Breaking Down the Twisty Ending of Jason Bateman and Jude Law’s Netflix Crime Thriller Black Rabbit

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As the eight and final episode of *Black Rabbit* concludes, it feels uncertain whether brothers Jake (Jude Law) and Vince (Jason Bateman) can escape the difficult situation they’ve found themselves in. However, the most compelling part of the show’s bittersweet ending is hoping their fragile but genuine connection will last until the very end of this Netflix limited series.

The new crime thriller, created by husband and wife Zach Baylin and Kate Susman, follows the story of the Friedkin brothers and their restaurant, The Rabbit. The restaurant began as a partnership between the two, but their relationship becomes complicated. Years earlier, Vince, who struggled with addiction, either lost or was forced to sell his share of the business after his reckless behavior – including a drunken bet that left an employee paralyzed. When Vince returns, he finds his brother Jake and Jake’s partner, musician Wes (Sope Dirisu), have transformed The Rabbit into a popular hotspot. However, Jake is facing his own problems, including financial difficulties and a disturbing tendency to ignore the abuse of young women by influential people.

What really struck me about this project is the dynamic between these two brothers. They clearly adore each other, but they’re total opposites – one’s a bit of a mess, and the other is incredibly disciplined. It’s a relationship I think a lot of us can connect with. We all have that friend or sibling we love spending time with, even though they always seem to lead us into trouble, but in a way that’s also… exhilarating. It’s that push and pull that makes it so relatable.

The brothers are in serious trouble after it was revealed that Vince was one of the robbers who targeted the Rabbit’s jewelry display-and that he also shot and killed Joe Mancuso’s son, Junior, to protect Jake and Wes. Jake originally planned the robbery to try and clear Vince’s debt to Mancuso, but he called it off when Campbell offered him $500,000 to erase security footage showing Jules Zablonski drugging bartender Anna, who later died because of the brothers’ actions. Jake used the money to pay off Mancuso, but he didn’t realize Junior was using the robbery to impress his father and had enlisted Vince’s help.

What happens to Vince?

Jake, having previously tricked Vince into revealing his location to protect Vince’s daughter, Gen, now races to help Vince escape from Mancuso again. He then uses footage of Jules drugging Anna as leverage, threatening to expose Jules unless he allows Vince to flee the country on his private plane. While waiting at the Black Rabbit for Campbell and Vince, a confession emerges: Vince admits to killing their father as a child by hitting him with a bowling ball. Jake reveals he witnessed the event and has known the truth all along.

Believing Campbell won’t arrive and doesn’t deserve to be saved, Vince calls the police to confess his crimes. However, seeing that Jake will relentlessly try to protect him, even at his own expense, Vince changes his mind and jumps off the roof of the Rabbit, falling to his death.

How does Black Rabbit end?

After Vince’s death, Jake provides the detective investigating Anna’s case with video evidence of Jules drugging her. The story then jumps forward in time, showing Jake has shut down the Rabbit restaurant. His former head chef, Roxie, has since opened her own place, named Anna’s. Jake has also left his lavish lifestyle behind and gone back to bartending, which seems to have brought him peace.

According to Law, the show is about self-reflection and figuring out if you’re pursuing your own goals or living a life someone else wants for you. He believes this is at the heart of his character Jake’s story.

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2025-09-19 00:06