Turns out an old recording that Frost, Sr. That gives Agent Luca the time to arrive and arrest Cliff for his multitude of sins. But she cracks him in the eye with her handy bridesmaid novelty ring and then sprints for the sea showing off her strong swimming stroke. Flush with his success and overly confident, Cliff reveals how he set her up and she even finds the black light chips he used when he throws her into the bow of his boat. She explains what's happened to her and together, they work out a plan for Charlie to turn the tables on Cliff. In a clever opportunity for discovery of evidence, Charlie calls Cliff and agrees to meet him on his fancy pants yacht. Plus, she's got a friend in high FBI places with Agent Luca Clark (Simon Helberg) whom she calls in desperation.

Luckily for Charlie, she's wily and escapes in the confusion. And Charlie was the perfect patsy to pin Frost Sr.'s death on. He hated the Sterlings and was easily convinced to switch sides with a good bribe by the Hasp's matriarch, Beatrix Hasp ( Rhea Perlman). Yes, in the longest of long games, it's then revealed that Cliff hasn't been 'employee of the year' for Frost Sr. ends up dead from a bullet that Cliff immediately blames on Charlie. He even gifts her a gun (though it turns out Cliff planted the gun in the gift box, as Sterling intended to give her back her old casino name tag as a show of trust), which ends up being her undoing as the lights go down. In fact, he's got a major summit with the Five Families of gambling organized crime and he wants her with him in the meeting to use her 'bullshit' gifts on the room. who reveals he's not angry with her at all. that Charlie finally has her sit down with Frost Sr. RELATED: No lie! Rian Johnson's acclaimed Peacock original series 'Poker Face' lands Season 2 renewal The two embark on a tense road trip from Denver to Atlantic City, which reveals Cliff's penchant for Blues Traveler music and Charlie's reluctance to do any harm, even when a gun is placed in her hands. But as soon as she gets a clean bill of health, Cliff is literally waiting for her at the entrance to take her to Frost Sr., who she assumes has a big beef with her after his son (Adrien Brody) committed suicide in the pilot episode. To understand the ending of 'The Hook,' we need to go back to Cliff impatiently giving Charlie two months to heal in the hospital, per his boss Sterling Frost Sr.'s (Ron Perlman) instruction.

**SPOILER WARNING! Spoilers ahead for the Poker Face season finale** (l-r) Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale, Benjamin Bratt as Cliff Legrand in POKER FACE Season 1 Episode 10 Photo: Peacock (l-r) Natasha Lyonne, Benjamin Bratt in POKER FACE

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