The question posed at the end of the episode is whether Dunbrook is in the car. Personally, I doubt it. He's not stupid; and a corrupt deputy mayor got skewered in Dunbrook's paper easily enough ("The Party's Over"). This looks like a revenge thing, where somebody has a problem with the cops and lashes out. Dunbrook will wait to be vindicated in court. If he comes back, that is.
Some rather nice moments occur between characters in the finale as well. Det. Don Flack (Eddie Cahill) reacts to loss by letting the tears flow down his face, he cares about people a lot, although he might not always show it. Cahill is generally given the snarkiest lines, which he delivers with perfect wisecracking humor. Not this time, though. The situation is too serious. On the other hand, Det. Danny Messer (Carmine Giovinazzo) punches a wall. Classic moves for both, and absolutely perfect.
Emotions always run high when a crisis is involved, which is dangerous for a cop. Judgment gets affected and cases are compromised. Somebody might just have crossed the line with the latest case. For the record, it's hard to tell if my hypothesis is correct from what is shown. One could assume so, but no evidence or offhand mention backs me up. It's a really scary thought if I turn out to be right, just because it goes against the character's work onscreen. Five seasons, and the same persona is around. Justice not served is another reason I open myself up to other possibilities.
Robert Joy, who plays Dr. Sid Hammerback, the medical examiner, gives a quiet, understated performance which displays his talent. It's not what he says, but how and to who. Should he perform the autopsy? No, he's too close. Somebody else needs to, with him supervising. This is one case where everything needs to be done by the book.
Gary Sinise and Hill Harper have a nice moment during a warehouse raid. Sinise, as Mac, tells Harper, as Hawkes, to wait with the medical crew so he can help tend the wounded. Mac expects casualties, even if nobody ends up dead in the process. This makes good sense. A dead doctor is not useful to anyone.
Even A.J. Buckley, who plays the delightful comic relief Adam Ross, shines when he has to put a GPS in Dunbrook's car. The nerves of potentially being caught by Dunbrook himself bring smiles to viewers' faces. Thank heavens Det. Stella Bonasera (Melina Kanakaredes) is there for backup.
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