Theo's death in episode eight, "Sacrifice," is probably one of the most shocking and random moments of the season. Since season two, viewers have known Theo to be attorney Davis MacLean's brother, who went to prison for him by taking the wrap for a crime Davis committed years earlier. He was also sick and dying, so when he finally gets paroled (illegally) in season three, he goes to visit Davis at his office, where he learns that Cooper Saxe — Davis's law partner — was a snitch working with the feds. In an effort to protect his brother, Theo kidnaps Saxe and forces him to drive to a pier, where he threatens him at gunpoint. Despite pleas from Davis, who shows up to the scene with his client Tariq, Theo shoots Saxe in the back and kills him. Informing his brother that he has nothing else to live for, Theo then turns the gun on himself and pulls the trigger.
