If you feel you need a refresher before viewing the finale episodes, here are the links to all previous episodes of "L.A. Noire":
Season 1:
Upon Reflection
Armed and Dangerous
Warrants Outstanding
Buyer Beware
The Driver's Seat
The Consul's Car
A Marriage Made in Heaven
A Slip of the Tongue
The Fallen Idol - Part I
The Fallen Idol - Part II
Season 2:
The Red Lipstick Murder
The Golden Butterfly
Canned Fish
The Silk Stocking Murder
The White Shoe Slaying
Pawn
The Studio Secretary
Another Pin Down
Quarter Moon
and now for the Season 2 finale of "L.A. Noire"...
L.A. Noire - Werewolf or Dahlia
Genre: Crime
Executive Producer: Gavin O'Connor
Writer: John Malone
Based on the video game
Cast: Joe Alwyn, Brent Sexton, Brian F. O'Byrne, Jordan Gelber, Jay Ryan
Plot: 1947 - Cole Phelps (Joe Alwyn) and Rusty Galloway (Brent Sexton) stand in the middle of the maze at the L.A. County Art Museum next to the armillary sphere located at the center. Galloway asks what the sphere is, and Phelps explains that it is made up of rings that represent various important atronomical features. They find a note from the killer attached to the sphere along with a piece of jewelry that belonged to Celine Henry. The next poem excerpt mentions thrones, altars, judgement seats and prisons. Galloway is confused by this, suggesting some sort of church, but Phelps says that can't be it. Galloway is hung up on the notion that the same killer has seemingly been behind all their cases since Celine Henry, and wonders aloud how many others the psycho could have killed. Phelps says that he thinks that the next location is the film set of Intolerance. Galloway asks why, and Phelps asks where else in Los Angeles are you going to find a giant altar and throne. Galloway says he has a good point and starts walking back toward their car out of the maze.
Phelps and Galloway arrive at the run down film set in the middle of night with rain pouring down on them. Phelps quickly notices a light up high atop the set. He begins carefully climbing up the scaffolding toward the set's throne. When Phelps reaches the throne, he is angry that all he finds is yet another note. The poem mentions the place he calls home, and Phelps comments that the next location better be the end of the line as he's had his fill of the killer's puzzles. Phelps stares at the latest excerpt intently, finally telling Galloway to drive them to the Christ Crown of Thorns church. While they drive, Galloway says that they are lucky that the killer decided to start writing them letters, because he could have probably successfully killed for God knows how long had he not.
Phelps and Galloway pull up in front of the supposedly abandoned church and see that there is a light inside the building. Phelps calls for back up before leaving the vehicle to check things out. Galloway volunteers to wait for the back up at the car. Phelps walks into the church where he is confronted by Garrett Mason (Jay Ryan) wielding a shotgun. Mason tells Phelps that he's impressed that the police were finally able to track him down after all this time. Mason says that Phelps knows what he's capable of yet is surprised that the detective would simply walk on into the building like a lamb to slaughter. Mason fires his shotgun. Phelps ducks and runs after Mason, who has fled down into an underground passage beneath the church.
Phelps heads down into the catacombs after Mason. Phelps follows the faint sounds of Mason's taunts through the dark subterranean tunnels. He catches up with Mason and manages to hit him in the leg with a bullet. Phelps then follows a blood trail out of the catacombs and into an old graveyard. Mason opens fire on Phelps as soon as he reaches the graveyard, but Phelps is a quick draw and manages to shoot Mason in the head.
Captain James Donnelly (Brian F. O'Byrne) arrives at the crime scene with a group of uniformed officers. He and Galloway search the church, finding a bloody bathtub and several devices of torture. Galloway is disgusted by the sight and smell of the torture chamber and throws up. Wiping the vomit away from his mouth, Galloway tells Donnelly that he thinks he and Phelps should get a medal for this one. Donnelly tells Galloway that there won't be any press briefings or commendations on this one. Donnelly tells them that the Werewolf, the Black Dahlia Killer, is the half brother of one of the most highly elected officials in this country. They may have killed him, but they won't be able to drag his name through the mud like they should. Phelps joins them after Malcolm Carruthers (Jordan Gelber) has taken Mason's body away. Phelps is updated on who Mason was and he becomes furious. He then asks Donnelly what is going to happen to the suspects they arrested in the cases Mason was responsible for. Donnelly says that a bit of missing evidence at the Grand Jury, a procedural error here, a mistake there. He'll see to it that they are all quietly let go.
The next morning, Phelps is called into Donnelly's office at the precinct. Donnelly tells him that there will be no more rooting around dead bodies for him. Phelps is silent, assuming he's being fired for arresting the wrong men for Mason's murders. Donnelly tells Phelps to relax, it's good news. He informs Phelps that the head of Vice has asked the Chief for him. Donnelly tells Phelps that he wishes he could keep a fine warrior like Phelps in homicide, but that it goes above his head. Donnelly then tells Phelps to take the rest of the day off and celebrate the promotion with his family. Rather than go straight home, Phelps parks his car across the street from the Blue Room, tempted to go inside.
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