S01e08: The Recruit

: The meeting with mob contact Lev is ambushed by a mysterious group of tactical mercenaries. During the chaos, Owen is forced to kill for the first time to save Max, an act that leaves him deeply traumatized and leads to a severe panic attack.

: After the fight, Max cold-bloodedly executes a wounded Lev, realizing he will never trust her again. Disgusted by the violence and Max’s "pathological survivor" nature, Owen quits the CIA on the spot and walks away from her, even as she threatens him at gunpoint. The Recruit s01e08

In the Season 1 finale of The Recruit , titled (Who The F*ck Is Owen Hendricks?), the high-stakes mission in Prague ends in a brutal shootout and a massive cliffhanger. After the death of Case Officer Xander Goy, Owen Hendricks and Max Meladze find themselves caught between CIA internal politics and the Russian mob. Episode Summary : The meeting with mob contact Lev is