-oriented direction, growing weary of all the problems and stress associated with the lifestyle, which causes tension between him and then President, Clay. However, Jax remains loyal to his comrades, always doing his best to keep his brothers out of trouble and to make the best decisions for the club. Jax is calm and collected most of the time but is easily angered and has no remorse in killing people he thinks deserves it. However, he does usually act in a friendly and warm-hearted manner but is hard to reason with when is angry. Realizing leading SAMCRO is his destiny, something he later admits to never really wanting, Jax attempts to lead the club away from all of the relationships and activities that cause so many problems for him, his family and his brothers. Jax leads the club far more liberally than Clay had done, as he is very tolerant and farsighted, having no problems with people of other colors or sexual orientation. Very close with his mother, Gemma Teller-Morrow, she commands a powerful influence over him.
Jax is smart, a headstrong and skilled tactician and businessman. He has extensive knowledge of the area within his club's outreach, and as such must remain stern and smart to keep on terms with rival and ally gangs and organizations in areas surrounding Charming. A brawler, Jax is an adept street fighter, usually opting to try and resolve conflicts before they must be settled by fists, but when the need does arise, Jax is quick to the fight. He, along with the majority of SAMCRO live by a code of outlaw justice, opting for an "eye for an eye" mentality, usually resulting in using violent action. He is also a trained and skilled marksman, having been seen operating a multitude of firearms with deadly effect. His skill set, leadership abilities and loyalty command him respect from both allied and rival gangs and leaders such as the Mayans MC President Marcus Alvarez, leaders of White Supremacy groups such as the Nordics and Aryan Brotherhood, One-Niners leaders Laroy Wayne and later Tyler, kingpin gangsters Damon Pope, August Marks and Henry Lin, as well as high-ranking IRA members, Galindo Cartel members, his fellow SOA members, gangster and business partner Nero Padilla and even various current and former law enforcement officials. His brothers in SAMCRO are all completely loyal to him, trusting him without a doubt and some, specifically Chibs Telford and Bobby Munson, do their best to guide him. He was closest to childhood friend Opie before he is killed; an event that changes Jax indefinitely.
Despite this, the vision he has for his club: one of legitimate business and an end to unnecessary violence—finds itself put to the side in lieu of a plethora of problems and violent occurrences that plague SAMCRO throughout a number of years. The anarchy, brutality and multitude of problems and hardships Jax faces begins to turn him into a cold, ruthless killer. Having been transformed away from his "Brains Before Bullets" mentality in season one, Jax soon becomes explosively violent, something ally and enemy alike take note of, as well as his childhood sweetheart and beloved wife Tara Knowles, who tells him he's become a "monster." By season seven, Jax's kill count numbers well over thirty as he displays increasing levels of mayhem and violence. In the wake of Tara's murder and his club's conflict with powerful organized crime groups, his personality changed drastically; he now has no problems killing numerous men, torturing and killing a man in prison or torturing and then putting salt on a man's wounds before stabbing him in the head. Also, the death of Bobby contributes to this violence. At one point, Jax sadistically plucks a man's eye out with his finger and then shoots him in the head. Jax becomes extremely selfish and reckless, caring more about avenging the death of Tara than what is best for him or the club. He loses all of his honor and becomes a compulsive liar, readily betraying and murdering friends and allies. However, by the end of the series, he was able to find some semblance of peace as he completed Tara's last wishes of getting his boys out of Charming, getting SAMCRO out of gun-running completely and avenging Bobby.
Eventually he comes to acknowledge, like his father before him, that he was nothing more than a criminal and makes it his final ambition to fulfill his father's legacy and make sure his sons never come to know the life of chaos he lived.
Season 1[]
"Pilot"[]
We meet Jackson "Jax" Teller, Vice President of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original. He rides his bike towards his hometown of himself, and of the Sons, Charming.
Jax stops at a gas station and lightly flirts with Louise Hoffman, the woman working the checkout when a mighty explosion is heard outside. This causes Jax to tear out of the gas station.
The following morning, Jax links up with some other members of SAMCRO. Club President and Jax's stepfather, Clarence "Clay" Morrow, Sgt-at-Arms, Alexander "Tig" Trager and Secretary Robert "Bobby Elvis" Munson. They drive to the site of their destroyed warehouse and after speaking to Vic Trammel, a corrupt sheriff, they learn quickly that the Mayans Motorcycle Club was responsible. Trammel explains to Clay that everyone knows about the explosion and it has drawn a lot of heat to the Sons. Jax counts out some cash and passes it to Trammel, telling him to make sure that the police report flies under the radar. SAMCRO goes to leave when Trammel shows them the bodies of two dead Mexican women, they were trapped in the explosion and killed. Trammel also brings up the partnership with the One-Niners, a street gang that the Sons are affiliated with, Jax hands Trammel some more cash and tells him to get a meet setup between the two.
Back at the Teller-Morrow garage and clubhouse, Jax speaks to Filip "Chibs" Telford and Kip "Half-Sack" Epps, the club prospect. The pair are trying to remove a deer from a windshield. Jax instructs Half-Sack to use a chainsaw to get the deer out. Chibs pulls Jax aside to ask about the warehouse and he explains that it was the Mayans and they stole the Niners shipment of guns. Jax says that Clay is going to meet with Laroy Wayne, the leader of the Niners.
Jax receives a call from Gemma Teller-Morrow, his mother. She enquires if he has gone to storage to look for some stuff for his new baby that is due soon. Jax tells Gemma that he can't get hold of Wendy Case, his ex-wife and mother of his baby. Gemma says she will go and check in at Wendy's house.
Jax digs through storage and finds a lot of mostly useless junk. He does however find a box that belonged to his late father and club founder, John "JT" Teller. Jax digs through some old pictures before finding what appears to be a manuscript about the club. Jax begins to flick through the pages and finds an interesting statement on the front about his deceased older brother, Thomas Teller, and himself. John writes that he hopes Jax never have any involvement in the Sons. Jax takes the manuscript with him back to the clubhouse.
Jax is still reading the manuscript when a knock at the door and Chibs' voice on the other side tells him that the club is having a meeting in Church.
At the table, Clay lays out the situation, the club have one more day before Laroy brings his men to Charming. The Niners have a heroin shipment coming in and they need the guns for protection. Jax is adamant that a big problem is going to occur if the Mayans attempt to steal the Niners heroin with their own guns but an angry Clay shuts down the idea, saying it isn't going to happen. The club decide they are going to track down where the guns are and retrieve them, destroying the Mayans warehouse in the process. Bobby is going to be absent as he needs to go to Tahoe to deal with his ex-wives, he is the club's usual explosive expert. Clay suggests they bring in Harry "Opie" Winston, an on and off member of the club who has recently gotten out of prison after serving 9 years for. Jax insists that Opie is "leaning straight" but Clay tells him he doesn't care, Opie will have to help them.
The club exit Church and Gemma furiously drives in to the parking lot. She tells them that Wendy has overdosed and is in hospital. Clay, Jax, Gemma, Bobby and Chibs head to Saint Thomas Hospital. Gemma explains that the heroin Wendy OD'd on had marking on the packaging, the club realise it is the work of the Nordics, a white supremacist gang in Charming who frequently peddle drugs.
They find Wendy and they quickly realise that her baby bump has gone. Dr. Tara Knowles exits the room and speaks to them. She explains that an emergency C-section had to be performed and that the baby is 10 weeks premature. He is also very unwell due to being born with the Teller heart defect and all the drugs Wendy was shooting up. He is given a 20% survival chance.
Jax leaves the hospital as Clay orders Chibs and Bobby to stay with him. The trio head to the Hairy Dog, a Nords bar. Inside Jax assaults a member, Izzy, impaling him with a pool cue and is eventually dragged away by Chibs as Bobby holds the other Nords at gunpoint. Jax leaves the other two, saying he is going to find Opie.
Jax heads to a lumber yard to find Opie. The pair have been friends since they were children. Jax attempts to get Opie to come and assist but Opie is very resilient. His wife, Donna Winston doesn't want him to have any further affiliation with the club. Opie tells Jax he is in a lot of debt and eventually relents, telling Jax to call him when he needs him.
At the table, the club go over the situation with the Nordics and their plan to retrieve their guns. They are joined at the table by Opie, and Happy Lowman, a member of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Tacoma charter. Piermont "Piney" Winston, Opie's father and co-founder of the club speaks up and congratulates Jax on the birth of his son, and they are all here for him if they need him.
Outside, Clay, Piney, Bobby and Jax discuss the destroyed warehouse land. Jax suggests that they sell off the land and funnel the money in to something else, a more legit business venture. Clay doesn't shut down the idea but seems very perplexed by Jax's suggestion. Later on, Jax is taken aside by Clay. Jax explains that he hasn't seen his son since they visited the hospital earlier, Clay pushes Jax to spend more time with his family but Jax takes it as Clay trying to force him out of club business. Clay insists he isn't, and that his family need him more than ever. Jax relents and goes to the hospital.
He awakens Wendy, who is still recovering. She breaks down and apologises to Jax. Wendy promises to get help for her addiction and is happy to hear Abel is going to be okay. She is concerned she is going to be charged for "fetal abuse" however and Jax is angry when Wendy asks him to return home and get rid of the remaining crank she has. Jax storms off.
Jax returns to Wendy's house, which is actually his. Jax has been sleeping at the clubhouse since they separated. He finds Gemma furiously cleaning the house when Jax stops her, telling her there is no point in making the house liveable as Abel is going to die anyway. This earns him a slap around the face from Gemma. The pair sit and Gemma tells Jax that his late brother was born with the same heart defect, his father was hit by a truck and dragged across the highway, and he still lived a further two days. Teller's don't die easy. Jax scoffs and says that they do die bloody, however. Jax asks Gemma if John ever spoke about his dream for the club. Gemma appears uncomfortable as she stands and busies herself, saying she doesn't know much about it. Jax explains he found some letters written by John and they seem to elude to the fact that the club was never meant to turn out how it has, an outlaw organisation. Gemma has nothing else to say and leaves as Jax says he will lock up. After she leaves, he hunts around and finds Wendy's stash, flushing it down the toilet.
The following day, Clay, Jax, Bobby and Tig meet with Ernest Darby, leader of the Nords. They present him with a gun as a get well soon present for Izzy, a member of his crew that Jax assaulted. A fight almost breaks out in the diner when Darby mocks Jax's sick son. Clay reminds Darby that they do not deal in Charming, Darby tries to reason saying that the Nords kept Opie safe on the inside but Clay doesn't care. They aren't in prison anymore and SAMCRO control everything. Darby says he is sure they can continue peaceful existence as SAMCRO leave.
Later that day, the club put the finishing touches to their plan to raid the Mayan warehouse and retrieve their guns. Clay is impressed with the club's work.
Donna later catches Opie filling his bag with explosives and she is upset and furious to learn he is working with the club again. Jax overhears their argument and tells Opie he shouldn't go to the raid and he will explain to Clay that Opie had to take his kid to the emergency room. Opie mentions to Jax that he wonders why he didn't talk to him about his son being born. Jax admits that he didn't know what to say, and still doesn't.
The club hit the Mayan warehouse and are able to locate their guns, they work on wiring the place up with explosives when Mayans arrive. They stay quiet as Jax and Clay head out to deal with the problem. They argue about what should be done as Clay insists on blowing the warehouse up but Jax isn't so sure, not wanting to start a war with the Mayans. Clay says that they would be long gone if it wasn't for the delay with the explosives which is ultimately Jax's fault, not believing his story about Opie having to take his daughter to the hospital. They are able to outmanoeuvre the Mayans which ends with Clay and Tig both killing one and Jax being left to execute the last one. Suddenly, he is shot in the back but is able to return fire and hit his attacker, the last remaining Mayan attempts to draw a knife from his belt and finish off Jax, but he is gunned down by Clay. SAMCRO check the bodies of the deceased, realising one if a Nordic, meaning the Mayans and the Nords have a new partnership. The club put the finishing touches to their explosive work and detonate the Mayans warehouse.
Jax then goes to the hospital, learning that Abel's surgery was a success. He finds Tara and the pair hug, nearly concluding in the pair kissing. Tara realises that Jax is covered in blood and demands that he clean himself up before storming away.
"Seeds"[]
Clay announces that the gun deal with the Niners has finally gone through, giving the club a decent chunk of change. Juice soon arrives and says that Deputy Chief David Hale has a warrant to search one of the Sons' warehouses where they store guns.
Inside Church, the club are planning what to do after Clay and Tig admitted that Tig had been having sex with the two dead Mexicans at the warehouse. Juice and Jax theorise that Hale is going to borrow a forensic team for the Lodi PD. Otto "Big Otto" Delaney, an imprisoned member of SAMCRO's sister works for the Lodi PD and perhaps she can let SAMCRO know if a forensic team is coming their way. Clay says that he is going to speak to Chief Wayne Unser, the corrupt Chief of Charming PD who the club have a long history with and see if he can get Hale to back down.
Jax is stopped at a red light when Hale drives up next to him. He tells him that he knows about the warehouse as Jax comically plays dumb, the two both knowing what SAMCRO are really up to. Hale then drops a bomb and says that Unser is retiring at the end of the month, and when he is Chief, the Sons will no longer be allowed to run rampant.
Back in Church, Juice explains that the forensic team will be in Charming tomorrow. Clay says the only way to stop them is to divert their attention with another murder. Jax is unsure, saying that Hale is already on high alert and it could bring more trouble with the Nords and the Mayans. Clay insists they need to do it to protect Tig and Jax eventually relents. Tig says they should kill some Nords and Clay agrees. Tig leaves to go and set things up but Jax stops him. He says he has a plan to fix their issue without killing anyone. He says they should call in a favour with Skeeter, an undertaker who can easily be bought out; Jax states that all they need is a body and a crime scene for a murder, of which they can fabricate. Clay agrees, telling Jax to not make him regret going with his plan.
Jax, Chibs, Juice and Half-Sack head to Skeeter's crematorium. The club explain that they need two bodies from Skeeter but he tells them he isn't interested in a deal right now. He says he has quit gambling and doesn't want SAMCRO's money. He admits that there is something they can do for him, however. He wants them to set him up with Emily Duncan, a crow eater and Jax says to consider it done.
Jax receives a visit from Emily, she agrees to help, but only if Jax sleep with her first. He happily obliges.
Jax, Chibs and Juice head back to the cemetery, they find that Half-Sack has finished digging up the dead body, unfortunately, he's quite a big guy. Nevertheless they load the bodies in to two cars and head to Lodi.
Things turn sour when Jax and Chibs are pulled over after a cop notices some damage to their car. Juice and Half-Sack are behind and Juice thinks quickly and rear ends the cop car, the two then bailing and running from the two cops as they give chase. This gives Jax and Chibs ample time to burst the tyres on the cop car and steal their radio. They then head back to their car and pull a quick u-turn, driving back down the highway and picking up Juice and Half-Sack as they leave the cops in the dust.
The four then finish setting their murder scene, with Jax adding some finishing touches, making it look like a Nord and a Mayan murder.
As they had back to Charming, they spot a hot rod at a gas station, Jax recognises it as the same guy who cut them off earlier, subsequently damaging their vehicle and getting them pulled over by the cops. They head inside the gas station and Jax beats the guy down, who then pulls a gun and starts firing. Jax wrestles with the driver before the gas station employee steps in, killing the driver with an axe.
The following day, Jax reads more of JT's manuscript, continuing to be won over by his father's writings. Gemma heads to Jax's room at the clubhouse, she finds more of JT's books, knowing that Jax has been reading them. She questions Jax on it, who downplays it. Gemma says that JT was a good writer.
Hale arrives at the clubhouse, he talks to Jax and Clay, explaining that Unser is no longer retiring and there were two bodies at the warehouse, both are now gone. Jax and Clay are incredibly smug despite Hale's belittling. Hale finishes by telling them that SAMCRO will be history soon. Jax is told by Clay to get rid of the bodies as soon as possible.
"Fun Town"[]
The club are at a local carnival. They briefly cross paths with Elliott Oswald, a local business man with whom the club have some history with. His wife, Karen, is less than pleased to see Clay and the club, knowing they are bad news.
As Tig, Jax and Bobby walk through the carnival, they walk past some white muscle, wondering if they are Nords. They briefly stop to play a dunk tank game, the clown talks a little too much trash and it ends in the three nearly drowning him.
The club regroup that evening to meet the True IRA for a gun deal, whilst they wait, Clay asks everyone's opinion on Half-Sack's prospect period. Everyone is in agreement that Half-Sack is doing an amazing job and is an asset to the club. Clay calls him over as their shipment arrives. Disassembled guns inside of oil barrels. Michael McKeavey, the driver of the truck and IRA member is frustrated to hear that the Sons won't be placing another order with the IRA for a few months whilst they recover from the warehouse fire. McKeavey says they have no choice but to look for another buyer.
The club agree to front McKeavey his money to keep their business arrangements, Chibs is ordered by Clay to go with McKeavey whilst he makes a trip up north, Clay wants to know who he is meeting.
Elliott drives in to the lot, demanding to speak with Clay. Jax and Clay speak with Elliott and are sickened to learn that at the carnival the previous night, Tristen, his 13 year old daughter was raped and beaten. Elliott wants the club to assist him, knowing they aren't just motorcycle enthusiasts. He offers them any amount of money, but Clay insists payment isn't necessary, they want to do the right thing. The only catch is, Oswald needs to be the one to deal with the perpetrator once he is delivered.
Later in Church, the rest of the club learn about Oswald's situation. Some members of the club are unsure about assisting Oswald as he has no real affiliation to SAMCRO and it isn't their business. Clay is able to rally the troops however, and everyone is in agreement they will assist Oswald. The club believe that the Nords are a good place to start to try and find the rapist.
Hale has arrived at TM, as the Sons were at the carnival last night, he wants to take statements from all of them. Clay is frustrated as it will take a few hours, but Hale insists.
The club soon begin to grow impatient, eventually figuring out that the cops are just there to waste time whilst Hale tries to find the rapist. Jax, Tig and Clay plan to subdue the cops so they can keep hunting. Tig spikes the coffee pot and offers some more to the cops, they drink it and are soon out cold.
Jax and Chibs meet with Half-Sack who has been tailing Hale's leads. They end up back at the carnival to speak to some workers but aren't able to get much information out of them.
Jax pays a visit to Unser, wanting some information on how Hale is doing with the rapist. Unser tells Jax they have nothing, no leads at all. Unser tells Jax not to screw anything up for him and he needs to catch the rapist, or they are all in trouble.
The club briefly return to the clubhouse to pick up some of the AK's Juice was handling, unable to find him, they leave without him to confront Johnny Yates, a man they suspect could be the rapist after getting some intel from Darby. They find where Yates is supposed to be, a large house out in the woods with armed guards outside. They attempt to arm up, but find the AK's have no magazines inside of them.
The club subdue the guards and breach the house, where they stumble upon a church group. After speaking to Yates, they realise that he is a changed man and is not the rapist. The club extend their apologies and quickly leave.
Gemma sits for a little while with Abel, reading to him. Jax soon arrives and he learns that Wendy is awake. Oswald soon arrives and Gemma goes back to be with Abel whilst Jax and Oswald talk. Oswald is disappointed to learn that they have not been able to track down the rapist yet. Jax says they need to speak with Tristen but Oswald is very against it. Jax sees that Gemma overheard their conversation and the pair have an idea.
Gemma returns, having spoken to Tristen and Karen. It turns out Tristen remembers everything but Karen wants to sweep it under the rug. Gemma says she isn't judging her but it is wrong to make Tristen bury it. Jax learns that a carnival worker dressed in a clown costume raped Tristen. He heads out, passing by Hale in the process, he rushes through the parking lot, popping Hale's tyres as he does so he cannot be followed.
Jax returns to the clubhouse with the identity of the rapist, the club return to the carnival and beat up the carnival workers, finally finding the rapist. They escort him to the woods and hold him until Oswald arrives. Oswald arrives with a blade and demands they remove the rapist's trousers. As Clay oversees, he reminds Oswald they had a deal, he must deliver the justice himself. Oswald drops the blade, unable to do it, he quickly flees the scene.
Clay gloves up and does the job himself, castrating the rapist. He passes Jax the blade as they realise it was all about blackmail, they have Oswald's prints on a murder weapon and now they can use it as leverage when they want to do business with him in the future.
Jax pulls Clay aside and demands to know what his plans for SAMCRO are. Clay explains that through Oswald's lucrative business deals, it will bring more tourism to SAMCRO, more people, more cops. All that means that SAMCRO will be flushed out of Charming.
Jax returns to the hospital to speak to Wendy. He admits to her that he should've been around for her more and never wanted to have a child with her. He blames himself for bailing when she became pregnant. Wendy sees Able for the first time and is horrified that Abel is so small and unhealthy. Jax says that Abel stays in the NICU until he is healthy and then Wendy goes to rehab again. The pair hug.
"Patch Over"[]
The club are concerned to learn the ATF is in Charming. Clay states that they don't even know the reason an agent is there, none of SAMCRO have had any legal trouble in over five years. Jax theorises that Hale is responsible as he knew the warehouse was theirs and wasn't able to follow through on it. The club realise they need to get their guns off the property. Jax suggests calling in a favor with "Jury" White, President of the Devil's Tribe Motorcycle Club, an allied MC out in Nevada. The club agree Jax and Bobby will go by themselves.
Tara arrives at TM, she speaks to Jax and learns he is going out of town for a few days. Gemma soon arrives and Jax says that if there are any problems with Abel, to speak with her. Jax says that Gemma will give her a lift, to which Tara isn't happy about.
Jax and Bobby begin their ride to Nevada, trouble soon strikes as they run in to a bunch of Mayans who begin to chase them; they are able to shoot at the Mayans and cause them to flee.
Jax calls Clay to inform him about the Mayan issue, Clay states that they will need some more presence in Nevada, he proposes that they attempt to get Devil's Tribe to patch over, meaning they would become another charter of the Sons. Jax isn't sure Jury will be on board but Clay makes it sound as if they have no choice.
Jax and Bobby return to their bikes to find a man sitting on Jax's with a woman taking the photo. Jax takes the phone from the woman and notices that she has a cut on her lip. He asks the man if he did that to her and he admits it. Jax takes a photo of the man before beating him over the head with his bike helmet, knocking him to the floor, telling him to never sit on another man's bike. Bobby finishes the man off by kicking him in the ribs and taking another photo of his bloodied face. The woman, Susie, states she has nowhere to go and gets on the back of Jax's bike.
Jax and Bobby arrive at the Devil's Tribe clubhouse, they are welcomed by Jury and Needles, his Vice President. Bobby is treated to a hooker he fancies by Jury, claiming she is free for him.
Jax drinks at the bar with Jury, John was a good friend of Jury from back in Vietnam. Jury states that he is in a rough spot as the Mayans are hassling him for taxes and if he relents, he is disrespecting SAMCRO. Jax tells Jury that they need assistance holding some guns for them, Jury agrees and asks if Jax will talk to Clay about getting the Mayans to back off the tribe. Jax informs him that Clay is on his way because he is proposing a patch over. Jury at first seems very hesitant, knowing it will cause some of his club to drop out, not wanting to become Sons. Jury however, is in agreement of the idea.
Jax heads outside to smoke and speaks with Bobby. He tells him that he has spoken to Jury who was blindsided at the proposal of patching over. Jax admits that he doesn't think the Tribe have it in them to wear the reaper. Bobby tells Jax that ever since Abel was born, he has been second guessing Clay a lot; and the rest of the club have noticed. Bobby tells him that he has to squash whatever beef he has with Clay.
Back inside the Tribe's clubhouse, the rest of SAMCRO have arrived. Clay gives a speech inducting the Tribe in as the Sons of Anarchy, Indian Hills charter. Clay says that every man must decide if they want to patch over or not, the Tribe must talk amongst themselves.
A few Tribe members storm out of the clubhouse, throwing their kuttes on the floor. The Sons head back inside to see that Jury has convinced the majority of his club to patch over.
The following morning, Jax heads out to pay tribute to John with a place he used to hang around in. On his way back, he finds a lot of Mayan bikes outside a diner, theorising they are coming to Indian Hills, he calls and warns Clay to get the Sons ready. Jax topples the line of Mayan bikes as he quickly mounts his own and speeds off towards Indian Hills, knowing they will give chase.
Back at the clubhouse, they are able to fight off the Mayans with no real casualties.
Jax leaves Indian Hills and returns to Charming, going to Saint Thomas to see Abel.
"Giving Back"[]
Jax and Opie are clearing out Opie's garage looking for baby gear in preparation for Jax's son to come home from the hospital. Donna learns that Opie is assisting at the charity fundraiser led by Gemma. Donna is sceptical of both Gemma and the fundraiser but Opie insists it isn't a "club thing".
Jax and Clay head to Stockton State Prison to meet with Otto "Big Otto" Delaney, an imprisoned member of SAMCRO serving a life sentence, who often assists the club with business on the inside. They agree to assist Otto and help out Charles "Chuckie" Marstein, a former employee of the Lin Triad who has double crossed them and is looking for some protection in exchange for some Chinese assets. Jax and Clay agree, Otto to reminds them to kick his share down to Luann Delaney, his wife who is a close friend of Gemma.
At the table, Clay and Jax propose a deal bought to them Otto and Chuckie. Jax explains that they will split the money with Chuckie, 25% to the club, 25% for Otto which will go to Luann. Everyone is in agreement of the deal, despite Bobby explaining it will be dangerous as Henry Lin, the leader of the Lin Triad is ruthless.
Clay brings one more item to the table, April Hobart, a SAMCRO associate has asked for her ex-husband Kyle Hobart to attend Gemma's Taste of Charming fundraiser being held tomorrow. Kyle was excommunicated from SAMCRO after letting Opie get arrested nearly 10 years ago. There is some disagreement but Opie is surprisingly happy to allow Kyle to come, stating that Kyle has nothing left in his life after being kicked out of the club and his family leaving him. There is some disagreement but the vote eventually passes.
The following day, Jax, Clay and some others head to pick up Chuckie from the prison, they are surprised to see that Chuckie is a chronic masturbator and immediately starts whacking it upon meeting the pair.
At the fair, Jax briefly catches up with Opie, Opie tells Jax that Donna doesn't know who Kyle really is and that he is the reason he went to prison. Opie notes that Kyle seems to be doing alright for himself, as he has a new girlfriend. Jax ushers Opie away.
Jax speaks to Kyle as he enters the fair, Kyle quickly tells Jax that he knows his boundaries and won't overstep anything. No sooner has he finished being warned by Jax, he tells him that he has something for the club, selling stolen vehicle parts, Jax throws him against a wall and tells him he can't buy his way back in to the club. Jax releases Kyle and tells him to stay away from him.
Jax finds Opie again and catches up with him. Opie admits he only wanted Kyle to come to see how miserable he is, but he seems happy being able to see his kids again and now he has a new life away from Charming. The pair continue to watch Kyle as he takes off his jacket, causing his shirt to ride up and his back to be exposed, Jax and Opie are horrified to see that Kyle still has his large SAMCRO back tattoo, the exact same one that Opie and Jax have. Club rules state that excommuniated members are supposed to have all tattoos blacked out. They both stand and Opie insists he will handle it.
Jax approaches Donna, he tells her that Opie isn't happy and the half in/half out life with the club and his family is getting to him, it is also very dangerous. Donna tells Jax she wants Opie out, just like Kyle. Jax admits to Donna that Kyle was kicked out of the club, and he is the reason that Opie went to prison. Donna's head spins as she tells Jax that Opie never mentioned this to her. Jax says that Opie isn't a rat, he is real brother who would never turn on one of his own. Jax tells Donna that Opie will never leave the club, his past actions demonstrate that, she is going to need to live with it and stop hating SAMCRO.
Jax tracks down Opie and Kyle, who have just finished beating on each other and settling old beef. Kyle admits that he misses the club life and the respect and money it bought him. Jax asks Kyle again about the stolen vehicle parts he mentioned earlier, Jax says they can bring it to Clay if Kyle hangs around tonight and he agrees, saying he can hear his son's band play some other time.
The club at the charity event learn from Clay that they are going to pick up the Chinese money right now, Opie and Kyle head back to the clubhouse whilst Jax, Tig and Bobby link up with the rest of the club.
On their way out they run in to Gemma. Jax inquires about a man watching them from another stall, the club learn from Gemma that he is Agent Josh Kohn, the ATF agent responsible for the club's recent heat. Jax also says that he was at the hospital the previous night, watching him with Abel. Jax tells Gemma to call him if he follows the club as they leave.
The club make their way to the Chinese restaurant with Chuckie in tow. Jax, Clay and Chuckie head inside and are able to find a bag of cash, they exit and quickly realise a number of other third parties have turned up and are interested in their findings, they pile in to the van and prepare to leave when they are boxed in from all angles as gunshots start flying. In the back of the van everyone hits the floor, inspecting the bag closer, Clay realises that their ill gotten gains aren't quite as lucrative as described. The cash in the bag is minimal and contains plates used for counterfeiting. Clay emerges from the van as Triad members aim guns at SAMCRO. Clay shows them the bag and says he wants to speak to Lin. Lin approaches and explains he is only interested in the plates. Clay and Lin are quickly able to strike a deal, on account of the cops about to show up, the club get $60,000 for the plates and Clay will even throw in Chuckie free of charge for his deceit. Chuckie yells for his life as Bobby hands him over to the Triads.
Back at the clubhouse, the club lure Kyle in to the garage at the prospect of showing him Bobby's vintage motorcycle. As the club circle him, Kyle quickly realises that there is no such things to speak of. Jax demands Kyle remove his shirt, he refuses and Bobby and Tig wrestle it off him, revealing his large SAMCRO back tattoo. Kyle begs for forgiveness, saying it is the only part of the club he still has left. Clay coldly asks Kyle if he would prefer fire or a knife to remove the ink. Kyle accepts his fate and says fire. The club string him up on a car lift as Tig lights a blowtorch, Jax gives Kyle a drink of some whiskey before Jax douses his back in it.
"AK-51"[]
Jax and Piney sell guns to Russel and Nate Meineke, a father and son who head a local militia. Nate is an old friend of Piney from his Vietnam days.
At the table, with the club whole again. Juice has returned from Nevada and Chibs has returned from up North. Chibs brings news about their Irish contacts and explains they need to pay them on time or they will buy from the Russians instead. The Sons will also continue to sell guns to the Niners at a discounted price. Jax and Piney also made a sale of some weapons to a local militia earlier in the day.
Half-Sack suddenly bursts in to Church and tells Clay he is needed outside. The club head outside and find Agent June Stahl of the ATF and Hale. Stahl asks who the owner of the garage is and Clay admits it is him, he is immediately arrested. Clay asks what the charge is and Stahl says he isn't being charged yet, she is just looking for some information about Nate Meineke. Clay states he doesn't know who that is and Stahl informs him that he is responsible for holding up a prison transport and killing three people. The last call on his phone is from TM. Jax and Piney look at each other in disbelief.
With Clay out of the picture for the time being, Jax takes charge of the club. He orders Opie to take Piney up to the cabin to protect him from the feds in case they come looking for him in connection with the gun sales.
Jax meets with Trammel, he is devastated at the loss of his partner, Saunders who was the cop killed by Nate's crew. Jax informs him that Clay has been picked up by the feds. Trammel is angry when Jax asks for assistance in finding out how much the cops know as he sees it as protecting the men that killed his friend. Jax assures him it isn't protection, just finding them first. Trammel attempts to leave the partnership with the Sons but deep down he knows he can't leave, he is in too deep, as Jax reminds him.
The club scramble to keep things in check. Piney tells them that Nate has reached out and told Piney his location. Jax tells Piney that he has to setup a meet so that they can take care of the militants, they lead the feds right to the Son's front door. Bobby also announces that the feds have a warrant to search the clubhouse. Piney is sent back to the cabin with Opie whilst Jax attempts to handle the situation.
Jax tells Bobby to meet with Laroy and collect the money for the guns, they will have them by the end of the day. Chibs questions how Jax is going to get the guns out of the clubhouse with the pending search warrant.
Jax strikes gold with a genius idea to use a septic tank to get the guns out of the clubhouse. A company is at the clubhouse clearing out the drains. Not all is well however, as Bobby returns with news that Laroy is refusing to buy the guns due to the heat associated with them.
The warrant finally comes through, hordes of armed ATF agents storm the clubhouse and quickly detain all the Sons. The Sons laugh to themselves as they know the feds won't find anything they can be charged with.
The feds leave empty handed and Bobby and Jax head up to the cabin to see Piney and Opie. Piney tells Jax that Nate has agreed to buy the rest of the AK's. Jax knows this is their chance to wipe out the militia for good and stop any heat coming back on the club.
Clay heads up to the cabin with the rest of the club, he is happy to hear that Jax managed to get the guns out of the warehouse and the ATF have uncovered nothing in their search except for the Irish oil barrels which the club receive their guns in, which the club believe could pose a threat if the ATF investigate hard enough. Clay says it won't be a problem once the gun warehouse is rebuilt and they don't need to store anything in the clubhouse anymore. Jax attempts to tell Clay that they are handling the militia but Clay insists Jax will handle it find and heads to bed.
The following day, Piney, Opie and Jax meet with the militia again. The deal goes down and Nate and his crew take the guns and drive off. Opie and Jax watch on as Piney embraces Nate for a final time, telling him to take care of himself. As they watch the militia disappear in to the forest, Opie detonates the explosives hidden inside the gun bags, killing all of them.
Jax then meets with Trammel again, handing him some extra cash for assisting in their recent problem. He tells Trammel that the guys who killed Saunders are dead and promises it won't happen again.
Jax goes to the hospital to see Abel and catches up with Tara, she tells Jax she saw the ATF at the clubhouse yesterday but Jax brushes it off. He says a guy from the ATF is out to get the club but it isn't anything to be concerned with. Tara asks Jax for a ride home and he accepts.
"Old Bones"[]
Jax gives Tara a ride home. Upon their arrival, Jax twigs a car that had been following the pair since they left the hospital. Jax asks Tara about it, knowing she knows more than she is letting on. Tara comes clean, he is the ATF agent, Josh Kohn that has been hassling the Sons, only Tara doesn't think he is really there for them, he is here for her. Tara says that she used to be with the man when she lived in Chicago, she has a restraining order against him since he became violent after she split with him. Jax heads straight to Kohn's car, telling Tara to go inside and lock the door behind her, which she does. Jax approaches Kohn's car with his knife in hand and stabs a hole through the radiator on his car. Kohn exits the car and a brief verbal altercation occurs between the men, Jax tells Kohn to stay away from Tara or else.
Jax heads straight to the station and tells Hale to keep Kohn on a leash; he expands, telling Hale that he isn't really here for SAMCRO and doesn't care about the investigation, he just wants Tara and he is an insane stalker. Unser arrives, telling Hale they have a report of a body found near a construction site. Hale tells Jax he will Kohn. Jax reminds Hale that he will if he doesn't.
At the clubhouse. Half-Sack is boxing with Lowell Harland Jr. a mechanic at TM and a recovering drug addict. The club scheme on entering Half-Sack in a bare knuckle boxing circuit to win some big money for the club to help pay the Irish. Jax tells Bobby and Chibs to train Half-Sack, take $50k and triple it. Half-Sack is now on a strict diet of no weed, booze, or pussy. Clay also tells Bobby to try it on with Cherry, Half-Sack's girlfriend, get Half-Sack real angry for his fights. Jax also informs Tig and Clay that Charming are investigating some bodies that were found on i44 earlier today. Clay says nothing and leaves, confusing Jax.
The trio head to the dig site where Clay and Tig confess that the bodies are the doings of SAMCRO many years ago.
At the table, the club discuss the bodies that were found, to the newer members of the club. Clay explains they are Mayan bodies, if they get ID'd it could bring heat back to the club. They need to stop the bodies getting ID'd or trouble could be brewing.
Half-Sack is informed that he will be boxing for $15k for the Sons. Clay has put him on a diet of no drink, drugs or Cherry, much to Half-Sack's dismay. Cherry will also be staying with Bobby until the fight is over, an agreement neither Half-Sack or Cherry are happy about.
Jax speaks to Clay outside the garage and the pair learn that the bodies will be kept at St. Thomas overnight, Clay says to speak to Tara and see if she can assist them in getting to the hospital basement to deal with the bones.
Jax and Tig make their way to St. Thomas, they don't find Tara and opt to steal another doctor's ID badge to get to the basement. Tig is tasked with distracting the doctors which he does by pulling down his pants and showing the dog bite he obtained whilst he and Juice were stealing Unser's truck.
Jax goes to see Clay and finds him with Abel. He passes over the keycard and Clay tells him that he and Tig will handle the bones, Jax can run "interference". Jax wants to know why but Tara soon arrives, prompting Clay to exit. Tara tells Jax that Hale has been to see her and assured her that Kohn will be leaving Charming, she thanks Jax for handling the situation.
In the basement, Clay and Tig get to work on sorting the bones when Jax suddenly arrives. He insists there was no interference to run and he has come to assist. They begin to pull the teeth from the skulls when Jax realises that the bodies have already been ID'd. One of them belongs to Lowell Harland Sr., Lowell's father. The three stare at each other and Jax realises that Clay and Tig already knew exactly who they were going to find down there.
Jax speaks to Clay after the bodies are dealt with. He wants to know why Lowell, an ally of SAMCRO is buried with Mayans. Clay tells Jax it was a casualty of war and back in the day the Mayans didn't care who they hurt, as long as it also hurt the Sons. Jax tells Clay that Lowell believes his father is still out there to this day. Clay explains that he didn't mean to disrespect Lowell by having him buried with the Mayans, it was a wild time and he didn't have a lot of time to think things through. Jax states that Lowell is going to find out the truth about his father now, Clay says he will handle it.
Jax is urgently summoned to his house by Gemma, inside he finds the nursery trashed, pictures of himself stuck on the wall and piss on the floor. Jax knows immediately it is Kohn's doing, he tells Gemma he will kill him.
Jax exits the house and calls Hale, who he learns from that Kohn is at the barbershop.
Jax races to the barbershop and finds Kohn inside, he throws Kohn through the window of the barbershop and begins to beat him senseless, Kohn is able to stab Jax in the leg with a pair of scissors.
In the interrogation room, Stahl speaks to Jax with Unser present. Stahl says that Floyd says that Kohn attacked Jax, causing him to push him through the window and beat him. There will be no charges filed against him. Stahl asks Jax is everyone in Charming scared of the Sons or do they genuinely support them. Jax says nothing. Stahl continues, telling Jax that she wishes someone loved her like Tara loves him, coming back to Charming as she knows he will always keep her safe and has no boundaries and is perfectly happy to put a fed through a glass window.
Kohn is led to a cruiser where he is to be escorted out of Charming. Jax is waiting nearby, having just gotten out of the station also, he wants to make sure Kohn is gone and tails the cruiser as it rides out of Charming.
Back at his house, Gemma asks Jax what is really happening between him and Tara. Jax shrugs it off, claiming it is nothing, besides, it isn't Gemma's business. He didn't ask her to get so involved with him and Abel and doesn't expect her to.
Tara arrives home and finds Jax on the doorstep, she knows that he fought with Kohn and both were injured. Jax assures Tara he is fine, telling her that Kohn left town, he watched him. Jax asks Tara if she only came back to Charming because he was there, and if she knew he would protect her. Tara denies this, saying she had no reason to believe Jax was even still in Charming. She finishes by saying it sounds like something Gemma would say, not Jax.
"The Pull"[]
At the table, the club have almost pulled together enough money for the IRA guns, they are very close to the $200k they need. The club briefly discuss the various ways they have pooled together the money before Clay announces they can get the remaining money from Luann, if Gemma talks to her first. She is making a lot of money from the porn industry. Jax also announces that his son is getting out of the hospital today, the club are excited and pleased for Jax.
Jax arrives at the hospital and apologises to Gemma for his outburst last night. Gemma talks about Tara again, saying that she hurt Jax a lot when she first left Charming all those years ago, and you never get over it. Jax then asks Gemma about speaking to Luann and getting her to front the Sons $70k.
As Jax rides back to the clubhouse he comes across a traffic accident, a truck driver has been injured in a crash, Jax assists the man just as the ambulance arrives, pulling him from the wreckage of the truck. He takes a quick look inside the truck and finds crank, he suspects it is the Nords.
Jax returns to the clubhouse and informs the club of his crank discovery. Juice confirms if it definitely Nord product and Tig says they should teach Darby a lesson. Jax says that he and Opie will go and speak to the driver of the truck and see what he has to say about the meth. Clay says that Luann is also fronting the club $55k, meaning they only need $15k more by the end of the day. Chibs tells Half-Sack that if he ever wants to get patched in, he needs to find them the remaining money.
As Jax and Opie enter the hospital, they see two Nords leaving, they head to the driver's room and find him badly beaten. Andy Kreidman confesses that he owes the Nords a lot of money. Andy also tells them that he doesn't but the crank in Charming and he is going to lose his job as the Nords stole the keys to his truck which was carrying a diesel tanker. He gives them a location.
Jax and Opie race to the impound lot and arrive just as the Nords are leaving in the stolen truck, they chase the truck and are eventually able to get it to stop and restrain the Nords.
Jax takes the diesel tanker to Unser, he proposes to sell the diesel to Unser for $20k for the benefit of his trucking business. Unser isn't sure as it is Oswald's. Jax says he can steal the diesel after dark, ditch the tanker on the side of the road, insurance will cover Oswald and nobody will be any the wiser. Unser agrees, sarcastically remarking to Jax that he doesn't even try and pretend he is a cop anymore.
Jax returns to the garage, he briefly wonders why there is an ambulance in the garage but upon learning Half-Sack is responsible, he asks no further questions. Clay asks if Jax was able to learn anything from the truck driver, to which he quickly tells them about how he learned the Nords are dealing crank in Pope, where the driver fills up his tanker with diesel, Opie and Jax stole the tanker, and Jax flipped it to Unser at a cheap price. Meaning they now have enough money for the IRA.
Tig and Clay head to meet with the IRA, Jax also learns from Gemma who has just arrives that Abel is coming out of incubation. They split as Tig and Clay make their way to the bar.
At the hospital, Tara soon arrives holding Abel, she passes him to an emotional Jax and Gemma.
Chibs, Juice, Jax, Opie and Half-Sack soon arrive at the bar where Clay and Tig were meeting the IRA. They learn that a shooting went down and Cameron Hayes, the Sons' new contact after McKeavey was killed by port commissioner Brenan Hefner for not wanting to pay more tax has also just been shot by Mayans who attacked the bar. The barman says he will take care of the Mayan body whilst the rest of the club get Cameron back to the clubhouse, in Half-Sack's very convenient ambulance.
Outside the bar, Clay, Jax, Tig and Opie talk. Tig says that Alvarez has to have learned about the IRA from Darby, the Mayans and the Nords have teamed up like he predicted weeks ago after the Sons blew up the Mayan warehouse. Tig says they need to get more charters involved and wipe out the Nords and the Mayans for good. Opie and Tig are in agreement. Jax isn't sure, saying SAMCRO aren't ready for a war, they have no cash and no gun surplus, and the ATF is still on their tail. Jax asks Tig and Opie to step away whilst he talks to Clay. Jax tells Clay that he knows he thinks he is distracted and not committed but he isn't he risked his life earlier to get $15k for the club. Jax assures Clay that he is now seeing a bigger picture but his commitment hasn't changed and he is never afraid to get bloody. Clay walks back over to Tig and Opie, saying that dealing with Alvarez it is going to cause an all out war. Opie and Juice need to get in contact with other charters and get their President and Vice President in Charming tomorrow.
Back at the clubhouse, Chibs says that they need real medical tools or Cameron will die, the bullet hit an artery and it being lodged inside of him is the only thing stopping him from bleeding out. Gemma soon arrives and is relieved to see everyone in one piece; Clay informs her that other charters are coming down and the clubhouse needs to be stocked. Jax says that he will speak to Tara and see what medical equipment she can assist them in getting.
Jax heads to Tara's house just as she arrives home from work. He tells her that the club need some medical supplies and Tara gives him her bag, saying that she can't get anything from the hospital as they keep track of all stock. The two share a moment, with Jax saying that when he heard Tara was coming back to Charming he wondered what would become of the pair of them. Jax says that Tara is a different person now, whilst he is the same man with the same kutte. Tara says she disagrees, when she saw him holding Abel earlier she saw a different man wearing the same kutte. He thanks Tara and heads out.
As Jax rides back to the clubhouse, he receives a frantic call from Tara, telling him that Kohn has attacked her at her home but she was able to subdue him.
Jax races back to Tara's house and finds a half dressed Tara at the door brandishing a gun, Jax checks on Kohn and finds that he has been shot by Tara and is slowly bleeding out. Tara continues to panic saying that she didn't know who else to call. Jax lays the situation out to Tara clearly, if she calls an ambulance, Kohn will get patched up and then do a few years inside for assault, he will then be free to find Tara again and history will repeat itself. Tara begs with Jax that she can't do it again as Kohn continues to yell slurs at Tara from inside the bedroom. Jax makes the decision for Tara, he snatches the gun off her and marches back in to the bedroom and shoots Kohn in the head. Tara screams in horror before she joins Jax on the bed as they look over Kohn's corpse as they begin to kiss and then make love then and there.
"Hell Followed"[]
Jax drives out to the woods and proceeds to bury Kohn's body.
Tig and Gemma arrive and are able to find Jax leaving Tara's, realising that he stayed the night with Tara whilst the club were waiting on the medical supplies for Cameron angers both Tig and Gemma. Jax insists that the club will always be his priority before riding off with the supplies.
They arrive back at the clubhouse and Jax then learns all about what happened whilst he was absent. Cameron is in a bad way and he needs a doctor or he will die. Other charters are coming down to Charming to help deal with the inevitable Mayan problem and they also tried to kill Darby the previous night, all allegiances are gone and nobody is safe. Jax once again heads out to try and find help for Cameron.
He and Opie exit the clubhouse and find Donna waiting outside, furious with Opie. His boss from the lumber mill called and he will be fired unless he shows up to his next shift. Donna says Opie she will not put up with his devotion to the club anymore. As soon as Donna leaves Opie tells Jax he can't survive without the club and needs to earn as much as he can, he's all in, regardless of what Donna wants.
At the hospital, Jax is surprised to see Tara working again, she admits to Jax that she had to get out of her house. Tara asks what happened to Kohn's body but Jax just tells her it is done. Jax assures Tara that Kohn was only going to end up one way chasing her to Charming. Jax then tells Tara he needs her to come to the clubhouse with him, the medical supplies he wanted are for a club ally who has been shot and will die without proper medical assistance.
Jax speaks to Tara after performing surgery on Cameron, she was able to get the slugs out and he is carted out of the clubhouse; Tara says that she knows Gemma still hates her, however.
At the table, Clay addresses SAMCRO and the other charters who have come down. He states that what happened the previous night can never happen again, no more bodies can drop in Charming. Tig speaks up and says that SAMCRO did not attempt to kill the Nords, it was Alvarez who tried to kill Clay and Darby. However, if they retaliate, war is certain. Clay admits that he sat down with Alvarez, causing shock to ripple across the table. Clay says that he made a deal with Alvarez, the Sons will sell guns to the Mayans and all beefs will be ended, in Charming and out of state, no Sons will have issues with Mayans anymore. Juice enquires about the Sons deal with the Niners and selling guns to them, but Jax insists they have no real loyalty to the Niners and they also buy guns from other sources. Bobby admits he has concern that a deal with the Mayans could trigger something else with the Niners. Tig says that the Mayans still tried to kill him but Clay says that debt will be settled too, by another charter, he asks if Happy will do the deed and he of course agrees. The club vote on the deal and the majority are on board.
As the peace celebration rages on, another matter is bought to the rest of the club by Juice and Chibs. Cameron has stated that Hefner needs to die before Monday, or the most recent gun shipment will be taken. Cameron has offered the inital payment back and a free month of guns if SAMCRO handle it. The club briefly debate it but realise the pros outweigh the cons and the hit must be done. Opie is quick to step up, insisting that he can get it done. Clay agrees, Jax, Opie and Bobby are to carry out the hit.
Jax spends the night with Tara at the clubhouse.
The following morning Jax and Opie are waiting in the garage for Bobby to arrive. Opie says that Donna took the kids to her mother's. Opie tells Jax that he isn't doing the hit for the money, he is doing it to prove he is back in with SAMCRO. Opie also tells Jax that maybe he has something to prove too, according to what he has heard.
The hit trio head out to where Hefner will be and make a plan. Bobby briefly pulls Jax aside and says that Clay was very insistent on Opie being the one to do the killing to prove he is back in with the club. Hefner soon exits the apartment and locks eyes with Opie, who is unable to do the deed, Bobby is waiting close by and shoots Hefner numerous times in the chest, the trio then flee the scene.
"Better Half"[]
Jax visits Tara at the hospital he passes by Stahl in the hallway, who is back in Charming after the recent body count increase, the pair lock eyes as they walk past each other but say nothing. Tara soon tells Jax that Stahl was here looking for information about SAMCRO, claiming that she knows everything about her. Jax reassures her, telling Tara that the ATF have nothing on the club and they are just digging.
Jax helps Tara move her stuff back to her house, she is ready to return after the Kohn incident. Out of the blue, Tara asks Jax what would've happened if he'd have left Charming with her 11 years ago, Jax takes a deep sigh, not knowing what to say and Jax asks what if she had stayed. Tara solemnly states that she wouldn't have killed someone. Jax assures Tara that she didn't and she will get past this trauma. Tara then informs Jax that Gemma had a heart to heart with her, demanding that she break off the relationship with Jax as it will never work anyway. Tara seems to have listened, asking Jax what he really wants. He snaps at her, telling her to stop listening to what Gemma has to say. Jax suddenly asks Tara is she loves him and she says the answer isn't simple. The pair kiss as Jax leaves.
Jax, Opie and Unser then link up outside the police station, waiting for the distraction that Bobby, Piney and Tig are setting to begin, causing the cops to leave. Sensing that Opie is distant, Jax orders him to stay in the car and keep watch. Unser and Jax head inside and quickly locate both Cherry and Luann. Jax tells her that they think the ATF is pressing Otto and Luann confirms this, saying that she is being allowed to see him tomorrow for some reason, Jax orders Luann to tell Otto that they're using the RICO act against the club, Otto cannot give the ATF anything, new or old.
Jax speaks to Cherry, who admits that she will rat as she has had a lengthy prison sentence dangled over her head. Jax reluctantly agrees to take Cherry with him. Outside, Unser is horrified to see that they are breaking Cherry out, Jax orders Unser to take her back to the van as he is going to poke around in Unser's office and see what he can find. Jax cracks the door open and finds Stahl and Hale having sex in Unser's office.
Jax, Tara, Gemma, Cameron, Happy and Cherry are gathered at the cabin, various parties say their goodbyes as Cherry and Cameron leave with Happy to smuggle them out of the country.
"Capybara"[]
Clay receives a call from the SAMCRO lawyer, he announces that Luann is clear of any charges, but Otto isn't. In a final meeting with Stahl, he attacked her, smashing her face in to a table and breaking her nose, proving he is loyal to the club. The celebration is very short lived as suddenly Juice sees an army of armed police at the front door of the clubhouse, within seconds Stahl has strutted in as the club are forced to the floor. Bobby is grabbed and told he is under arrest for the murder of Hefner.
At the table, the club is very concerned about Bobby being arrested, Jax insists he is sure there was no witness and nobody could've seen them carrying out the murder. The club notice the mysterious absence of Opie and minds begin to race as Tig states that only two other people saw the murder, one is in jail and the other is in the wind. This causes Jax to jump to his feet as he and Tig almost begin to fight at Tig's accusation. Piney also steps up, saying Opie isn't here is because he doesn't know what is going on. Jax heads out to find him.
Jax rides to Opie's house and finds his bike parked outside, he lets himself in with a spare key and finds the house in a state of packing and Stahl's business card on the table. Jax's concern grows by the minute as he races to the police station to speak to Unser to see what's going on. He find Unser in his own cage, he tells Jax that he has been detained by Stahl for questioning. Unser states he doesn't know what has happened to Opie, but Hale surely does, he is working very closely with Stahl.
Jax returns to Opie's house to speak with a neighbor, the lady tells Jax that Opie and his family left with many bags last night after getting picked up in three black cars.
Jax returns to the clubhouse and finds Gemma speaking to Mary Winston, Opie's mother and Piney's ex-wife. Gemma tells Jax that Mary has come down as she has been told to pick her grandchildren up from a federal facility in Stockton, where Opie's entirely family is being held.
Jax speak with Clay and Tig, he tells them what he has learned and is then shown a copy of Opie's financial records, showing that his debt has been paid off by federal wire transfer. Jax immediately says that it is a setup but Tig still isn't convinced, he theorises that the ATF has been chipping away at Opie ever since he got out of prison and this is their big offer, to give him a new debt-free life in exchange for the club. Clay sends Tig out tells Jax that he doesn't want to believe what looks to be the truth but they may need to prepare themselves for it. Jax says that if Opie is a rat, he will kill him himself.
Jax heads to St. Thomas to see Abel and Tara, he is surrised to see Wendy has arrived, Tara leaves the two to talk. Wendy tells Jax that she is moving in to a sober living house and just wants to see Abel before she goes. Jax allows her and the pair chat.
Jax later exits and finds Gemma waiting outside, sarcasticalyl remarking on their "family reunion". Gemma is furious that Jax allowed Wendy near Abel after she nearly killed him. Jax jumps to Wendy's defence, stating that she is clean and is moving in to a sober living home next week. Gemma surprisngly shows compassion and says that she might as well stay in Jax's house until she moves. Gemma inquires about Opie and Bobby and Jax says they have no new information, but the pair agree that Opie didn't rat on the club.
The following day, Jax receives word that Opie has left the federal facility and wants to speak to the club about what happened, Clay assures Jax that Opie will be allowed to say his piece and no harm will come to him. Clay and Tig then leave to speak to the SAMCRO lawyer about Bobby.
Jax meets up with Opie as the pair are going to travel to the clubhouse to clear Opie's name. They arrive at the clubhouse and everyone is happy to see Opie, they head in to Church. Opie speaks, telling the table that Stahl tried to set him up as a rat, he doesn't know who the witness is but it isn't him. Donna was also targeted but she turned down Stahl's deal, wanting to stay loyal to Opie. Tig then enters as Opie finishes his piece, he asks if he is good with the club and Clay confirms he is, banging the gavel as everyone stands to leave except for Tig and Clay. Jax asks Clay if he really believes Opie and Clay confirms that he does, leading Jax out of the room to the party in the clubhouse.
"The Sleep of Babies"[]
At the table, Clay expresses concern about the club's current lack of cash. If they need to fund Bobby's legal defense, they are in trouble. He suggests selling the club's personal gun surplus to the Mayans and there is a level of disagreement. Clay says that if they sell the Mayans the guns, it will appear as a goodwill gesture and they will get a good payout. Jax protests but Clay admtis he is out of ideas. They formulate a plan and will do the deal in two separate locations, Tig and Opie drop off the guns in one location and Jax and Clay pick up the cash in another. Piney wants in also but Clay refuses, causing Piney to angrily storm out of Church.
Jax is at St. Thomas, today is the day he is finally able to take Abel home. Tara is helping Jax with some paperwork and says that they need to think about what they are doing together. Jax says that he doesn't want to avoid what they have but needs some time to think about it.
Jax and Opie pack weapons for the Mayan deal and Jax admits to Opie that he isn't sure how much time the club have left with the recent heat on them if they continue with what they're doing. Jax references his father, telling Opie that he was smart and had ideas of legitimate ways that the club could earn money. Opie says that Clay will never get them out of guns and other members of the club might not be too keen. Opie steps out of the room as Donna has arrived.
Clay and Jax meet with Alvarez to drop off the guns, Alvarez sends one of his guys to get the money to pay SAMCRO when suddeny the Niners arrive, bodies begin dropping as bullets start flying. Alvarez is shot in the leg as Jax and Clay dive for cover. Jax makes a dash for the van and is able to get in to it, backing up to allow Clay to jump in, the pair speed off, leaving Alvarez behind.
Everyone regroups at the clubhouse as Tig, Clay, Jax and Opie discuss that both parties were jumped by Niners at their collection points. The club are in a real rough spot with no money and no guns. Jax and Opie head out as Jax needs to pick Abel up from the hospital.
At Abel's coming home party, Tara makes a show of kissing Jax in front of Wendy and Gemma, causing Jax to pull her aside to speak to her. Jax asks that they don't do anything in front of Wendy, she is struggling enough as is. Tara becomes angry, referring to their relationship as "whatever this is"; she slaps Jax across the face and storms out of the house as Jax gives chase. Jax asks Juice to tail her to make sure she gets home safe, he obliges and heads out.
Opie's family prepare to leave and Jax thanks them for coming.
With news of a shooting, SAMCRO race downtown, they find Donna dead. Opie arrives at the traffic lights where he sees the bloodied corpse of Donna, he drops to his knees and sobs as he holds her. Chibs and Jax drag him away.
Jax returns home where he finds Wendy and Gemma, news of Donna's death has reached them and they are horrified also. Jax tells Gemma that she can go home, he needs to take care of his son. Wendy stays and her and Jax make love.
"The Revelator"[]
Jax visits Opie, he assures Opie he can do whatever he needs for him. Opie blames himself, telling Jax that Donna always knew the club would bring trouble like this.
Jax heads home and speaks to Wendy, Wendy admits that she wants to try again with Jax after what happened last night but Jax isn't so sure. He says they have both been through too much. Wendy tells him that things are different now, they have a son. Jax says they both need to take some time.
At the table tensions run high for obvious reasons. Clay tells the table that he is responsible, organising the deal with the Mayans that led to Donna's demise, others speak up and say they all agreed on the deal. Piney says they track down Laroy and kill him and becomes enraged at Clay, saying if it happened to him there would be instant retaliation, Piney leaves and Jax goes after him. Jax chases Piney to his bike and says they should bury Donna first and then think about the next steps, Piney sarcastically agrees and speeds off. Jax orders Half-Sack to tail Piney.
Jax visits Tara at St. Thomas and she says she heard about what happened to Donna, Jax says they don't have any more information and Tara apologises for her outburst the previous night. Tara says she is recently struggling after the Kohn incident but can't put things away like Jax can. Tara then drops the bombshell that she called her previous hospital in Chicago and said she might transfer. Jax becomes enraged at this, telling Tara she only runs when things get tough, he admits his marriage to Wendy was just convenience and Tara is the only woman for him. He kisses her and angrily storms out.
Rosen drops by to speak to SAMCRO, he says the name of the witness is being released and the ATF is presenting evidence agaisnt Opie for his part in the murder of Hefner, he expects it to be a resident or neighbor that saw the hit and if Opie comes in, he probably won't be leaving again. Clay reminds Rosen that Donna'a funeral is tomorrow and Rosen says he will do what he can to delay and reminds Clay that his payment is due soon. The club decide they need to deal with the witness before they can testify against Opie or Bobby. They realise the witness is under watch 24/7 and it will not be easy getting to them. The club agree they will contact Trammel to try and get information about safehouses in San Joaqiun. Jax receives a call from a frantic Half-Sack who has been tailing Piney, he tells Jax that Piney is heading in to a Niners bar, probably looking for Laroy, another issue for SAMCRO's ever growing list of problems. Jax and Chibs head out to retrieve him whilst Tig, Juice and Clay go and speak to Trammel.
Jax and Chibs race to the Niner bar and finds Laroy outside, they head inside and find Piney with a gun to the head of one of Laroy's men. Piney tells Jax to go, telling him that it doesn't involve him, one of them killed Donna and he is going to make it right. Laroy chimes in, asking what Piney is talking about. Jax pleads with Laroy, asking him that if Piney puts the gun down do they all walk out of the bar alive, Laroy agrees and Jax approaches Piney, signalling to Half-Sack to assist, Half-Sack elbows Piney, causing him to drop the gun and Jax to snatch it away. Jax, Piney and Laroy sit down and talk. Jax explains to Laroy what happened to Donna but Laroy tells them it was nothing to do with the Niners. Yes, the Niners and SAMCRO need to work out their issues but if their beef took him to the streets of Charming to start killing women, would they all really still be alive? Laroy suggests they be on their way quickly.
Jax heads to the station to speak to Unser to see if there are any leads on Donna's murder. Unser says they have nothing and Hale pulls Jax aside to speak to him in private. Hale tells Jax that he knew Stahl was setting up Opie up, planting bugs in his truck and phone, Hale theorises that Clay found the bugs and tried to off Opie for being a rat, Donna was a tragic accident. Hale says that they know that he and Jax aren't on the same side but what happened to Donna, both of them know it is wrong.
Jax returns to the clubhouse looking for Clay, he finds Gemma who can see he is shaken up, telling her that they have inforamtion about Donna and Clay need to speak to him as soon as possible.
Clay meets with Jax in Church and Jax asks Clay again to tell him the truth about Donna, did Clay have anything to do with trying to kill Opie. Clay denies this, telling Jax he would never try and hurt Donna or Opie. Jax stands to leave, Clay tells him that doubt fractures a charter and they need to put it behind them. Clay exits to find Jax speaking to Juice about the witness, Juice reveals to them that it is a 17 year old girl, Jax immediately takes off as Clay yells for him to come back.
Jax arrives at the safehouse and tells Tig to put the gun down. Tig refuses, raising his gun to the girl's head and Jax counters by doing the same to Tig, saying he will kill him. Jax tells Happy and Chibs to get out, angering the pair, saying this wasn't part of the plan. They leave. Jax takes the blindfold of the girl and makes her look at Tig, saying that he won't be able to save her the next time, if she testifies then Tig will find her and kill her. Jax thrusts a wad of cash in to the girl's hand and tells her to leave California tonight, she flees. Jax and Tig begin to fight, brutalising each other in the safehouse, Tig strangely doesn't fight back too hard, allowing Jax to beat him relentlessly.
Jax spends the night sleeping in a cemetary, he passes a blanket he has found to a homeless woman who thanks him, telling him there is a tap with fresh water nearby. Jax trudges across the graveyard to where Donna is being buried, Tara stands and places his kutte on him, before kissing him passionately. Jax briefly pays his respects to Donna before taking off.
Piney finds Jax in the graveyard, he hands him an envelope containing another copy of the manuscript JT wrote and some letters from him. He tells Jax "Time for a change", before departing. Jax finds his father's grave and stares at it before saying "Yeah...".
Season 2[]
"Albification"[]
The Sons test weapons they are purchasing from the True IRA, Cameron and his son, Edmond Hayes watch on. The Sons are interested but when Cameron proposes a different type of deal with the Sons running the guns instead of reselling them, nobody is too sure. The club briefly discuss and it soon realise that they have little options, they need the money and the IRA business, they will have to play along. Jax barters the Irish in to a bit of a sweeter deal and an agreement is made.
Jax visits Opie to catch him up on the new Irish deal, he explains that they are going to run handguns down the coast but keep supplying weapons to Oakland, there will be a Church meeting later to iron everything out, they wanted to wait until Opie was back at the table.
Jax then heads to the PD, he finds Hale outside and Hale says that he knows Clay is responsible for killing Donna and he would tell him the truth if need be. Jax tells Hale that the club is the only family Opie has left, he can't lose that too. Hale agrees, but only if the Sons allow Unser to retire in 2 months, his cancer is getting worse and he is in no fit shape to lead the PD, Jax says he will try his best.
Piney speaks with Jax at the clubhouse. Jax tells Piney that he has been to visit Hale and he won't say anything about knowing that Clay is responsible for Donna's death. Piney understandably wants revenge and tells Jax he is depending on him to make things right.
In Church, the club discuss revenge for Opie as Tig and Clay bring new evidence that it wasn't the Niners, this is backed by Clay and Piney who went to speak to Laroy directly. They concur that the Mayans are responsible. Opie says he wants to kill the Niner responsible, Opie, Tig, Chibs and Jax will head out to handle the business, everyone leaves. Jax stays behind and tells Clay that he knows the truth and whatever Mayan they kill better deserve it because Donna's real killer is sharing a beer with her husband. Clay warns Jax to be careful how he navigates this tumultuous time.
The Sons track the Mayan that Trammel supplied them intel with, he is Elian Perez. They follow him and are able to knock him off his bike and after a brief chase, they capture him. Opie puts a gun to Perez' head and demands he tell the truth about what he did to Donna. Perez pleads for his life, telling Opie that he isn't responsible, Jax drags an angry Opie away and tries to talk him in to killing the Mayan quickly, Opie wants to remove any doubt that he is responsible, however. Opie isn't interested in discussion and says he wants the truth, Jax would do the same for Tara. The trio return, having left Tig with Perez and see that Perez has been shot in the face by Tig. Tig frantically explains that he reached for his gun and he had to shoot him. Jax tells Opie that should be all the proof he needs, he draws his own pistol and finishes Perez before cutting an anarchy symbol in to his chest, saying that he wants Alvarez to know. Everyone heads out except for Jax, who drags Perez away before shooting him numerous times in the chest, hiding the anarchy symbol and wrapping his body up, preparing to dump it elsewhere. Jax later frames the killing to make it looks like it was done by the Niners.
Jax heads back to the clubhouse to greet Bobby, who has just been freed from prison after all charges against him were dropped.
Jax returns home where he finds Tara waiting for him. Jax jumps in the shower and Tara finds bloody rags in his pocket, she tells him that if they are going to work, she wants to know everything that is happening. Jax agrees, telling her that he and Opie killed the man who killed Donna today. He then heads to bed and is soon joined by Tara.
"Small Tears"[]
The Sons arrive at St. Thomas, Tara soon arrives to speak to them and informs them that Gemma was in a car accident, her face is pretty beaten up but she will be fine after they run some further tests.
Clay pulls Jax aside, telling him he knows about the Mayan kill being framed to look like a Niner hit. Jax stands by his decision, stating he did it for the club. Unser approaches the Sons, telling them that Luann's porn studio has been hit and the feds have taken everything.
Jax heads to Stockton to speak to Otto about Luann. During the visit, Otto mentions that there is trouble breweing between the Aryan Brotherhood, he isn't sure what but it is worth keeping an eye on. Otto says that if Luann is out of the game for a while, her girls will be taken by other producers. Otto insinuates that the Sons owe Otto and Luann big time for what he did to Stahl, he doesn't want Luann to pay for it, they must help her. Jax promises to help Otto.
Jax, Bobby, Chibs, Juice and Half-Sack head to Luann's studio. Luann tells them about Georgie Caruso, a rival producer who is going to poach her girls, Luann says she needs the money she loaned the club back so she can pay her girls to keep them. Jax says it won't happen today but he will get Georgie off her back. They head to Georgie's studio and threaten him, Georgie says that he is trying to help Luann's girls but SAMCRO don't buy it. A very hungover Bobby throws up on Georgie's bodyguard and the club leave.
Jax and Chibs return to St. Thomas, they find Luann there with Lyla Dvorak, one of Luann's girls, she has been beaten by Georgie who threatened the Sons right back. Luann is furious at Jax, telling them he bought this problem upon her and her girls. Jax rallies the crew and they head to Georgie's studio, they beat him, his crew and break his equipment.
At Church, Jax propses an idea to make Luann an official partner, they rent out the unused gun warehouse, they provide the muscle and split the profits with Luann, it's easy money, and it's a legitimate business, the club take a vote and it passes unanimously.
Jax later invites Luann to her new studio and proses the idea of a 50/50 partnership with her, she accepts.
Back at the clubhouse, the gun deal went bad, the Mayans jumped the trade and stole the guns, Bobby was shot but he will be fine, Tara is tending to him. Jax is summoned by Clay and he tells him never to act out without his go ahead again, Jax protests, telling Clay that taking their tag off the dead Mayan was the right call. Clay says he welcomes the leadership challenge if Jax wants it, but he is making it personal and the rest of the club will not like that.
"Fix"[]
Jax arrives at Cara Cara, Luann is furious as Clay has sent Bobby to do the bookkeeping and she has to pay him. Jax tries to calm her down when Tara, who had tagged along with Jax enters and says there is a commotion outside, Jax and Tara exit and find Clay and Gemma having a domestic, Clay has smashed the window of Gemma's car and a shouting match has ensued, causing Gemma to break down in tears.
Later on, Juice has finished gathering intel on Ethan Zobelle and the League of American Nationalists, a white supremacist organisation that paid the Sons a visit on the night of Bobby's party, they threatened the Sons and warned them to stop dealing guns to the Mayans and the Niners. As expected, Juice has discovered that Zobelle is a saint, he owns 5 cigar shops named "Impeccable Smokes" and he is a deacon at his church, he is widowed and has a daughter. Jax notices that the last place Zobelle had a cigar shop was in San Bernardino and a local MC called the War Boys Motorcycle Club attacked Zobelle's shop, causing them all to get arrested and the club to crumble. Clay mentions that the War Boys ran guns prior to being taken down. SAMCRO realise that Zobelle is trying to take down MC's to prep his own organisation for a race war, Jax becomes concerned that perhaps he has already gotten to Hale, Hale has never taken a bribe from the Sons before but perhaps Zobelle has what he wants, the key to get rid of SAMCRO from Charming. Opie is also tasked with tracking down Darby's meth labs, out on a reposession job earlier, he and Half-Sack found Darby was dealing again inside Charming.
Jax heads back to Cara Cara to give a lift to Ima Tite, one of Luann's girls who is still spooked by Georgie. He catches up with Bobby whilst he is there who explain that Luann's accounts are a mess and he has a lot of work to do. Bobby also asks about how Clay and Jax are doing, metioning that it's no secret to the rest of the club that they haven't been getting on recently. Jax assures Bobby that everything will be fine and they'll work it out.
In Church, Opie explains what they discovered after pressuring the crank dealer, they know where Darby is cooking. A discussion over how to deal with the problem comes up and the club theorise a good way to tell if Hale is working for Zobelle is if he ignores the tipoff that the Sons are going to give him. If he does nothing with it, they handle the problem themselves by blowing up the house.
Jax heads in to town and finds Hale, he explains the crank situation and Hale says he will sort it.
Hale makes a phone call to Jax, he tells him that the information on the drug lab was useless before hanging up the phone. Jax says they should get their explosives.
Under the cover of darkness, SAMCRO head to the crankhouse to deal with it, they lay explosives and then bait the occupants in to coming outside and fleeing, Opie then lights the explosives from the inside and barely makes it out in time as the house erupts behind him.
Later that night, there is a party at Cara Cara. Jax tells Opie that he taking too many risks, today with the explosives and at the Mayan shootout the other day. Opie says he is just doing what he has to for the club, Jax reminds him that he has his kids to look out for. The pair see Tara arrive and get in to an arguement with Ima, Tara storms off to the bathroom.
Jax follows her and the pair argue about the Sons taking on the porn business before making love in the toilet.
"Eureka"[]
At the clubhouse, the club prepare to go on their blood drive charity ride, which is really an excuse to run guns for the IRA. The Sons mock Half-Sack as he explains that he is getting a testicle implant, he lost one of them during his time in Iraq.
The club meet up with Cameron and Edmond to collect their guns. Emond mentions that Jimmy O'Phelan, the de facto leader of the True IRA may be coming to the US soon. The club looks uneasy as they stare at Chibs, he says, "Their day will come". Chibs has history with the True IRA, and specifically with Jimmy.
As the club ride out again, Bobby has trouble with his vintage bike and accidentally crashes in to Tig, sending him flying off the road and down an embankment, his leg is badly injured. An ambulance is called for Tig who is too injured to ride and he is transported to a local hospital. Clay is furious with Bobby, telling him that he has to wipe Tig's ass if necessary. Jax says they will call Piney to bring the flatbed to transport Tig's bike home. Inside the hospital, a nurse explains to Bobby that Tig's insurance won't cover an out of town visit and he needs to be transferred. The club are furious as Tig and Bobby begin dishing out abuse at the hospital workers.
Clay receives a call from Bobby, he has even more bad news, Tig has been picked up by bounty hunters, Half-Sack is trailing then. Clay says if Tig had any warrants he would know about it, Jax says that it could be an out of state warrant. The clug argue about if they should rescue Tig or deliver the guns. Clay is hellbent on doing so, but his arthiritis gets the best of him as he tries to ride away and he falls from his bike. He staggers away clutching his hands. After Opie speaks to him privately, they agree that Tig should be saved.
Happy, Half-Sack, Piney and Bobby rejoin the rest of the club. Half-Sack has tailed the bounty hunters and he knows where they are keeping Tig. He explains they beat him up on the side of the road and they took him to a local motel, most likely to patch him up, otherwise they cannot turn him in. An arguement breaks out between Jax and Clay. Clay wants Tacoma to come down and grab the guns before they get Tig, Jax says they should go right now as they don't know how long they are going to keep Tig in the motel for. Jax says Clay must call a vote and Clay shoves him, the others jump in to separate them as Bobby steps between them, explaining this is all his fault and everyone needs to calm down, then they will figure out what to do.
Jax storms off and finds Piney pulling away in the flatbed, passing him a shotgun he tells him to jump on and they can save Tig right now, Jax orders Chibs, Happy and Half-Sack to join him and they agree, jumping on the back of the flatbed as Bobby, Opie and Clay stare on.
As they arrive at the motel, Piney chooses the plan for himself, he rams the back of the truck through the wall of the motel room where Tig is being held, they hold the bounty hunters at gunpoint as Tig dives on to the flatbed, they taunt the bounty hunters and Piney speeds away.
The club reunite after Tig is saved. Tensions continue to run high as Jax accuses Opie of taking Clay's side. The drop off is completed and they meet the Joilette Charter halfway, delivering the guns.
Later on as the club party with other Oregon charters. Clay and Jax sit together and discuss their problems. Jax says he is never going to be able to get over Clay trying to kill Opie and killing Donna accidentally. Clay tells Jax that if he ever mentions the incident again, he will kill him.
"Smite"[]
Jax walks in to the kitchen to find Gemma and Tara there. He asks if anyone has moved a box out of the garage. Gemma tells Jax she threw it and asks what he was looking for, he claims it was an old Harley Davidson manual, it was in fact, some of JT's manuscript.
The Sons ride to Zobelle's cigar shop, Clay enters and threatens Zobelle, telling him he will need to pay protection money if he is going to operate inside Charming. He exits, having stolen a stack of expensive cigar boxes and begins to dish them out to the other Sons as he exits.
Having learned that Otto has been attacked in prison by AB members, Jax heads straight to Hale to tell him that Zobelle is behind the assault, Hale says he can do nothing and is no closer to figuring out Darby. Jax is furious, telling Hale that he is so focused on getting rid of the Sons he is getting played by Zobelle, just like how he did with Stahl. A furious Hale tells Jax to get out.
Jax heads to St. Thomas, having learned that Gemma has supposedly broken Tara's nose, Tara says it was an accident and Jax leaves. He finds Gemma as he leaves and is understandably angry. Jax and Gemma leave, as they ride down main street they see a brawl about to erupt between Weston and Clay, Tig and Opie. Jax tells Gemma to get off and he drives between the pair, trying to stop the fight. Weston responds by pushing over Jax's bike, causing Jax to attack him and Tig and Opie jump in too as Clay watches on.
Everyone is arrested, Hale comes to free them all and tells Clay and Jax that he needs to speak to them alone. He hands them an envelope with photos showing them meeting with the Niners, provided with Zobelle, and also photos of Opie blowing up the crank house. Hale also tells them that a mutual friend through his brother was caught running a scam a few years ago, forcing people to sell their land on the cheap, his father, being a judge, buried the case and the guy walked free. That same man is on the San Joaquin zoning comission right now, trying to get Oswald's land.
Jax heads home to see Tara. Tara admits she is struggling finding her place in their wild life. Between all the violence, porn, women and the club. Jax shows Tara JT's manuscript, saying he is going to finish what JT started and get the club out of the bad business.
At the table, the decision to vote on retaliation after Otto was attacked in prison has to be made. Clay says that he knows they are trying to lay low after just losing the ATF, but Zobelle has been underestimated, he can do real damage to the club. Clay continues, saying if they don't act now, they will appear weak. Jax speaks up, saying he agrees with Clay, but retaliation right now is not a good idea, the League aren't fools and they are protected on both sides of the law, they will be going in blind. Blowing up the crank lab was planned, he presents a DVD which has footage of Opie doing the deed on it that was supplied by Hale. Zobelle isn't like their other adversaries, he is using the law to get to them, rather than taking it in to his own hands. He expects and wants the Sons to retaliate. The Sons should be patient and wait to learn more before attacking back. The vote is called. Clay, Tig, Opie and Juice land on retaliation, Jax, Chibs, Bobby and Piney land on no. It ends with 4-4, no majority, meaning no retaliation.
Outside the clubhouse, a broken down car is being wheeled in, Chibs jumps inside to try and start it but hears a sound which causes him to dive out of the car and run for his life, the car explodes behind him, sending him flying through the air, he lies in a pool of blood as everyone surrounds him.
"Falx Cerebri"[]
In the immediate aftermath of the explosion, Chibs is carted off to hospital.
Hale and Jax speak, Jax says if Hale can help him find Zobelle, he can arrest him as a person of interest and keep him safe for another 24 hours. Hale and Jax know that retaliation for Chibs and Otto is a must now. Clay will be so rage filled that SAMCRO will likely walk in to a Zobelle trap. If Hale can detain him then Jax can come up with a plan to stop the retaliation for a while.
Mary approaches Jax afterwards, she tells Jax that Opie doesn't come home very often, he doesn't speak to his kids and they need a father. Jax sadly admits he doesn't know what to say to Opie anymore.
Back in Church, Clay says that Unser is getting them Zobelle's home address. Clay demands retaliation after Zobelle tried to have 2 SAMCRO members killed in 24 hours. Nobody objects this time.
Jax heads to speak to Opie immediately after, telling him that he needs to see his family more. Opie tells Jax to worry about himself, specifically his beef with Clay. Jax is clearly trying to take over and force Clay out; Opie says that it isn't his time and it is still Clay's club.
The following morning, Edmond has arrived, he is extremely concerned with the explosion, saying it is going to bring the feds back around. Clay assures Edmond to return to Cameron and tell him there will be no problem, it will be resolved. Unser approaches and gives them the home addresses of Zobelle and Weston, Juice is ordered to stay behind and clean the crime scene best he can.
Jax slips off and takes a phone call from Hale, he says he has Zobelle's address and they are working on getting Weston's. Jax says he is going to see Chibs but rides off to meet with Hale to pressure Darby and try to get Weston's home address. Darby isn't there, Opie tails Jax to Darby's workshop, he questions why he is there and he claims he was hoping Darby would divulge Weston's address to him. Opie is suspicious that Hale is there also but tells Jax they can ride back together.
As Jax and Opie ride back together, Jax blows a red light, causing Opie to get left behind as he is stuck behind traffic.
Jax and Hale meet up at Weston's house, they attempt to enter but are shot at by Weston's children. The rest of SAMCRO have also arrived, complicating things. Jax speaks to Weston's son on the inside, claiming he is a friend, he is able to get close enough to disarm the boy and restrain him as the rest of SAMCRO and Hale burst in after letting off shots. Jax leaves angry, unable to find anything about Weston, and now the rest of the club are on his back.
Hale and Jax link up again to find Darby who has been pulled over at the side of the road. They ask him where Zobelle is but Darby insists he doesn't know, Hale queries why he is running out of town and Darby admits he got a heads up that something might be happening in town, but that is all he knows. Hale provides a description of a woman an eye witness identified and he says it sounds like Polly Zobelle, Zobelle's daughter.
Jax and Hale then head to the cigar shop, Hale is able to get information about Zobelle's whereabouts from Polly, whom he threatens. Hale explains that there will be a lot of Aryan muscle at the Church where Zobelle is hosting his rally, they will need to come armed.
Back at the clubhouse, Jax sees the guys heading out, Bobby tells him that they have found Zobelle, Jax realises things are going to end badly.
They arrive at the church and they plan to just grab Zobelle, Jax admits that he has been working with Hale all day, there will be a lot of Aryans inside and it might not be so simple, the sheriffs are also on their way to pick up Zobelle. Clay says they better move quickly then and the club arm up. They disarm the security outside and breach the church, but are shocked to see it is just a normal party, there are no Aryans besides Zobelle and Weston present. A shot rings out and everyone begins scrambling, SAMCRO flee the church as Opie heads after Zobelle by himself. The cops are already outside and SAMCRO are arrested.
"Gilead"[]
The Sons settle in for their stint in jail. They are in significant danger as the AB will not be protecting them as Zobelle has put out word, they will need to look for other unlikely alliances. Tensions between Clay and Jax run at an all time high as Clay scrambles to secure the Sons protection.
The Sons regroup, Clay has negotiated an alliance with Russel Divine and the Black Guerrilla Family if they help take care of 2 snitches from his gang. One is on the outisde, a dealer named Venus Bell, Opie will be handling it and Dion, the other is currently in protective custody.
Jax approaches Dion and offers him Juice, he has a preference for Latino's and the Sons plan to use Juice as bait to lure Dion to the infirmary where he can then be jumped.
The Sons tell Juice the plan, who is less than interested but eventually agrees. Tig punches him in the back, cracking his ribs in order to get him sent to the infirmary.
Juice returns to the Sons with good news, Dion has been taken care of, and he made it out of the infiramry unviolated; as he strolls towards the Sons he is approached by AB members who shiv him, stabbing him in the back, Jax pulls the shiv from Juice as he is quickly picked up by the guards and dragged back to the infirmary.
The Sons later learn that Juice will live, but Opie's setup went bad, Trammel was shot and he may not make it. A guard arrives to take Clay away, he doesn't explain why. Bobby approaches Jax, telling him the Sons are in a really bad spot, the medical bills alone will cripple the club, and that is without them tearing themselves apart from the inside with Clay and Jax's beef. Bobby tells Jax that is fixable, it must be sorted. Bobby tells Jax that regardless if Clay is right or wrong, he will never admit it so it is on Jax to make it right.
Clay eventually returns and Jax is called up. Taking Bobby's words to heart, Jax greets Clay and attempts to embrace him, this earns him a slug around the face from Clay, a bloody fight ensues between the pair as the other prisoners watch on before they are separated.
Jax is eventually dragged before Stahl, who has returned to Charming. Stahl sweet talks Jax, telling him that she caa see he is trying to take the club in a legitimate direction. She tells him that she is here for the IRA, not the Sons, showing Jax a picture that shows the League and Edmond and Cameron are working together behind the Sons' backs. Stahl tells Jax that all the Sons are in danger if they stay inside. She can help him, make this sentence go away, get rid of the IRA, the League and even get Otto's parole back on track, all he has to do is think of the bigger picture. Jax tells Stahl that the only reason he is being showed the photos is because Stahl is desperate and has nothing, if the Sons did have a relationship with the IRA (which they of course don't) then it wouldn't be very hard for Jax to tip them off and then her investigation is ruined. Stahl smirks, telling Jax that he really is the smart one; finishing by telling Jax that all SAMCRO members have had their bails posted and they are free to go. Stahl prepares to leave, Jax has one final question for her, did she ever hear from Kohn again? It seems to be quite dangerous to be a fed.
The Sons later learn they have been bailed, with the money being fronted by Oswald, they return to the clubhouse late at night, all of them head inside except for Jax, who leaves alone.
"Potlatch"[]
Tara has finished reading JT's manuscript, she confronts Jax and says to him that he keeps saying he wants to change things, but he keeps repeating old behaviour. Jax says that change won't happen quick; or without blood. It will happen however.
Jax heads to see Hale and demands to know what he told Stahl. Hale explains to Jax that the League are protected from the ATF, the FBI are looking in to them.
Jax arrives at the clubhouse, he speaks to Bobby, Opie, Half-Sack, Happy and Tig and says that the Chinese have contacted him and are looking for a meeting, he is going to Cara Cara.
Arriving at the Cara Cara, Jax finds chaos, Luann tells him that someone broke in, stole her equipment and killed the guard dog that Jax bought for the studio. Inside, Jax, Bobby, Opie and Luann realise that it must be Georgie who is responsible and head to deal with him. Bobby and Jax are shocked to see Chuckie outside, Opie says that it was a gift from Lin, who the club met with earlier to discuss selling AK's to once again. Chuckie explains that Lin has been losing heroin turf to the Mayans and is trying to take over the One-Niners turf, that is why he needs the guns. Jax says that on the way to Georgie's studio perhaps they should pay a visit to Laroy.
They arrive at Georgie's studio, with Chuckie being sent in to lure out Georgie's muscle and confirm his presence. The trio then storm on and Georgie immediately pulls a gun on them, letting off a round before he is knocked to the floor. Chuckie eventually enters with Georgie's bodyguard. He is ordered to get the cameras that were stolen, he returns with them and Jax drowns Georgie's laptop whilst taking back Luann's. Opie threatens Georgie, saying if he comes near Lyla Dvorak again, he will kill him.
They then head to the Niners bar to see Laroy, Chuckie is ordered to wait outside. The club casually walk through the bar in to the back room and are shocked to see Mayans there, they try to slip away but are quickly caught and held at gunpoint.
As the club await their fate, their phones ring, Opie expects it to be Clay, wondering where they all are. Opie says that he heard Jax and Clay got in to it in jail. Jax says that he cannot talk to him about everything anymore, Jax fears that Opie is getting in too deep with Clay and he is losing all his friends.
Alvarez soon arrives, explaining that the Niner clubhouse is now owned by the Mayans. Alvarez tells them that the truce they had, is long over. He tells his guys to cut them loose but to take their kutte's. Jax refuses, telling Alvarez he will have to kill him first; Alvarez draws a gun on Jax, who is unphased. Bobby says that Alvarez may want to think again before killing the VP of the mother charter of the Sons. Alvarez relents, telling the Sons if they come to Mayan territory again, they won't leave.
They return to Gemma's house for dinner in time to see Lyla storming out. She is furious over the disrespect she receives from the other women of SAMCRO. Back inside another brawl nearly erupts when half the club lost their gun shipment as Bobby, Opie and Jax were not around to help. Hale arrives to deliver the harrowing news that Luann has been found dead. Clay immediately knows Jax is behind the payback for what happened and the night ends in disaster as the club is in disarray, tensions running higher than ever.
"Fa Guan"[]
Jax visits Otto in prison, he delivers the devastating news of Luann's death to him, she was found beaten to death at the side of the road. Jax all but admits to Otto that it could be payback from Caruso. Otto asks Jax to leave as he profusely apologises to Otto.
Jax visits Chibs who is slowly recovering in hospital, the pair discuss the death of Luann. Chibs admits that Fiona Larkin, Chibs's estranged wife came to visit him yesterday. Fiona is a member of the True IRA and lives in Ireland. Fiona is now married to Jimmy O, Chibs' nemesis, and Chibs explains that Jimmy would never let Fiona travel alone, so he must be in the states also. Jax theorises that the Irish pipeline is now gone as Stahl had showed them proof of the IRA doing business with the League whilst the Sons were inside jail.
At the hospital, Unser catches Jax, he warns him that some of his porn girl's have been caught in a prostitution ring that he busted this morning.
Jax goes to jail to speak to his porn girls. Ima explains that she was offered 10k to assist Darby; she theorises it was Caruso, who killed Luann and then got them all arrested. Jax realises it cannot be Caruso as this happened before they hassled him.
Back at TM, Jax is furious to learn from Bobby that Clay wants to shut Cara Cara down. He storms in to Church and tells Clay that porn is a good business. Clay says they have a new gun source so they no longer need it, and adds on that autorepair is also a legitimate business, that doesn't make his skin crawl. Jax argues that the gun business has cost lives and money, they have lost far more than they have earned. Clay tells Jax that he had Luann killed and tied the club to prostituion. Jax smirks, asking Clay if he is really going to lay the death of a SAMCRO old lady on him. Clay tells Jax that he will make good on that promise he made him, Jax takes out his gun and cocks it before handing it to Clay and turning his back, daring him to shoot him. Clay hesitates before dropping the gun. Jax tells Clay that he needs a majority vote to shut down Cara Cara, they will vote tomorrow.
Outside, Jax and Bobby talk. Jax says that he when he visited Otto earlier, he knew that Jax was responsibel for killing Luann. Bobby tells Jax that ever since he started working the books at Cara Cara, he had been sleeping with Luann also. Tig arrives and says he wants to speak to Jax alone, Jax refuses, saying that anything he wants to say Bobby can hear too. Tig explains that Clay has Opie working point on the business with the judge later tonight, Tig is concerned about Opie's wellbeing, saying he might not come back from what he has to do tonight. Jax mocks Tig, saying that he is probably worried that he will lose his seat as Clay's right hand man. Tig refutes this, saying they both really know why. Bobby tells Jax that he should tag along regardless, see what happens.
Jax, Bobby, Opie and Tig head out to the judge's house, they are able to capture him and his son, who assaults his father when accused of bringing the Sons here because of a drug debt he owes. The Sons realise they won't be able to leverage the son against him, as they clearly aren't on the best of terms. An enraged Opie shoots Alex Franklin in the foot, before threatening to kill him in front of his father. Anthony won't budge, refusing to look as Opie jams the gun barrel down Alex's throat. Opie caves, unable to kill the man he is dragged away by Jax. The Sons are eventually able to crack Anthony, Bobby has located a shrine to his dead wife, they threaten to destroy everything unless he throws out the case tomorrow.
The following morning, Happy, Jax, Half-Sack and Bobby arrive at the remanants of Cara Cara, it was burned down the previous night. Jax is devastated and furious, telling the group that Clay must be responsible. Jax tells Happy to reach out to Rane Quinn for him, the President of the Sons Nomad charter, he wants a transfer.
"Balm"[]
Piney has been hiding out in the cabin in the mountains for weeks. Jax goes to visit him and explains to him that he is going Nomad. Piney is frustrated, after Jax made a promise to him to read JT's manuscript and try to make a change within the club. Jax assures Piney that he has tried his best but it isn't exactly obvious how he is supposed to fix it. Jax tells Piney if he doesn't get away from Clay, one of them will end up dead. Piney tells Jax to think hard about his decision as it is just a reaction.
The club head to St. Thomas, Chibs is finally being released after weeks of recovering from his explosive assassination attempt. As they ride home, the van carrying Chibs and Half-Sack suddenly hangs a left, Jax gives chase, telling the rest to return to the clubhouse. Jax gives chase and locates the pair at Cameron and Edmond's gun storage shop. Jax bursts through the door with his own gun drawn, the situation is calmed by Jimmy O who is present, he greets Jax and gets him to put the weapon down. Jax tries to coax Chibs to leave, who marches up to him and tells him that he isn't his VP anymore, now he is going Nomad.
The trio return to the clubhouse, everyone else is glad to see Chibs safe and sound. Chibs is immediately confrontational to Clay, demanding to know why he wasn't informed of the recent developments surrounding the IRA, the League and Jax going Nomad. Clay tells him that they wanted him to heal, to which Chibs replies that he is all better. Tig says they can discuss it all at the table later.
Jax receives a cryptic text from Tara and heads home. He finds Tara and Stahl waiting at his house, Jax immediately demands that she gets out, Stahl says that she is just there to ask why Jax is leaving SAMCRO, this seems to surprise Tara, and Jax asks her to allow him to speak to Stahl privately. Stahl once again asks Jax if he would like to become an informant, reminding him that it will get rid of their IRA problem, the League and protect the club and its members. Jax refuses her offer again, Stahl leaves with a threat, saying that once she is done with the Irish she will be coming back for the Sons. Jax finds Tara and confesses what Stahl meant about him leaving, he is going Nomad. Jax explains to Tara what it means and that he cannot stay at SAMCRO with Clay at the head of the table any longer, he can't fix it if he is still there.
Jax arrives at TM, he speaks to Gemma who is disappointed about his choice to go Nomad. Gemma explains what posessed JT to write his manuscript and although she has burnt the only copy that she knows of, she is certain there is more, alluding to the fact that she knows Jax still has another copy. Gemma tells Jax that she believes JT killed himself, it wasn't an accident, she is worried that Jax will suffer the same fate.
Jax speaks to Bobby about recent developments. Bobby tells Jax that he doesn't believe Clay is responsible for burning down Cara Cara, Jax is just using it as one more excuse to be at odds with him. He also tells Jax that he can't tell him if going Nomad is the right thing to do.
Juice is still recovering in hospital, Jax and Bobby come to visit him to update him on goings on and get his proxy vote for Jax going Nomad. Juice is visibly saddened to hear about Jax's decision, he reminds Jax that SAMCRO is his family.
Jax reads more of JT's manuscript, he learns that JT also considered going Nomad at one point, but eventually decided against it.
Jax meets with Unser to find out more about the Cara Cara destruction. Unser explains that it was definetly arson and multiple sets of footprints were found at the scene, it was likely done by a large crew, Unser suspects Zobelle. Jax goes to speak to Clay immediately after, he apologises to Clay for blaming him for Cara Cara. He asks him all the same however, he if wants him to go Nomad and leave SAMCRO, Clay is hesitant to respond, but tells Jax he does.
At the table, Jax's Nomad vote is up, there are plenty of hesitant responses but the vote eventually goes through. Jax seems stoic, telling the table he will speak to Quinn before standing and cutting off his SAMCRO flashes from his kutte.
Jax heads outside and speak to Tara, she says they should just get away from Charming for a few days, clear their heads. Jax agrees. Gemma approaches the pair and says that they must come to her house later tonight, explaining no further. The pair head to Gemma's house and her and Clay soon arrive home, Gemma sits them all down, telling Tara that she knows what she has to tell them all. Gemma calmly explains that on the night of Bobby's party, she didn't get in to a car wreck, she was attacked and raped by members of the League, threatening SAMCRO to stop dealing guns to the Niners and the Mayans. Gemma knows that this horiffic truth bomb will stop Jax from leaving SAMCRO. The devastating discussion crushes Clay and Jax. Jax solmenly leaves with Tara, picking up his SAMCRO flashes on his way out.
"Service"[]
Jax sews the flashes back on his kutte. Tara approaches Jax and says that she should've told him about Gemma's rape. Tara asks Jax if the Sons are going after Zobelle and he confirms it; Tara asks Jax to think of what JT would've done and Jax confirms he would've done the same. A knock at the door signals the arrival of Clay. Jax takes him inside to talk. Jax and Clay apologise to each other and begin to make plans for retaliation, Jax confirms to Clay that he is staying in SAMCRO. Jax tells Clay he wants to kill them all.
The following morning at Church, the table is full, plenty of people are surprised to see the SAMCRO patches back on Jax's kutte as he sits at Clay's side once again. Jax explains that he isn't going Nomad and Clay explains why, Gemma was assaulted and raped by the League. The table is furious at Clay's bombshell and voices begin to raise demanding blood. Jax and Clay silence their brothers, explaining that they need to be patient and find a weakness, their gun charges are still pending and a show of force will land them right back in jail, exactly what Zobelle wants. Clay demands SAMCRO swallow the urge to kill any League members until they have a final plan. The topic of their gun problems arise, with Clay explaining there has been a delay in getting the Chinese guns, they will need to tap in to their personal stock.
Tara returns home to see Jax packing guns, Tara tells Jax that she has been suspended from St. Thomas after what she did for Chibs, faking his injuries to keep him at St. Thomas. Tara continues to ramble, telling Jax that cheating is a deal breaker for her and that one day she is going to want kids of her own. Jax silences her random outburst and assures her they are moving in that direction, but slowly.
Outside of TM, SAMCRO arrive to see Opie brutally beating Tig. They rush over to stop the fighting and Clay approaches Tig and demands to know what he told him. Tig says that he couldn't hide it any longer, he had to tell Opie what they did, that he killed Donna, and it was all set up by Stahl.
Jax heads to Charming PD inside to speak to Hale to try and get word to Stahl before Opie can kill her, Hale gives him a lead to follow and he races out.
Jax begins to tail Zobelle, he follows him to the cigar shop and is shocked to see him meeting with Alvarez.
Jax returns to the clubhouse to speak to Opie. Opie is angry at Jax, saying that he knew the whole time Donna was killed by Clay and Tig. Jax says that he couldn't tell him the truth, things were bad enough. Opie breaks down, asking Jax what he should do. Opie tells Jax that he wants to take the club away from Clay. Jax tells Opie he wants him to read JT's manuscript on SAMCRO.
The club later sits at the table, with the discussion being the death of Donna, now that everyone knows the truth. Opie says that he isn't going to leave the club, and the secret dies today, never to be mentioned again. Opie also admits that he went looking for Stahl to kill her, he ended up seeing Chibs leaving her office with paperwork. Opie tells Clay he musn't jump to conclusions, he needs to hear what Chibs is going to have to say. Jax then says that he saw the League meeting with Alvarez earlier, Jax theorises that Zobelle doesn't truly care about the race war, he just wants to be rich and powerful. At their meeting earlier, Weston was nowhere to be seen, he is likely doing the business with the Mayans behind his back. Clay says that it sounds like something they can unravel. Chibs enters and asks to speak to the table. He confesses to the club that Stahl approached him and offered him a deal, Chibs has foolishly accepted but nothing is official, Stahl offered immunity for Chibs' family and the club. The deal hasn't gone through as Edmond turned on Cameron already; if Cameron gives up Jimmy, Stahl is going to tell the IRA that Chibs started everything, putting his family in danger. Clay tells Chibs that he didn't make any deal, things can still be fixed. The meeting is interrupted when without warning, Piney bursts through the doors and begins shooting at Clay. He misses and is quickly restrained, Clay stands and attempts to attack Piney back but he is held back also. Opie asks for the room.
Opie approaches Clay after and says that Piney did what he had to do as he thought that Opie would be trying to kill Clay also, he didn't want that burden to be on him. Clay hisses that there is probably some truth to that and Opie agrees. Opie says that he wants Clay to give Piney a pass, he has nothing without the club. Piney goes to leave, Clay tells him that he should never enter the clubhouse again without his kutte, Piney retorts that it won't happen again.
"The Culling"[]
With a war with the League fast approaching, SAMCRO go in to lockdown, families and friends pile in to the clubhouse to keep everyone safe whilst the Sons handle business. Clay speaks to the masses, telling them the club is embarking on a mission that could put members in danger, everyone is safe under SAMCRO's roof. SAMTAC have also come down to provide backup.
In Church, the club discuss their plan to deal with the ATF heat and Stahl breathing down their necks. Chibs is still concerned that Jimmy is going to hurt his family after Stahl exposes him as a rat, Jax tries to reassure him. Unser steps forward and gives the club some images of Zobelle meeting with the IRA, with these images they should be able to convince Jimmy that the betrayal is from Edmond and Cameron, not from SAMCRO.
Jax, Juice and Opie head in to town to speak to Weston, they tell him that Zobelle has been working with the Mayans behind his back, knowing this will get Weston furious, as he is a true supremacist, unlike Zobelle. Jax tells him that the guns the League stole from SAMCRO went straight to the Mayans and Zobelle met with Alvarez yesterday for a heroin pipeline discussion.
Using Chuckie as a distraction, the Sons are able to lead the ATF away from Edmond's stash house, they meet Jimmy there and pick up their guns.
The Sons then ride to the camping shop, knowing the ATF is on them. They enter the business and Stahl isn't far behind, they are all detained and the box in the SUV that left with a 'fake' Jimmy in is bought inside. Edmond is also dragged in by the ATF, confirming to the Sons that he has turned. The crate is opened and two dead rats lie inside, symbolosing Edmond and Cameron. With no Jimmy, no guns and no choice, Stahl lets the Sons go.
The Sons ride out to meet the League for their fight night, organised earlier by Jax and Weston. As expected, Weston has turned up with numerous men and weapons. Weston scoffs at them telling them "Fair is for losers, I'd rather win". Niners and Triad members armed to the teeth emerge from the trees, outnumbering the Aryans at least 4 to 1. Weston submits, telling his guys to drop their weapons. Jax suggests they stick to the plan and a mass brawl breaks out between the 20 men, every member of the Sons wins their 1 on 1 as sirens begin blaring. Hale arrives on the scene, furious at the Sons and the AB for getting in to it inside Charming. Weston is then arrested for arson by Hale. Clay tells Tig to call Unser and get him to move on the cigar shop.
SAMCRO soon arrive at the cigar shop and Clay hits Polly Zobelle, Zobelle's daughter. Unser jumps to his feet but Clay assures Unser that Polly is just as guilty as the rest of them as he takes his gun to her. Zobelle, hearing the commotion runs to the front of the store and is quickly restrained by the Sons. Clay puts his gun to Zobelle when suddenly Hale arrives with backup. Zobelle immediately tells Hale that the Sons are threatening his life. Unser pulls rank, telling Hale that he is still the Chief and he has the situation under control, he and the other deputies need to leave. The deputies comply, as Hale prepares to leave, Zobelle shouts that he and Polly are in posession of narcotics, one of the deputies pulls out a brick of heroin and Hale arrests them both. Jax tells Zobelle that they are going to kill him as he is taken away.
"Na Trioblóidí"[]
The Sons anxiously wait outside Charming PD, wanting to know the fate of both Zobelle and Weston. Unser exits and tells them that Stahl is in a meeting with the FBI and Zobelle, he has no more news.
Unser later approahes the Sons again, he tells them that both Zobelle and Weston are walking out today. Chuckie's eye witness testimony will not hold up as he is a convicted felon and Zobelle has been working with the FBI all along as an informant, giving them dirt on individuals that join L.O.A.N, allowing him to continue his illegal deeds with protection from above. The Sons prepare to tail Zobelle as he leaves, when suddenly Mayans arrive, they escort Zobelle away, looking to protect their business partner.
Jax visits Otto, he reveals to Jax that after his attack by the AB, he only has 10% vision left. Jax tells Otto that it is time for retribution and he has some intel that the AB are going to want to know about Zobelle.
A stalemate is happening on main street in Charming. The Mayans are posted up outside Impeccable Smokes with Zobelle inside and SAMCRO wait on the outside. Jax speaks to the rest of the crew and Unser tells them that Weston has now been released, he is stopping off to see his kids and then he is getting out of town. Jax, Chibs and Opie head out to deal with him.
As the trio track down Weston, they see that he is actually taking his son out with him, this concerns them and Jax orders for Unser to be called to find out what is going on. They make plans to deal with Weston when he has been separated from his kid. Weston is in a tattoo parlour but fortunately, the owner, Irish Freddy is a friend of the club and Opie gives him a call and asks him to assist in dealing with Weston. Opie gives Freddy a call and Freddy agrees to help, sending Weston to the bathroom is 5 minutes where the club will deal with him.
They make their way to the bathroom through a back door and wait for Weston's arrival. To the Son's shock, Weston enters with his son. Weston realises his time is up and accepts his fate. Weston’s main priority is keeping his son safe, and is allowed to give him some final words before telling him to never talk to the cops and sends him away. Weston calmly takes a seat in the toilet stall and bowing his head; Jax shoots him six times with a silenced pistol, killing him.
Back at the clubhouse, Jax tells the rest of SAMCRO that Weston is dead, the Sons make a toast, knowing only half the battle is won.
Soon, Juice calls Clay, telling him that Alvarez and Zobelle are on the move, SAMCRO arm up, ready to face the remanants of the League and the Mayans. They chase the Mayans and Zobelle on to the highway, using one of Unser's trucks, Happy, Piney and other Sons are able to get the jump on the Mayans, killing a few of them and sending Alvarez packing as Clay warns him this is his only chance to flee, Alvarez gathers his crew and races off, leaving Zobelle to flee in the car.
They chase Zobelle to a roadship shop, he hides inside, surrounded by school kids. Clay tells them that as soon as the kids are clear, they move in and kill him.
Jax receives a call from Tara, she begins to explain that Gemma followed Polly Zobelle before Tara begins to yell on the other end before the line goes dead. Jax is concerned, telling Clay that he needs to return home and see what is going on. Opie and Chibs go with him. The trio race back to Jax's house and are met with the sight of Half-Sack dead on the floor, stabbed to death. They find Tara in the nursery tied up, she frantically tells them that Cameron has kidnapped Abel. A devastated Jax makes a call to Clay, explaining what has happened.
SAMCRO link up and give chase to Cameron who is heading for the docks, the Sons are too late and stand on the dock as Cameron races away in his boat with Abel on board.
Season 3[]
"SO"[]
The club head over to Jax's house, he is understanbly a wreck, barely moving and drunk and high. Tara explains to Clay that he has been like this since Abel's kidnapping. Chibs tells Jax that they have some information on a guy that made the fake ID for Cameron, they finally have a lead.
The Sons help Jax sort himself out and Tara and Jax finally have a chance to talk, Jax apologises to Tara for getting her wrapped up in everything and tells her that she should've stayed in Chicago after the murder of Kohn. Jax tells Tara that she needs to go, get away from him, Charming and the Sons. He tells her that she doesn't belong here.
The club meet up with the document forger and are able to get some more information, it seems like Cameron is trying to leave the country but the forger says he didn't have a baby with him when he visited him. The club try to keep Jax hopeful as it means that Cameron is still in the states and they can get to him. The Sons then head to a marina to scout out a boat that could belong to Cameron, they find nothing of value and begin to look for evidence. Two men arrive and appear shifty, the Sons give chase and catch up to them and their large crew, guns are quickly drawn but Jax is able to diffuse the situation, explaining they just wanted some information. One of the men explains that Cameron traded some AK's and the boat for quick cash, Cameron didn't have a baby with him, however.
Jax meets Piney at the cemetery. Piney tells Jax he needs to speak to somebody about his mental struggles. Jax admits to Piney that he is trying to find balance in his life between the club and his family. Piney tells Jax that he is a decent man and is more like his father than he thinks.
Jax returns to his empty house, seeing that Tara has trashed the nursery after he claimed they need to conclude their business. He calls Gemma but is unable to get through to her. Tara then returns to Jax's house and finds him cleaning the nursery she trashed, she tries to help but Jax refuses. Tara tells Jax that she barely knows herself anymore and she is driving herself crazy with all the antics in her life. Tara tells Jax that she believes they are supposed to be together and she belongs in Charming with Jax.
The club head to the Church for Half-Sack's wake. The club pay their respects to Half-Sack, upon his coffin is his kutte, addorned with Half-Sack's full colours, posthumously making him a full patch of the Sons. Clay sarcastically tells Jax that Half-Sack made it through the Iraqi minefields only to get killed in a kitchen. Clay tells Jax that Gemma doesn't know about Abel yet. Clay reminds Jax that he is the future of the club and needs to set a good example for the rest of the club, Clay expresses to Jax that he needs to not let Abel's kidnapping effect him, a lot of the patches behind them are old enough to remember how JT was unravelled after his son's death and that it made him weak. Jax either accepts that Abel is dead and he wants revenge, or he is still alive and he will stop at nothing to get him back.
As everyone regroups outside the church, a van pulls up and begins firing at the crowd, people dive for cover as bullets fly through the air. Numerous people are hit, including Chucky and a young boy, the most notable casualty of all being Hale, who was run over by the van driver and dragged along the street, Unser and Jacob rush to his aid but quickly realise that he is dead, his brains leaking on to the road. One of the shooters fell from the fan after Charming PD exchanged fire with the van. Overwhelmed with emotion and rage, Jax attacks the shooter, bursting through the cops and slamming the man's face against the road.
"Oiled"[]
Jax spends the night in jail after his assault. Unser soon arrives and frees Jax, telling him he will make an exception for the obstruction charge. The pair briefly offer each other condolences for Hale.
Jax exits jail with Unser and meets the rest of SAMCRO outside. Unser tells them that there have no information on the funeral shooter, he isn't a Mayan and has no obvious affiliation. Unser says that his crew aren't handling the shooter's security at the hospital.
Eager to gain some information about the drive by. The club visit St. Thomas where the shooter is being held and with assistance from Chuckie gain access to his room and rough him up a little but are unable to get any information out of him. Partly, because Jax broke his jaw. Jax and Opie are able to deduce however that he is a member of the Calaveras Motorcycle Club. A puppet club for the Mayans.
SAMCRO then head to a sit down with Jimmy to clear the tension. Clay states that Gemma didn't kill Edmond, it was Stahl. Jimmy thinks about what he has heard and seems to believe them. The Sons then ask about Abel and Jimmy claims that his intel tells him that Cameron is still in the US, despite the Sons believing otherwise. Jimmy says if he hears anything, the Sons will hear.
The Sons link up with the Grim Bastards Lodi charter, their President, Taddarius Orwell "T.O." Cross agrees to help the Sons look for a Calaveras shotcaller whom they can interrogate about the shooting.
They enlist the help of a bounty hunter to get information on Cameron, they assist him with a capture and he agrees to work with them and find them something on Cameron.
With information gained about the Calaveras, SAMCRO pay a visit to the home of Hector Salazar, the President of the Calaveras, they beat him and his girlfriend, Luisa but he refuses to give up information about his club's partnership with the Mayans. After some convincing, Salazar gives up that his club is being patched over so they can push heroin for the Mayans in to Stockton prisons. The Sons contemplate killing Salazar but realise it will cause another war which they cannot get in to right now, they have too much on their plates.
Jax arrives and tells Tara she knows she is trying to take a leave of absence from the hospital. Tara tells Jax she was going to tell him and Jax counters by asking if she was also going to tell him about beating up Margaret. Tara also explains she is going to go and see Gemma.
In Church, the club learn that Cameron is in Vancouver with Abel after the bounty hunter supplied them with some images.
Murders Committed[]
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Motorcycle[]
Jax rides a 2003 Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide Sport. His bike features a black powder coated engine and a tape wrapped exhaust. Like most of the other members with Dynas, Jax's bike has the front drag fairing. His maw is called the reaper, fading towards the back of the tank. He has customized T-bars with high risers for handlebars. The Dyna was blown up by Galen O'Shay along with Chibs and Happy's when he was showing the Galindo cartel their weapons.
In season 5, episode 6, Jax is shown riding a Harley-Davidson Street Glide when the sheriff's deputy tried to run them off the road.
In season 5, episode 8, Jax and Chibs have new Dynas with LED lighted mirrors.
Trivia[]
- Jax is the only character to have appeared alive in every episode of the series; Gemma appears only as a corpse in the series finale. Prior to her death in the season 6 finale, Tara had appeared in every episode. Tig appeared in all episodes except the episode "AK-51" in season 1 and Chibs missed two episodes in season 1 and in season 2. All other characters missed at least two episodes, even prior to their deaths.
- Jax is the tenth and final main character to die in the series.
- After season 7, episode 9, "What a Piece of Work is Man," Jax, Tig, and Chibs were the only remaining members of SAMCRO alive from the first season. By the end of the series finale, only Tig and Chibs are left.
- Half-Sack Epps bled to death after being stabbed by Cameron Hayes in the season 2 finale, "Na Trioblóidí." Although Half-Sack was never patched in while he was alive, he received the cut at his funeral, and since he was a prospect from the pilot to his last appearance, he is counted as one of the original nine members from the show's first season.
- Piney Winston was shot in the chest by Clay Morrow, in the episode "Family Recipe."
- Opie Winston was beaten to death in prison, in "Laying Pipe."
- Clay Morrow was killed by Jax in "Aon Rud Persanta."
- Bobby Munson was killed by August Marks in "What a Piece of Work is Man."
- Juice Ortiz was killed by Ron Tully under orders from Jax in season 7, episode 12, "Red Rose." Despite lasting until the 12th episode, he was excommunicated between season 6 and 7, so he is not included as one of the remaining members of SAMCRO alive after Bobby dies.
- Jax is the only character not to die by murder; though Juice did attempt suicide it was not successful.
- After season 7, episode 9, "What a Piece of Work is Man," Jax, Tig, and Chibs were the only remaining members of SAMCRO alive from the first season. By the end of the series finale, only Tig and Chibs are left.
- Jax has the highest kill counts with 45 direct murders shown throughout the series by the finale, 27 of which were named.
- Jax has killed the most main antagonists in the series, with six: Josh Kohn, AJ Weston, Hector Salazar, Clay Morrow, Galen O'Shay, and Gemma Teller Morrow.
- Jax killed the most Presidents of the Sons of Anarchy, with three: Jury White, who was the President of the Indian Hills charter at the time of his death, Clay Morrow, who was the former President of SAMCRO, and himself, also a former President of SAMCRO.
- Jax was the only character to kill someone in every season of Sons of Anarchy.
- Jax is one of only two characters to kill someone in the series premiere and the series finale, the other being Tig Trager.
- Jax is the only known person to kill both a member of the Lobos Sonora Cartel and the Galindo Cartel.
- Jax is the only character in the show who has committed both patricide (step-father) and matricide as well as suicide.
- Jax killed four main characters directly, and one by proxy.
- Clay Morrow was shot in the neck in Season 6, during the episode "Aon Rud Persanta."
- Wayne Unser was shot in the chest in Season 7, during the episode "Red Rose."
- Gemma Teller Morrow was shot in the back of the head in Season 7, during the episode "Red Rose," shortly after Unser's death.
- He would also kill himself by driving into Milo's truck in the finale, "Papa's Goods."
- Jax is also responsible for the death of Juice Ortiz, as Jax ordered Ron Tully to kill him.
- Jax is one of only three main characters to have killed another regular. The other two are Clay Morrow, who killed Piney Winston, and Gemma Teller Morrow, who killed Tara Knowles. Jax ended up killing both of them, and later himself. All other main characters: Half-Sack, Opie, Bobby, and Juice were killed by recurring characters: Cameron Hayes, Randall Hightower, August Marks, and Ron Tully, respectively.
- Jax has had the most named sexual relationships shown throughout the series: Emily Duncan, Susie, Wendy, Ima, Colette, Winsome, and of course, Tara.
- Jax, after becoming the President of SAMCRO, begins to share many traits with Clay.
- Jax is more likely to resort to violence to solve a situation, though he only began to use violence more after Opie's death.
- Jax, like Clay, has killed Presidents of the Sons of Anarchy.
- Additionally, Jax killed Jury and lied about his reason for doing so, similar to Clay's situation with Piney. Clay's murder of Piney eventually caused him to be excommunicated, and Jury's death at Jax's hands caused Gaines to call for a forum of other SOA charters to decide what would be done with Jax. The decision ended up being a forced unanimous Mayhem vote.
- In season 7 episode 12, Jax stands up from his bed and has pain in his right foot; he doesn't know what happened. During the episode, he's limping several times. At the end of the episode, his right shoe is covered with his mother's blood.
- Like his mother Gemma, who lost her brother (Jax's uncle) at an early age due to his heart condition, Jax lost his brother Thomas due to the same genetic heart condition, during his childhood.
- Jax and Opie are the only known "legacies" in SAMCRO. A "legacy" is biker terminology for being the offspring of a member, with said offspring eventually becoming members themselves of the MC.
- In the Mayans MC episode A Crow Flew By, Marcus Alvarez shares with his then Vice Presidente, EZ Reyes, that Jax once said "forget the past, and your doomed to repeat it". EZ corrects him, that Jax paraphrased a qoute by Spanish-American philosopher George Santayana; “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”, from his work "The Life of Reason".
Filming Locations[]
The house in which Jax lives throughout the series was filmed at a real house located at 10709 Floralita Avenue, Sunland-Tujunga, California, 91040. Possessing a total of 1,993 sq. ft., the house has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, and was built in 1957.
Family Tree[]
Mr. Teller | Mrs. Teller | Unknown Father | Unknown Mother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mr. Madock | Mrs. Madock | Mr. Knowles † | Mrs. Knowles † | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mr. Ashby | Mrs. Ashby | Nate Madock | Rose Madock † | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mr. Morrow | Mrs. Morrow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kellan Ashby † | Maureen Ashby | John Teller † | Gemma Teller Morrow † | Clay Morrow † | Nathaniel Madock † | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unknown Mother | Unknown Father | Mr. Case | Mrs. Case | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael McKeavey | Trinity Ashby | Thomas Teller † | Wendy Case | Jax Teller † | Tara Knowles † | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cameron Hayes | Unknown Mother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abel Teller | Thomas Teller II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edmond Hayes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Appearances[]
Season 1 appearances | ||||
"Pilot" | "Seeds" | "Fun Town" | "Patch Over" | "Giving Back" |
"AK-51" | "Old Bones" | "The Pull" | "Hell Followed" | "Better Half" |
"Capybara" | "The Sleep of Babies" | "The Revelator" |
Season 2 appearances | ||||
"Albification" | "Small Tears" | "Fix" | "Eureka" | "Smite" |
"Falx Cerebri" | "Gilead" | "Potlatch" | "Fa Guan" | "Balm" |
"Service" | "The Culling" | "Na Trioblóidí" |
Season 3 appearances | ||||
"SO" | "Oiled" | "Caregiver" | "Home" | "Turning and Turning" |
"The Push" | "Widening Gyre" | "Lochán Mór" | "Turas" | "Fírinne" |
"Bainne" | "June Wedding" | "NS" |
Season 4 appearances | ||||
"Out" | "Booster" | "Dorylus" | "Una Venta" | "Brick" |
"With An X" | "Fruit For The Crows" | "Family Recipe" | "Kiss" | "Hands" |
"Call of Duty" | "Burnt and Purged Away" | "To Be, Act 1" | "To Be, Act 2" |
Season 5 appearances | ||||
"Sovereign" | "Authority Vested" | "Laying Pipe" | "Stolen Huffy" | "Orca Shrugged" |
"Small World" | "Toad's Wild Ride" | "Ablation" | "Andare Pescare" | "Crucifixed" |
"To Thine Own Self" | "Darthy" | "J'ai Obtenu Cette" |
Season 6 appearances | ||||
"Straw" | "One One Six" | "Poenitentia" | "Wolfsangel" | "The Mad King" |
"Salvage" | "Sweet and Vaded" | "Los Fantasmas" | "John 8:32" | "Huang Wu" |
"Aon Rud Persanta" | "You Are My Sunshine" | "A Mother's Work" |