The Season 1 finale of Hulu's "Furious" resolves its central mystery, revealing that Alice (Emmy Rossum), an FBI agent secretly murdering predatory men, and Catherine (Lola Petticrew), the serial killer she was hunting, are more alike than opposed. In the closing scene, Catherine, now imprisoned, asks Alice whether she enjoyed killing Jeffrey Epstein-style predator Jay Easton, and Alice's small smile in response suggests she did — a moment creator Elizabeth Meriwether and Rossum say sets up how Alice's choices will shape a confirmed second season.

The episode, set largely at the Easton family estate in Connecticut, reveals that Catherine actually killed her friend Isabel at Isabel's own request, after Isabel began bleeding out from childbirth complications following an ordeal with Easton and his associates. Alice ultimately lets Jay Easton die rather than save him, while FBI colleague Nora exposes agent Ed George's complicity in covering up the abuse. The finale also advances Alice's relationship with Danny (Scoot McNairy), who hands her a flash drive of incriminating evidence before announcing his retirement, and confirms Alice has been suspended as the fallout begins ahead of Season 2.